Re: More Options for Rub Rail Inserts
Patrick McAneny
Karen, I certainly want to replace my rub rail , having it produced and available in the US. without shipping from France ,would make it much cheaper and more available for boats located on this side of the pond , keep me posted .
Thanks,
Pat
SM Shenanigans
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From: Karen Smith via Groups.Io <karenharmonie@...> To: main <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> Sent: Tue, Mar 3, 2020 4:24 pm Subject: [AmelYachtOwners] More Options for Rub Rail Inserts Hey group,
We have done a little digging into the possibility of US based production options for the rub rail inserts. Seems a good option instead of shipping relatively inexpensive, yet bulky and heavy material across the ocean.
Companies doing custom, short-run rubber extrusions are pretty common in the industry. We contacted a local manufacturer who specializes in things like rub rails for inflatable boats to see if they could produce the Amel rub rail insert in low quantity and at reasonable cost. The basic answer is, yes they can. They have seen a dimensioned drawing of the insert, and confirmed that they can make it without technical difficulty. It would be made of EDPM, the premier rubber formulation for UV exposure. Not sure about color yet.
There isn’t enough information yet to set a hard price, but it looks like the MAXIMUM cost would be $800 per boat, and it could be as little as half that, plus UPS domestic ground shipping.
The process would look like this: If we get enough interest, I’ll trim a bit off my insert and give to the engineers so they can finalize the design of an extrusion die. They then run off a prototype piece and I would test it for fit on my boat. If all is good, a 50% deposit would hold a place in the production run.
If there is sufficient interest, we could have material in hand in 3 weeks.
At this point we have gone as far as we can go without having a read if there is enough interest in going further, so if this is something you’d want to participate in, or if you just have questions, drop an e-mail to greatketch@...
Karen Smith, Bill Kinney SM Harmonie #160 Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Re: How to clean the hull from diesel soot
Hi all, thank you for your replies!
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Re: tb/custom broker BRISBANE/COOMERA QLD AUSTRALIA/AYOGF
Evening Penny & Bob,
Just called WALLACE International as you suggested.
Asked for Bob and after being screened by 2 people who were clearly not very keen to let me talk to Bob 😊 – until I mentioned your names and then I was transferred immediately to Bob; like the Red Sea parted for Moses.
Bob agreed completely that what I was looking for was NO problem and was surprised that Ryan KNAGGS (who works in the same building as he does) informed me otherwise.
Problem solved & thanks for the help in getting my AMEL parts into AUSTRALIA.
Best Regards Teun SV AMELIT A54 #128
On the hard in COOMERA (near BRISBANE) QLD AUSTRALIA March 4, 2020 20:01:14
USA cell: +1 832 477 8842 AUSTRALIA cell: +61 5951 8909
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On Behalf Of Teun BAAS via Groups.Io
Sent: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 19:42 To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] tb/custom broker BRISBANE/COOMERA QLD AUSTRALIA/AYOGF
Hi Penny & Bob,
Greatly appreciate your help. I will try to get in touch with Bob WALLACE as my exchange with:
Ryan Knaggs
Wallace International 130 Riverside Place Morningside QLD 4170 PO BOX 678 Bulimba QLD 4171 Ph: +61 7 3212 7233
was fruitless. I am not sure but believe that Ian MACKENZIE (the broker in my marina/yard who referred me to WALLACE International) told me that Bob retired recently?
Completely agree with your “You can do free clearance for personal boat in transit, pleasure craft.“
Will let you know how it worked out. Thanks again for the help.
Best Regards Teun SV AMELIT A54 #128
COOMERA (near BRISBANE) QLD AUSTRALIA March 4, 2020 19:41:02
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On Behalf Of PENELOPE CONNOR via Groups.Io
Hi Teun, I have just got back online after crossing and see you are wanting to get some bits for boat in transit in Queensland. Ask to speak to “Bob Wallace” at Wallace International in Bris. If he does not look after you let me know, I will call him! Bob knows all about imports into QLD for everything, he started the business in the 70’s. You can do free clearance for personal boat in transit, pleasure craft. Best Regards
Barry and Penny Connor “SV Lady Penelope II” Amel 54. #17 Le MARIN anchorage. Martinique
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Re: tb/custom broker BRISBANE/COOMERA QLD AUSTRALIA/AYOGF
Hi Penny & Bob,
Greatly appreciate your help. I will try to get in touch with Bob WALLACE as my exchange with:
Ryan Knaggs
Wallace International 130 Riverside Place Morningside QLD 4170 PO BOX 678 Bulimba QLD 4171 Ph: +61 7 3212 7233
was fruitless. I am not sure but believe that Ian MACKENZIE (the broker in my marina/yard who referred me to WALLACE International) told me that Bob retired recently?
