Re: Amel lost its mast - D1?
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Justin Maguire
Scott - I agree! We shouldn’t pretend that Amel is perfect. There are lots of little things that represent interesting or problematic choices.. just as there are on many boats. It’s Also why we se so many good tips about modifications and or upgrades from real
world practical experience by owners.
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That said, the 50’s and 60’s are the first boats with a bowsprit that has a furling gennaker / code zero from the factory.. so all previous amel models aren’t apples to apples comparisons.
I’ve spoken with amel directly in this…
I’m one of at least five 50’s that I know of that damaged their forestay due to the light wind halyard either not being properly stored (ie. On the starboard side by the shrouds vs. on the bowsprit) or by leaving the halyard tension too slack (either stored
on the bowsprit or with the sail up and furled)…
The angle of attack is such that making these mistakes can easily result in a halyard wrap that will damage the forestay.
Personally I don’t see this as a design flaw per se, but rather operator misuse. In my case, due to covid I never got my handover week in La Rochelle and so the direction regarding how to use this was never received. I do wish this was covered specifically
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With warning in my manual which it isn’t so that’s definitely an area for improvement.
If you store the halyard on the starboard side when not in use (as directed by Amel) you won’t have an issue.
And when furling the light wind sail the halyard tension must be full on as directed by amel… this will also remove the issue.
YMMV
-Justin
On Apr 28, 2022, at 09:34, Scott SV Tengah <Scott.nguyen@...> wrote:
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