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Hi Dean Interesting indeed. Are they just playing, might be, but they are also territorial, highly sensitive and very intelligent. Here is a link to a presentation by the local orca researcher near Barbate Ruth Esteban. Ruths answer is "we do not know what is causing this disruptive behaviour" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKwtzBUxBk8Stefan Jeukendrup sv Malaka Queen SM2k #348 @ Porto Portugal Op 07-07-2021 om 00:54 schreef Dean Davenport:
Interesting article (link below) on the subject of recent Orca attacks on boats off Spain and Portugal that I thought you may find interesting.
https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2020/11/15/killer-whales-attacking-boats-for-fun/
Kind Regards
Dean
Prospective Amel owner
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Hi Stefan, you must be very relaxed people for that not to be frightening. Your comment about the agreed course is very interesting, likewise being escorted out of their area. I was once herded away from a big pod of big dolphins by two of the largest. There were quite a number of young with the pod. The two herders would let us within 500 meters of the main pod. Obviously we were sensitive to their behaviour and read what they expected of us. Perhaps you have identified what is going on with these Orca, and what needs to be done to avoid damage. Perhaps rapid interpretation of their "requirements of us" may avoid the worst damage????.
There is a scientist, Ingrid Visser, in New Zealand who has made a lifetime study of Orca. I will contact her and see what she may know about this sort of behaviour.
Regards
Danny
SM 299
Ocean Pearl
On 06 July 2021 at 03:13 Stefan Jeukendrup <sjeukendrup@...> wrote:
Thanks for your answer,
Actually it was not frighting at all and we enjoyed this once in a
lifetime close encounter.
The second hour we (= the orcas and the helmsman) "agreed" on a course
of 280 and the group escorted us out of their territory.
I felt they where treating us gently and it is probably just one thart
has the strange habit of biting off chunks of rudders....
Almost the same happened to the mentioned couple in Gibraltar.
All is good,
Stefan Jeukendrup
SM2k #348 @ currently at Cabo Vincente Portugal
Op 05-07-2021 om 15:59 schreef Justin Maguire:
This is. On the third Amel I know if that has had its rudders destroyed… WHAT THE HELL!?!!
I hope you are ok and we’re able to makekk no it to port safely.
That sounds frightening… especially them “pushing the boat around”…
😳
Cheers,
-Justin
On Jul 5, 2021, at 10:50, Stefan Jeukendrup <sjeukendrup@...> wrote:
Warning:
Yesterday on the 100m line between Barbate and de strait of Gibraltar we where targeted by 3 orcas and a young.
We spoke to another couple in Gibraltar that just experienced the same, they came from the Azores.
The group orcas entertained us for 2 hours by pushing the boat around in circles and at the same time they bit off the lower section of the rudder.
Rudder is still functional but anodes and the surounding fiberglass are gone.
Does anyone know wether it is possible to remove the rudder of a Supermaramu 2000 in the water?
Thank you in advance for your help,
Stefan Jeukendrup
SM2k #345 @Cabo Vincente Portugal
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Our first solution of just cleaning the control box, turned out to be a coincidental repair. The Bow Thruster did work for a few days and then stopped working in one direction again. After some research and assistance from the group, especially Doug Smith of Aventura and Bill Rouse, we narrowed down the issue to the main bowthruster relay. Yesterday we opened it up for inspection. The exterior of the relay was pristine, but found what is shown in the attached pictures. Some material has been physically transferred, from a process similar to welding, from some of the contacts in the relay, to the opposing contact in the relay. After a thorough cleaning of the buildup on th econtacts and other surfaces using wire brushers and application of CorrosionX to the springs, we have a fully operational Bowthruster. Now need to order a new one, as I don't believe we have as good a connection when the relay activates, due to the uneven surfaces of the contacts created by the arching that has been going on for a while. Thanks for all the shared knowledge.
