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Re: 2001 Super Maramu Headliner
Rick, Sailrite told me there is shortage of headliners but they have similar products.
If the headliner is not sagging, that PVC takes paint quite well and it does not crack. -- John Bernard "JB" Duler San Francisco Meltem # 19, Western Med
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2001 Super Maramu Headliner
Rick Stanley
Hey folks anyone know a source for the vinyl beige headliner material AMEL used to use? Maud says AMEL no longer carries it.
Thanks!! Rick Stanley S/V Althea Rock Hall, MD
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Re: Gas struts for cockpit access
Ron Hynes
Thanks for the information.
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Ron Hynes 954.319.0944
On Sep 21, 2021, at 1:06 PM, Mark Erdos <mcerdos@...> wrote:
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Re: Gas struts for cockpit access
The specs for the struts are:
A1A1N40-250-608/400N 316L Stainless Steel Meaning a stroke of 250 mm with 608 mm overall 400 NM resistance The stroke is 8 mm The Diameter of the cylinder is 19 mm With 8 mm hinge on each side.
I ordered replacements from www.easylift.com
With best regards,
Mark
Skipper Sailing Vessel - Cream Puff - SM2K - #275 Currently cruising - Tahiti, French Polynesia www.creampuff.us
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Re: Anchor winch turning itself on!
Not an Amel story but I had a close call many years ago. My wife and I were running a charter yacht in the West indies. We had just had a full day to windward sailing from St Barts. I can not remember where exactly but we anchored off a fancy resort, maybe St Kitts or Nevis, the guests wanted to invite us to dinner ashore. We were tired and felt like a night in, so declined their kind invitation. They took the dinghy we went to bed. The crew cabin was right in the bow. It was blowing a solid trade wind offshore and at about 11pm the windlass started to haul up the anchor, we had not put on a snubber. We realised pretty quick and turned off the breaker. The anchor chain would self stow on that boat!
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Turned out to be salt water in the foot switch. The guests came back well after midnight! The boat would have been well out to sea. Never again. Nick Amelia Aml 54-019 Leros
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Re: Anchor winch turning itself on!
It is recommended to leave the circuit breaker off until you are about to drop anchor.
A friend was delivering a 60/70' motor yacht from San Francisco to Seattle, as you may know beating against the nasty waves and the wind of the Pacific Ocean. Very cold so everybody was inside. The windlass turned itself on, probably a lose connection after pounding the waves for one thousand miles. They probably did not notice for hours (pounding the waves on a motor yacht is noisy). The ensuing fire melted the GRP bow. They were able to put the fire off and barely made it to a safe harbor. -- John Bernard "JB" Duler San Francisco Meltem # 19, Western Med
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Re: Mainsail furler top seal
Gregory Dmitriev
Bill,
please mention that the internal diameter of the seal is still the same - 45mm. It was just the issue of the external diameter 60->58.
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Re: Anchor winch turning itself on!
I always open the circuit breaker when sailing i.o. to avoid unwanted windlass movement. Imagine it dropps the hook when sailing with 8 knots in waters not deeper then the chains length or even in shallow waters.
The only time I want to have the windlass ready is when I want to drop anchor or as a backup when entering a harbor in case of engine or rudder failure. -- Bernd SN 119 / Cascais, Portugal
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Re: Anchor winch turning itself on!
Let me add a note that will happen to any SM, 54, 55, or 50 owners, sooner or later. The windlass Control box is a black plastic box that has 2 solenoids inside the box, 1 for UP, and 1 for DOWN. The contact points on these solenoids will burn and possibly stick sooner with those owners who operate any brand Windlass and put the motor under strain. You know what this is. You can hear the motor straining. It happens much later to those owners who do not put the motor under strain. This is a typical A54, A55, A50 bow compartment electrical box, containing the windlass control boxes:  This is a later model SM Windlass Control Box (earlier models had 2 exposed solenoids:  This is an opened windlass control box with burned contacts that stuck in the DOWN position causing a windlass ran-away.  Lesson Learned #1: When you hear your windlass motor straining, pause momentarily and the windlass control box will last a very long time. Lesson Learned #2: Always tie your anchor chain to prevent anchor deployment and only untie it when you are ready to anchor, or you are maneuvering in close quarters like a marina. You never know when you may lose all engine propulsion and need to drop the anchor. Bill
Wow, quite a reaction. Yes, indeed, the anchor winches on my 55 are made by Quick. They are excellent winches in my experience, having hauled various mooring anchors, rocks and other stuff in many places in the Med, in addition to my 55kg anchor and 100 m of chain! They are not gadgets, they are serious pieces of equipment. I appreciate the redundancy a second windlass provides. What happened to me had nothing to do with Quick. The remote is very well designed from an engineering perspective but it‘s been heavily used and opened many times to remove batteries in the fall and reinstall them in the spring. So what happened to me is not a reason to point fingers at Quick or Amel. It can happen to anyone with any make of windlass.
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Re: What to do with LiFePO4 batteries when the boat is layed up?
Thanks very much everyone. Based on Thomas’ suggestion, I‘ve now programmed an event for my 60A charger which switches it to float at 80% state of charge. The voltage of the batteries at 80% with the charger off and minimal load (2A) is a little less than 26.8V. So this may be the way to go - but I have an email into MV support to confirm. Their advice quoted above strictly speaking only applies if all loads are off which won‘t be the case for me since the bilge pump and galvanic insulator will be on although the loads are minimal for a 600Ah battery bank. It may also not be necessary to have this event if the charger never goes back to bulk with such a small load.
