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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Martinique. Boat on island about January 18
James Cromie <jamescromie@...>
Eric - thanks for getting a list together. Jessica and I are looking forward to meeting the others when we head down to Le Marin. We will be there 12/15 - 22, 1/9 - 15, and 2/23 - 3/4. We’ll be down there again around 4/27 at which point we are planning on sailing up to Rhode Island.
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On our first trip down, we have a lot of gear to bring, but if anyone is in need of something being brought down, we’d be happy to try to help if possible. James SV La Bella Vita SM #347
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Re: Bow Thruster Travel Adjustment
greatketch@...
Tom,
The correct adjustment is where you ended up. The last few millimeters of lift certainly should be by hand, squeezing the wires together. This makes sure the pin is actually taking the load of the motor (which is HEAVY). It would be not good at all to have the jack screw supporting the weight of the motor when pounding into a head sea. As you also noted, if the pin is not doing any actual lifting, it just falls out. This adjustment also prevents the jack screw from "dead heading" against a excessive load. This would also be very bad for it. This is one case where the correct adjustment is much easier to actually achieve than the wrong one! Bill Kinney SM160, Harmonie Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Re: Bow Thruster Travel Adjustment
greatketch@...
Paul,
On mine (which is older and might be a bit different...) the primary adjustment is where the cable attaches to the top of the motor. If you loosen the jam nut, and pull the pin that hold the cable in place, there is a significant amount of vertical adjustment in the position of the motor by turning that fitting and varying the depth of thread in the motor. I wouldn't adjust the position of the limit switches unless it was clear that was needed, and there was room in the travel of the jack screw to accommodate the change. Bill Kinney Sm160, Harmonie Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Easy Lock Companionway Slide
sailormon <kimberlite@...>
Bill, I am also adding a block of some plastic like nylon or something more shock resistant to the area above the locking board. In this way when I pull up the companionway it will be in the exact place to close the latches. I am tired of having to look at the board to see if it is lined up. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376 .
From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...]
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2017 7:10 PM To: amelyachtowners@... Subject: RE: [Amel Yacht Owners] Easy Lock Companionway Slide
Bill, I actually like the metal ones better. However I did not know of them at the time. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376
From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...]
The files on the homemade cam were posted by Bill Rouse. They are a great design and I am sure work well, and certainly look great.
As a full time liveaboard, the option of machining teak really isn't available to me. Even if it was, my time is more valuable than the cost of the commercially available lever cams.
Of course there are others who would enjoy the process of making them from scratch, and not put a price on the time involved. They will end up with something more elegant than I have and I would not begrudge them such satisfaction for a second.
The commercial product is certainly not as nice a solution as the custom made teak cams, but are they are way better than the handwheels!
Bill Kinney SM160, Harmonie Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Easy Lock Companionway Slide
sailormon <kimberlite@...>
Bill, I actually like the metal ones better. However I did not know of them at the time. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376
From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...]
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2017 6:22 PM To: amelyachtowners@... Subject: RE: [Amel Yacht Owners] Easy Lock Companionway Slide
The files on the homemade cam were posted by Bill Rouse. They are a great design and I am sure work well, and certainly look great.
As a full time liveaboard, the option of machining teak really isn't available to me. Even if it was, my time is more valuable than the cost of the commercially available lever cams.
Of course there are others who would enjoy the process of making them from scratch, and not put a price on the time involved. They will end up with something more elegant than I have and I would not begrudge them such satisfaction for a second.
The commercial product is certainly not as nice a solution as the custom made teak cams, but are they are way better than the handwheels!
Bill Kinney SM160, Harmonie Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Re: Bow Thruster Travel Adjustment
pstas2003 <no_reply@...>
Tom,
Thank you for your response. I have been using the cable grab method to insert the pin, but what is the procedure to adjust the lift mechanism? All the best, Paul Stascavage SM #466 - s/v Rita Kathryn Cruising St. Lucia www.RitaKathryn.com
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Easy Lock Companionway Slide [1 Attachment]
greatketch@...
The files on the homemade cam were posted by Bill Rouse. They are a great design and I am sure work well, and certainly look great.
