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Re: Primary Rawater Manafold
Bill Kinney
The outlet of our sea strainer is 1 1/2 inch BSP.
In this size, BSP and the US Standard NPT have identical thread pitch and depth, but different thread shapes. You can screw either one into the other with full mechanical strength, but they will not seal reliably leak tight using only TFE tape. For low pressure applications (like the sea strainer) use of a good pipe sealant paste will give a permanent leak tight seal. Bill Kinney SM160, Harmonie Hampton Roads, VA
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Re: "Meeting" Henri ! (the hurricane, not the Captain)
i would be thanking you in my mind!
and hope all this is fine !! Stay healthy SM Balu 222 Von meinem iPhone gesendet
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Re: Deck restoring
Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
Hi Bill. Paint was recommended by my marine painter of many years experience. Isotal enamel single pot tinted to as close as I could to original. It flowed really well. Regards Danny
On 22 August 2021 at 07:35 Bill Schwanitz <billschwanitz@...> wrote:
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Re: Deck restoring
Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
Hi Matt, sorry no photo but on the side decks there was virtually no paint in the grooves and the gel coat was very pale. If I find a photo I will post it. The restorer was (copied off the label) Owatrolgel coat and surface restorer. Gel Coat restorer. Marine Polytrol. I got it through ebay as I did the striping tool. The paint I used in the striper was recommended by a marine boat painter of many years experience. Isotal enamel single pot. It flowed in the striper really well. A job well worth doing Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl
On 22 August 2021 at 06:19 "Matt & Michelle Day, SM#208 SV Talia" <charlesmatthewday@...> wrote:
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Re: "Meeting" Henri ! (the hurricane, not the Captain)
That would be nice, and "will land 100-150 km" away may be what one forecast you saw of many credible forecasts. If you check, say, this afternoon's updates, you will see several other model solutions not as nice. I hesitate to go with any one model that just "feels good". ECMWF has us at ground zero, GFS is 20-30 km east, NAM has us at ground zero. Which model are you using? And, why might one choose it over others?
Hopefully, this will be a "nothing-burger" but we're not willing to let our guard down and we take storm preparation seriously. Better safe than sorry. Cheers, Craig -- SN68 Sangaris, Tropic Isle Harbor, FL
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Re: "Meeting" Henri ! (the hurricane, not the Captain)
Alexandre Uster von Baar
Not sure you saw, but Henry will land over a 100-150 km from where you are as a Tropical Storm or still H1...
On Saturday, August 21, 2021, 04:40:31 PM AST, Craig Briggs via groups.io <sangaris@...> wrote:
So, we left Florida to escape hurricane season and enjoy some east coast US cruising, but now find ourselves anchored at Ground Zero for Hurricane Henri, which is forecast to make landfall here near Sag Harbor on the eastern end of Long Island, NY.
We found what looks like a good hidey hole, West Neck Harbor on the south side of Shelter Island. It has 360º protection and only about a 1/2 mile fetch in any direction, 16 ft/5m depth, only a few boats around the perimeter on moorings, although two local small ferry boats came in today and anchored about 200M away (they probably have good “local knowledge” that this is a good place). So it's basically the three of us in the center of the basin.
The forecast models are quite different, some being 180º apart, as in SE60g90 and NW 55g85 at the same time! We’ve got 200 ft of chain and 50’ of ¾ nylon “snubber” out on our 45# Mantus as our primary anchor. We also have 250’ of 12 strand ¾ nylon and 25’ chain on our FX45 Fortress (“the World’s Strongest Anchor” as they say) ready to deploy if necessary. With the highly variable forecasts we don’t want to set two anchors unless conditions change during the storm as the eye may be either slightly east, slightly west or overhead, so it is a crap shoot on wind direction. Craig and Katherine SN68 Sangaris
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"Meeting" Henri ! (the hurricane, not the Captain)
So, we left Florida to escape hurricane season and enjoy some east coast US cruising, but now find ourselves anchored at Ground Zero for Hurricane Henri, which is forecast to make landfall here near Sag Harbor on the eastern end of Long Island, NY.
