Re: Deck Repairs to Amel Mango
Kaplan,Andre
Charles
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I have a 1988 Mango and I would be very interested in your experience with resurfacing the deck. Any info you have would be appreciated
BR
Andre Kaplan
kaplan@...
Renaissance 2000
Mango 71 88
On Nov 12, 2019, at 4:53 PM, Charles Bell via Groups.Io <shipbldr2000@...> wrote:
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Re: Main outhaul SN
Gary Silver
Hi Bernd:
The Delrin "spacer/mounting" blocks are locally fabricated and/or "sort of" available from Amel. When I ordered a couple of sets from Amel to replaced my cracked ones, they arrived but I quickly realized, that on my boat SM #335 at least, that the top and bottom spacer/mounting blocks are NOT identical. They are mirror images of each other (as noted by ligning up the mounting bolt holes in the gearbox and the "flats" where they attach to the mast. I couldn't seem to make Amel realize the predicament and their error even with detailed labeled photos. SAV insisted they only had the one piece, all identical, and not mirror images (i.e. a top and a bottom part) so as to match the mounting holes. I solved my problem by drilling new mounting holes to match the holes in the gearbox housing. A modification I made, while I was at it, was to mill a drain channel in the bottom surface of the top spacer/mounting block so that water, that accumulated in the top of the gearbox in the reservoir created by fitting the spacer/mounting block, could drain rather than puddle. All the best, Gary S. Silver s/v Liahona Amel SM 2000 # 335 Puerto Del Rey Marina, Puerto Rico
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Re: Masthead Tri Colour LOPOLIGHT A54
Morning Martin,
Will be back in PHX next week – pls send me your Email address to teun@...
Best Regards Teun SV AMELIT A54 #128
On the hard in COOMERA (near BRISBANE) QLD AUSTRALIA January 29, 2020 09:43:03
USA cell: +1 832 477 8842 AUSTRALIA cell: +61 5951 8909
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From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io>
On Behalf Of luvkante via Groups.Io
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2020 06:24 To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Masthead Tri Colour LOPOLIGHT A54
Teun,
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Re: New owners of Amel Super Maramu # 331
amelforme
Congratulations Bill and Joanna on the acquisition of CLOUDSTREET. I was the first owner of this boat and she was then called LORADO, a contraction of my best friends first/given names. I employed it as Amel’s sales demonstration boat for North America and enjoyed sailing it up and down the east coast exhibiting at boat shows. When I sold it to the second owner, it was stuck by lightning a hour after we closed the deal. We went back for a Champagne toast and the masthead tri-color was laying on the trunk cabin, smoking. It was repaired perfectly by our Amel trained serviceman Ray Eaton who also had a degree in electrical engineering. The day after it was fully repaired, it got struck by lightning again, while in the very same spot it was the first time. This lays to rest the old saw that lightning never strikes twice… It was repaired again and the folks I sold it to did not appreciate my humor when I tongue in cheek suggested that they name it STRIKE THREE. Somehow the fact that it was hit by lightning became my fault. I stayed in contact with subsequent owners who deeply enjoyed the boat and I was happy to help them with the challenges that boat ownership entails. Hope you got to interact directly with Joe and Tracey whom I also sold it to and enjoyed my relationship with them a great deal . They are good people and the kind of folks you would like to buy a boat from, for certain. Not to worry about the lightning as the boat was put right as good as new with no structural damage at all and never a related problem. If you enjoy it as much as everyone else has, you are in for a great adventure. Good luck and All the Best, Joel
JOEL F. POTTER-CRUISING YACHT SPECIALIST~L.L.C. THE EXPERIENCED AMEL GUY UNSURPASSED AMEL MARKETING EXPERIENCE AND PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE Office 954-462-5869 Cell 954-812-2485
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> On Behalf Of william reynolds
We have recently bought Cloudstreet, a 2001 SM 2000.
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Re: Amel's suggestion to run the Volvo D3-110 (A54) daily while on passage
amelforme
All early Super Maramu had metal mufflers, don’t recall the cut off when they switched to plastic. Olivier, do you know when the change was made? Jacques Carteau explained the reason for the change as noise/vibration abatement as the plastic mufflers would ‘pant’/flex and eliminate some noise/vibration where the metal ones wouldn’t. He noted that they wouldn’t corrode either. He didn’t appreciate my saying that they will melt if you lose the raw water pump.
If you still have a metal muffler, it’s a good idea to inspect the interior and especially the bottom on a regular basis, at least annually. When they fail it makes an awful mess of the engine compartment.
JOEL F. POTTER-CRUISING YACHT SPECIALIST~L.L.C. THE EXPERIENCED AMEL GUY UNSURPASSED AMEL MARKETING EXPERIENCE AND PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE Office 954-462-5869 Cell 954-812-2485
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> On Behalf Of CW Bill Rouse
Mike,
You wrote: Hi Bill - do you mean that last section of exhaust looks modified/non-Amel or just generally speaking? The answers to your questions are yes & yes.
See the attached as it may help you. Your SM, when new, probably had the plastic Vetus water muffler, not a stainless steel muffler. I assume there are previous owner modifications.
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On Tue, Jan 28, 2020 at 2:45 PM CW Bill Rouse via Groups.Io <brouse=gmail.com@groups.io> wrote:
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Re: A54 engine anti siphon vent
amelforme
Over the decades with Amel, I sometimes sat in on part of the week long schooling each new Amel owner received as well as the somewhat shorter training I got on the three new ones I owned. The Amel guys always said to listen for the anti-siphon
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"Clear it's throat" on start up and then " Mind it's manners" all the rest of the time. A clever and catchy way to remember this important item. JOEL F. POTTER CRUISING YACHT SPECIALIST LLC THE EXPERIENCED AMEL GUY Office 954-462-5869
On Jan 29, 2020, at 6:45 AM, Porter McRoberts via Groups.Io <portermcroberts@...> wrote:
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Re: A54 engine anti siphon vent
Porter McRoberts
Very important and astute observation. We do the same. Luckily we have little ladies who get paid for a weekly clean out of the salt water system. Also, first time I started the engine with Bill Rouse on board he reflexively pointed me to that siphon to look and listen to the stream in the starboard cockpit drain. Just yet another reason I’m so thankful we did the Amel school.