As a full time liveaboard, the option of machining teak really isn't available to me. Even if it was, my time is more valuable than the cost of the commercially available lever cams. Of course there are others who would enjoy the process of making them from scratch, and not put a price on the time involved. They will end up with something more elegant than I have and I would not begrudge them such satisfaction for a second. The commercial product is certainly not as nice a solution as the custom made teak cams, but are they are way better than the handwheels! Bill Kinney SM160, Harmonie Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Martinique. Boat on island about January 18
sailormon <kimberlite@...>
Hi All, I will be in Martinique the evening of January 18 for a while, Looks like the following boats will be there around that time, Some owners will be on board and others will be away. In any event here seems to be the list If you will be there around that time please add your name.
Jeff Krause 54 Spirit Derek Gates 53 Brava Miles Bidwell-not aboard 53 Lady Bug Dan Carlson, BeBe, SM#387 Vladimir SM 345 "LIFE is Good" Olaf MIA-AMARA, Santorin Ponton 5 James Cromie La Bella Vie (new owner) SM53
Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Easy Lock Companionway Slide [1 Attachment]
sailormon <kimberlite@...>
Hi Bill, About 10 or 12 years another Amel owner made them out of teak and posted dimensions and measurements in the photos sections. I have had them since I saw them. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376
From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...]
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2017 4:54 PM To: amelyachtowners@... Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] Easy Lock Companionway Slide [1 Attachment]
[Attachment(s) from greatketch@... [amelyachtowners] included below] When I first saw a Super Maramu, I thought that some kind of cam would be a much better solution to clamping the bar that locks the companionway than the fussy hand wheels that were used. I gather that toward the end of the production run, Amel saw that light and started using them.
I put that thought aside, never actually looking for a solution until I was on Steve's TouRai this past week which had been retro fitted with cam levers... "Hey! Where did you get those?" He pointed me in the right direction. Turns out what I thought was a very clever idea might well be clever, but is not exactly original.
There is one company in Germany, Kipp, that makes a wide variety of various goodies, including an assortment of cam levers. The ones that I needed were M8, internal thread, cam levers. They are available in an assortment of materials, coated steel, aluminum, plastic, and stainless. Pic the look you like, and pick your price (from US$12 to US$80 each)
These are the ones we installed: http://amzn.to/2BL5AOM
If you adjust them so the levers hang straight down when open they don't turn, and stay adjusted as you want them. Just lift the handle, and the bar looks down. Quite slick.
Bill Kinney SM160, Harmonie Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Bow Thruster Travel Adjustment
Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
oops, that is SM 299, not 200 Danny
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Re: Bow Thruster Travel Adjustment
Hi Tom,
On the SN there is a fixed retaining post for the locking pin. You insert the locking pin fully through the shaft hole, then rotate it so the bent end goes behind the retaining post, preventing it from accidentally slipping out. When removed the locking pin stores down a hole on top of the port side the vertical support tube. I suspect the SM is the same, but perhaps not. Cheers, Craig SN#68 Sangaris ---In amelyachtowners@..., <no_reply@...> wrote : Hey Paul- it seems like almost a two part problem......first, you want to get the pin in to create the seal. This can be done by just pulling the lift wire, lifting the thruster the remaining few millimeters to get the pin in. The second part involves the more complex task of adjusting the lift mechanism to achieve the correct height when the red indicator light indicates full lift on the unit.........personally, I have never mastered this. At one point I had it perfectly aligned but this yielded a new problem. With the holes perfectly aligned at full lift, there was no friction on the pin and in rough seas the pin actually slipped out after it was fully inserted. So I now lift it the last few millimeters by hand and insert the pin so the weight of the thruster holds the pin in place while keeping the seal firm. Bottom line, not a drop of water in the bow thruster bay. I will be anxiously reading these responses because one of the old salts always has a way to improve processes like these. Tom Kleman sm2k 422 L'ORIENT
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Bow Thruster Travel Adjustment
Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
Hi Thomas, I agree with your approach. Danny SM 200 Ocean Pearl
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Re: Bow Thruster Travel Adjustment
thomas.kleman <no_reply@...>
Hey Paul- it seems like almost a two part problem......first, you want to get the pin in to create the seal. This can be done by just pulling the lift wire, lifting the thruster the remaining few millimeters to get the pin in. The second part involves the more complex task of adjusting the lift mechanism to achieve the correct height when the red indicator light indicates full lift on the unit.........personally, I have never mastered this. At one point I had it perfectly aligned but this yielded a new problem. With the holes perfectly aligned at full lift, there was no friction on the pin and in rough seas the pin actually slipped out after it was fully inserted. So I now lift it the last few millimeters by hand and insert the pin so the weight of the thruster holds the pin in place while keeping the seal firm. Bottom line, not a drop of water in the bow thruster bay. I will be anxiously reading these responses because one of the old salts always has a way to improve processes like these.