Completely agree with your “You can do free clearance for personal boat in transit, pleasure craft.“
Will let you know how it worked out. Thanks again for the help.
Best Regards Teun SV AMELIT A54 #128
COOMERA (near BRISBANE) QLD AUSTRALIA March 4, 2020 19:41:02
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On Behalf Of PENELOPE CONNOR via Groups.Io
Sent: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 17:26 To: main@amelyachtowners.groups.io Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] tb/custom broker BRISBANE/COOMERA QLD AUSTRALIA/AYOGF
Hi Teun, I have just got back online after crossing and see you are wanting to get some bits for boat in transit in Queensland. Ask to speak to “Bob Wallace” at Wallace International in Bris. If he does not look after you let me know, I will call him! Bob knows all about imports into QLD for everything, he started the business in the 70’s. You can do free clearance for personal boat in transit, pleasure craft. Best Regards
Barry and Penny Connor “SV Lady Penelope II” Amel 54. #17 Le MARIN anchorage. Martinique
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Re: Bottom paint removal problem
eric freedman
Hi Pat, I do not remember the name. I will try to get the name for you tomorrow. It took 2 yard workers 4 days to strip and sand. It is best applied in a warm environment as it is a chemical reaction. I did mine in July. They used cheap brushes and scrapers for the majority of the work and then putty knives when they got close to the gel coat. It takes multiple applications and waiting time for this stripper to work. They then used a sander to complete the job. It wasn’t difficult just time consuming. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io [mailto:main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io] On Behalf Of Patrick McAneny via Groups.Io
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2020 6:30 PM To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Bottom paint removal problem
Eric, I need to remove 20 some years of paint. Do you remember the name of the product you bought from Home Depot ? Was it meant to be used on fiberglass? Have any idea as to the man hours to strip your boat. Thinking I may hire a helper or two and tackle it myself. Thanks, Pat -----Original Message----- Hi Mark, On February 25, 2020 at 2:28 PM Mark Pitt <mark_pitt@...> wrote: I have owned my Super Maramu since she was launched in 2003. Amel applied a hard bottom paint before launch in 2003 but since then I have only used ablative paint. The layer is now thick and a bit uneven. Having carefully examined the words of caution on the Amel owners group, particularly those of Joel Potter, I have looked in vain for a soda blaster to remove all the old bottom paint. I just cannot find one in Rhode Island. The contractor recommended by my Rhode Island marina uses glass and is apparently very experienced with blasting boat bottoms. Last week I contacted the large Hinckley repair yard in Portsmouth, RI and it turns out that they do not have access to soda blasting either and use the same glass blasting contractor used by the full service marina where Sabbatical III is stored. Hinckley recommends the glass blasting followed by 5 coats of epoxy (the 5 coats is their rule for European boats). My yard has suggested 3 coats of epoxy as a water barrier. I had been hoping for soda blasting plus a single coat of epoxy as a primer, on the assumption that the barrier coat under the gel coat would remain intact. I did not expect that it would not be possible to find a soda blasting contractor in Rhode Island (or nearby Massachusetts) who works on boat hulls.
Any suggestions for me? I feel stuck and am inclined to use glass blasting following by 3 or more coats of epoxy as a barrier coat.