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-----Original Message----- From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io [mailto:main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io] On Behalf Of Danny and Yvonne SIMMS Sent: Tuesday, 6 July 2021 5:32 AM To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] #attackedbywhales #newboat WE SOLD THE BOAT! Now what??? Sailing Ocean F... Hi Stefan, you must be very relaxed people for that not to be frightening. Your comment about the agreed course is very interesting, likewise being escorted out of their area. I was once herded away from a big pod of big dolphins by two of the largest. There were quite a number of young with the pod. The two herders would let us within 500 meters of the main pod. Obviously we were sensitive to their behaviour and read what they expected of us. Perhaps you have identified what is going on with these Orca, and what needs to be done to avoid damage. Perhaps rapid interpretation of their "requirements of us" may avoid the worst damage????. There is a scientist, Ingrid Visser, in New Zealand who has made a lifetime study of Orca. I will contact her and see what she may know about this sort of behaviour. Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl On 06 July 2021 at 03:13 Stefan Jeukendrup <sjeukendrup@...> wrote:
Thanks for your answer,
Actually it was not frighting at all and we enjoyed this once in a
lifetime close encounter.
The second hour we (= the orcas and the helmsman) "agreed" on a course
of 280 and the group escorted us out of their territory.
I felt they where treating us gently and it is probably just one thart
has the strange habit of biting off chunks of rudders....
Almost the same happened to the mentioned couple in Gibraltar.
All is good,
Stefan Jeukendrup
SM2k #348 @ currently at Cabo Vincente Portugal
Op 05-07-2021 om 15:59 schreef Justin Maguire:
This is. On the third Amel I know if that has had its rudders destroyed… WHAT THE HELL!?!!
I hope you are ok and we’re able to makekk no it to port safely.
That sounds frightening… especially them “pushing the boat around”…
😳
Cheers,
-Justin
On Jul 5, 2021, at 10:50, Stefan Jeukendrup <sjeukendrup@...> wrote:
Warning:
Yesterday on the 100m line between Barbate and de strait of Gibraltar we where targeted by 3 orcas and a young.
We spoke to another couple in Gibraltar that just experienced the same, they came from the Azores.
The group orcas entertained us for 2 hours by pushing the boat around in circles and at the same time they bit off the lower section of the rudder.
Rudder is still functional but anodes and the surounding fiberglass are gone.
Does anyone know wether it is possible to remove the rudder of a Supermaramu 2000 in the water?
Thank you in advance for your help,
Stefan Jeukendrup
SM2k #345 @Cabo Vincente Portugal
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Hi Jeff,
The Onan representative is in the Alimos area of Athens. I’ll attach the address and telephone numbers. We get all our spare Onan parts from them.
Helen and Kostas on Meditation SM 29
On 6 Jul 2021, at 12:46 PM, Jeff Williams <jeff99williams@...> wrote:
Hi All,
Any suggestions for where to source the Onan water pump in Greece? The Sherwood G702.
Thanks,
Jeff s/v Spruzzo
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Jean,
Thanks for that. When JP posted this I looked at Facnor and found their electric furlers to look very much like Profurl. I wonder who was first?😀 See below
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Hello J.P. and Bill, May be you're both right! In fact Profurl and Facnor are now brands of Groupe Wichard, famous for its shackles, etc.,which bought both companies. Jean Boucharlat ProFurl on the 50 I was aboard recently.
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Hello Ulrich, I’ve been told the A50 uses Facnor furlers A friend refitted his yacht with some and they work well. Jean-Pierre Germain, Eleuthera, SM007, NZ Can someone tell me what furlers on on the 50? On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 11:24 AM Peter Forbes <ppsforbes@...> wrote: Hi Paul, We fitted Reckmann too and had no problems during our circumnavigation or after. The Reckmann is very powerful and gives us a great felling of confidence and security - for us well worth the high price. And of course its a beautiful yacht so worth the investment. La Rochelle Hi Paul,
here our experience with the Bamar furlers.
When we started to do some test sailing with our later Mago del Sur both Bamar furlers did not work. (I have to mention that the boat was totally neglected. It spend some two and a half years without any maintenance.) Within less than 24 hours the boatyard and the broker managed to get and install two brand new Bamar control boxes. Still today I am wondering how they could get two original Bamar control boxes in this short time. After this the genoa furling system did work but it made an horrible noise. The jib furling system produced some smoke signals only so we switched it off. We bought this poor neglected baby. After we sailed her to Germany we figured out that the housing of the jib furler motor was completely filled with water. The motor was corroded totally. We got a new motor from Bamar and mounted it. The system was working from this moment on, but when we used the jib furler the control box of the jib caused an high voltage alarm after some seconds of use and stopped the system. (We never could proof any high voltage in our board net and we nevr managed ti find the faukt. The unit of the genoa furler was working fine always.) Half a year later the jib furler system broke down again. The belt was wrapped somehow in between the belt drives and one of the wheels was broken off its axis. Impossible to say what happened first. We decided to change the furling systems completely. Bamar made a very good offer. They gave us an excellent quote of some 13.000 Euros for both the jib an d the genoa furling system (new foils, new motors, new control boxes). But we could not become friends of these complex control units (what for?) and in my opinion the new mechanic was too complex still. This is why we bought two Reckmann systems finally. They are a kind of stone age technique. An electric motor, an absolute simple gearbox, no electronics. The only disadvantage was the shocking price: some 30.000 Euros including all installation works and two new stays. Since we rigged them in June 2017 we never faced any problem.
