Good afternoon Peter,

Might be a good idea to start /restart a new topic for this…. I renamed my answer: "RED LIGHT ON WATER MAKER" for you.

After I had my water maker serviced (including a new high pressure sensor), I start it up then briefly after had the red light and it stopped
The high pressure had to be adjusted. so that it stops the system only when reading the red zone.
http://nikimat.com/water_maker_duo_d60.html

Did you had your water maker serviced? Including a new high pressure sensor? If yes, then I guess the high pressure sensor needs to be adjusted.

To get help, you need to write which model of Dessalator you have… and hopefully some more experience owner can help you.

Sincerely, Alexandre
SM2K #289 NIKIMAT
Grand Bahama.

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On Mon, 7/6/15, peter killen peterkillen@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:

Subject: Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: C-Drive
To: "amelyachtowners@..." <amelyachtowners@...>
Date: Monday, July 6, 2015, 1:32 PM


 









Excuse me cropping up under this subject.
I have just this morning launched pure magic and turned on
the watermaker. It worked for a minute or so then the red
light went on and it has not worked since We
have checked all the hoses ect but nothing seems
wrongHas anybody got any ideas what could be the
fault?It was winterised and was
perfect Is there a feed pump from the main
seawater  inlet prior to the high pressure
pump?
PeterSM 433 Pure
MagicCurrently in Halifax 


On 6 Jul 2015, at 09:13, Kent Robertson karkauai@...
[amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...>
wrote:
















 






Hi Will.That happened on my
boat a few years ago.  The break was where the diameter of
the shaft stepped down.  A machinist in Puerto Rico turned
the larger diameter part  on his lathe 4-5 cms from the
break to the same diameter as the smaller diameter part,
then welded a collar of about 7-8 mm thickness over both
ends.  All agreed it was stronger than the original.
 There are pics of the broken and repaired shaft in a photo
folder named "Amel SM Transmission/CDrive".  Not
sure why they are interspersed with other pics, but there
are 4 or 5 pics.
I was
told that Amel doesn't like to sell only one part of the
CDrive because of the gears perhaps being slightly different
( they are made as a set).  If the gears all seem to be in
good shape, the repair will save you a lot of money and
time.  And yes, the repair can be done without hauling the
boat.
Hope that
helps.KentSM243Kristy

Sent from my
iPhone
On Jul 5, 2015, at 11:16
PM, tango708@...
[amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...>
wrote:
















 






Oliver,
Thanks again sorry that I
was silent for a few days... we had the flex coupling
repaired in Charleston, SC and were underway again.   The
second day we made Beaufort and the following day departed
Beaufort for Cape Charles.  However, about 4 hours after
departing Beaufort the drive shaft between the new coupling
and the c-drive broke.  Does anyone on the forum have any
advise regarding replacing this shaft?  The prop turns
freely and the engine and transmission seem to be working
normally.  My C-Drive looks like it can be accessed from
inside the engine room without removing the entire unit. 
Does anyone have the spec's for the shaft?  Type of
steel etc.  I know that it is 35 mm.  The replacement flex
coupling is a Vetus Type 6, KO53 (i.e. 35mm)


Regards,
Will Stout,
Anni Bea True
SM180



































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Hi Will.

That happened on my boat a few years ago.  The break was where the diameter of the shaft stepped down.  A machinist in Puerto Rico turned the larger diameter part  on his lathe 4-5 cms from the break to the same diameter as the smaller diameter part, then welded a collar of about 7-8 mm thickness over both ends.  All agreed it was stronger than the original.  There are pics of the broken and repaired shaft in a photo folder named "Amel SM Transmission/CDrive".  Not sure why they are interspersed with other pics, but there are 4 or 5 pics.

I was told that Amel doesn't like to sell only one part of the CDrive because of the gears perhaps being slightly different ( they are made as a set).  If the gears all seem to be in good shape, the repair will save you a lot of money and time.  And yes, the repair can be done without hauling the boat.

Hope that helps.

