Hi,

Please wait a few days until I get to the boat I have the Renault part
number. It is much longer than the companionway and has an angle cut on the
end. It needs to be cut to fit

.

Fair Winds

Eric

Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite





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From: amelyachtowners@...
[mailto:amelyachtowners@...] On Behalf Of Kent Robertson
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 1:55 PM
To: amelyachtowners@...
Subject: [Amel] Re: Rubber companionway seal





Well, here I am again almost a year later and still haven't found a seal
that will work for the companionway door. Been to Home Depot, auto supply
stores, on line w/Renault owners' blog...running out of ideas. Anyone have
any luck finding this anywhere besides Amel?
Thanks,
Kent
SM243
KRISTY

Well, here I am again almost a year later and still haven't found a seal that will work for the companionway door. Been to Home Depot, auto supply stores, on line w/Renault owners' blog...running out of ideas. Anyone have any luck finding this anywhere besides Amel?
Thanks,
Kent
SM243
KRISTY

Eric, My wife wrote that email for me and she added (hot) in front of water heater.I assure you it was not her intention to drive you or anyone "crazy".Do you think 10 lashes is adequate for such an offense ? When you think about it, once the water is heated and hot, the heater continues to heat the hot water to keep it hot. So, (not to be petty)I guess you could say that it is a hot water heater as well.I will try to proof read her posts in the future. Pat

Hi crew, the rubber coupling between the TMD22a gearbox that also has the prop shaft pulley wheel installed and the propeller drive unit needs to be replaced on Tradewinds. Does anyone have information on the procedure to replace this. Is this part only available from Amel or am I able to obtain a new one from a Volvo dealer since it is/could be a standard part?

Thanks in advance
Barry and Robyn
Tradewinds III SM 191

Hi to all,
for the next season, from October 2011 to March 2012, I'm planning to leave on the hard at Raiatea my boat Eutikia.
Ther'are two possibilties : Raiatea Carenage Services and Chantier Naval des Iles Sous Le Vent.
Do you have some experiences about these yards ?
thanks so much for comments and suggestions
fair winds
Gianni TESTA
SV EUTIKIA
SM2K n 428

There are pics of the transverse bunk we made on top of the standard fore and aft ones in the aft cabin in the photos section under "changes to Bali Hai" album, one of the oldest so wayback in that section. It works very well and has the bonus that when the boat is heeled one person cn sleep fore and aft on the downhill side.
The search feature will not work for me but I recall that someone gave the details of the makers of the motor and gearbox for the outhaul several years ago. I think I recall Bosch and Leroy??. Can anyone help please?
Eric, thanks for your input on water heaters, it is not often that this forum rates a guffaw.

Best wishes, Anne and John, SM 319

Sorry but this drives me crazy, it is a water heater not a hot water heater.
You do not have to heat hot water.

Fair Winds

Eric

Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite





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From: amelyachtowners@...
[mailto:amelyachtowners@...] On Behalf Of murray k. seidel
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 8:37 PM
To: amelyachtowners@...
Subject: RE: [Amel] Hot Water Heater





Sundance sm349 also replaced with quicknautic one year ago. I used 600
watts. My engine running for 20 minutes also heats it up very well. Murray
zseidel

From: amelyachtowners@...
<mailto:amelyachtowners%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:amelyachtowners@...
<mailto:amelyachtowners%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Richard03801
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 10:51 AM
To: amelyachtowners@...
<mailto:amelyachtowners%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [Amel] Hot Water Heater

Pat why such a small size does it also heat from the engine ?
Is it able to handle 50/60 cycle and what voltages.
Fair winds
Richard Piller

On Jul 11, 2010, at 9:44, "sailw32" <sailw32@...
<mailto:sailw32%40aol.com> <mailto:sailw32%40aol.com> > wrote:

I need to replace my hot water heater. I have chosen to go with a Quick

Nautic Boiler 40L from AHOY CAPTAIN'S website. It comes either 600 or 1200
watts. One of members recently replaced theirs with the same unit and I
wondered which wattage they replaced it with. Is there any reason not to go
with a high wattage given the size of our generators? Thanks. Pat SM123
Shenanigans

