Re: Wave slap / banging under the stern
Ian Park
Hmmm
If it’s really bad we move up front. Tried a couple of other things, but nothing that really works. Ian Ocean Hobo SN96
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Raw water pump on Volvo D3
I have another question for the group.
Two years ago in Trinidad I replaced the bearings and seals on the raw water pump on my Volvo D3 as it was dripping sea water. Not ideal since the 12v alternator is directly below!!! Since then it has not leaked a drop it until now. I noticed a few crystals of salt on a little plastic tray, I keep below the pump, whilst putting the boat to bed for the winter. The rebuild two years ago was some 500 engine hours ago. Is that normal? I am a bit disappointed. I was hoping for double that. What to do? 1. Buy whole new pump at a cost of £525. 2. Buy the rebuild kit that includes a new shaft. £225 3. or just fit a new lip seal that costs very little about £5 Nick S/Y Amelia AML 54-019 Bazimakopolos yard, Greece
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Wave slap / banging under the stern
Stefan Schaufert
Hello to all,
today a less technical issue. Do somebody got a (temporarily) solution against the banging (and often really annyoing) waves under the stern/ owners bed of the AMEL 53/ 54/ 55 - when on anchor? Best regards Stefan A54 119 Lady Charlyette - Porto Santo
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Re: Bowthruster Gear Oil
Thanks James and everyone else. I am home in the UK for the winter. October was gorgeous in Greece. The sea was warm enough to swim and the air pleasantly warm in the day and almost chilly at night.
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Amelia is ready to launch, but it will be a long winter in the UK. Nick
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Re: Bowthruster Gear Oil
James Alton
Nick,
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Ahh, so it has finally cooled off in Greece. But what a nice October we had this year eh? As you have already suspected I am sure that the difference in the flow of the oil is just the viscosity has increase from the temperature. This is the same reason that changing engine oil with the engine warm, much easier. In the future if you have the same problem, just put some gentle heat on the unit such as a 100 watt clamp light or a small thermostatically controlled heater (in a pinch a hair dryer, but keep an eye on these things, not rated for continuous use) . No need to get anything really hot, just bring the oil up to 100F or so and it will be much thinner and should flow. It might take hours of gentle heating to accomplish this, especially if the 54’s have fibreglass cases on the lower units of the bow thruster which does not conduct heat very well. Hope you also had a good season in Greece this year. James SV Sueno Preveza, Greece Also now high and dry..
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Re: Desperate plea for an alternator/charging problem - Amel Euros 41, 1976, MD21a engine
Andrew Eaves <andyeaves@...>
Hi John
Thanks for the offer and advice! Sorry for the delay, yes an auto electrician found it in 20 mins. It was the alternator bulb/lamp. What usually comes on when your alternator is faulty in a car, but I never knew this bulb was in the circuit as it never had worked. Lesson learnt here now. Still one alternator to repair and batteries would benefit from being changed. Also to my knowledge this system is now just 12v, I haven't found any 24v lying around anywhere yet.
Thanks for your help, learning curve here!
Regards
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Final on the genset exhaust fan wiring
eric freedman
Hi Bill ,Here is how the genset fan is wired: green yellow in the cable to the fan green yellow Blue in the cable to the blue on on the fan Red from the cable to the fuse. Then one side of the capacitor and the brown wire from to the fan connected together to the other side side of the fuse. Black wire from the fan connected to the other side of the capacitor. Fair Winds,
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Re: Bow thruster Gear Oil
Mohammad Shirloo
Hi Bill;
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I have to give credit to the yard guys at Manoel’s boat yard in Malta too as we came up with the idea together. Off course it is OK to publish. Glad to make a small contribution to years of benefits we have reaped from yours and other Amel owners’ shared experiences.. Happy Sailing;
Mohammad & Aty
B&B Kokomo
Amel 54 #099
On Nov 10, 2019, at 11:16 AM, CW Bill Rouse via Groups.Io <brouse@...> wrote:
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Re: Bow thruster Gear Oil
Mohammad, I just revised my page in the Amel Book to include that PEARL of sage advice from you. Let me know if it is ok to publish. Best, CW Bill Rouse Amel Yacht Owners School - www.AmelYachtOwnersSchool.com 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX 77550 +1(832) 380-4970
On Sun, Nov 10, 2019, 12:24 PM Matt Salatino via Groups.Io <helmsmatt=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:
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Re: black wire on the genset exhaust fan
Eric, There should be two things spliced in series to the load (brown) wire; fuse and the capacitor. The capacitor is likely closest to the fan (blower). Best, CW Bill Rouse Amel Yacht Owners School - www.AmelYachtOwnersSchool.com 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX 77550 +1(832) 380-4970
On Sun, Nov 10, 2019, 12:15 PM eric freedman <kimberlite@...> wrote:
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Re: Bow thruster Gear Oil
Ingenious!