Martin
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Hi all,
When we bought our a54 in 2016, the previous owner had already changes the genoa furler to Reckmann. He kept the Bamar MEJ 1.02 for the staysail. He left a number of spare/used Bamar control boxes onboard.
Since then, we had no issues with the Reckmann, despite our inexperience with electric furlers. We try to treat it gently, removing as much power from the sail when furling in, without it flapping too much either.
Initially we had cases of the thermal protection tripping because the rolled genaker would get caught in the furler.
We broke the belt in the bamar staysail furler once, but that was because of my own stupidity. It was easy enough to replace. Have some spares.
We have mainly sailed downwind in the last 4 years, so haven’t used the staysail much, so it hasn’t been used in anger and seems sufficient.
I’d be interested in feedback, knowledge and opinion about why Amel decided to: 1. Discontinue the Amel built furlers after the SM? They seemed perfectly fit for purpose. 2. Stop using the Reckmann furlers after the 55. Again, users seem satisfied with them.
Hope that will give more information about this subject.
Best,
Thomas GARULFO A54-122 Tahiti
Ps: Having sailed half way around the world now, and being originally a med sailor, I can tell you the Med has delivered the worst seas and wind conditions I have ever seen. Maybe the (slightly pejorative, imho) reference to “a boat for the Med” refers to proximity of shelter and support.
On 6 Jul 2021, at 05:40, Jean Boucharlat < jean.boucharlat@...> wrote: Hello J.P. and Bill, May be you're both right! In fact Profurl and Facnor are now brands of Groupe Wichard, famous for its shackles, etc.,which bought both companies. Jean Boucharlat ProFurl on the 50 I was aboard recently.
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Hello Ulrich, I’ve been told the A50 uses Facnor furlers A friend refitted his yacht with some and they work well. Jean-Pierre Germain, Eleuthera, SM007, NZ Can someone tell me what furlers on on the 50? On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 11:24 AM Peter Forbes <ppsforbes@...> wrote: Hi Paul, We fitted Reckmann too and had no problems during our circumnavigation or after. The Reckmann is very powerful and gives us a great felling of confidence and security - for us well worth the high price. And of course its a beautiful yacht so worth the investment. La Rochelle Hi Paul,
here our experience with the Bamar furlers.
When we started to do some test sailing with our later Mago del Sur both Bamar furlers did not work. (I have to mention that the boat was totally neglected. It spend some two and a half years without any maintenance.) Within less than 24 hours the boatyard and the broker managed to get and install two brand new Bamar control boxes. Still today I am wondering how they could get two original Bamar control boxes in this short time. After this the genoa furling system did work but it made an horrible noise. The jib furling system produced some smoke signals only so we switched it off. We bought this poor neglected baby. After we sailed her to Germany we figured out that the housing of the jib furler motor was completely filled with water. The motor was corroded totally. We got a new motor from Bamar and mounted it. The system was working from this moment on, but when we used the jib furler the control box of the jib caused an high voltage alarm after some seconds of use and stopped the system. (We never could proof any high voltage in our board net and we nevr managed ti find the faukt. The unit of the genoa furler was working fine always.) Half a year later the jib furler system broke down again. The belt was wrapped somehow in between the belt drives and one of the wheels was broken off its axis. Impossible to say what happened first. We decided to change the furling systems completely. Bamar made a very good offer. They gave us an excellent quote of some 13.000 Euros for both the jib an d the genoa furling system (new foils, new motors, new control boxes). But we could not become friends of these complex control units (what for?) and in my opinion the new mechanic was too complex still. This is why we bought two Reckmann systems finally. They are a kind of stone age technique. An electric motor, an absolute simple gearbox, no electronics. The only disadvantage was the shocking price: some 30.000 Euros including all installation works and two new stays. Since we rigged them in June 2017 we never faced any problem.