Sundance sm349 also replaced with quicknautic one year ago. I used 600 watts. My engine running for 20 minutes also heats it up very well. Murray zseidel



From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...] On Behalf Of Richard03801
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 10:51 AM
To: amelyachtowners@...
Subject: Re: [Amel] Hot Water Heater





Pat why such a small size does it also heat from the engine ?
Is it able to handle 50/60 cycle and what voltages.
Fair winds
Richard Piller

On Jul 11, 2010, at 9:44, "sailw32" <sailw32@... <mailto:sailw32%40aol.com> > wrote:

I need to replace my hot water heater. I have chosen to go with a Quick Nautic Boiler 40L from AHOY CAPTAIN'S website. It comes either 600 or 1200 watts. One of members recently replaced theirs with the same unit and I wondered which wattage they replaced it with. Is there any reason not to go with a high wattage given the size of our generators? Thanks. Pat SM123 Shenanigans

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Hi Pat, We switched to 1200 watt on our new tank. Much better. The reason for the 600 watt was that when Amel originally fitted the tanks many marinas only had low amp supplies. Fair winds, Ian and Judy, Pen Azen, SM302, Sound of Mull--in SUNSHINE!

To: amelyachtowners@...
From: sailw32@...
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:44:55 +0000
Subject: [Amel] Hot Water Heater

I need to replace my hot water heater. I have chosen to go with a Quick Nautic Boiler 40L from AHOY CAPTAIN'S website. It comes either 600 or 1200 watts. One of members recently replaced theirs with the same unit and I wondered which wattage they replaced it with. Is there any reason not to go with a high wattage given the size of our generators? Thanks. Pat SM123 Shenanigans



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Goulty-
We switched our aft cabin berth athwartships and now have over 7 feet of length plus it's much more comfortable in an anchorage with any roll. We copied the "Amel style" supports and made up a new marine ply "filler" piece. Kept the old pieces so we can easily restore it to the original configuration. Of course, one man's "wasted space" is a long-term cruiser's dream.
Good luck - sorry, but no suggestions for your crew.
Craig Briggs,
s/v Sanagaris, Santorin #68

Pat why such a small size does it also heat from the engine ?
Is it able to handle 50/60 cycle and what voltages.
Fair winds
Richard Piller

On Jul 11, 2010, at 9:44, "sailw32" <sailw32@...> wrote:

I need to replace my hot water heater. I have chosen to go with a Quick Nautic Boiler 40L from AHOY CAPTAIN'S website. It comes either 600 or 1200 watts. One of members recently replaced theirs with the same unit and I wondered which wattage they replaced it with. Is there any reason not to go with a high wattage given the size of our generators? Thanks. Pat SM123 Shenanigans

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I need to replace my hot water heater. I have chosen to go with a Quick Nautic Boiler 40L from AHOY CAPTAIN'S website. It comes either 600 or 1200 watts. One of members recently replaced theirs with the same unit and I wondered which wattage they replaced it with. Is there any reason not to go with a high wattage given the size of our generators? Thanks. Pat SM123 Shenanigans

I tried to upload a photo and I received this message---does anyone know
why????





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HI,
I thought the Santorin I viewed last week was my dream boat, but I am 6'2" and my two lads are taller. The berths were so small both my head and feet were on the bulkheads. What a shame when so much space had been wasted on engine and rear lockers. I can see no way to find some extra length and certainly cannot feel like I am standing up all night.
I doubt that I can afford to run any of the bigger models so has anyone got any good ideas to find an Amel that I can sleep in? ( other than a family deal on leg shortening)

Our 1990 Supermaramu has Bonfiglioli gears powered by CIMA motors for the main furler and outhaul. The CIMA motor seems to be out of production. Would somebody please tell us what gear/motor combination is on the newer Amels so that we could look at getting spares/replacements.

