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Re: TMD22 Emergency Shutoff
Bill and all,
On our SN there's a light line (or cord) tied to the hole in the injection pump lever and run to a hole drilled in the lip of the engine room hatch opening. You just lift the hatch and pull on the cord - no need to go anywhere near the engine. I'm next to certain that Captain Henri installed it himself. Craig, SN68 Sangaris.
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Re: Question about the Amel bow thruster removal tool
Thomas Peacock
My tool is identical, except where you have stainless, mine is rather flimsy plastic. My memory is that the set screws indeed thread through the bow thruster, and just go into the whole in the stainless; they don’t have to thread, but will provide support.
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Just be sure to waterproof all holes and seams; I use both tape and Molykote. Tom Peacock SM #240 Aletes Chesapeake Bay
On Jun 10, 2019, at 7:06 AM, Alexandre Uster von Baar via Groups.Io <uster=rocketmail.com@groups.io> wrote:
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Re: Question about the Amel bow thruster removal tool
Alexandre Uster von Baar
Good morning Willem,
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This looks like the one I had. Here are some pictures: http://www.nikimat.com/bow_thruster_overhaul.html Sincerely, Alexandre --------------------------------------------
On Mon, 6/10/19, Willem Kroes <kavanga@outlook.com> wrote:
Subject: [AmelYachtOwners] Question about the Amel bow thruster removal tool To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Date: Monday, June 10, 2019, 2:16 AM Dear Amelians, I have to remove the foot of the bow thruster while in the water and was happy to found on board the Amel special tool to do the job. Comparing the version I have with the photo's on this website I notice that mine is a little different. A stainless steel end to slide into the tube with two much bigger holes. Too big for setscrews. How to connect this version to the tube? May be this is a stupid question, but I really don't have an idea. Are there Amel owners with the same version? Please have a look at the attached picture. Willem Kroes SM #351 KAVANGA At anchor near Preveza in Greece
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Re: Stuffing box drainage path
ianjenkins1946 <ianjudyjenkins@hotmail.com>
Hi Jose,
This solution sounds really useful. We are definitely interested. Please contact me on penazen@... so we can arrange payment and post.
Ian and Judy, Pen Azen, SM 302, Greece
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> on behalf of Jose Venegas via Groups.Io <josegvenegas@...>
Sent: 10 June 2019 02:12 To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Stuffing box drainage path Dear friends:
As we came back to Boston, we kept using the method but it became very inconvenient to mount and dismount the contraption every weekend when we left and came back to Constitution Marina.
My interpretation of the problem was that due to uneven wearing of the surfaces that guide the bow thruster up and down motion, it resulted in a misalignment between the shaft and the sealing surfaces. This misalignment caused a small deviation
of the shaft from the centerline which pushed the lip seal sideways and, because the Amel recommended seals are made of a hard material, it opened a point of water entry.
I proceeded to test my hypothesis and ordered two special seals made of silicone from a soft seal manufacturer (SSP Inc). It took several months to get them due to the small number of units I ordered (just 2) but, after I installed them three
years ago, I had no more leaks and my bilge has been dry ever since. The cost for the two seals was $72.50 and, more importantly I have not had to change them or the donut seals since I installed them. I have checked them and the donut seals and they are
all still in good shape.
As I am preparing Ipanema for our long term cruise, I am ordering a few spares to carry with me and I will be happy to order some extra ones for any body that wants to try them.
I missed taking pix before installation but here are pictures of them installed, before and after adding the top donut.
Cheers,
Jose Gabriel Venegas
Ipanema SM2K 278
Boston
 
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Question about the Amel bow thruster removal tool
Dear Amelians,
I have to remove the foot of the bow thruster while in the water and was happy to found on board the Amel special tool to do the job. Comparing the version I have with the photo's on this website I notice that mine is a little different. A stainless steel end to slide into the tube with two much bigger holes. Too big for setscrews. How to connect this version to the tube? May be this is a stupid question, but I really don't have an idea. Are there Amel owners with the same version? Please have a look at the attached picture. Willem Kroes SM #351 KAVANGA At anchor near Preveza in Greece
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Re: Bow thruster motor.
