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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: SM Boom attachment
ianjenkins1946 <ianjudyjenkins@hotmail.com>
Hi Danny, I bought it from Amel. I sent Maud a photo to identify it. With courier charges to UK cost about 80 Euros, from memory.
With the Kiwi dollar where it is , this will be a mere trifle for you ! Ian and Judy, Pen Azen, SM 302, Corfu To: amelyachtowners@... From: amelyachtowners@... Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 20:33:43 -0700 Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: SM Boom attachment Hi Ian and Judy, I read this about your replacement of the boom main sheet attachment, and what do you know, I now need to do the same. Can you tell me the name and brand of the fitting and where you sourced it. Kind Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl. Mangonui New Zealand (soon off to the pacific) |
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Re: SM Boom attachment
Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
Hi Ian and Judy, I read this about your replacement of the boom main sheet attachment, and what do you know, I now need to do the same. Can you tell me the name and brand of the fitting and where you sourced it. Kind Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl. Mangonui New Zealand (soon off to the pacific) |
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] RE: ParaSailor
Bill & Judy Rouse <yahoogroups@...>
Dave, Good to hear from a sail maker on this issue... Besides all of the rigging and such on the Para Sailor that seems problematic to me, is it the load that you believe is a potential problem?
I happen to be a fan of the twin pole system for crossing oceans. It has amazed me the number of owners that have never, or rarely used it. My guess is half of the people that I have talked to believe that it is too much trouble, or too complicated to rig the twin pole system. And, rather than sail downwind in a straight line, they will jibe back and forth. Of course cruising is not racing, but arriving sooner is usually better, as far as I am concerned.
Bill BeBe On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 4:26 PM, dave_benjamin@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Zinc on D3-110 Volvo
Bill & Judy Rouse <yahoogroups@...>
My experience on SM 387 is that the Onan zinc will last about 18 months while full time cruising and no more than about 60 days in marinas. Hope this helps you. Bill
BeBe, 387 On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:08 PM, jmkraus@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] RE: ParaSailor
Dave_Benjamin
Acceptable or not, the Parasailor is a solution in search of a problem. If your 54 is set up with twin poles you already have a far better arrangement for downwind sailing installed. And if you don't have the poles, there's several more economical and imminently practical solutions. Just my .02.
---In amelyachtowners@..., <ppsforbes@...> wrote : I would be very interested in any advice as to whether a para sailor sail is acceptable on an Amel 54. Peter Forbes 07836 209730 |
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Zinc on D3-110 Volvo
ESTELLER
In my later SM 2000 REDLINE the zing of the ONAN was to be changed every year, beeing almost totally gone away
In the actual 54, I change it also every year, but it is almost new....I do not know why! José ORION AMEL 54 |
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Zinc on D3-110 Volvo
JEFFREY KRAUS
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Icom M802 and AT140 tuner grounding
Yes, it is connected to the points you mention. However, the cable I have with my unit, the green ground wire is insulated (not bare).
Mark sm2k #275 On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 9:32 AM, terencesingh@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Icom M802 and AT140 tuner grounding
islandbwoy4434
Alan/Mark, I acknowledge that the manufactured cable that connects the 802 to the AT140 has a ground wire in it. It is a bare wire, correct?
Here is what I understand, please correct me if I am wrong. 1. Connect the ground screw of the IC802 transceiver housing to the bare ground wire. 2. Connect the bare ground wire on the other end to the AT140 tuner ground terminal which is also connected to the copper grounding foil in the Lazzarette. Power to the system is isolated, so no need for the DC blocking capacitors. |
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Zinc on D3-110 Volvo
I check mine when I change the oil...it always looks new. Kent SM243 Kristy On Jun 26, 2014, at 9:08 AM, "jmkraus@... [amelyachtowners]" <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Zinc on D3-110 Volvo
JEFFREY KRAUS
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Zinc on D3-110 Volvo
ESTELLER
Hi Peter. Thanks for news of ORION. I do not where A285 is located, but when I will be in GOUVIA I will found it.