Martin
Mago del Sur - 54#40
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Hello J.P. and Bill, May be you're both right! In fact Profurl and Facnor are now brands of Groupe Wichard, famous for its shackles, etc.,which bought both companies. Jean Boucharlat
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io [mailto:main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io] On Behalf Of CW Bill Rouse
Sent: mardi 6 juillet 2021 17:15
To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Notification
Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Amel 54 Furlers ProFurl on the 50 I was aboard recently.
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Hello Ulrich, I’ve been told the A50 uses Facnor furlers A friend refitted his yacht with some and they work well. Jean-Pierre Germain, Eleuthera, SM007, NZ Can someone tell me what furlers on on the 50? On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 11:24 AM Peter Forbes <ppsforbes@...> wrote: Hi Paul, We fitted Reckmann too and had no problems during our circumnavigation or after. The Reckmann is very powerful and gives us a great felling of confidence and security - for us well worth the high price. And of course its a beautiful yacht so worth the investment. La Rochelle Hi Paul,
here our experience with the Bamar furlers.
When we started to do some test sailing with our later Mago del Sur both Bamar furlers did not work. (I have to mention that the boat was totally neglected. It spend some two and a half years without any maintenance.) Within less than 24 hours the boatyard and the broker managed to get and install two brand new Bamar control boxes. Still today I am wondering how they could get two original Bamar control boxes in this short time. After this the genoa furling system did work but it made an horrible noise. The jib furling system produced some smoke signals only so we switched it off. We bought this poor neglected baby. After we sailed her to Germany we figured out that the housing of the jib furler motor was completely filled with water. The motor was corroded totally. We got a new motor from Bamar and mounted it. The system was working from this moment on, but when we used the jib furler the control box of the jib caused an high voltage alarm after some seconds of use and stopped the system. (We never could proof any high voltage in our board net and we nevr managed ti find the faukt. The unit of the genoa furler was working fine always.) Half a year later the jib furler system broke down again. The belt was wrapped somehow in between the belt drives and one of the wheels was broken off its axis. Impossible to say what happened first. We decided to change the furling systems completely. Bamar made a very good offer. They gave us an excellent quote of some 13.000 Euros for both the jib an d the genoa furling system (new foils, new motors, new control boxes). But we could not become friends of these complex control units (what for?) and in my opinion the new mechanic was too complex still. This is why we bought two Reckmann systems finally. They are a kind of stone age technique. An electric motor, an absolute simple gearbox, no electronics. The only disadvantage was the shocking price: some 30.000 Euros including all installation works and two new stays. Since we rigged them in June 2017 we never faced any problem.
Martin
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Hello Ulrich,
I’ve been told the A50 uses Facnor furlers
A friend refitted his yacht with some and they work well.
Cheers
Jean-Pierre Germain, Eleuthera, SM007, NZ Hello,
Can someone tell me what furlers on on the 50? On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 11:24 AM Peter Forbes < ppsforbes@...> wrote: Hi Paul,
We fitted Reckmann too and had no problems during our circumnavigation or after. The Reckmann is very powerful and gives us a great felling of confidence and security - for us well worth the high price. And of course its a beautiful yacht so worth the investment.
Peter
Carango La Rochelle Hi Paul,
here our experience with the Bamar furlers.
When we started to do some test sailing with our later Mago del Sur both Bamar furlers did not work. (I have to mention that the boat was totally neglected. It spend some two and a half years without any maintenance.) Within less than 24 hours the boatyard and the broker managed to get and install two brand new Bamar control boxes. Still today I am wondering how they could get two original Bamar control boxes in this short time. After this the genoa furling system did work but it made an horrible noise. The jib furling system produced some smoke signals only so we switched it off.
We bought this poor neglected baby. After we sailed her to Germany we figured out that the housing of the jib furler motor was completely filled with water. The motor was corroded totally. We got a new motor from Bamar and mounted it. The system was working from this moment on, but when we used the jib furler the control box of the jib caused an high voltage alarm after some seconds of use and stopped the system. (We never could proof any high voltage in our board net and we nevr managed ti find the faukt. The unit of the genoa furler was working fine always.) Half a year later the jib furler system broke down again. The belt was wrapped somehow in between the belt drives and one of the wheels was broken off its axis. Impossible to say what happened first.
We decided to change the furling systems completely. Bamar made a very good offer. They gave us an excellent quote of some 13.000 Euros for both the jib an d the genoa furling system (new foils, new motors, new control boxes).