Andrew & Kate Lamb
Hi Chris
I had a very similar problem and ended up having the commutator rebuilt by a local French company that normally services lift motors and wind turbines however one important thing to check is the state of the solenoids - we changed
these also, the engineer reckoned the problem was probably originally caused by poor contacts in the solenoids which in our Amel were also in the bow thruster compartment . No problems since.
Andrew
Ronpische
SM 472
Canet-en-Roussillon
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> on behalf of Christopher Bromley <bromleyc@...>
The Leroy-Somer bow thruster motor on my SM Pure Magic failed with sparks & some smoke from within the commutator cage. There is just one rewind facility locally which I used having heard from Amel that the motor is no longer in production, and there is no
reserve stock of motors. After rewind repair of heat damaged armature windings (the field coils were also rewound because of lesser, indirect, heat damage) the motor was demonstrated to run smoothly, both forwards and in reverse for about one to two minutes.
Reinstalled on the boat, having taken every care to make the correct connections to the Albright contactors the motor ran for about a second before showering sparks. Back to the rewind facility, a second repair, followed by a successful test run and similar
failure once again. With options running out, I trespassed into the unknown and dismantled the top end bearing housing and brush mechanism after checking for continuity ( present ) across the DI/D2 power leads which supply the field coils, but found no continuity
across the A1/A2 leads for the armature windings. Checking for continuity across the commutator segments showed multiple connections between segments, but with no ordered pattern such as you would expect if the current path follows the intended route between
conductors and segments. My conclusion is the commutator is shorted in many places and I do not think this is repairable, certainly not locally. Sent: Monday, June 10, 2019 4:50 am To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Subject: [AmelYachtOwners] Bow thruster motor. I am a new recruit to the forum and have seen a wealth of input on the topic of bow thrusters, but mostly to do with the seals and servicing of the drive shaft and propeller. Somebody must have had to deal with an electric motor problem here or even had to replace the motor. I would really appreciate any advice from the experienced forum as to how to get back to a functioning bow thruster. Thank you for your help, Chris Bromley.
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Re: Bow thruster motor.
jlm@jlmertz.fr
The engine of the Leroy-Somer thruster is not reliable. I think it is used in dumpsters, you should, I think to find spare parts.
For my part I broke the engine shaft! The breakage was due to a mechanical fatigue of the metal of the shaft which is under seized.
In your case it may be better not to spend too much time repairing this engine and change to a new one.
JL MERTZ on CottonBay
Le 10/06/2019 à 04:26, Christopher
Bromley a écrit :
The Leroy-Somer bow thruster motor on my SM Pure Magic failed with sparks & some smoke from within the commutator cage. There is just one rewind facility locally which I used having heard from Amel that the motor is no longer in production, and there is no reserve stock of motors. After rewind repair of heat damaged armature windings (the field coils were also rewound because of lesser, indirect, heat damage) the motor was demonstrated to run smoothly, both forwards and in reverse for about one to two minutes. Reinstalled on the boat, having taken every care to make the correct connections to the Albright contactors the motor ran for about a second before showering sparks. Back to the rewind facility, a second repair, followed by a successful test run and similar failure once again. With options running out, I trespassed into the unknown and dismantled the top end bearing housing and brush mechanism after checking for continuity ( present ) across the DI/D2 power leads which supply the field coils, but found no continuity across the A1/A2 leads for the armature windings. Checking for continuity across the commutator segments showed multiple connections between segments, but with no ordered pattern such as you would expect if the current path follows the intended route between conductors and segments. My conclusion is the commutator is shorted in many places and I do not think this is repairable, certainly not locally.