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We will stay in Gouvia until 16 july and after we will sail in Ionian, I have not exactly plane our trip, it will depending of the meteo, but I think the main land in front of Corfu then islands until Zante. After the 30 july it will be the return to France via Sicilia, Sardinia and Corsica and finally la Grande Motte Hope we can meet About zinc, I read another post saying that there is not anode in VOLVO 110 Best regards ---In amelyachtowners@..., <ppsforbes@...> wrote : Dear Jose, Yes I walked past ORION yesterday in Gouvia and she looked very neat and tidy. A very impressive yacht. Thank you for getting in touch. Carango is in Gouvia on berth A 285, I think, which is a long way out and not a good position but that is where they have put us. I am here until Friday 27th June then back to England. I will return in July but not sure yet which date - so I will note that you are here on 13th July and I hope we can have dinner together and talk Amel! how long are you here after 13th july? best wishes Peter On 25 Jun 2014, at 19:21, jose.esteller@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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Re: ParaSailor
Dave_Benjamin
Hi Terry,
I'm not on this group too much and I'm not sure if this reply is going just to you or the entire group. I'll send a message through Facebook if I don't have your email address saved somewhere. |
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re:
Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
Thanks Kent, Cheers Danny On Thursday, 26 June 2014 2:45 AM, "karkauai@... [amelyachtowners]" wrote: Hi, Danny, Here is a link to the Vetus mounts that are said to be the ones Amel uses. They look identical to the ones on Kristy (SM243). Under the Specifications, Vetus says they are recommended for 25-35HP engines and support 60KG static load each. I suspect they are the right mounts and are satisfactory for our larger engines because of the C drive
configuration, but am hesitant to put them on my 110 HP Yanmar until I hear back from Maud...no reply for a few weeks now. I'll ask again and let you know if I get a response. Kent
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Zinc on D3-110 Volvo
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Yes I walked past ORION yesterday in Gouvia and she looked very neat and tidy. A very impressive yacht. Thank you for getting in touch. Carango is in Gouvia on berth A 285, I think, which is a long way out and not a good position but that is where they have put us. I am here until Friday 27th June then back to England. I will return in July but not sure yet which date - so I will note that you are here on 13th July and I hope we can have dinner together and talk Amel! how long are you here after 13th july? best wishes Peter On 25 Jun 2014, at 19:21, jose.esteller@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Zinc on D3-110 Volvo
ESTELLER
Hi Peter, ORION is in GOUVIA waiting for our return on 13 july. Will you be in GOUVIA at this period? If yes we could meet. After 15 or 16 we will sail in Ionian before returning with ORION to France
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Hi, Danny,
Here is a link to the Vetus mounts that are said to be the ones Amel uses. They look identical to the ones on Kristy (SM243). Under the Specifications, Vetus says they are recommended for 25-35HP engines and support 60KG static load each. I suspect they are the right mounts and are satisfactory for our larger engines because of the C drive configuration, but am hesitant to put them on my 110 HP Yanmar until I hear back from Maud...no reply for a few weeks now. I'll ask again and let you know if I get a response. Kent |
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SM Boom attachment
ianjenkins1946 <ianjudyjenkins@hotmail.com>
Happy story to report. Having plumbed this site for tips ( thanks to all who replied ) and spent a sleepless night anticipating unyielding stainless bolts and the need for drills and saws and having rehearsed enough swear words to make a sailor blush, everything came apart as it should have.
The man who did the deed is Bob of Bob's Yachts here in Corfu, Greece, who was recommended to me on this site and whom I am very happy to recommend in turn. We needed to unscrew four bolts, two on each attachment.He gave each sharp taps with a hammer and then using a screwdriver and a wrench he slowly worked each one tighter, looser, tighter, looser and they all came out. All four bolts penetrated the boom ( I thought they might just tighten up against it ) The damaged attachment had deformed the slot in which it sits, pulling it downwards and being deformed itself , making it very difficult to slide along. This meant that although we could have persevered and hammered it all the way aft to get it off the boom we risked damaging the slot in so doing. Instead, we tapped the damaged fitting a couple of inches forward and have left it there, unused. Its aft bolt screws into the hole previously occupied by the forward bolt. The new attachment now sits 1inch (25 mm ) aft of the original and I can't see any problem with this new position. Joel, if you happen to read this, bearing in mind your timely advice against moving the attachment forward, I should be interested to hear if you have any views on the new position I have chosen. Personally, I can't see any downside. So, as so often is the case with an Amel, the reality of fixing things turns out to be much easier than anticipated. Merci, M. Amel. Ian and Judy, Pen Azen, SM 302, Corfu |
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Zinc on D3-110 Volvo
There is Zinc in the Onan system but no Zinc on the Volv Penta on my Amel54.
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On 25 Jun 2014, at 11:59, jose.esteller@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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Re: Zinc on D3-110 Volvo
ESTELLER
Hi,
As I know there is not anode zinc on D3-110 Volvo, the alone anode in the AMEL 54 are in the Onan generator, that I change every year and in the bow thruster propellers, that I never change José AMEL 54 ORION |
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