But we could not become friends of these complex control units (what for?) and in my opinion the new mechanic was too complex still.
This is why we bought two Reckmann systems finally. They are a kind of stone age technique. An electric motor, an absolute simple gearbox, no electronics. The only disadvantage was the shocking price: some 30.000 Euros including all installation works and two new stays.
Since we rigged them in June 2017 we never faced any problem.
Martin
Mago del Sur - 54#40
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Hello Ulrich,
I’ve been told the A50 uses Facnor furlers
A friend refitted his yacht with some and they work well.
Cheers
Jean-Pierre Germain, Eleuthera, SM007, NZ
On 6/07/2021, at 9:09 PM, Geo Uhrich <lingeouhr@...> wrote:
Hello,
Can someone tell me what furlers on on the 50? On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 11:24 AM Peter Forbes < ppsforbes@...> wrote: Hi Paul,
We fitted Reckmann too and had no problems during our circumnavigation or after. The Reckmann is very powerful and gives us a great felling of confidence and security - for us well worth the high price. And of course its a beautiful yacht so worth the investment.
Peter
Carango La Rochelle Hi Paul,
here our experience with the Bamar furlers.
When we started to do some test sailing with our later Mago del Sur both Bamar furlers did not work. (I have to mention that the boat was totally neglected. It spend some two and a half years without any maintenance.) Within less than 24 hours the boatyard and the broker managed to get and install two brand new Bamar control boxes. Still today I am wondering how they could get two original Bamar control boxes in this short time. After this the genoa furling system did work but it made an horrible noise. The jib furling system produced some smoke signals only so we switched it off.
We bought this poor neglected baby. After we sailed her to Germany we figured out that the housing of the jib furler motor was completely filled with water. The motor was corroded totally. We got a new motor from Bamar and mounted it. The system was working from this moment on, but when we used the jib furler the control box of the jib caused an high voltage alarm after some seconds of use and stopped the system. (We never could proof any high voltage in our board net and we nevr managed ti find the faukt. The unit of the genoa furler was working fine always.) Half a year later the jib furler system broke down again. The belt was wrapped somehow in between the belt drives and one of the wheels was broken off its axis. Impossible to say what happened first.
We decided to change the furling systems completely. Bamar made a very good offer. They gave us an excellent quote of some 13.000 Euros for both the jib an d the genoa furling system (new foils, new motors, new control boxes).
But we could not become friends of these complex control units (what for?) and in my opinion the new mechanic was too complex still.
This is why we bought two Reckmann systems finally. They are a kind of stone age technique. An electric motor, an absolute simple gearbox, no electronics. The only disadvantage was the shocking price: some 30.000 Euros including all installation works and two new stays.
Since we rigged them in June 2017 we never faced any problem.
Martin
Mago del Sur - 54#40
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Re: A54 Refrigeration Water Pump - Brushless Motor Update
Oh, by the way, I want to thank Scott on Tengah for his help and encouragement in doing this project. We did collaborate, and I understand he did a similar install based on another solution, but evidently successful in his endeavours.
For those sending me personal emails, I have tried to point back to these postings, rather than duplicating the details.
Again, I am available to help as needed.
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I also have the same Reckman/Genoa and Bamar mej1.02/staysail setup on my 54, and have to say the Reckman is top notch. This was done by the previous owner who invested in quality, throughout. The staysail furler would be swapped out for the Reckman if ever it fails, or I find one on a wrecked boat being scrapped. But for now I’m happy.
Randall A54#56 ALBEDO Grenada
Just to chime in on this discussion, on my A54, I replaced the original MEJ1.02 on the genoa with a Reckman while in Martinique a couple of years ago. Expensive - yes indeed, but absolutely bulletproof. The original Bamar would not handle high loads and eventually locked up from internal corrosion - even though I had it serviced the year before.
I retained the staysail MEJ1.02 and have had to replace the motor and belt gears since then. It is still grinding a bit and now quite noisy, so it too needs to be serviced. But, it seems to be powerful enough for the job when it works. I really do not like the belt-drive approach, but the staysail is not a major concern to me. I would definitely like a new EFJ but cannot justify the expense at this point. A Reckman for the staysail would be nice, but ouch....
