HI Dean,

I believe the definitive experts on the Volvo D3-110-I are Porter McRoberts, who has had significant issues with this engine, and Bill Rouse of the Amel School.  Sorry Bill, I will likely be associating you with your old name for a long time.  Bill worked with Porter to help overcome his issues.

Mark Mueller
Brass Ring  A54

Hallo Wolfgang,

My Dessalator Duo also once had the problem after long motoring (3 days nonstop) and a hot engine room. It only run 30min and then switched the fuse. After cooling down the engine room temp (after a day or so), it worked fine again.

I did not Change the fuse yet, but if you have detailed Information what fuse you installed and if it fits with the existing type (easy mounting?) I would be happy,

Ralph
SY Santa Isabella
AMEL 54 #144

Hallo Dean,

I know this Problem. My Engine (D3-110 , 1600 Hours, 2008) has the same "Problem" between 1.000 and 1.200 rpm. It has it since many years and so far no Problem. As I noticed It's exactly when it wants to open the Turbo. So I think It's at low rpm and cold engine, when the Turbo opens and closes.

My experience after after 1600 hours D3:

1) I had to Change the raw water pump ( after 1.500 hours) - leaking and sea water running over the Alternator( which is stupidly mounted under the raw water pump) - so also a new Alternator 
2) I had a faulty oil pressure Sensor - Error was" low oil pressure" - tested and it was only a faulty oil sensor ( this happend after 80 hours nonstop motoring on flat see - 4 days nonstop - Maybe the sensor stuck due to this) Since my Engine is 2008 - there are differne oil sensors - the Electric Connection of the "actual" D3 oil sensor does no more fit-I found one on eBay that fitted (Part Nr. 863169).

Other Problems not regarding the Engine:

3) 3 (!) Mastervolt Mastercharger  - 2 x 40AMP, 1 x 100 AMP  - every two year one dies....
4) Replacement of the Freshwater Pump (after 8 year) due to pressure leaking - Discussed with AMEL- they said the pump is no more avaliable and I should go for a Jabsco (V-Flow). Now working since one year without problem-  mounting was easy.
5) Cooling Unit of the Refrigerator (after 9 years) - expensive repair 2.200 Euro..
6) Bilge Pump no more pumping - also after 9 years - Easy repair with the Marina ZZ Repair Kit (Setback Flap)
7) Climma Display LED - I had to replace 2 LED Display Chips ( 5€ one ) - The whole Display would cost About 200 - 300 Euro - but my Display just lost one or two Segments on the 7-segment Display...
8) The Hydaulic Gangway never worked perfect. somtimes I have to press x times the remote an shake the Gangway manually to get it working- Problem since day 1....
9) Mainfurler Gearbox - oil leaking - yet not fixed…


Greetings from Sardegna,
Ralph
SY Santa Isabella
AMEL 54 #144




 

Hi everyone,
While on the topic...
Our engine room has no 220V blower, something that has bothered me for a while and often prompts me to open the engine room cover or turn on the DC powered blowers during longer generator runs... not a great set up.
Just curious what brands, styles, CFM ratings, etc. have worked well for others to ventilate the generator. And upstream of the main engine exhaust blower is the preferred installation? We plan to install something when we get to Panama City next month.

Thanks,
Mike & Hannah
SV Trilogy
SM#23
San Blas, Panama

Alex,

Below are some pictures of the the anti-siphon setup on my Yanmar 4JH3- HTE engine.

Overview:




Exhaust Elbow Side:


Close Up of Vent Going to the Starboard Side Cockpit Drain:


Hope that helps you out.
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Mark McGovern
SM #440 Cara
Deale, MD USA

I kept my last boat in Leros at Partheni for three or four winters. It is a good, tidy, secure, boatyard. There are no shops nearby but the yard has a reasonable chandlery. It is walking distance to the airport with daily flights to Athens.
They can cope with quite large yachts maybe up to 80 feet. They can undertake pretty much anything work wise but I always did everything myself so I can not vouch for their workmanship personally.

Nick
Amelia Aml 54 019 currently ashore in La Palma Canary Islands.

I would recommend the Marina of Agios Nikolaos on Crete - if you can get a place there. We have a couple of Amel here, most afloat though.
It is one of the cheaper marinas in Greece with a lively town 100m from the marina. 1 hour to the airport of Iraklion (no direct flights during the winter, have to change in Athen). All services present.
Costs for being on the hard are the same as for being afloat but the marina is always full during the winter, so you have to book quite early.

Michael, SY SIONED, Maramu #148

Hello Thomas,

Amel indeed installed the heavy duty ones in the engine room and the 35440 for the galley exhaust. Yours may have been replaced since the boat is built with a normal one, just because the heavy duty one was not available. Or maybe the 35440 was originally installed because of a lack of the heavy duty ones (AMEL also had/has to face supply failures sometimes).
However, the inlet blower is the most exposed to salty air, and it may not be wise to install the most expensive there...

Bon courage.

Olivier

Hi Greg,
    I'd highly recommend the Partheni Boatyard on the north end of the island of Leros. It's part of Agmar Marine which also runs the Lakki marina in the main bay.
The boatyard is immediately next door to the airport - you can walk over for regular flights to Athens at €41 on Olympic Air..
    They've got a 70 ton travel lift and a 55 ton crane and can easily handle your boat. The workers are highly skilled for anything you'd want.
Cheers,
Craig Briggs, SN68, Sangaris

You can use a 12v fan but expect it fail fairly quickly due the fact that it will actually be running at 14+ Volts most of the time due to the alternator running while it is running.  To add some more details to what Alex posted, here is a link to a previous post that had a lot of good information on this subject:  https://amelyachtowners.groups.io/g/main/message/34465

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Mark McGovern
SM #440 Cara
Deale, MD USA

Hello Thomas,

Olivier explained to us a while back, this was because it would last longer (running on 12 volt) also I think less voltage variation.

Sincerely, Alexandre




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Hi all,

We found our engine room blower (inlet) dead. It’s a 24V/5.3A 250CFM jabsco (ref 35440-0010) that’s purposely powered with 12V from the engine alternator/starter battery (as per the A54 user manual)

We are in Panama and we only have access to the 12V equivalent.

Would that be ok?

Anyone knows why Amel uses a 24V appliance with 12V?


Thanks in advance

Thomas
GARULFO
A54-122
Panama City

Since last year July I'm in Kalamata where also a SM2K is wintering here.
Nice Marina with all facilities. However in the wintertime not so much flights to and from airport Kalamata.
An express bus to Athen takes about 3 hours.
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Gerhard Mueller
Amel Sharki #60
Currently Kalamata, Greece

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Hi Greg,Hi, everybody,
I suppose to leave my Amel 54 somewhere in Aegean Greece or Turkey for the next winter on the land.
Can anybody advise about safe and secure marina in the area with a crane of appropriate size?
Preferably not too far from the airport?

Thanks a lot!

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