We found what looks like a good hidey hole, West Neck Harbor on the south side of Shelter Island. It has 360º protection and only about a 1/2 mile fetch in any direction, 16 ft/5m depth, only a few boats around the perimeter on moorings, although two local small ferry boats came in today and anchored about 200M away (they probably have good “local knowledge” that this is a good place). So it's basically the three of us in the center of the basin.
The forecast models are quite different, some being 180º apart, as in SE60g90 and NW 55g85 at the same time! We’ve got 200 ft of chain and 50’ of ¾ nylon “snubber” out on our 45# Mantus as our primary anchor. We also have 250’ of 12 strand ¾ nylon and 25’ chain on our FX45 Fortress (“the World’s Strongest Anchor” as they say) ready to deploy if necessary. With the highly variable forecasts we don’t want to set two anchors unless conditions change during the storm as the eye may be either slightly east, slightly west or overhead, so it is a crap shoot on wind direction. Craig and Katherine SN68 Sangaris
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Re: Deck restoring
Bill Schwanitz
Danny, This looks amazing! What paint did you use inside the Buegler tool? Thanks, Bill Schwanitz (not *yet* an Amel owner, just curious)
On Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 11:44 AM Danny and Yvonne SIMMS <simms@...> wrote:
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Re: Forward mainstay chainplate
Thanks Olivier and Joel! I don't see anything else right now. We did have a boat drag and get their anchor line tangled with ours (right after repainting the rub rail, of course) 6 weeks ago. They were alongside when we got back to the boat and had dinged our rail up from stem to stern. There wasn't much chop, but maybe a wake banged us together at some point. Thanks again for sharing your expertise, you are appreciated more than you can imagine. Hug back from Iris, Joel. Kent SM 243 Kristy -- Kent & Iris KRISTY
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Re: Gap between the mizzen mast step and the rear cabin top on a Maramu
Marco Baldan
Thanks Antonio!
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Curious how similar to my photo the gap appears. Marco
On 21 Aug 2021, at 20:42, Antonio Alati via groups.io <a.alati=yahoo.it@groups.io> wrote:
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Re: Deck restoring
Great job! Is this the gel coat restorer? Bill
On Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 1:19 PM Matt & Michelle Day, SM#208 SV Talia <charlesmatthewday@...> wrote: Danny,
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Re: Gap between the mizzen mast step and the rear cabin top on a Maramu
Antonio Alati
Il giorno 21 ago 2021, alle ore 21:36, Antonio Alati <a.alati@yahoo.it> ha scritto:
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Re: Gap between the mizzen mast step and the rear cabin top on a Maramu
Antonio Alati
Maramu 1986 i think it’s ok 
Il giorno 21 ago 2021, alle ore 21:31, Marco Baldan via groups.io <africanmarco@...> ha scritto:
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Re: Gap between the mizzen mast step and the rear cabin top on a Maramu
Marco Baldan
Thanks Jim!