Jamie
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Just to chime in on this discussion, on my A54, I replaced the original MEJ1.02 on the genoa with a Reckman while in Martinique a couple of years ago. Expensive - yes indeed, but absolutely bulletproof. The original Bamar would not handle high loads and eventually locked up from internal corrosion - even though I had it serviced the year before.
I retained the staysail MEJ1.02 and have had to replace the motor and belt gears since then. It is still grinding a bit and now quite noisy, so it too needs to be serviced. But, it seems to be powerful enough for the job when it works. I really do not like the belt-drive approach, but the staysail is not a major concern to me. I would definitely like a new EFJ but cannot justify the expense at this point. A Reckman for the staysail would be nice, but ouch....
Jamie
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Re: A54 Refrigeration Water Pump - Brushless Motor Update
OK, backed by some nice encouragement from Bill I am providing the details needed for those willing to embark on a brushless motor (BLDC) solution for the A54 refrigeration water pump. I am attaching to this thread some installation photos of my system, a schematic showing how it is wired (and the necessary parts), as well as the software code that will allow the system to operate. Please recognize that my system is more complicated than the one others would be installing, as I have a display and some extra features that are not necessary for a basic functional install. Also, the photos show that I have replaced the original Frigoboat pump interface with a set of 3 relays (consistent with the latest solutions provided by Coastal Climate Controls). The Frigoboat E51385 is no longer manufactured, and my unit was acting erratically. Anyone embarking on this "journey" will need to do the following:
- Acquire the parts I show on the schematic, including the VESC, the Flipsky BLDC motor, an Arduino controller w/screw shield to allow strong physical connections, the Elk relay, a 10K ohm potentiometer, and the Tobsun voltage converter.
- You will also need a fuse holder w/fuse, a disconnect switch, and some wire etc.
- I would recommend that all the components be installed in a plastic box big enough to accommodate everything (at least the VESC and the Arduino controller, which are the "brains" in the system). Since my system is more complicated and has additional parts, I elected to house some items in separate distributed boxes. I may encase the exposed relays at some point in the future to address the potential for corrosion in the engine room, but for now I am good to go. One option I considered was to mount everything in the cabinet above the galley sink, but again my installation would not accommodate all the components. Your installation may allow for that, which would provide the ability to adjust the pump speed in the galley. I do that in the engine room, which is obviously not quite as convenient. Once set, there is no reason to adjust, but I have found it helpful to speed up the pump when I am running the AC pump, given the competition for water in the sea strainer intake.
- Wire up everything per my schematic.
- Download the Arduino software and load up the attached code.
- Download the VESC software (tools) and program the VESC (via the install wizard). This one can be a bit tricky. One important note is that the VESC must be set for "Duty Cycle" control. It will default to "Current" which will NOT work.
- Fabricate an aluminum interface plate to mate the BLDC motor to the Frigoboat pump head. This is quite a project, and I had a local machine shop do this work. There are a number of holes required to interface the pump head with the new motor, and I wanted it to be a clean install. This proved to be very expensive, so please consider doing it yourself if you can.
- Install the new "pump" adjacent to the standard system to allow for backup if needed - so far the original 12V pump is gathering dust and I hope it continues to do so.
Anyway, enough said for now. I remain available to help anyone adventurous enough to do this project. I found it very satisfying to solve all of the problems on my own and am happy to share that knowledge if I can. And, if anyone is really interested in my extra "bells and whistles" I can show you what I did - only for those willing to do soldering and a lot of extra wiring on the Arduino. Good luck, but please be advised that there is some "work" involved here. Jamie Phantom, A54 #44
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Good morning everyone, I’m new to this group as I just purchase an Amel Maramu 1986. I have a few pumps onboard (which I believe are also on Super Maramu) and I would be interested in the manuals/maintenance instructions if anyone has them.    The salt water pump is AMFA AP 665L, fresh water AMFA AP 66 and the bilge pump is AMFA Marina Zz. Also I found the flow of the bilge pump not super high. Did anyone run into that issue? Many thanks, Have a great day on the water! Cheers Emma
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Hi All,
Any suggestions for where to source the Onan water pump in Greece? The Sherwood G702.
Thanks,
Jeff s/v Spruzzo
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Geo Uhrich <lingeouhr@...>
Hello,
Can someone tell me what furlers on on the 50?
On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 11:24 AM Peter Forbes < ppsforbes@...> wrote: Hi Paul,
We fitted Reckmann too and had no problems during our circumnavigation or after. The Reckmann is very powerful and gives us a great felling of confidence and security - for us well worth the high price. And of course its a beautiful yacht so worth the investment.
