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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Re-rigging and mast step

Hello Arno, Glad you join the forum! Was definitely nice meeting you and Mirjam in St Barth last Summer. You are one of the last people I gave a tour of NIKIMAT. See you in January in Sint Maarten

By Alexandre Uster von Baar <uster@...> · #37221 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Hurth Transmissions freewheeling folding prop

James, Sunny Side is at Todomar Yard Cartagena Your understanding of my bad english is 100% correct. End of January, I will be on board and I will look for where I ordered my cooler from. The name of

By svsunnyside · #37220 ·

Re: Re-rigging and mast step

I have no direct experience with Amel (yet) but looking at my own boat, I would say yes, it make a lot of sense. Looking at all parts up close always reveals things you can’t see when the masts are

By Arno Luijten · #37219 ·

Re-rigging and mast step

We are considering redoing the standing rigging that hasn’t been touched in 18 years. Would it make sense to step the mast, do detailed inspection, replace parts/wires/messengers, etc. while the

By Mike Ondra · #37218 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Perkins M 4.154 repairs

christian alby, Thanks for taking the time to update us on your freshly rebuilt 4-154 along with verifying the cause of the failure. I hope that the engine provides you many years of good

By James Alton · #37217 ·

Re: Perkins M 4.154 repairs

Thanks to all Amel sailors who assisted me find parts for my 1982 Perkins M 4.154. Engine is rebuilt now with new pistons, liners, bearings ... Including a brand new starter to replace the one burnt

By calbyy@... · #37216 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Hurth Transmissions freewheeling folding prop

Sorry I sent it to early, correction: Germany Regards Hanspeter Tamango 2; SM 16 Lancarote Von meinem iPhone gesendet Am 20.12.2017 um 00:28 schrieb "hanspeter.baettig@..." <hanspeter.baettig@...>:

By hanspeter baettig · #37215 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Hurth Transmissions freewheeling folding prop

Bill, The Foley website refers to this number on the basis of some customers that were replacing or rebuilding their transmissions at about 1000 hours.

By James Alton · #37214 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Hurth Transmissions freewheeling folding prop

Hello James I'm amusing my self and others Amel Owners here in Europe. Dont't worry you will never lose your Amel Boat about a corrodes Hurth Cooler.! You cetainly know who is the builder of Hurth?

By hanspeter baettig · #37213 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Hurth Transmissions freewheeling folding prop

1000 hours for the life of a Hurth transmission? No way. Something is very wrong with that number. Properly cared for they should last as long as the engine... maybe 10,000 hours? Bill

By greatketch@... · #37211 ·

Tranny Cooler

Hi, On my Yanmar they use a Bowman tranny cooler. It is a few hundred dollars or less and seems to be bronze. Sales & Engineering sales@... You can contact bob for specifications on this cooler

By sailormon <kimberlite@...> · #37212 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Hurth Transmissions freewheeling folding prop

Dave, I discovered while searching online that Foley used to source their coolers from Germany but stopped doing so because they were corroding too quickly. I am guessing that these might be the

By James Alton · #37210 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Hurth Transmissions freewheeling folding prop

Sorry, 6000 hours Fair Winds Eric

By sailormon <kimberlite@...> · #37209 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Hurth Transmissions freewheeling folding prop

Gabriele, I am glad that you are having good luck! Thanks for the tip on the Militec-1, what I have read about the product sounds very promising. I will order some and give it a try. So if I

By James Alton · #37208 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Hurth Transmissions freewheeling folding prop

Hi Eric, Did you mean to type 6000 hours or miles? Best, James SV Sueno, Maramu #220

By James Alton · #37207 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Hurth Transmissions freewheeling folding prop

James, I have about 6000 miles on mine. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

By sailormon <kimberlite@...> · #37206 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Hurth Transmissions freewheeling folding prop

Hi James - Good care : YES , Exceptional care: I do not think so. The only thing I use , that not everyone use , is: MILITEC-1 (everywhere possible, on sea and on land) according to the producer

By svsunnyside · #37205 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Hurth Transmissions freewheeling folding prop

James, I have one of those plates as well. Interestingly, the plates, old and new, never seem to corrode much, just the box itself. The most worrisome corrosion is to the pipes that the hoses are

By David Wallace · #37204 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Hurth Transmissions freewheeling folding prop

Bill, I really appreciate your sending the testing procedure (I received that separately, thanks!). We will be hauling in Jan or Feb for bottom painting so the opportunity is at hand to check the

By David Wallace · #37203 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Hurth Transmissions freewheeling folding prop

Gabriele Anolini, That is amazing, you must be taking exceptional care of your transmission. Do you have a cooler on your transmission? Foley seems to be saying that 1000 hours is about all that

By James Alton · #37202 ·

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