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Bow thruster motor.
Christopher Bromley <bromleyc@...>
The Leroy-Somer bow thruster motor on my SM Pure Magic failed with sparks & some smoke from within the commutator cage. There is just one rewind facility locally which I used having heard from Amel that the motor is no longer in production, and there is no reserve stock of motors. After rewind repair of heat damaged armature windings (the field coils were also rewound because of lesser, indirect, heat damage) the motor was demonstrated to run smoothly, both forwards and in reverse for about one to two minutes. Reinstalled on the boat, having taken every care to make the correct connections to the Albright contactors the motor ran for about a second before showering sparks. Back to the rewind facility, a second repair, followed by a successful test run and similar failure once again. With options running out, I trespassed into the unknown and dismantled the top end bearing housing and brush mechanism after checking for continuity ( present ) across the DI/D2 power leads which supply the field coils, but found no continuity across the A1/A2 leads for the armature windings. Checking for continuity across the commutator segments showed multiple connections between segments, but with no ordered pattern such as you would expect if the current path follows the intended route between conductors and segments. My conclusion is the commutator is shorted in many places and I do not think this is repairable, certainly not locally.
I am a new recruit to the forum and have seen a wealth of input on the topic of bow thrusters, but mostly to do with the seals and servicing of the drive shaft and propeller. Somebody must have had to deal with an electric motor problem here or even had to replace the motor. I would really appreciate any advice from the experienced forum as to how to get back to a functioning bow thruster. Thank you for your help, Chris Bromley.
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Re: TMD22 Emergency Shutoff
Jean Boucharlat
Yes, stopping the air input does work, but…it can be seriously hazardous to the palm of your hand if you do it by hand as the depression is quite strong. On the other hand (pun intended), if you use rags, they will be sucked into the engine. So some caution is necessary with this method.
Jean Boucharlat Formerly SM 232
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io [mailto:main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io] On Behalf Of jlm@...
Sent: dimanche 9 juin 2019 20:47 To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] TMD22 Emergency Shutoff
Wery easy to do you stop the fresh air input .....:-) JLMERTZ CottonBay
Le 09/06/2019 à 20:23, CW Bill Rouse a écrit :
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Re: Stuffing box drainage path
Dear friends: As we came back to Boston, we kept using the method but it became very inconvenient to mount and dismount the contraption every weekend when we left and came back to Constitution Marina. My interpretation of the problem was that due to uneven wearing of the surfaces that guide the bow thruster up and down motion, it resulted in a misalignment between the shaft and the sealing surfaces. This misalignment caused a small deviation of the shaft from the centerline which pushed the lip seal sideways and, because the Amel recommended seals are made of a hard material, it opened a point of water entry. I proceeded to test my hypothesis and ordered two special seals made of silicone from a soft seal manufacturer (SSP Inc). It took several months to get them due to the small number of units I ordered (just 2) but, after I installed them three years ago, I had no more leaks and my bilge has been dry ever since. The cost for the two seals was $72.50 and, more importantly I have not had to change them or the donut seals since I installed them. I have checked them and the donut seals and they are all still in good shape. As I am preparing Ipanema for our long term cruise, I am ordering a few spares to carry with me and I will be happy to order some extra ones for any body that wants to try them. I missed taking pix before installation but here are pictures of them installed, before and after adding the top donut. Cheers, Jose Gabriel Venegas Ipanema SM2K 278 Boston  
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Re: TMD22 Emergency Shutoff
Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
Hi, This is not a light weight topic. There are serious dangers involved. First. The comment about shutting off the fresh air supply. I presume this reffered to blocking the air intake. A hand put over this at reves would almost certainly result in serious injury. The suction on a reving diesel engine is considerable. Secondly, in an emergency shutting the fuel off would be way too slow. The lever on the side of the injector oump is the only safe option snd every operator should be familar with this. Diesel engines in some circumstances can run away rev. Also consider being in the engine room and an emegency happenned, something around the drive shaft, a burst water hose or any thing else that might require instant reaction. I commend to all owners to identify their emergency shut off and practice using it. Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl
On 10 June 2019 at 11:24 Germain Jean-Pierre <jp.germain45@...> wrote:
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Re: Furling motor brushes
Donato Valente
useful information. Thanks Mark, thanks Kelly fair winds Donato SM #468 Ocean bird
Il giorno lun 10 giu 2019 alle ore 00:04 Mark McGovern <mfmcgovern@...> ha scritto: Donate, --
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Re: TMD22 Emergency Shutoff
Germain Jean-Pierre
Or ....
