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Re: Gas springs on the aft Lasarett
Hi Craig,
Don't you just open the lazarette hatch and lean it back against the sloping aft cabin hatch ? That gives complete and unparalleled access to the lazarette for any shape or size of "stuff" IMO gas struts would just add an unnecessary complication and get in the way. Cheers Alan Elyse SM437
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Where to put the life raft
eric freedman
Hi Craig, Had you thought of putting your life raft in the cockpit port locker? It is very easy to get out from there. In addition, in horrific conditions, you really don’t want to be at the stern. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io [mailto:main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io] On Behalf Of Craig & Katherine Briggs SN 68 Sangaris Tropic Isle Harbor, FL via Groups.Io
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 6:10 PM To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Gas springs on the aft Lasarett
Hi Paul and Lady Annita,
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Re: Gas springs on the aft Lasarett
That seems interesting to me. My first concern is that when open, the struts would provide a small but possibly problematic interference for setting/sliding things onto the decks (I mostly just push things forward when I'm down in there hauling stuff out). I was thinking having that strut/bar in the way might be a small inconvenience.
On the other hand, it might be a small but useful grab bar as long as you didn't bend it :) Gary W. SM 209 Adagio Brunswick, GA
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Re: Gas springs on the aft Lasarett
Hi Paul and Lady Annita,
I have also been toying with adding gas struts to my aft locker because that is where I have my life raft and it is pretty heavy to lift up (more so every year :-) Some thoughts I have considered are that tail gates on automobiles do open more than 90 degrees, so that should not be a problem. However, you really do not need the hatch to automatically open and close to its full swing. A manual operation where it simply gives an assist on opening would be fine (like the SM cockpit/engine room hatch). if it opened more than 90 degrees, no problem, you could just start the closing by hand and the piston would provide the dampening to give a soft close. I haven't engineered a specific solution yet, but it seems totally feasible. Any further thoughts/ideas or specific gas strut recommendations would be welcome. Cheers, Craig
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Re: Gas springs on the aft Lasarett
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I don’t think it will work with a gas strut/spring on that hatch, because you open the hatch more than 90 degrees and when the hatch is resting towards the aftcabin roof it is beyond the critical angel where it can close it self. /Annsofie, S/Y Lady Annila SM232, 1998
25 mars 2020 kl. 17:48 skrev Paul Osterberg <osterberg.paul.l@...>:
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Re: Water Detection - Cleaning the fuel tank
Mark & Debbie Mueller
I did use Kolor Kut as a check but found no indication of water. I routinely use a biocide plus Sea Foam when fueling.
-- Mark Mueller Brass Ring A54
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Gas springs on the aft Lasarett
I would like to have gas springs on the aft lasarett on my SM. Is there anyone who have installed that? in that case what size and "strength" did you use? any picture would be appreciated.
I'm afraid the hatch might be to short to have any real use for gas springs, but I might be wrong (not unusual) Paul on SY Kerpa SM#259 Lagos, Portugal
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Re: Water Detection - Cleaning the fuel tank
Hi Mark
Thanks for this suggestion. Looks to me it could work well Did you find water this way ? Regards Laurens
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Re: Passarelle
Paul Dowd and Sharon Brown
Yeah I guess so. Only if and when we sell her will it then be an attractive feature!
Cheers, Paul S/Y Ya Fohi - Amel 54 #98 - Grenada
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> On Behalf Of Alan Leslie
Hi Paul, -- Cheers Paul Ya Fohi - Amel 54 #98
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Re: Passarelle
Hi Paul,
We have Besenzoni Skipper pasarelle on Elyse, I imagine that's what you have. I've used it a few times in Med moor situations, but they're not that common outside of the Med. Ours rarely gets used and has in fact seized up, the motor on the pump has died, and I'm seriously considering dumping it. If I were you, I'd take it off, you may never see the need to put it back on ! Cheers Alan Elyse SM437 ...currently locked down in New Zealand...without me!
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Re: Passarelle
We toke it off today, it toke a few hours, still have the hydraulic pump and some cabling to remove. And of course make the transom look good again, a few holes to cover. She looks much more beautiful now, and when the mark from the old passarelle is gone she will look great again.
We have probably a much simpler solution on our SM than on the 54, it would not retract totally so part of it would always be outside the transom. Still rather heavy but we manage my wife and I. Paul SY Kerpa SM#259 Lagos, Portugal sykerpa.com
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Re: Rub Rail Rubber Inserts: Last Call
Volker Hasenauer <volker.hasenauer@...>
Hi Karen, I just read your email while stranded in Europe due to Corona Virus travel ban. Have you placed the order already? How does shipments get arranged? I would need shipment to Malaysia - guess that's a problem? Volker SY Aquamarine Santorin 027 Borneo Malaysia
On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 11:54 PM Karen Smith via Groups.Io <karenharmonie=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote: We have an extruder in the USA to make a custom extrusion of the Amel rubber rail that fits the Super Maramu and Santorin.