Tom Kleman sm2k 422 L'ORIENT ---In amelyachtowners@..., <no_reply@...> wrote : We recently serviced our bow thruster and now the unit now longer comes up high enough to insert the pin easily. There are (what appear to be) three adjustment pots. Two are located above the control box and one below, Of the two above, the one to starboard is labeled “B” the one to port is unlabeled. The one located below the control box is labeled “H”. Are these indeed the adjustment pots and if so, which one is used to adjust the upward stopping point. I have searched the manual and forum and can’t seem to located the information. Thank in advance for any and all responses. All the best, Paul Stascavage SM #466 - s/v Rita Kathryn Cruising St. Lucia www.RitaKathryn.com
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Bow Thruster Travel Adjustment
pstas2003 <no_reply@...>
We recently serviced our bow thruster and now the unit now longer comes up high enough to insert the pin easily. There are (what appear to be) three adjustment pots. Two are located above the control box and one below, Of the two above, the one to starboard is labeled “B” the one to port is unlabeled. The one located below the control box is labeled “H”.
Are these indeed the adjustment pots and if so, which one is used to adjust the upward stopping point. I have searched the manual and forum and can’t seem to located the information. Thank in advance for any and all responses. All the best, Paul Stascavage SM #466 - s/v Rita Kathryn Cruising St. Lucia www.RitaKathryn.com
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Re: Flexofold Prop
rossirossix4
VARIPROP--This is follow-up on the model, size and pricing information that I received back from the German company S.P.W. GmbH . The size used on our Redline SM was a DF-112, ø 22" x 16" pitch ahead x 14" pitch astern LH rotation for ISO 35. The current pricing is €4.469,80. I had asked them about other Amels and their response was "
Yes, we fit... mostly 4 blades onto AMEL Yachts. Some were
smaller sizes, some same DF-112 types as well, depends on the Yacht and
engine details." Hope this is helpful to anyone inquiring regarding the Variprop. I do have their pdf price list if anyone needs it. Bob, KAIMI SM429
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Diaphragm Bilge Pump failure.
John Clark
Hi Duane, I got a rebuild kit along with a spare pump from Amel in Le Marin last winter. John SV Annie. SM 37 Key West Florida
On Dec 6, 2017 10:17 AM, "sailor63109@... [amelyachtowners]" <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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Re: Martinique.
Hi all,
I will be sailing Brava from Antigua to Le Marin, Martinique in early January, arriving approximately January 15th, to get some work done for a few weeks. Will leave February 10th to go south to St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines before returning to Martinique February 21st. I look forward to seeing you all in Le Marin. Derick Gates SM2K#400 Brava Currently on the hard in Bailey's boatyard in Falmouth Harbour, Antigua
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Re: Diaphragm Bilge Pump failure.
Duane Siegfri
I would be very interested in peoples experience in replacing the AMFA Marina bilge pump in terms of fit-up. I plan to buy a spare and have it ready for the day the AMFA fails.
Some prior posts seem to indicate that parts for the AMFA Marina pump are no longer available, is that true? Thanks, Duane Wanderer, SM#477
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Martinique.
Hi all, Lori and I also expect to arrive in Le Marin by early Jan until early Feb.
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New Autoprop Specs
Hi all, Having made the decision to order the Autoprop, I just wanted to check the relevant specs to make sure it fits ok. I am ordering the following from Bruntons:
H6-566mm 3 Blade Autoprop I am fairly confident that Bruntons know what is needed for the Amel 54, however the only two items I cannot confirm from the Amel documentation that I have are the Gearbox Ratio 1.97:1 and the shaft diameter 35mm. The 1.97 is correct for the ZF transmission, so may I assume that the C-Drive is 1:1? Stella is a 2010 model Amel 54. Many thanks Dean (back in Sydney) SY Stella Amel 54 #154
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