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~~~⛵️~~~Matt
On Nov 10, 2019, at 12:14 PM, Mohammad Shirloo <mshirloo@...> wrote:
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black wire on the genset exhaust fan
eric freedman
Hi Bill, Thank for the Photo. It was hard to make out but does the black wire and the brown wire from the fan connect to the the capacitor and then the red wire from the powered cable on the other ?ide of the capacitor. Best, Eric SM 376 Kimberlite
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Re: Bow thruster Gear Oil
Hi Mohammad,
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That sounds like a good plan. Thanks. Nick
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Re: Help with 220 Volt Genset exhaust fan Super Maramu
Eric, I found the following photo. I had cut the original capacitor from the wiring bundle, installed a wiring junction block, and new capacitor. The reason I did this is because the capacitor controls the speed of the blower and the capacitor was out-of-spec, slowing the motor. If you look closely at the BLUE circle, you will see that the original white capacitor wires (at least 1) was spliced to a black wire. I hope this helps you. --
On Sun, Nov 10, 2019 at 12:07 PM CW Bill Rouse via Groups.Io <brouse=gmail.com@groups.io> wrote:
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Re: Bow thruster Gear Oil
Mohammad Shirloo
Hi Nick;
We made a fill plug by drilling a hole in the center of an all thread the same size as the drain plug. We just attach a clear hose with the same ID as the OD of the all thread and attach it to a nipple drilled and installed on the lid of the gear oil bottle. We then attach the gear oil bottle inverted to the SS lifeline above the bow thruster. The oil simply gravity feeds from the bottom up. Leave the cap on the bow thruster oil fill reservoir open to let the air escape. It takes a few hours, depending on temperature, but you are sure that you have zero air and it is hassle free while you focus on other tasks. Just check the reservoir once in a while to be sure it does not overflow.
Happy Sailing;
Mohammad and Aty B&B Kokomo AMEL 54 #099
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On Behalf Of Paul Dowd and Sharon Brown via Groups.Io
Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2019 6:59 AM To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Bowthruster Gear Oil
Nick,
I filled mine from the top, with the drain open, then used a dinghy pump to pressurise the reservoir until clean oil came out the drain. I did need a few periodical top-ups but never had any problem with the bowthruster.
Cheers, Paul S/Y Ya Fohi - Amel 54 #98
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On Behalf Of ngtnewington Newington via Groups.Io
Hi Matt,
That does make sense but this is not the first time I have changed the oil. I did it when I bought the boat in June 2017 in Grenada WI. As I remember, I just drained it and filled the reservoir. It was hot and the oil would have been thinner. It was quite cool this time and the oil more viscous…any other thoughts out there?
Nick Amelia AML 54-019
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Re: Help with 220 Volt Genset exhaust fan Super Maramu
Eric, The fuse and the capacitor should be spliced in series to the load wire which should be brown. The blue wire is return (neutral). Green/yellow is earth. I am not sure where the black wire goes, unless it is a jumper. That fan (blower) is exactly the same fan (blower) on your Climma AC. --
On Sun, Nov 10, 2019 at 10:33 AM Thomas Kleman <lorient422@...> wrote: Hey Eric- just changed my blower so this is still fresh. The line ahead of the transfer box is energized by the genset running (on SM 422). The hot line goes fuse, capacitor, then fan. I'm not sure about your black wire.....if that's a 4th wire coming from your fan, we don't have one so can't help there.
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black wire in the genset exhaust fan
eric freedman
We are just getting ready to head south from NY to the Caribe (BURRR) and that is one thing that is holding us up. Fair Winds, Eric SM 376 Kimberlite
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io [mailto:main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io] On Behalf Of eric freedman Thanks Tom, I kind of figured that out the red wire, I just don't know what the black wire connect to. Possibly someone with a hull number closer to mine knows how the black wire connects. Fair Winds, Hey Eric- just changed my blower so this is still fresh. The line ahead of the transfer box is energized by the genset running (on SM 422). The hot line goes fuse, capacitor, then fan. I'm not sure about your black wire.....if that's a 4th wire coming from your fan, we don't have one so can't help there.
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The Black wire on the genset exhaust fan
eric freedman
Thanks Tom, I kind of figured that out the red wire, I just don't know what the black wire connect to. Possibly someone with a hull number closer to mine knows how the black wire connects. Fair Winds, Hey Eric- just changed my blower so this is still fresh. The line ahead of the transfer box is energized by the genset running (on SM 422). The hot line goes fuse, capacitor, then fan. I'm not sure about your black wire.....if that's a 4th wire coming from your fan, we don't have one so can't help there.
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Re: Help with 220 Volt Genset exhaust fan Super Maramu
Thomas Kleman
Hey Eric- just changed my blower so this is still fresh. The line ahead of the transfer box is energized by the genset running (on SM 422). The hot line goes fuse, capacitor, then fan. I'm not sure about your black wire.....if that's a 4th wire coming from your fan, we don't have one so can't help there.
As an aside, due to charger overheating, we installed Hella 24 volt fan in ceiling light block over genset, pointed at charger. Switch is by watermaker panel. It resolved my charger overheating issue where new blower had made no difference. Tom and Kirstin SM2K 422 L'ORIENT
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Re: Bowthruster Gear Oil
Paul Dowd and Sharon Brown
Nick,
I filled mine from the top, with the drain open, then used a dinghy pump to pressurise the reservoir until clean oil came out the drain. I did need a few periodical top-ups but never had any problem with the bowthruster.
Cheers, Paul S/Y Ya Fohi - Amel 54 #98
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> On Behalf Of ngtnewington Newington via Groups.Io
Sent: 10 November 2019 10:43 To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Bowthruster Gear Oil
Hi Matt,
That does make sense but this is not the first time I have changed the oil. I did it when I bought the boat in June 2017 in Grenada WI. As I remember, I just drained it and filled the reservoir. It was hot and the oil would have been thinner. It was quite cool this time and the oil more viscous…any other thoughts out there?
Nick Amelia AML 54-019
-- Cheers Paul Ya Fohi - Amel 54 #98
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