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Porter A54-152. IBIS
On Jan 28, 2020, at 8:01 PM, Sv Garulfo <svgarulfo@...> wrote:
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Re: A54 engine anti siphon vent
Randall Walker
I have that very sound and yes it is annoying. Looking to do a flush. This is the kind of tips we Amel owners need more of. Thank you. Randall A-54#56
On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 2:01 AM Sv Garulfo <svgarulfo@...> wrote:
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Re: Main outhaul SN
Herbert Lackner
We had it made buy a machine shop in Turkey, I think they used Lexan. maybe less than 50 Euro
SN120, herbert
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Re: Super Maramu Main Mast Furling foil Sheered
Karen Smith
Here is the detailed write up, of what we did, when we had this issue a year ago. We are quite happy with it! Amel Mainsail Foil Repair
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Re: Main outhaul SN
I believe that this part is made of Delrin. I took a cracked one to a machinist, who made two of them for me. Materials and labor came to $250US. Kent SM 243 Kristy Bahamas heading South
On Jan 28, 2020 6:47 PM, Eric Meury <ericmeury@...> wrote: I'm working on the same thing. Not a full crack like this but it is there. I think amel still has this part
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Re: Support the Amel Yacht Owners Group
#donation-request
Yes, I think I remember it going through. Thanks! Best, CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School - www.AmelOwnersYachtSchool.com 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX 77550 +1(832) 380-4970
On Tue, Jan 28, 2020, 7:36 PM Jamie Wendell <mysticshadow54@...> wrote: Well Bill, I missed your note above, but I think my donation went through.
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Re: Support the Amel Yacht Owners Group
#donation-request
Jamie Wendell
Well Bill, I missed your note above, but I think my donation went through.
Happy to support.- 3 years is not a bad thing. Jamie Wendell Phantom A54
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Re: A54 engine anti siphon vent
Jamie Wendell
I have noticed the same thing. What you are noting is really important. I listen every time I start the engine.
Jamie A54 #44 Phantom
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A54 engine anti siphon vent
Sv Garulfo
Hi all, Over the few years we have owned Garulfo, we came to notice that the anti siphon vent for the engine that exits in the starboard cockpit drain hole was a good tell tale of a restriction in the raw water line: when everything is clear (intake thru hull, vetus strainer, transmission heat exchanger, impeller, etc), the stream of water out of the vent line into the drain is continuous and silent, when the flow is restricted, the initial spurting of water and exhaust gaz continues to the point of becoming annoying and I know i need to go and clean something. After clearing the line, the flow is back to normal. Do other A54 owners share the same experience? Do my conclusions make sense, or is it some kind of coincidence? Any feedback welcome! Thomas GARULFO A54-122 Ua Huka, Marquesas, French Polynesia
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Re: Grounding for solar panels / solar arch
Patrick McAneny
Alan, Thanks for confirming that the toilet should be bonded. My boat did not come with a leak detention device ,wish it had. While eroding zincs is normal ,mine are eroding in about 1/3 the time that is normal. I now believe it is probably the result of the head not being bonded.
Thanks Again,
Pat
SM#123
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Leslie <s.v.elyse@...> To: main <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> Sent: Tue, Jan 28, 2020 4:33 pm Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Grounding for solar panels / solar arch Yes, you should have 3 wires to the motor +24, -24 and bonding (green/yellow)
We have a leak detection switch in the companion way.....not sure if you have that...it can tell you if you have a leak from -ve or +ve to the bonding. When we have had a leak -ve to bonding, it has always been the head motor that has caused it....proven by disconnecting the bonding wire at the motor, the indicated leak goes away. Zincs eroding is normal - they should be, as the least noble metal connected to the bonding circuit - if they're not, then you have an issue, as perhaps there is a break in the bonding cct and the zincs are no longer connected....rudder quadrant connection should be checked frequently to ensure that connection si good, if not, it compromises all the bonding on the boat. Cheers Alan Elyse SM437
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Re: Saint Maarten
Alexandre Uster von Baar
At Island Water World, it is $650 per month. $1068 is 64% more than $650, not exactly (what I consider as) "slightly" more... but again was, probably is now again, a nice property.
On Wednesday, January 29, 2020, 12:22:22 AM UTC, Mark Pitt <mark_pitt@...> wrote:
The rate for 31 days was $1067.95. On Jan 28, 2020, at 3:44 PM, Alexandre Uster von Baar via Groups.Io <uster@...> wrote:
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Re: Saint Maarten
Mark Pitt
The rate for 31 days was $1067.95.
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On Jan 28, 2020, at 3:44 PM, Alexandre Uster von Baar via Groups.Io <uster@...> wrote:
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Re: bonfiglioli for santorin
Jean-Pierre Massicotte
Hello, yes Amel drill holes to fit and also reduce the cooling fins depth. Regards Jp, Amel Santorin 51, Vanille
On Tue., Jan. 28, 2020, 19:46 Eric Meury, <ericmeury@...> wrote: Did amel drill holes to mount the motor. Here is my old one. Looks like holes drilled by amel. Sn. Number 86.
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Re: Main outhaul SN
Eric Meury
I'm working on the same thing. Not a full crack like this but it is there. I think amel still has this part
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