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Re: AMFA bilge pump gear sprocket broken
Hi Barry and Penny,
You can get a replacement from. al Meekens at gearsmade.com.He can make it in plastic, like the original, or you can choose metal. You may also be able to fix it yourself. My repair job has lasted 10+ years and still going strong. Search my earlier posts for how to do it Cheers, Craig Briggs SN68 Sangaris, sailing off St Marys northbound.
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Isolated grounding question - solar installation
hanspeter baettig
Hello James As an Electric Engineer, I can trustful tell you. Lightening hit; has nothing to do what ever you do with your electrical/electronic installation on your boat. There is Nothing what you can do ! Only thanks god, hopefully never will happen. This is the most dangerous problem with blue water sailing, specially in areas with a lot of lightening, for ex. strait of Singapure/Malasia or around everywhere in the tropics, but happens seldom. If yes, then we have a serious, costly problem, But enyoi sailing. Cross my fingers. kr Hanspeter SM 16, Tamango 2
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Isolated grounding question - solar installation
hanspeter baettig
Hello Alan I'm not O, nor B, nor B 2 :-) but have quit a long know how about the SM's The Amel bonding system is unique to Amel. No other boats with similar trough hole installation, even HR, Baltic, Contest , Swan etc. The bonding system is a help to protect maybe corrosion for metal which are in contact with saltwater. That's all about. Nothing to do with 220V grounding etc. Lots of comment , useful, in this forum. For your arch, definitelly you don't need connetc the SS to the Amel bonding infrastructure. I hope your arch is above the sea level :-) Hanspeter SM 16, Tamango 2
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] bow thruster seal replacement
rossirossix4
AND...outside...run a rope through the bow thruster prop triangle and cleat to deck!
Bob KAIMI
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Isolated grounding question - solar installation
Re lightening: this subject opens a can of worms with lots of theories. You should read Nigel Calder’s book. He explains the various ideas. Personally I am not at all convinced of one argument nor another.
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My view re potential electrolysis is that on balance every metal fitting should be linked to the bonding system, but the important ones are the sea water exposed ones like through hull fittings and sea water pumps. The idea being that there is no potential difference between any one piece of hardware and another. Nick (Amelia hull 019 AML 54)
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Cam lock on main halyard?
Peter, Vertical battens were added by the previous owner. The SM mast is not made for vertical battens. You will likely have continued issues with then. The majority of owners who have installed vertical battens on a SM experience problems. With lots of extra care and skill, vertical battens can work, but in practical applications, many owners have reported problems. Additionally, your vertical battens may NOT match any other SM battens. The design used was up to the previous owner and the sailmaker. This is NOT true on the 54 mast which was designed by Amel for vertical battens. Henri Amel's reason for the shortened sail halyards on both masts was to remove clutter. It makes sense because raising and lowering furling sails is not done very often. Once you get accustomed to adding the extension line, you will likely prefer it. Be sure to add the extension line before you do anything else...it is step #1. Good luck with your new-to-you Amel. Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School http://www.amelschool.com 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX 77550 +1(832) 380-4970
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Isolated grounding question - solar installation
James Cromie
Thank you for your input and experience. I waS also not originally planning to bond the frame. Your points about the other metallic fixtures are good. However, I wonder about how this situation may be different considering the arch is holding a high voltage system. My feeling is it should not matter as long as the solar power circuit “-“ is well insulated from the housing.
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What about the potential risk related to lightening? Is this at all relevant? Pardon my ignorance! James
On Jun 26, 2018, at 3:42 AM, divanz620@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Isolated grounding question - solar installation
Interesting....
We have a stainless arch with solar panels and a wind generator on a separate mount, but none of this framework is connected to the bonding system. I'm not sure that this is necessary. None of the other stainless structures on the boat are connected to the bonding system. The masts and rigging aren't, neither are the rails around the boat, nor the bow roller fitments. I'd be interested to know what others think about this Olivier ? Bill R ? Bill K? Cheers Alan Elyse SM437
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Re: Cam lock on main halyard?