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Shut off the fuel via the shut off valve. Takes longer though. Jean-Pierre
On 10 Jun 2019, at 07:39, CW Bill Rouse <brouse@...> wrote:
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Re: Furling motor brushes
Donato,
I think I fixed the link. If not, use the link in Kelly and Ryans first post that says the part number SPR-A007. -- Mark McGovern SM #440 Cara Deale, MD USA
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Re: Furling motor brushes
Kelly Ran
Mark, glad this worked for you! 😀 Donato, try this: (Or try the hyperlink in my first message; that worked for me when I checked it) Fair winds Kelly + Ryan SM233 Iteration
On Sun, Jun 9, 2019, 16:38 Donato Valente <ing.d.valente@...> wrote:
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Re: Furling motor brushes
Donato Valente
Mark, Apparently the link you posted leads to a ‘page not found’. Would you please send it back ? Or detail the specs ? Thanks Donato SM 468 Ocean Bird
Il giorno dom 9 giu 2019 alle 20:41 Mark McGovern <mfmcgovern@...> ha scritto: Thanks Kelly and Ryan for the information! These worked perfectly in our Leroy Somer MBT86M Main Furler and Outhaul motors. Our main furler stopped working under any load at the end of last season. It would spin freely when not loaded and I was able to easily furl and unfurl the mainsail manually so I figured it was likely worn brushes and/or a dirty armature. Sure enough, it was both. I replaced the brushes and cleaned the armature and they both work great. Here is a direct link to the place I bought them:
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Re: TMD22 Emergency Shutoff
Thanks to Kent for this: 
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Re: Furling motor brushes
No doubt that Kelly and Ryan found something that will help many Amel owners. Good call.
On Sun, Jun 9, 2019 at 1:41 PM Mark McGovern <mfmcgovern@...> wrote: Thanks Kelly and Ryan for the information! These worked perfectly in our Leroy Somer MBT86M Main Furler and Outhaul motors. Our main furler stopped working under any load at the end of last season. It would spin freely when not loaded and I was able to easily furl and unfurl the mainsail manually so I figured it was likely worn brushes and/or a dirty armature. Sure enough, it was both. I replaced the brushes and cleaned the armature and they both work great. Here is a direct link to the place I bought them:
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Re: Water Tube connection
Mark & Debbie Mueller
I had a similar problem, the piece disintegrated. For an interim fix I used a SharkBite fitting available at any hardware store. I would not use this as a permanent replacement due to the conditions these boats are subject to over time - I believe the SharkBite would fail. I ordered a replacement fitting from FaucetsComplete.com item Zurn QACA33MG Pex Qicktite Brass Male Adapter. This fit directly into the brass valve body and connected to the factory PEX tubing even though it was millimeter tubing and the fitting was for imperial size tubing. Check your valve body size to be sure the two thread sizes match.
Good luck. -- Mark Mueller Brass Ring A54
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Re: TMD22 Emergency Shutoff
jlm@jlmertz.fr
Wery easy to do you stop the fresh air input .....:-) JLMERTZ CottonBay
Le 09/06/2019 à 20:23, CW Bill Rouse a
écrit :
What is the best way to shut off a TMD22 when there is no power available to use the normal shut off method?
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