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Removing nav center stool
John Clark
Hi All, Can anyone enlighten me on how to lift the metal out of the floor that holds the stool at the navigation center? It is mounted in a tube fiberglassed to the hull under the floor, and won't turn or budge when lifted. I cannot find any set screws or other locking device. Regards, John John Clark SV Annie SM 37 Charleston, SC
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] No battery charge from 24 V alternater
VLADIMIR SONSEV
Bill, Thanks a lot for your reply. Vladimir Sonsev
On Jul 24, 2017 9:32 AM, "'Bill & Judy Rouse' yahoogroups@... [amelyachtowners]" <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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Want Amel 46
Awilson275 <awilson275@...>
My name is Andy Wilson. I live in Annapolis Md. USA. I want to buy an Amel 46. I have been looking and have found two boats. Both are in the Caribbean. One is in Martinique named Rascasse II and the other is in St. Martin named Shortlist. Shortlist needs much work (maybe too much for the price) and I don't know yet about the other one. Both are German Flag. Does anyone know either of these boats ? Does anyone know of other Amel 46's available that are not actively advertised. I don't mind boat repair/rejuvenation but the price should accurately represent the vessel. Thanks Andy
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Companionway ( washboard ) rubber seal replacement?
greatketch@...
I have tried to source that part number and it seems to no longer be available.
Bill Kinney SM160, Harmonie Gloucester, Mass
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Newbie looking for Amel and Offshore experience
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Lofrans Tigres Undersized
greatketch@...
Pat,
The brown wire on the remote is the common. I can not see which of the blue or black wires connect to the up or down button, and don't have that in my notes. Bill Kinney SM160, Harmonie Gloucester, Mass ---In amelyachtowners@..., <sailw32@...> wrote : Bill, I will look again , I guess that panel does come out. Your information provided which relays controlled what. The brown , blue and black wires , I referred to came out of the remote control. The installation instructions from Quick were not clear and I was wondering where to connect these wires. The history of Amel was interesting. Thanks, Pat SM#123
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Newbie looking for Amel and Offshore experience
Please let us know who we are communicating with. I will be taking Kristy S in Oct or Nov from the Chesapeake to S FL or Bahamas. I would need to meet you beforehand, references, etc if you want to do a passage. Please contact me at Kent Robertson S/V Kristy SM 243 karkauai at yahoo dot com 828-234-6819
On Jul 23, 2017, at 3:29 PM, brentcameron61@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
Hi all. I've had a dream since the late 1970's to buy and cruise an Amel (I still have th Cruising World issues with Joel's ads on Mango's and Maramu's) Life intervened but now, I'm in a situation (kids gone, retired, etc.) where I think I can finally make this all happen. I'm planning next summer to buy my very own SM 2000 to do some long term cruising. The realist in me however points out that I'm not likely to be able to buy one anywhere near my home port on the Great Lakes and while I have about 20 years (over the last 40 or so) of active sailing experience, I also recognize that I've not sailed anything much bigger than my current 29' Paceship and then mostly only on the Great Lakes and so still have a LOT to learn before I think about doing anything offshore in a new (to me) Amel. I also want to find out for myself if I really have what it takes to do any serious ocean passages before I "invest" a significant chunk of my savings into my dream. Therefore, I'm looking to kill two birds with one stone... 1) gain some experience with ocean passages (towards my RYA Yachtmaster certification) and 2) learn more about the Amel's than I ever could by continuing to listen in on the excellent exchanges on this forum so that when I do get my own Amel, I'm ready for it. It occurred to me that there are probably more than a few Amel's that are making significant passages this fall that might want an enthusiastic and very willing to learn volunteer crew member. I will go anywhere in the world for this and would cover any expenses and travel of course. Thanks and suggestions are very welcome. (I already know to contact Bill/Joel/Michel and Oliver when I'm a little closer to the buy decision).
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Newbie looking for Amel and Offshore experience
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] No battery charge from 24 V alternater
Bill & Judy Rouse <yahoogroups@...>
Vladimir,
Maybe this information will help you. Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School www.amelschool.com 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX 77550 +1(832) 380-4970 
On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 8:18 PM, Ben Driver/YAHOO joedoakes66@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Lofrans Tigres Undersized
Ours is, sort of, the same...no Lofrans relay box...there's a black 'Amel' knurled knob that allows the whole thing to come out...not so easy, you have to push it.....but it makes relay changing or anything else much easier.
