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Re: Super Maramu Bimini
jlm@jlmertz.fr
I agree, Amel bimini is a bit has been ... I prefer the Sunbrella fabric mtch more modern colors and especially with the zippers on the bars which allows disassembly for wintering and in addition the budget is more reasonable ... JLM s/v CottonBay
Le 23/10/2020 à 03:45, Marina Burmaka
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Re: Marina di Ragusa
Germain Jean-Pierre
Hi Jeff,
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Had a very enjoyable winter stay in MDR. I fully echo Bill Rouse’s comments. If you have work done on your boat, consult the many live aboard for good workers; they are not all equal. Good luck, Jean-Pierre Germain, Eleuthera, SM007, OPUA, NZ
On 23 Oct 2020, at 20:17, Gerhard Mueller via groups.io <carcode@...> wrote:
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Re: Marina di Ragusa
Gerhard Mueller
I suggest to better go to Kalamata, Greece. Much less Covid and a very safe marina with all suppliers within a few steps by feet.
-- Gerhard Mueller Amel Sharki #60 Currently Kalamata, Greece
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Re: Super Maramu Bimini
Marina Burmaka
Karen,
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We received the bimini from Amel in June. The sides cost extra and are not included with just bimini. Additional, it was surprise for us, new bimini doesn't have the zippers for the tubes. So you have to remove the tubes to be able to change the bimini. If I knew what we get I would not order from Amel. Sv 'Life is good'
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Re: Onan switches--I am sailing to the Caribe
eric freedman
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From: eric [mailto:kimberlite@...]
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2020 6:37 PM To: 'main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io' Subject: Onan switches--I am sailing to the Caribe
Hi, I still have a few switches that were ordered but I do not have your addresses. Please send me your address and I will ship you the switch(es). You can mail me a check when you receive the switch(es). I would like to send them before I sail south. Otherwise I will be back mid to late November. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io [mailto:main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io] On Behalf Of eric freedman
Thanks Eric, Ive had two go bad in the last year. Please order three for me.
We'll be coming down from Maine in late Sept. Will you be home then? Thanks. Kent & Iris Kristy SM 243
On Jul 28, 2020 8:37 PM, eric freedman <kimberlite@...> wrote: I have broken a few of these switches over the years. I have done this by reaching over the generator to retrieve something stored behind the genset. I received a quote from my Onan dealer and on Amazon for around $90- plus tax which is ridiculous. I tracked down the OEM manufacturer and the cost is about $23- plus a one time set up fee of about $50- I plan on ordering 2 of these. They stated that they make this for ONAN. If anyone is interested please let me know and I can order them for you $33- each plus USPS of about $8.00. I will order the switches within a week. Fair Winds, Eric SM 376 Kimberlite
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Onan switches--I am sailing to the Caribe
eric freedman
Hi, I still have a few switches that were ordered but I do not have your addresses. Please send me your address and I will ship you the switch(es). You can mail me a check when you receive the switch(es). I would like to send them before I sail south. Otherwise I will be back mid to late November. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io [mailto:main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io] On Behalf Of eric freedman
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 3:08 PM To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Subject: [AmelYachtOwners] Kent--The Onan switches are here.
Thanks Eric, Ive had two go bad in the last year. Please order three for me.
We'll be coming down from Maine in late Sept. Will you be home then? Thanks. Kent & Iris Kristy SM 243
On Jul 28, 2020 8:37 PM, eric freedman <kimberlite@...> wrote: I have broken a few of these switches over the years. I have done this by reaching over the generator to retrieve something stored behind the genset. I received a quote from my Onan dealer and on Amazon for around $90- plus tax which is ridiculous. I tracked down the OEM manufacturer and the cost is about $23- plus a one time set up fee of about $50- I plan on ordering 2 of these. They stated that they make this for ONAN. If anyone is interested please let me know and I can order them for you $33- each plus USPS of about $8.00. I will order the switches within a week. Fair Winds, Eric SM 376 Kimberlite
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Re: Marina di Ragusa
Jeff, Judy and I spent the winter in the water there. The marina has 4 or 5 natural freshwater springs which will keep most of the fouling growth at bay. I would not recommend their hard storage. It is small and on the point, susceptible to very high winds. They have had some boats blow over. But even if it does not blow over, every part of your boat from keel to mast-top will be saturated with salt spray. We would certainly go back. Bill
On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 2:00 PM Jeff Williams <jeff99williams@...> wrote: Hi All,
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Re: Super Maramu Bimini
Karen, If it is the same I bought from Amel, it will have the two side panels and the tonneau cover included. I found that the Amel OEM is superior to anything else I have found. It will routinely last 12 years and sometimes 18 years. It fit perfectly with only 1 turnbuckle attachment for the side panel not aligning. Bill
On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 9:22 PM Karen Smith via groups.io <karenharmonie=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote: Our bimini fabric is worn and needs replacement. This is cheaper than we could find locally. The quote from Amel is for 1 914,19 Euros plus shipping and taxes, with delivery in 6 to 8 weeks. I am certain it will be of higher quality than we could have made locally! If you have the original tubes and set up, you might consider this!