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🙏👍😉
On 21 Aug 2021, at 17:53, James Watkins via groups.io <ewatk49734@...> wrote:
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Re: Deck restoring
Matt & Michelle
Danny,
Beautiful job! Do you have any before pictures? What was the gelcoat restore product you used? Matt SVTalia SM#209 Hampton, VA
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Deck restoring
Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
Hi all. See the attached photos. I have recently finished restriping the deck followed by gel coat restorer. My heartfelt thanks to those who advised me about the buegler striping tool and the product for gel coat restoring. I was amazed at how user friendly the striper was. No masking needed. Great result. The gel coat restorer I applied in less than an hour with a rag. Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl Mangonui New Zealand
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Re: Stuck mainsail swivel
Olivier Beaute
Hello Greg, I answered already Dieter about this a few weeks ago. You probably have a horseshoe mast NIRVANA type. Your swivel may be OK but the tube, which on this manual furler, is held by a needle bearing at mast top, needs to be released. I woulsd suggest that you climb to the very top of the mast and pour WD40 or equivalent CX to ease off the bearing. Try to make pictures of the mast top from above. Good luck. Olivier
On Saturday, August 21, 2021, 05:12:26 PM GMT+2, Gregory Shea <gmshea@...> wrote:
Hello all, Both Dieter Busch and I have the same problem with a frozen mainsail swivel on our Sharkis from1986. Two years of inactivity have taken their toll. We both have manual roller furling and there is no way to extract the swivel from the mast without lifting the spar. So, we are trying to free them with water and WD40 while the swivel is still inside the sail tube. Frozen swivels are not new so I was wondering if other owners who encountered the problem managed to solve it without extracting the swivel from the mast. Mine is locked solid and the manual furling mechanism is not robust enough to apply much force. I need to be working directly on the swivel but grabbing hold of it has me stymied. Any suggestions or experiences would be greatly appreciated. Greg Shea Sharki 133, Kilada, Greece
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Re: Gap between the mizzen mast step and the rear cabin top on a Maramu
James Watkins
I have a 1985 Maramu with exactly the same problem. Was fixed sometime ago the first time and it happened again over time. Proper fix did require spreading out the load on the bolts through the bulkhead. I had the surveyor Kelly Carver do the work and she sailed from FLL to Trinidad without any deforming. He probably would give you a quick review of the repair. KC Marine 1 954 347 6099.
You need to watch the tension on the mizzen as some of my issues developed after a re-rigging and over tightened shrouds.
Best Regards Jim Watkins Act II Maramu hull 185 Sent from Mail for Windows
From: Marco Baldan via groups.io
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 3:12 AM To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Subject: [AmelYachtOwners] Gap between the mizzen mast step and the rear cabin top on a Maramu
Dear Amel Owners Group,
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Re: Forward mainstay chainplate
amelforme
Hi Kent. I would say this was caused by some external pressure from another source such as a dock or another boat or ???. The chainplate displaced the dimpled gel coat crescent so I would make sure that the chain plate is still flat and not distorted in any way. If it is, it would be best to replace it. The radiating hairline cracks reinforce my opinion of a shock loading coming from an external source. Sound this area with a small phenolic hammer and compare the ‘tone’ to the same spot on the other side of the boat. If it sounds the same, the cracks are more due to old embrittled gel coat than destructive shock. I would also pay close attention to where the chain plate is fastened to the hull. Any signs of distortion or gel coat crazing would suggest unbolting the chainplate for more inspection of the actual area where the bolt goes into the hull. I doubt if this will be the case but have a look at the gel coat around the chain plate just to be safe.
While hard to perfectly diagnose something like this from afar, my best guesstimate is that you have nothing to worry about. Do the checks. Keep your eye on it while sailing in strong breeze and if there is nothing abnormal, check it again from time to time.
Can’t believe the hurricane named Henri’ is heading towards Long Island, New England and maybe Down East. I have several neighbors who summer up in New England and Maine who now wonder where they must go to escape tropical weather. We are used to sleeping with one eye open all hurricane season as we still have stuff to restore from IRMA that clobbered us on my birthday four years ago.
Hug for Iris.
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 karkauai via groups.io
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 2:58 AM To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Forward mainstay chainplate
Hi again all. I posted a pic in this thread of the toerail a few days ago. Any thoughts? Joel? KRISTY SM243
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Stuck mainsail swivel
Gregory Shea
Hello all,
Both Dieter Busch and I have the same problem with a frozen mainsail swivel on our Sharkis from1986. Two years of inactivity have taken their toll. We both have manual roller furling and there is no way to extract the swivel from the mast without lifting the spar. So, we are trying to free them with water and WD40 while the swivel is still inside the sail tube. Frozen swivels are not new so I was wondering if other owners who encountered the problem managed to solve it without extracting the swivel from the mast. Mine is locked solid and the manual furling mechanism is not robust enough to apply much force. I need to be working directly on the swivel but grabbing hold of it has me stymied. Any suggestions or experiences would be greatly appreciated. Greg Shea Sharki 133, Kilada, Greece
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