Regards,

Bob and Ann
Nowornot
SM#33

Ian, thanks for the up date sorry about the cold water and storms. We also
painted out the orange stripe as when loaded to live aboard we were very tired
of cleaning the water line of growth. We can report that CSC is not a very good
solution for an all around bottom paint. We've had to clean heavy growth three
times over 10 months. It had become a item in the plan whenever we were getting
ready to sail any distance. We have removed that paint are back to using Petit
Trinidad Sr which in the past has been a good solution for lasting over two
years in very different waters.
Regarding the Coopercoat, thanks for the heads up and we look forward to
your reports.
Thanks, stay dry.
Richard and Joan on Challenge in Annapolis at 34 C






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From: Ian & Judy Jenkins <ianjudyjenkins@...>
To: amelyachtowners@...
Sent: Wed, July 7, 2010 12:03:04 PM
Subject: [Amel] Raising the waterline on an SM



Hi y'all, Over the years we have lost count of the number of times
we have cleaned our water line, the white line between the antifouling and the
orange strip and indeed the orange strip itself aft of the cockpit as Pen Azen,
in common with many SMs , always seems to be slightly down at the stern. Last
August, when we applied Coppercoat, we decided to be bold and apply the
Coppercoat right up to the top of the orange strip and to add a new blue strip
above that, leaving a white strip between the Coppercoat and the blue. We were
not certain how the raised waterline would look but having done it we are
delighted.No longer does the white strip need cleaning and the raised waterline
makes the hull look just a little bit sleeker. When you do clean and polish the
topsides there is a smaller area to clean and, when still in the water, little
risk of getting your rag wet.We can recommend it.
And what of the Coppercoat? We applied it last August and from then until mid
June this year Pen Azen did not leave her marina berth at Swanwick on the
Hamble river in southern England. The marina is in a very muddy river and
ordinarily we would have expected fouling and barnacles.This time when I dived
to check the hull ( 14 degrees C .....) there were no barnacles but there was a
layer of slime, thicker higher up, very little below 50cm or so. It came off
easily with a wipe of a scratchy kitchen sponge and from the experience of
others I would not expect to have to wipe the hull again while we are using the
boat.For those that don't haul their boat it seems that an annual wipe usually
suffices. For those that do, a pressure wash on hauling does the trick. I will
report in about 6 months time to see how things proceed.
Ian and Judy, Pen Azen, SM 302 Plockton , Scotland( at anchor with a F9
forecast,an improvement on the F10 of two days ago but with the same rain....)

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Hi,

I was looking for a part for the light fixture and not the bulb.

Thanks

Fair Winds

Eric

Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite





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From: amelyachtowners@...
[mailto:amelyachtowners@...] On Behalf Of Mike Ondra
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 9:09 PM
To: amelyachtowners@...
Subject: RE: [Amel] Foredeck Light





On Aletes, SM #240 our foredeck and cockpit mizzen mast light are GE 28V50W
part #4502 from SkyGeek.com for $10.75 ea. The price range on parts it
incredible. This is a good forum to share such information.

From: amelyachtowners@...
<mailto:amelyachtowners%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:amelyachtowners@...
<mailto:amelyachtowners%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Malcolm Phillips
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 4:16 AM
To: amelyachtowners@...
<mailto:amelyachtowners%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: RE: [Amel] Foredeck Light

Hi Eric.

The foredeck light is a sealed beam unit the same as the one
mounted on the mizzen and is used in light aircraft and can
be usually purchased locally.

Having just replaced mine I will send you the name next week.
However, I was forced to purchase the complete assembly of
steaming light, foredeck light and plastic shroud from Amel as
the plastic shroud was broken - an expensive option. It comes
complete with the 2 light fittings and has to be riveted to
the mast- a somewhat tricky operation at that height as a
large rivet gun is needed and the shroud has to be secured
in position round the curvature of the mast.

Regards,

Malcolm.

S/M # 464 Bon Jovi

From: amelyachtowners@...
<mailto:amelyachtowners%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:amelyachtowners%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:amelyachtowners@...
<mailto:amelyachtowners%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:amelyachtowners%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of kimberlite
Sent: 01 July 2010 05:50
To: amelyachtowners@...
<mailto:amelyachtowners%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:amelyachtowners%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [Amel] Foredeck Light

Does anyone know the manufacturer of the foredeck light mounted just
below
the steaming light?