We have a separate switch for 'Guindeau OFF' that doesn't disable the genoa furler. Cheers Alan Elyse SM437
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Lofrans Tigres Undersized
Patrick McAneny
Bill, I will look again , I guess that panel does come out. Your information provided which relays controlled what. The brown , blue and black wires , I referred to came out of the remote control. The installation instructions from Quick were not clear and I was wondering where to connect these wires. The history of Amel was interesting.
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Thanks,
Pat
SM#123
-----Original Message----- From: greatketch@... [amelyachtowners] To: amelyachtowners Sent: Sun, Jul 23, 2017 9:23 pm Subject: Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Lofrans Tigres Undersized Pat,
That panel with the relays does come out (at least it did for me!). Trying to work with those wire connections inside that forward cubby would be a nightmare! There is a black plastic hand screw in the cabinet that, when removed, allows the wood panel with the wiring for the jib furler and windlass to be removed.
On my boat, the brown wires were the control wires carrying +24V from the switches to the relay coils. Blue was the -24V back to battery negative. Gray wires were +24V for the coils of the jib furling relays. I don't see any black wires.
There are some pictures and schematics here: https://fetchinketch.net/boat-projects/windlass-wiring/
Hopefully they will help. If you need something more
specific, let me know.
Newer boat owners should note, that at some point Amel started using the control box from the windlass manufacturer and not their own relays so your boat might look quite different. I don't know what hull number that change was made or if there were any other changes made before or after #160!
Bill Kinney
SM#160, Harmonie
Gloucester, Mass
---In amelyachtowners@..., wrote : Bill, I have received my Quick windlass control. I can't see the relays well enough to read the labels . I always assumed the panel detached from the cabinet to better access it. There is a brown wire (common I believe ) and a blue and black wire . Could you tell me , where you connected those wires ? It
would save some time experimenting in a tight difficult spot to reach .
Thanks,
Pat
SM #123
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Companionway ( washboard ) rubber seal replacement?
Try here:
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/amelyachtowners/conversations/messages/20728
With best regards,
Mark
Skipper Sailing Vessel - Cream Puff - SM2K - #275 Currently cruising - Grenada www.creampuff.us
From: amelyachtowners@...
[mailto:amelyachtowners@...]
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 7:09 AM To: amelyachtowners@... Subject: Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Companionway ( washboard ) rubber seal replacement?
Time to replace the washboard rubber seal on Aletes. The rubber has gotten hard and cracked. This conversation was around 2 years ago, but I couldn't find a resolution for a source, or alternate solution. Any out there? Thanks, Mike Ondra Aletes SM#240 Rock Hall, MD
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Newbie looking for Amel and Offshore experience
Alexandre Uster von Baar
Good morning Brent,
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To add on Mark’s comment. I took the ASA classes (101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, plus docking and celestial) so the biggest sailboat I was on was a 39 Beneteau. Despite the increase in size, it was not a problem at all. Prior purchasing and having mine delivered, I read over, over and over the owner manuals until I knew them by heart. They are severals, all a little different (some in English, some in French). http://www.nikimat.com/amel_super_maramu_2000_manual.pdf http://www.nikimat.com/amel_super_maramu_2000_Optional_equipment.pdf http://www.nikimat.com/amel_Super_Maramu_2000_Polar_Chart.pdf http://www.nikimat.com/amel_super_maramu_2000_Users_Guide_CP.pdf http://www.nikimat.com/Guide_utilisateur_Pack_Confort.pdf http://www.nikimat.com/Manuel_du_proprietaire_Pack_Confort.pdf With time, you will have to learn to do your own maintenance, like the bow thruster and C-Drive every 2 years. It is not difficult, just time consuming. Dont believe shipyard can do this maintenance, they likely never did it, so you will do a better job yourself. Here is an example for the bow thruster. http://www.nikimat.com/bow_thruster_overhaul.html I have many more illustration which I need to organize on my web site for people to look at. Sincerely, Alexandre SM2K #289 NIKIMAT Port de Plaisance de Gustavia, Saint Barthélémy, FWI --------------------------------------------