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Marina di Ragusa
Jeff Williams
Hi All,
Is anyone staying this winter in Marina di Ragusa? I'm planning on being there from mid-November-ish depending on Covid and my Italian Visa. Jeff SM379 Spruzzo
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Re: Super Maramu Bimini
Thomas Kleman
We are full time live-aboards so it might be different for you but I would strongly recommend adding a zip out window panel forward. It makes a huge difference (especially for the unlucky soul who sits on the starboard side). It also gives you another option when deciding about eating/hanging out outside in terms of the wind or rain.
Also, not sure what the Amel supplied unit is made of but we've been super happy with the sunbrella product with the plastic inner layer. Tom and Kirstin SV L'ORIENT SM2K 422
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waterline cleaning blues
william reynolds
Attached are some shots of the raised waterline. Zero at the bow to 5 inches in the stern. No more boot top scrubbing. I have all the numbers so it can be replicated.
I had to grind off the entire bottom of the keel. Applied 2 coats of Rustlock, a coat of epoxy, two coats of Seahawk Tuff Stuff barrier and 4 coats of anti-fouling (grey).
I moved the blocks so the entire keel bottom was renewed and had proper time to cure and dry, The pictures say it all. Bill Reynolds CloudStreet SM2K #331 Grenada
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Re: New autopilot for Mango
Hi Arlo,
I added a second autopilot to my Sharki. Please have a look at the attached picture of the Jefa electrical drive which I used. The autopilot controller is from Raymarine. Volker Mickmoon, Sharki No. 176
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Re: Offshore Health Insurance
Gregory Shea
Hi all,
Maybe I can inject some real world experiences into the discussion and suggest some international health insurance mistakes to avoid.
Seven years ago I was a Mediterranean neophyte with my Sharki in the marina on the Isles de Frioul off Marseille. The Tramontane had been blowing 30 knots for three days, on the beam. I wanted to double up on my bow lines and had asked the harbormaster to help
me. I hurried back to the boat to ready the extra lines and non-Sharki owners may not know that the Sharki mizzen boom extends about two feet past the transom. In my haste to climb aboard, I was watching where my feet went, not where my head was, and I ran
into the mizzen boom, head first. At least that's what I think happened since my first recollection was "Why am in I this cold September water and why does my leg hurt like hell?"
To cut a long story short, fellow cruisers got me back on dry land and the paramedics called in a police patrol boat to get me back to the mainland. I was in excruciating pain and could not walk. That was when the medical mistakes started. I have Medicare C
but had no idea what it said about international coverage. I had no Green Card, the passport that entitles EU residents to universal medical coverage. Without a Green Card, the ambulance folks took me to the local, indigent hospital. In Marseille, you can
imagine what that was like. They X rayed my leg, announced nothing was broken and told me to buy a brace and walking stick and get lost.
I managed to get back to the boat, sailed her back to base, at the foot of the Pyrenees, buttoned her up, transited to Paris, hopped a plane home and got plugged int the US health system. This took about a month from the time of the accident, during which time
I had no idea what was wrong except that I needed a wheel chair to move around. An MRI found the problem, I had ruptured (doctor speak for snapped) my quadriceps tendon, the one on the front of your upper leg that enables you to flex your leg when walking.
Apparently, my knees had folded when my head hit the boom and as I went down, the tendon stretched to its limit and then broke. I found a surgeon who was competent to make the repair, had it done and settled into a year or more of recovery.
Lessons learned, lift the mizzen boom of a Sharki before entering port, it really saves a lot of agro.
Understand what your insurance covers. I have now talked to BCBS and studied their Plan C documentation at length. It is only good in the first 60 days and only covers debilitating conditions, which they define as loss of function in critical areas such as
limbs, sight, cognitive impairment etc. Coughs, colds, influenza and stubbed toes don't count as emergencies. If you are in a bad way, as I was, you qualify, but you have to know that. In retrospect, I should have insisted that the ambulance take me to one
of the first rate hospitals in Marseille. Sure, I would have had to pay and claim it back, net of deductibles of course, but a local MRI would have let me know what I was dealing with. I should have produced my BCBS insurance card and demonstrated that I had
insurance, if not the Green Card they expected, at least something that indicated that I was financially capable.