Scott, given that MV recommends to charge the batteries to more than 80% at least every 3 month, I suspect that it‘s not good for them to be kept at 50% as you suggest. Joerg
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Re: Anchor winch turning itself on!
Wow, quite a reaction. Yes, indeed, the anchor winches on my 55 are made by Quick. They are excellent winches in my experience, having hauled various mooring anchors, rocks and other stuff in many places in the Med, in addition to my 55kg anchor and 100 m of chain! They are not gadgets, they are serious pieces of equipment. I appreciate the redundancy a second windlass provides. What happened to me had nothing to do with Quick. The remote is very well designed from an engineering perspective but it‘s been heavily used and opened many times to remove batteries in the fall and reinstall them in the spring. So what happened to me is not a reason to point fingers at Quick or Amel. It can happen to anyone with any make of windlass.
Joerg Esdorn A55 #53 Kincsem Currently cruising Britany
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Re: Anchor winch turning itself on!
John Clanton
I may very well have misinterpreted this message string, so pardon my comments if wrong, but:
Quick is the maker of the chain counter and helm anchor control device, the hoisting hardware is Lewmar. The notion that an anchor windlass, a chain counter, or a remote to active the windlass is a “gadget” or “lacking simplicity” is ridiculous. I think this is an informative report and I very much appreciate the insight. John W. Clanton A55, No. 65 Currently in Antibes, France Disclaimer The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, copying or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information is strictly prohibited.
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Re: Anchor winch turning itself on!
Marcel Tromp <marceltromp@...>
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Re: Anchor winch turning itself on!
An Amel 55 with Quick wind lass unbelievable. Check again it should be Lewmar
A cautionary tale. Yesterday, one of my two Quick anchor winches came on without my pressing a button! I was sailing and the port winch started pulling the port anchor in - i.e. the motor was turning against the slipping clutch, cranking the anchor against the bow structure. The noise was incredible and it took me a while to get the winch turned off. The wireless remote and the switch at the helm station didn‘t work. I knew the switch labeled „cockpit controls“ turns off the winch but that also turns off everything else in the cockpit. So I decided to turn off the switch in the forepeak. --
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Re: Anchor winch turning itself on!
John Clanton
Good lesson for the rest of us. Thanks much!
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Anchor winch turning itself on!
A cautionary tale. Yesterday, one of my two Quick anchor winches came on without my pressing a button! I was sailing and the port winch started pulling the port anchor in - i.e. the motor was turning against the slipping clutch, cranking the anchor against the bow structure. The noise was incredible and it took me a while to get the winch turned off. The wireless remote and the switch at the helm station didn‘t work. I knew the switch labeled „cockpit controls“ turns off the winch but that also turns off everything else in the cockpit. So I decided to turn off the switch in the forepeak.
What happened? I investigated today and found that the remote control had some water on the circuit board. That water was enough to short out the on/off button and the „up“ button for the port winch. After drying it and applying some Corrosion X, all was good again. I am replacing the remote, though, since the elaborate gasket is failing in a number of places which may be the reason for the water. But it could have been condensation as well. I‘m also going to check out the port winch to make sure the clutch survived the ordeal. I have long had a rule to turn the „cockpit controls“ button off when I leave the boat at anchor. My concern is that the anchor winch might turn on miraculously and pull up the anchor! Turns out that‘s not just a theoretical concern! Joerg Esdorn A55 #53 Kincsem Currently cruising Brittany
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Re: Converting my Amel 54 to lithium batteries: what I did, what I like and what I don't like (after one year of full time live aboard use)
Thank you Scott, Very informative and of big use to us that are thinking about converting to Lithium.
Enjoy the Pacific! -- Carina SV Ultimo Amel 54 No 165
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Re: LED under cabinet lighting
Mark & Debbie Mueller
I connected directly to the 24 volt system. I left the existing kitchen lighting in place and connected the new LED lights to that source using the existing circuit breaker for protection. I was reluctant to use a transformer, I really like the KISS Principle.
-- Mark Mueller Brass Ring A54
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Re: Tinkling Sound
Thanks Paul and Joel. I will try the halyard first, then Paul's suggestions if not joy. We are fine, Joel. I did take a nasty spill on a bicycle in the Cape Cod Dunes a week ago. Broken nose, fist-sized hematoma on shin, and various assundry scrapes and bruises. Still feel like a truck ran over me but I'll live. Hi to Vela, glad y'all are having fun. Iris says Ahoy back atcha, and thanks for the tip. Kent & Iris KRISTY SM 243 -- Kent & Iris KRISTY
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Re: LED under cabinet lighting
Patrick McAneny
Mark, Did you plug the lite string into an A/C outlet using the transformer /plug provided, or did you wire it directly to the 24v system?
Thanks,
Pat
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark & Debbie Mueller <brass.ring@...> To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Sent: Sun, Sep 19, 2021 11:52 am Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] LED under cabinet lighting We added 24 volt single color LED’s with a dimmer. They are working great – as said before, a HUGE difference. I choose 36 LED per foot to avoid any shadowing. I used the adhesive back to mount the strip however an aluminum mounting rail is available. They can be cut to length so I wired two strips together, one over the sink area and the other over the cooktop/microwave area. The LED’s and dimmer we purchased from SuperBrightLEDs.com:
STW-A50K90-C6F-10C5M-24V: Cool White 5000K LED
LDK-8A: Single Color LED Dimmer.
-- Mark Mueller Brass Ring A54
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