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Re: Gearbox

Heinz, Definitely follow Bill's advice on this maintenance item. Cleaning and lots of grease! Where I in your shoes I would be concerned about what is happening inside the C-drive. If it does

By John Clark · #43122 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Gearbox

Heinz, There are 7 very important things that, if not done precisely correct, will result in water seeping into the C Drive. Some of the things that commonly cause water seepage are: Are you 100%

By CW Bill Rouse · #43120 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Gearbox

Hello and thanks to everyone. The Oil-water mixture came from the propeller's drive shaft. After 5 months there was only a small amount left. More water than oil. I removed the seals and started

By Stutenbaeumer.Berlin <heinz@...> · #43119 ·

Re: Genoa sheet sizing

Miles, I purchased Annie with 16mm genoa sheets fastened to the sail with a cowhitch/larkshead. I replaced the sheet shortly after purchase and found the knot was rock solid...no chance it would

By John Clark · #43118 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Gearbox

Hi Eric, My boat, #351, has an Autoprop and a shaft brake. With the boat on the hard and servicing the prop, how to get the brake off for a while? Willem Kroes SY KAVANGA

By Willem Kroes · #43117 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Genoa sheet sizing

Cow hitches have a tendency to slip if the pull isn't even. eg if you spend a long time on one tack in reasonable breeze, you'll probably end up with one sheet longer than the other. Cheers Alan Elyse

By Alan Leslie · #43116 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Gearbox

By eric <kimberlite@...> · #43115 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Gearbox

Hi Heinz, As Eric notes, some more information would help. By "gearbox" can we assume you mean the "C" drive (not the transmission gearbox)? Where is the oil-water mixture leaking from? - around the

By Craig Briggs · #43114 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Genoa sheet sizing

Thanks Craig and thanks Bill Very helpful I definitely want to go for a single long line with a cow hitch /larks head attachment to the clew Turns out I’m in a place that only has 14mm line so

By smiles bernard · #43113 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Gearbox

Hello and thanks for the answer. I have a folding propeller but no brake Heinz Am 20.11.2018 09:35 schrieb "'sailormon' kimberlite@... [amelyachtowners]" <amelyachtowners@...>:

By Heinz Stutenbaeumer <heinz@...> · #43112 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Salon mod

I can tell you that my SM 380 TouRai, was built with a full length settee in place of the loveseat, end table configuration. This boat was built with several factory built differences for a legacy

By Steve Morrison <steve_morrison@...> · #43110 ·

Re: Adding weight to the bow

Just do what the power boaters do and add lead forward, or in the starboard hanging locker (where you might also keep your tools.) And/or add another 1 or 2 hundred feet of chain. Don't know if you've

By Craig Briggs · #43108 ·

Re: Genoa sheet sizing

Here's an appealing way with a soft shackle: https://www.thoughtco.com/attach-jib-sheets-with-a-soft-shackle-2915412 Or just form a loop in the middle of a single long line, put it through the clew

By Craig Briggs · #43109 ·

Re: Resealing fixed portlights

Update: it was pretty easy to do, just a bit time consuming. Use a utility knife around the edges of the arcylic/GRP portlight flange and slowly open it up. We put small wedges to hold a gap between

By cpp_berkeley <no_reply@...> · #43111 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Gearbox

Hi Heinz, Do you have an autoprop with a disk brake on the shaft? Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

By sailormon <kimberlite@...> · #43107 ·

Gearbox

hello, After 5 months in the drydock in Panama I noticed that an Oel-water mixture was leaking out of the gearbox. I had the seals and the oil changed by Amel in Martinique a year ago. Now I can't

By heinz@... · #43106 ·

Re: Genoa sheet sizing

Miles, Harken has a quick and dirty online calculator for expected sail loads as a function of wind strength here: https://www.harken.com/content.aspx?id=9096 The tough part is extending that number

By greatketch@... · #43105 ·

Re: Diaphragm Bilge Pump failure.

Thanks Bill, much appreciated! Duane Wanderer, SM#477

By sailor63109@... · #43104 ·

Genoa sheet sizing

Hi there My Genoa sheets need replacing Currently I have 16mm polyester they don’t run too well through the cars, the bowlines tend to get hung up on the lower fwd shrouds when tacking etc. So am

By smiles bernard · #43103 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Diaphragm Bilge Pump failure.

Bill, Very impressed!I spent days searching the internet for one of these a couple of years ago andnever did find one. With bestregards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel- Cream

By Mark Erdos · #43101 ·

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