Kent

SM243

Kristy

On Jul 5, 2015, at 11:16 PM, tango708@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:

 

Oliver,
Thanks again sorry that I was silent for a few days... we had the flex coupling repaired in Charleston, SC and were underway again.   The second day we made Beaufort and the following day departed Beaufort for Cape Charles.  However, about 4 hours after departing Beaufort the drive shaft between the new coupling and the c-drive broke.  Does anyone on the forum have any advise regarding replacing this shaft?  The prop turns freely and the engine and transmission seem to be working normally.  My C-Drive looks like it can be accessed from inside the engine room without removing the entire unit.  Does anyone have the spec's for the shaft?  Type of steel etc.  I know that it is 35 mm.  The replacement flex coupling is a Vetus Type 6, KO53 (i.e. 35mm)


Regards,
Will Stout,
Anni Bea True
SM180

 

Good information.
Thanks.

Vladimir
"Life is Good"
SM 345

On Jul 4, 2015 8:16 AM, "Kent Robertson karkauai@... [amelyachtowners]" <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:

 

The Kristy saga continues:

3 1/2 yrs ago I had the bottom painted in Trinidad. Sea Hawk's Island 44 was recommended. After taking the old paint down to gelcoat (it had 12 years of paint), a barrier coat was applied, then 2 coats of this tin-based paint (which is banned in the U.S. by the EPA). Great paint...lasted 3 + years and probably could have gone another 6 months.

I called a SeaHawk distributor and asked what they recommended since I couldn't buy it in the U.S., and he recommended their Island77. No mention of barrier coat or anything else.
I hauled out in Fernandina Beach, FL and had the bottom cleaned and lightly sanded, then 2 coats of Island77 applied. Then I discovered the prop shaft damage and the boat stayed on the hard for a year. Before launching I had another coat of Island 77 applied.

After sailing for only 6 weeks, I discovered the zincs were half gone already. I decided to haul out again so I could look at the prop shaft and have the topsides polished. All that new paint was GONE!

I called SeaHawk again, and this time they said "Nothing sticks to that tin-based paint." They recommended sanding it all down to gelcoat again.

If that isn't bad enough, the EPA requires that it be removed in an enclosed space, doesn't allow sandblasting it, only chemical stripper and sanding the rest with vacuum collection of dust, and disposal in a lined landfill. $10K just for paint removal! Plus a new barrier coat and new paint.

Moral of this story is 'Don't be lured into using banned paint unless you are going to be somewhere that you can buy it again when it's time to repaint." Apparently many places where you could buy it 3 years ago have now quit selling it.

I sure do seem to learn the hard way, don't I?

Steady as she goes.
Kent
SM243
Kristy

 

The Kristy saga continues:

3 1/2 yrs ago I had the bottom painted in Trinidad. Sea Hawk's Island 44 was recommended. After taking the old paint down to gelcoat (it had 12 years of paint), a barrier coat was applied, then 2 coats of this tin-based paint (which is banned in the U.S. by the EPA). Great paint...lasted 3 + years and probably could have gone another 6 months.

I called a SeaHawk distributor and asked what they recommended since I couldn't buy it in the U.S., and he recommended their Island77. No mention of barrier coat or anything else.
I hauled out in Fernandina Beach, FL and had the bottom cleaned and lightly sanded, then 2 coats of Island77 applied. Then I discovered the prop shaft damage and the boat stayed on the hard for a year. Before launching I had another coat of Island 77 applied.

After sailing for only 6 weeks, I discovered the zincs were half gone already. I decided to haul out again so I could look at the prop shaft and have the topsides polished. All that new paint was GONE!

I called SeaHawk again, and this time they said "Nothing sticks to that tin-based paint." They recommended sanding it all down to gelcoat again.

If that isn't bad enough, the EPA requires that it be removed in an enclosed space, doesn't allow sandblasting it, only chemical stripper and sanding the rest with vacuum collection of dust, and disposal in a lined landfill. $10K just for paint removal! Plus a new barrier coat and new paint.

Moral of this story is 'Don't be lured into using banned paint unless you are going to be somewhere that you can buy it again when it's time to repaint." Apparently many places where you could buy it 3 years ago have now quit selling it.

I sure do seem to learn the hard way, don't I?

Steady as she goes.
Kent
SM243
Kristy