Mark Pitt “Sabbatical III”, SM#419, Wickford, Rhode Island, USA
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Re: tb/custom broker BRISBANE/COOMERA QLD AUSTRALIA/AYOGF
PENELOPE CONNOR
Hi Teun,
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I have just got back online after crossing and see you are wanting to get some bits for boat in transit in Queensland. Ask to speak to “Bob Wallace” at Wallace International in Bris. If he does not look after you let me know, I will call him! Bob knows all about imports into QLD for everything, he started the business in the 70’s. You can do free clearance for personal boat in transit, pleasure craft. Best Regards Barry and Penny Connor “SV Lady Penelope II” Amel 54. #17 Le MARIN anchorage. Martinique
On Mar 4, 2020, at 13:55, Teun BAAS <teun@...> wrote:
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Re: Iridium go external antenna location
Hi Dan
I think you'll find that bracket is standard on Amel Super Maramus. Every one I've seen, including ours, has it. Cheers Alan Elyse SM437
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Re: Iridium go external antenna location
Porter McRoberts
Ours is mounted deep under the Nav station desk (with external antenna). No problem with GPS signal ever. Just FYI.
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Porter McRoberts S/V IBIS a54-152 Excuse the errors. Sent from my IPhone Www.fouribis.com
On Mar 4, 2020, at 6:48 PM, Wolfgang Weber via Groups.Io <webercardio@...> wrote:
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Re: Iridium go external antenna location
This is from the iridium go page. I have the same antenna as shown and same place, cable runs through the pipe where also the BLU/SSB is running and unit is at the cart table. The external antenna is a little sensitive to people sitting at the backseat and leaning too much over the reling and when throwing the lines while getting to the harbour. Wolfgang Weber SY Elise Amel 54#162
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Re: Bottom paint removal problem
Patrick McAneny
Eric, I need to remove 20 some years of paint. Do you remember the name of the product you bought from Home Depot ? Was it meant to be used on fiberglass? Have any idea as to the man hours to strip your boat. Thinking I may hire a helper or two and tackle it myself.
Thanks,
Pat
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From: eric freedman <kimberlite@...> To: main <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io>; Mark Pitt <mark_pitt@...> Sent: Wed, Feb 26, 2020 12:06 pm Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Bottom paint removal problem Hi Mark,
After 16 years I had the bottom of Kimberlite cleaned down to the gelcoat. I did not want to use any form of blasting. I had the yard use a chemical stripper available at Home depot to remove paint down to the gelcoat. It took time and multiple applications but it worked and the bottom came up quite clean. I think the paint we removed weighed somewhere between 3 and 400 pounds and it was ablative paint.. I then had the yard apply 4 coats of interprotect . They then applied a hard epoxy blue paint and then 2 coats of black ablative paint. worked great . We hauled this year after 2 years and the bottom was beautiful. I would suggest using the chemical stripper when it is warm as it is a chemical process. Fair Winds, Eric SM 376 Kimberlite On February 25, 2020 at 2:28 PM Mark Pitt <mark_pitt@...> wrote:
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Re: How to clean the hull from diesel soot
eric freedman
This is the stuff I initially recommended—I now get little to no soot. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376
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Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2020 10:35 PM To: main@amelyachtowners.groups.io Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] How to clean the hull from diesel soot
People swear by this diesel fuel additive. Doesn’t deposit black soot on the hull. https://www.howeslube.com/products/meaner-power-kleaner
~~~⛵️~~~Matt
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Re: A55: fresh water pump system : Beam IV
I would start from the furthest cold water tap. Disconnect the fixture and connect a hose that you can use the dock water. Disconnect the hose from the pump. Put a hose into a bucket so that you can see if anything comes through. Looking for a small piece of plastic.
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This is a last step in the process to ensure you have cleared the pipeline. I think you will probably not have to do this.
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Re: Front furler Bamar MEJ upgrade to EJF? Is it worth it?
I just ordered last week the Reckmann furlers.
Did as good as possible research on both options and found out that even when the Reckmann are almost double the price compared to Bamar that Reckmann is probably the better choice. A 54 owner which has the new Bamars EJF for a few years on has boat found out that they having serious corrosion. It's difficult to find out how serious the corrosion is because only Bamar can open the units to service. After this came to my ear I made the decision for the Reckmann's. The quotation which I got from Bamar was € 16.846,= ex. VAT and from Reckmann 31.464,= ex. VAT On this prices comes VAT, the transportation and installation. Including all above prices are € 24.235,= and € 41.274,= If anyone is interested in my old Bamar MEJ furlers send me a mail. Laurens Vos A54 - Fun@Sea La Rochelle
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Re: Iridium go external antenna location
Thanks Dan what type of sailing are you comfortable with it there?