Peter
Carango La Rochelle Hi Paul,
here our experience with the Bamar furlers.
When we started to do some test sailing with our later Mago del Sur both Bamar furlers did not work. (I have to mention that the boat was totally neglected. It spend some two and a half years without any maintenance.) Within less than 24 hours the boatyard and the broker managed to get and install two brand new Bamar control boxes. Still today I am wondering how they could get two original Bamar control boxes in this short time. After this the genoa furling system did work but it made an horrible noise. The jib furling system produced some smoke signals only so we switched it off.
We bought this poor neglected baby. After we sailed her to Germany we figured out that the housing of the jib furler motor was completely filled with water. The motor was corroded totally. We got a new motor from Bamar and mounted it. The system was working from this moment on, but when we used the jib furler the control box of the jib caused an high voltage alarm after some seconds of use and stopped the system. (We never could proof any high voltage in our board net and we nevr managed ti find the faukt. The unit of the genoa furler was working fine always.) Half a year later the jib furler system broke down again. The belt was wrapped somehow in between the belt drives and one of the wheels was broken off its axis. Impossible to say what happened first.
We decided to change the furling systems completely. Bamar made a very good offer. They gave us an excellent quote of some 13.000 Euros for both the jib an d the genoa furling system (new foils, new motors, new control boxes).
But we could not become friends of these complex control units (what for?) and in my opinion the new mechanic was too complex still.
This is why we bought two Reckmann systems finally. They are a kind of stone age technique. An electric motor, an absolute simple gearbox, no electronics. The only disadvantage was the shocking price: some 30.000 Euros including all installation works and two new stays.
Since we rigged them in June 2017 we never faced any problem.
Martin
Mago del Sur - 54#40
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Peter Forbes
Hi Paul,
We fitted Reckmann too and had no problems during our circumnavigation or after. The Reckmann is very powerful and gives us a great felling of confidence and security - for us well worth the high price. And of course its a beautiful yacht so worth the investment.
Peter
Carango Amel 54 #035
On 5 Jul 2021, at 23:18, Martin Birkhoff <mbirkhoff@...> wrote:
Hi Paul,
here our experience with the Bamar furlers.
When we started to do some test sailing with our later Mago del Sur both Bamar furlers did not work. (I have to mention that the boat was totally neglected. It spend some two and a half years without any maintenance.) Within less than 24 hours the boatyard and the broker managed to get and install two brand new Bamar control boxes. Still today I am wondering how they could get two original Bamar control boxes in this short time. After this the genoa furling system did work but it made an horrible noise. The jib furling system produced some smoke signals only so we switched it off.
We bought this poor neglected baby. After we sailed her to Germany we figured out that the housing of the jib furler motor was completely filled with water. The motor was corroded totally. We got a new motor from Bamar and mounted it. The system was working from this moment on, but when we used the jib furler the control box of the jib caused an high voltage alarm after some seconds of use and stopped the system. (We never could proof any high voltage in our board net and we nevr managed ti find the faukt. The unit of the genoa furler was working fine always.) Half a year later the jib furler system broke down again. The belt was wrapped somehow in between the belt drives and one of the wheels was broken off its axis. Impossible to say what happened first.
We decided to change the furling systems completely. Bamar made a very good offer. They gave us an excellent quote of some 13.000 Euros for both the jib an d the genoa furling system (new foils, new motors, new control boxes).
But we could not become friends of these complex control units (what for?) and in my opinion the new mechanic was too complex still.
This is why we bought two Reckmann systems finally. They are a kind of stone age technique. An electric motor, an absolute simple gearbox, no electronics. The only disadvantage was the shocking price: some 30.000 Euros including all installation works and two new stays.
Since we rigged them in June 2017 we never faced any problem.