When these things happen you are usually disorientated because you are in a system that is not familiar to you, often with language issues. You are probably in shock and pain and the Admiral is probably no better, realizing the responsibility for the boat maybe
descending on her shoulders. Confidence in your medical providers is worth its weight in gold.
My summary is that overseas Medicare medical coverage, at least under C plans, is rudimentary, at best. If the time limit has not expired, and your problem is serious, you can afford to seek good medical help, but it won't be free. Find out where you stand
vis-vis your coverage and be prepared to use it. Based on my experience, the cost is well worth the peace of mind it provides.
I retrospect, I would have done a lot of things differently, had I known.
I hope that my experiences can help other sailors be prepared, in case they have the bad luck to find themselves in a similarly unfortunate situation.
Greg Shea
Sharki 133, Cap des Iles
Preveza
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> on behalf of Ben Driver <bddriver@...>
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 1:42 PM To: main@amelyachtowners.groups.io <main@amelyachtowners.groups.io> Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Offshore Health Insurance Eric
My agent says same; that is, both plan F and G will reimburse foreign medical expense. But I think I best to get another “expert” opinion and triangulate. I don’t trust insurance companies or agents. Also it may be insurance carrier specific; that is,
not mandated.
Ben
Ben and Gayle Driver
On Oct 19, 2020, at 3:43 PM, eric freedman <kimberlite@...> wrote:
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Re: Super Maramu Bimini
Mike Ondra
Hi Bill and Karen, We had a new bimini made by Oatley’s Top Shop in Galena, MD last year. Base price was $2550 including windows in the forward panel for sail vision and zipped to open for ventilation (zipper does leak a bit but worth it for the other benefits). Also included the side panels with vision. We did add snap on sun covers for bimini and side panel glass which added $300. Excellent service. Check them out. www.facebook.com/Oatleys-Top-Shop-370106889754172/ Mike Ondra Aletes SM#240 Rock Hall, MD
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> On Behalf Of Karen Smith via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 10:23 PM To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Subject: [AmelYachtOwners] Super Maramu Bimini
Our bimini fabric is worn and needs replacement. This is cheaper than we could find locally. The quote from Amel is for 1 914,19 Euros plus shipping and taxes, with delivery in 6 to 8 weeks. I am certain it will be of higher quality than we could have made locally! If you have the original tubes and set up, you might consider this!
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Re: New autopilot for Mango
Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
Hi Arlo, its not Danny of Ocean Pearl that posted Regards Danny
On 22 October 2020 at 19:19 Arlo <svplanb@...> wrote:
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Re: New autopilot for Mango
Arlo
Hello Danny. Thanks for the pixs. Do you have pictures of the entire area by chance? I want to see how you tied the ram into the rudder. Do you still have the original cable steering attached as well ? Thanks Arlo
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Re: Super Maramu Bimini
Kelly Ran
That's a great tip! Could you send pictures when yours arrives? We have been trying to get a new bimini made all season. Getting one from Amel sounds like the right move. Thanks, Kelly + Ryan SM233 Iteration Salem
Our bimini fabric is worn and needs replacement. This is cheaper than we could find locally. The quote from Amel is for 1 914,19 Euros plus shipping and taxes, with delivery in 6 to 8 weeks. I am certain it will be of higher quality than we could have made locally! If you have the original tubes and set up, you might consider this!
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Re: Offshore Health Insurance
Ben Driver
Craig
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Kinda like paying vastly different amounts for same airline ticket. Nutty. Ben Driver
On Oct 21, 2020, at 6:01 PM, Craig Briggs via groups.io <sangaris@...> wrote:
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Super Maramu Bimini
Karen Smith
Our bimini fabric is worn and needs replacement. This is cheaper than we could find locally. The quote from Amel is for 1 914,19 Euros plus shipping and taxes, with delivery in 6 to 8 weeks. I am certain it will be of higher quality than we could have made locally! If you have the original tubes and set up, you might consider this!
Karen Smith and Bill Kinney Harmonie SM #160 Annapolis, Maryland
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Re: Offshore Health Insurance
Ben
Medicare.gov says, "The cost of Medigap policies can vary widely. There can be big differences in the premiums that different insurance companies charge for exactly the same coverage." That is, all supplemental plans with the same letter are identical and there are no insurance carrier specific differences. Stupidly complicated. You can pay more or less for exactly the same thing. Kind of like West Marine vs your local low cost chandler. -- Craig, SN68 Sangaris, Tropic Isle Harbor, FL
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