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Re: Passarelle
Paul Dowd and Sharon Brown
Arno,
I’m a bit nervous about doing this now! It won’t be for quite a while though, so I’ll file this for now – many thanks.
Cheers, Paul
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From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> On Behalf Of Arno Luijten
Paul from Ya Fohi, What I did is remove the bolts from the base that hold it to the boat. Then I removed the hydraulic hoses which mean you will have to cut them. The sensor cables can be saved though. As the base is glued to the boat with some kind of caulking you will find the passerelle still firmly holding on to the boat. What I did in the end is tie a rope to the end of the passerelle and tie it to the dock (our boat is moored stern-to). Then using a little slack on the mooring lines, I gave the boat a firm push away from the dock. The weight of the boat resulted in a bing bang an a released passerelle with surpisingly little damage to the gelcoat. Careful, the passerelle is REALLY heavy! Make sure it’s tied to the boat so it does not become an anchor, also limit the slack on the mooring lines. You will need 3 or 4 persons to lift the thing off the boat. A new rotary actuator will set you back 5 or 6k$. Mine was seized up solid and beyond repair. And then the rest...
-- Cheers Paul Ya Fohi - Amel 54 #98
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Re: Passarelle
Paul from Ya Fohi, What I did is remove the bolts from the base that hold it to the boat. Then I removed the hydraulic hoses which mean you will have to cut them. The sensor cables can be saved though. As the base is glued to the boat with some kind of caulking you will find the passerelle still firmly holding on to the boat. What I did in the end is tie a rope to the end of the passerelle and tie it to the dock (our boat is moored stern-to). Then using a little slack on the mooring lines, I gave the boat a firm push away from the dock. The weight of the boat resulted in a bing bang an a released passerelle with surpisingly little damage to the gelcoat. Careful, the passerelle is REALLY heavy! Make sure it’s tied to the boat so it does not become an anchor, also limit the slack on the mooring lines. You will need 3 or 4 persons to lift the thing off the boat. A new rotary actuator will set you back 5 or 6k$. Mine was seized up solid and beyond repair. And then the rest...
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Re: 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙏𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙
Martin Bevan
Could you add Caduceus of Burnham, 54 #56, completed March 2017. Martin and Elizabeth Bevan. Thank you
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Re: 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙏𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙
Ken Powers SV Aquarius
AQUARIUS SM2K #262 - Completed a circumnavigation 2007 under the ownership of "Jemp". At the time she was named "Aquarius IV" due to the laws of Luxembourg stating no two boats can have the same name. We dropped the "IV" because USA does not have this requirement.
Jemp wrote a book about his circumnavigation, and Amel gave his book to the first 40 owners of the Amel 54 when they took delivery. Aquarius is currently 1/2 way into her 2nd circumnavigation.
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Re: USA only insurance
So Gary Golden is Al Golden's son. I believe Al, whose company was IMIS, started the Jackline policy underwritten by Markel Insurance Co. Then (likely with Gary in the mix) IMIS merged (or was sold to) Gowrie and offers the Jackline policy thru Gowrie. Not sure if the IMIS brand is still there. Anyway, it sounds like Gary has now gone off with a new product-branch-marketer-whatever to offer another substitute product. Certainly worth looking into as Al and Gary are both stand-up professionals.
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Re: USA only insurance
Gary Golden, Manifest Marine Matt ~~~_/|)~~~
On Sunday, March 22, 2020, 8:19:56 AM CST, Scott SV Tengah <scott.nguyen@...> wrote:
Hi all, We are leaving Panama soon and due to Covid-19 are abandoning our plans for the South Pacific this year. In the next week, our intent is to sail directly to Hawaii and possibly spend the hurricane season in Alaska before heading back to the US West Coast. Our current insurance does not cover US waters so I need to quickly find a policy that will cover us. We will mostly double hand and of course Hawaii-Alaska-US West Coast involves some offshore passages. We've got 16,000 nm on Tengah already, so reasonably experienced. Any suggestions for US insurance? FYI Tengah is US documented and I'm American. I've reached out to a few brokers but would like some tips from those of you who spend all of you time in the US. Thanks. -- Scott 2007 A54 #69 SV Tengah http://www.svtengah.com
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Re: Passarelle
Paul Dowd and Sharon Brown
Paul,
I’d be interested in the removal procedure. Ours has not been used for three years and is no doubt seized up.
Cheers, Paul S/Y Ya Fohi - Amel 54 #98 - Grenada
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> On Behalf Of Paul Osterberg
Hello! -- Cheers Paul Ya Fohi - Amel 54 #98
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Re: Passarelle
If you can store it for the time away. I would go without it.
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