Cheers and many thanks
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From: Dan Carlson <carlsdan61@...> To: main <main@amelyachtowners.groups.io> Sent: Wed, Mar 4, 2020 3:18 pm Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Iridium go external antenna location Courtney, here are some more photos of the engine bracket. I have seen it on other Amels. The wood is a real Marine laminate. There are two SS straps that giver the top rail and hold it all together, as well as the engine clamps. It straddles one of the verticle supports for the rail. And is positioned for easy lifting with the mizzen ballooner halyard or a line thru a block at the mizzen spreader.
Let me know if you have additional questions.
Regards, Daniel
On Wed, Mar 4, 2020, 2:01 PM Courtney Gorman via Groups.Io <Itsfun1=aol.com@groups.io> wrote:
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Re: Iridium go external antenna location
Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
Hi Dan We have an identical bracket on Ocean Pearl. I always thought it was an Amel standard fixture. Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl
On 05 March 2020 at 09:17 Dan Carlson <carlsdan61@...> wrote:
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Re: Iridium go external antenna location
Courtney, here are some more photos of the engine bracket. I have seen it on other Amels. The wood is a real Marine laminate. There are two SS straps that giver the top rail and hold it all together, as well as the engine clamps. It straddles one of the verticle supports for the rail. And is positioned for easy lifting with the mizzen ballooner halyard or a line thru a block at the mizzen spreader. Let me know if you have additional questions. Regards, Daniel
On Wed, Mar 4, 2020, 2:01 PM Courtney Gorman via Groups.Io <Itsfun1=aol.com@groups.io> wrote:
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Re: Parts for sale from Alex Uster formerly NIKIMAT
Alexandre Uster von Baar
Good afternoon Randall, Thank you so much, I am very flattered and extremely honored by your message. Today being my birthday, it is one of the nicest message I could receive. Sincerely, Alexandre
On Wednesday, March 4, 2020, 04:10:00 PM UTC, Randall Walker <sailingalbedo@...> wrote:
Alexandre, Nikimat was one of my inspirations for buying into the AMEL world. I remember seeing it after the Hurricane in a you tube video it was sad to see. I have wondered what became of her. Take care, Randall A54 #56 On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 2:41 PM Alexandre Uster von Baar via Groups.Io <uster=rocketmail.com@groups.io> wrote:
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Re: Important Q for electrical engineers: Covering solar panels for Panama Canal transit - possible damage?
Kelly Ran
Scott, I reread your message and saw you have your panels in parallel - do you have blocking diodes at each panel? These would be necessary to prevent current in your open-circuit situation. If you have blocking diodes (not the same as bypass diodes) then you are OK.
On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 1:40 PM Kelly Ran <naryllek@...> wrote:
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Re: Important Q for electrical engineers: Covering solar panels for Panama Canal transit - possible damage?
Kelly Ran
Hi Scott, open circuiting the panels, as you said, means no current and no hotspots/damage. just wanted to clarify, the switches are between the panels and charge controllers, NOT between the controllers and the battery? (If the latter, you should make sure you shade the panels first before you open the switch. depending on topology, some charge controllers do not like getting their output open circuited under load.) Seems like the former so you're OK. now the bypass diode issue is different, in partial shading, bypass diodes should *bypass* shaded modules and reduce panel hotspots. the diodes should be sized to carry a lot of current & not get damaged. another issue for another time. happy crossing kelly + ryan SM233 Iteration Boston
On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 8:58 AM Scott SV Tengah <Scott.nguyen@...> wrote: All,
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Re: How to clean the hull from diesel soot
Dear Carina,
Also use additive in my fuel – don’t have (much) soot at all but that might be bcoz I have the D3 H version which apparently runs more efficient than the D3 C. The soot I do have is from the ONAN.
Best Regards Teun SV AMELIT A54 #128
COOMERA (near BRISBANE) QLD AUSTRALIA March 4, 2020 11:29:47
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Sent: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 01:57 To: main@amelyachtowners.groups.io Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] How to clean the hull from diesel soot
Dear Carina,
I’m glad you are still going well - just for interest we did not have the black exhaust spot problem so I wonder if it is your engine or fuel combination? We used additives many different types which we bought as we sailed around.
Peter Peter Forbes Carango 54 #035 La Rochelle 00447836 209730 07836 209730
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