Hello Peter again,
Regarding your batten having "broken through" the pocket... We have a vertical battened main and the pockets are such that the batten is inserted upwards towards the leech of the sail, there is then a tail on the batten pocket with a velcro strip on it, which is pushed over the end of the batten and into the batten pocket with a "pusher" (which is just a piece of batten shaped to fit the cap on the batten pocket tail), it should stay there...if your batten has come out, then maybe the velcro needs replacing....or the tail of the batten pocket is badly damaged and needs replacing In any event you should probably have a sailmaker give the sail a good looking at. Cheers Alan Elyse SM437
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Re: Cam lock on main halyard?
Peter,
On my boat, the main halyard exits the mast and is attached to the car on the short track with a bowline. The tail of the bowline dangles below the car and ends in another bowline. The trick is to attach another long line with a bowline to that lower bowline, put the new line on the winch and winch it down slightly so that you can get the top bowline off the hook on the car. now you can release the line and feed the knots through the slot in the mast as the halyard goes up and the sail comes down. With practice it's not hard. If you have a ripped batten pocket it sounds like you need to take that sail to a sailmaker and have him go over it and repair any suspect spots. Cheers Alan Elyse SM437
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] keep short poles up?
Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
Hi Peter, There was a famous new Zealand around the world racing sailor name of Peter Blake. His advice: off shore never sail close hauled, (racing or cruising) crack sheets and enjoy the better sea motion, speed and comfort, because the wind will change. Put it another way, don't fight to stay on the rhumb line take the easier passage, the wind will change. I'm talking long inter-island passages and trans ocean stuff. As a fervent erstwhile racing yachtsman it took me quite a while to come to grips with this. Against all my instincts, but I promise you PB was right. Back to the towels or soft leather protectors on the poles. With the best will in the world there will be times when your sail will make contact. Why not apply this simple protection. Makes more sense than wear patches on the sail. Kind Regards Danny Simms
On 26 June 2018 at 15:16 "pandmdegroot@... [amelyachtowners]" <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] keep short poles up?
Peter de Groot
Hi Danny, Thanks for your reply. I'm still in the familiarization stage with the SM doing weekend off shore day sailing. We're beating upwind for a relatively short down wind sail (heading back to the coast) Recently I was leaving the short poles up to make it quicker, easier for the down wind leg. When we head to Mexico (hopefully 2020) we'll make judgments based on longer periods of relatively consistent wind direction. I may revisit the towel or leather idea at that time. For now the poles will be coming down. Thanks Peter de Groot La Querida SM207
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Cam lock on main halyard?
Peter de Groot
Another beginners question: During our last outing on La Querida (SM 207) upon deploying, the middle vertical batten on the mail sail had broke through the pocket and was dangling 3/4 out. Seas were moderate and the wind was averaging 15 knots. I was attempting to rescue the batten and had to untie the Alpine butterfly loop (lineman's loop) on the main halyard in order to lower it where the batten was within reach. This knot was at the limit of my out-stretched arms, and difficult to untie in that position. I was finally able to untie the knot and drop the halyard. Batten rescued! (the complete sequence was: unfurl, detect problem, partial furl, untie knot on halyard, unfurl, lower halyard. rescue batten, etc.) OK that got me concerned....what if it was really rough? What if there was some other malfunction (where furling was not an option) that required dropping the main quickly..... I was recalling the camlocks on the halyards on the race boats I used to crew an wondering if that wouldn't be a reasonable option for the SM. Has anyone considered or installed another method to secure the main halyard other than the pinned slide on the track? Is there a better knot that releases quickly while working at the limit of ones reach? Or is this beginner missing something else that's obvious? Thanks in advance, Peter de Groot La Querida #207 Moss Landing, CA
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] bow thruster seal replacement
Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
Hi. If you mean the seal at the top of the bow thruster case where the tube enters the boat. Easy, with care so long as your thruster isn't rusted to the motor .Doesn't take long. Put a large jubilee clamp around the tube tightly before you separate it from the motor. You need a second clamp to swap with as you go through the process. Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl
On 25 June 2018 at 16:35 "sailunavida@... [amelyachtowners]" <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] keep short poles up?
Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
Hi, Have to agree with Bill Kinney. However it comes down to how long you will be going to windward and when you next need the poles.Do you want to go through the process of putting them up and down often. This can be needed in lumpy sea. It requires care being on deck handling poles in a seaway. I wrap and tape an old towel around the knuckle of the pole if I want to leave them up. I have often thought (but never done) of having soft leather boots made to lace over the knuckles. I think it would be a worthy addition. Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl
On 25 June 2018 at 15:37 "greatketch@... [amelyachtowners]" <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Amel 54007: Gear Box Part Number
Alex Ramseyer <alexramseyer@...>
Hoi Kurt, ich wusste zwar das Du mit Freunden zusammen eine AMEL hast (dachte allerdings es sei eine Super Maramu), hatte Dich aber bisher nicht auf diesem Forum gesehen. Ich habe seit Nov15 auch einen AMEL54 und lebe seit Dez 16 darauf. Derzeit befinde ich mich in Puerto Rico. Vor einem möglichen Hurricane segle ich dann in Richrtung ABC runter. Falls Du Dich jetzt wunderst wer das ist der da schreibt: Wir hatten uns kennen gelernt als Du bei der UBS warst und ich bei EMC gearbeitet habe. Danach noch ein paar mal zufällig im Hallenbad von Uitikon, zusammen mit Ueli Weibel. Mein Boot ist zur Zeit in St. Vincent registriert. Ich hatte das so vom Voreigner übernommen. Jetzt denken ich an den CH Flaggenschein. Was kostet das jährlich? Ist die Bürokratie danach erträglich? Vielen Dank für Deine Antwort. Fair Winds, Alex
On Friday, June 1, 2018, 2:53:17 PM GMT-4, kurt.wetzel@... [amelyachtowners] wrote:
Thank you very much Bill. @SAV has nothing in stock at the moment. As informed by Amel La Rochelle there is a delay in production. That being the reason I posted this message on the forum. Regards Kurt Hemera AML54007E506
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Isolated grounding question - solar installation
Hi James,
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I had built a solar arch and wind generator mount for Amelia. It is great. Love it. I bonded the frame to the rest of the bonding system. There should be no leak from the solar panels themselves to the arch even without insulating the mounting points. Ditto with the wind generators. Mine are just bolted to the frame lugs as designed by the solar manufacturer. So long as the panels themselves are working as designed then as you say just hook them up to the +ve and -ve terminals of the regulator. The solar cells themselves are linked to one another but isolated from the aluminium mounting frame. That is what I did and there was no leak to the bonding system from that source. My biggest worry was drawing the cables through the mounting frame without stripping the cable insulation. That would be a no no! I had to grease them and push/pull then test for a leak. It was fine. I wish I had specified a plastic conduit!! Nick
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Isolated grounding question - solar installation
James Cromie
Good morning everyone. I am in the process of planning an installation of solar panels on a stainless steel arch on my Amel SM2000. Understanding that it has an isolated ground, I would plan to wire the panels with only a positive and negative to the charge controller, and not have any connection to ship's ground. It would seem appropriate to connect the steel arch to the ship's ground considering that it will inevitably develop a charge. If this is the case, then I must isolate the panels from the steel frame by insulating all of the attachment points. Is this really necessary to ground the arch, even though it is anchored strictly on to the fiberglass hull? Can anyone comment on their experience and suggestions? Thank you very much! James Soteria SM2K #347, Portsmouth, RI
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Re: keep short poles up?
Peter de Groot
Thanks Bill and Bill.
They shorts poles will be coming down to deck from now on. I’m off to to sail loft this morning. Grrrrr ! Peter de Groot La Querida. Sm 207 Moss landing, CA
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] bow thruster seal replacement
Alexandre Uster von Baar
Here is the step by step process:
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http://www.nikimat.com/bow_thruster_overhaul.html Sincerely, Alexandre --------------------------------------------
On Sun, 6/24/18, sailunavida@yahoo.com [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] bow thruster seal replacement To: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, June 24, 2018, 11:35 PM How hard is it to replace the up position seal to stop leaking while underway on SM 2000? In the water?
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