Fair Winds

Eric

Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite

Dear Patrick, we would be happy to let you visit our boat, a SM 2000. When we were looking for one, two years ago, we were very fortunate to find an owner here in Massachusetts who kindly let us look at his boat before we made a trip to Florida. That was very helpful because, when we started looking for the dream boat, we already had a good idea of what we wanted. So, it is my time to pay back and my wife and I will be happy to have you and significant other on board. We have a boat at Constitution Marina, in Boston. I will be out of town until July 18 and will be out with the boat during some weekends after that but we can coordinate a good time for all.

Let me know

Jose and Magnolia
Ipanema SM2000 278

On Aletes, SM #240 our foredeck and cockpit mizzen mast light are GE 28V50W
part #4502 from SkyGeek.com for $10.75 ea. The price range on parts it
incredible. This is a good forum to share such information.



From: amelyachtowners@...
[mailto:amelyachtowners@...] On Behalf Of Malcolm Phillips
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 4:16 AM
To: amelyachtowners@...
Subject: RE: [Amel] Foredeck Light





Hi Eric.

The foredeck light is a sealed beam unit the same as the one
mounted on the mizzen and is used in light aircraft and can
be usually purchased locally.

Having just replaced mine I will send you the name next week.
However, I was forced to purchase the complete assembly of
steaming light, foredeck light and plastic shroud from Amel as
the plastic shroud was broken - an expensive option. It comes
complete with the 2 light fittings and has to be riveted to
the mast- a somewhat tricky operation at that height as a
large rivet gun is needed and the shroud has to be secured
in position round the curvature of the mast.

Regards,

Malcolm.

S/M # 464 Bon Jovi

From: amelyachtowners@...
<mailto:amelyachtowners%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:amelyachtowners@...
<mailto:amelyachtowners%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of kimberlite
Sent: 01 July 2010 05:50
To: amelyachtowners@...
<mailto:amelyachtowners%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [Amel] Foredeck Light

Does anyone know the manufacturer of the foredeck light mounted just
below
the steaming light?

Fair Winds

Eric

Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite

Thanks, JLuc Ian

To: amelyachtowners@...
From: jlm@...
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 11:18:04 +0200
Subject: Re: [Amel] Volvo turbo on SM

I suppose you are speaking about the wastegate,
The wastegate is *ONLY to LIMIT* the maximum power on a Super Maramu *it
cannot happened *!!

SO DON'T tatch at it let it *CLOSED *that is the best !!

note : see in files section my post

JLuc
CottonBay
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Ian & Judy Jenkins a écrit :

Me again. We have the standard Volvo, 78 hp governed to 60, on Pen
Azen, SM 302.Now 10 years old. Very happy with it. Still putting out
full power after about 2,500 hrs. Last winter I found that the spring
loaded lever which controls the turbo was stuck in the closed
position. The Volvo guy had a look at it and told me just to douse it
with WD 40 , leave it for a few days and then detach the lever from
the little vertical stub which had become immobile and gradually work
the stub free with a wrench. This I did, but when I came to reattach
the lever to the stub I had to pull the lever out from its round
housing containing the spring in order to reattach it to the stub.
Having thus reattached the lever, the position of the stub ( although
the stub is now free)will no longer allow the lever to reenter the
spring housing to the extent that it used to. To me, this means that
the little door within the turbo is now permanently ajar.When I raised
this with the Volvo mechanic he said it was of no concern.It would
only be of concern if the door was permanently closed.However, we do
seem to have a dirtier exhaust since. I would be interested if anyone
could tell me1.Is there a problem with the fact that the lever no
longer goes back into the spring housing to the extent that it used
to?2. If so what should I do about it---probably strip down the turbo
and see what is preventing it.3. Is there a connexion between the
turbo door being ajar ( as I assume it must now be) and a dirtier exhaust?
Thanks, Ian and Judy, Pen azen, SM 302, Plockton

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