Martin
Mago del Sur - 54#40
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Alexander Hofmann
Dear Bill, Arno, dear all, being absolutely unsatisfied with the incapability of not resolving the problems with Bamar overload security system not working properly and after a handful of mostly very cold high sea ocean showers for half an hour I have been the first Amel54 owner I suppose, who has changed from Bamar to Reckmann for the Genoa and the Staysail. It was 2015, I suppose. Did get a very good advice from another Amel owner who did it before on the Genoa. I changed the complete equipment for not having a ‘specialized customized solution’ with the Reckmann furler and the Amel forestay (which is stronger than Reckmann). In storm case I roll the sails 3 times around the forestay and this is absolutely sufficient. For repair work somewhere in the world it is always easier to have the original and complete systems installed. So I would propose anybody to change the system completely. Never I have had any problem with Reckmann furler. Even if the furler engine would fail you can roll / unroll with the winch handle without any operation before. Not cheap, definitely, but excellent components, I would always take the same decision again! Thank you to Reckmann for a good support when changing the system with Secteur Blanc / Franck Chivé in La Rochelle. I did not contact Reckmann again, due to the absence of any problem! Best regards Alexander Hofmann, SY Oceanica I, Amel54#156
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Ulrich Michael Dangelmeyer
Great THX, Nick,
enjoy Greece and your boat. Hope to met you anywhere :)
Happy Sailing and fair winds.
Ulrich
„Soleil Bleu“ A54#088
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Am 06.07.2021 um 09:44 schrieb ngtnewington Newington via groups.io <ngtnewington@...>:
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Today we are sailing between Ikaria and Samos. I have been doing an Amel 54 introduction course. Great sailing and much cooler in Patmos and Arki…Samos is hot hot hot. I think the big islands heat up. The small are cooled by the sea.
As for the movie clip it was last year in the Cyclades in early March. It was cranking 40 knots.
My guests leave on 8 July and my wife arrives the same time. We want to go back to Ikaria and hire a car for a couple of days. Then we are heading north; Lesvos Skiathos and finally back round to Leros.
Nick
Amelia
AML 54-019
Near Fournoi
On 6 Jul 2021, at 10:33, Ulrich Michael Dangelmeyer <ulrich.dangelmeyer@...> wrote:
Good Morning Nick,
very impressive, but not unknown for us. Where are you today now?
We are on Leros Marina and I will be there from next week on til end of month. Than, later in September tip November. Looking forward on less strong winds and no medicane this season.
Currently it´s obviously very hoooot, about > 40°C in the Dodekanes Islands.
When and from were are your movie made, which island or passage in vicinity? I know, around Folegandros it´s about the gusts and jet blows between very sporty. Or Mykonos.
Hopefully you are in good shape, i follow you by your coordinates under your comments in the forum. Very nice. are you single handed?
Would be very nice and appreciated if we are able to have a cold one together. Very lovely bar in the marina, „Skippers“ you know?
For today and this week: fair winds and all hands on deck.
Best wishes
Ulrich
„Soleil Bleu“, A54#088
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Am 05.07.2021 um 21:28 schrieb ngtnewington Newington via groups.io <ngtnewington@...>:
No worries. Here is a clip of a good breeze.
Amelia
AML54-019
Greece
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Nick Newington
Today we are sailing between Ikaria and Samos. I have been doing an Amel 54 introduction course. Great sailing and much cooler in Patmos and Arki…Samos is hot hot hot. I think the big islands heat up. The small are cooled by the sea.
As for the movie clip it was last year in the Cyclades in early March. It was cranking 40 knots.
My guests leave on 8 July and my wife arrives the same time. We want to go back to Ikaria and hire a car for a couple of days. Then we are heading north; Lesvos Skiathos and finally back round to Leros.
Nick
Amelia
AML 54-019
Near Fournoi
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On 6 Jul 2021, at 10:33, Ulrich Michael Dangelmeyer <ulrich.dangelmeyer@...> wrote:
Good Morning Nick,
very impressive, but not unknown for us. Where are you today now?
We are on Leros Marina and I will be there from next week on til end of month. Than, later in September tip November. Looking forward on less strong winds and no medicane this season.
Currently it´s obviously very hoooot, about > 40°C in the Dodekanes Islands.
When and from were are your movie made, which island or passage in vicinity? I know, around Folegandros it´s about the gusts and jet blows between very sporty. Or Mykonos.
Hopefully you are in good shape, i follow you by your coordinates under your comments in the forum. Very nice. are you single handed?
Would be very nice and appreciated if we are able to have a cold one together. Very lovely bar in the marina, „Skippers“ you know?
For today and this week: fair winds and all hands on deck.
Best wishes
Ulrich
„Soleil Bleu“, A54#088
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Am 05.07.2021 um 21:28 schrieb ngtnewington Newington via groups.io <ngtnewington@...>:
No worries. Here is a clip of a good breeze.
Amelia
AML54-019
Greece
<IMG_3654.MOV>
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