On Sun, 7/23/17, Brent Cameron brentcameron61@gmail.com [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Subject: RE: [Amel Yacht Owners] Newbie looking for Amel and Offshore experience To: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 23, 2017, 3:17 PM Thanks Mark… I was just (Re-)reading your excellent blog! Seems like I’m about 5 years behind you but in very similar circumstances. I’ve had the chance to crawl around a couple of Amels and came to the exact same conclusions you did on your Why Amel page. Henri did things differently than most but there was most often a darn good reason for it and once you understand that, you have a hard time looking seriously at anything else. On Jul 23, 2017, 3:58 PM -0400, 'Mark Erdos' mcerdos@gmail.com [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com>, wrote: Hi Brent, Good luck in your search. Amels are darn fine boats and it is worth waiting for the right one to come onto the market. We went from a Cheoy Lee 38 to our Amel. It was a huge learning curve. It is not hard but very time consuming to learn the Amel systems. We are still learning but trying to have some fun in between. Let Joel know your budget and one day your phone will ring. Bill’s Amel school can get you ready to go and help you be prepared. Hope to see you out here someday soon. With best regards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel - Cream Puff www.creampuff.us From: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com [mailto:amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2017 3:30 PM To: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] Newbie looking for Amel and Offshore experience Hi all. I've had a dream since the late 1970's to buy and cruise an Amel (I still have th Cruising World issues with Joel's ads on Mango's and Maramu's) Life intervened but now, I'm in a situation (kids gone, retired, etc.) where I think I can finally make this all happen. I'm planning next summer to buy my very own SM 2000 to do some long term cruising. The realist in me however points out that I'm not likely to be able to buy one anywhere near my home port on the Great Lakes and while I have about 20 years (over the last 40 or so) of active sailing experience, I also recognize that I've not sailed anything much bigger than my current 29' Paceship and then mostly only on the Great Lakes and so still have a LOT to learn before I think about doing anything offshore in a new (to me) Amel. I also want to find out for myself if I really have what it takes to do any serious ocean passages before I "invest" a significant chunk of my savings into my dream. Therefore, I'm looking to kill two birds with one stone... 1) gain some experience with ocean passages (towards my RYA Yachtmaster certification) and 2) learn more about the Amel's than I ever could by continuing to listen in on the excellent exchanges on this forum so that when I do get my own Amel, I'm ready for it. It occurred to me that there are probably more than a few Amel's that are making significant passages this fall that might want an enthusiastic and very willing to learn volunteer crew member. I will go anywhere in the world for this and would cover any expenses and travel of course. Thanks and suggestions are very welcome. (I already know to contact Bill/Joel/Michel and Oliver when I'm a little closer to the buy decision).
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Companionway ( washboard ) rubber seal replacement?
Time to replace the washboard rubber seal on Aletes. The rubber has gotten hard and cracked. This conversation was around 2 years ago, but I couldn't find a resolution for a source, or alternate solution. Any out there? Thanks, Mike Ondra Aletes SM#240 Rock Hall, MD
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Isolated ground of my Yankar 4jh3hte #376 Kimberlite [1 Attachment]
VLADIMIR SONSEV
Yes! Thank you very much! SM #345 "LIFE IS GOOD" Vladimir Sonsev
On Jul 23, 2017 10:22 PM, "Ben Driver/YAHOO joedoakes66@... [amelyachtowners]" <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Isolated ground of my Yankar 4jh3hte #376 Kimberlite
Vladimir I believe this is isolated ground starter relay. Is this what you need? Ben Ben and Gayle S/V La Bella Vita SM #347
On Jul 23, 2017, at 10:00 PM, sonsev52@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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Re: Isolated ground of my Yankar 4jh3hte #376 Kimberlite
VLADIMIR SONSEV
I need a model number for Valeo ground breaking relay. Please help.
Vladimir SM #345 "LIFE IS GOOD"
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] No battery charge from 24 V alternater
VLADIMIR SONSEV
My alternator does not chage at any RPM. I measured voltage at low RPM. Vladimir Sonsev
On Jul 23, 2017 9:18 PM, "Ben Driver/YAHOO joedoakes66@... [amelyachtowners]" <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Lofrans Tigres Undersized
greatketch@...
Pat,
That panel with the relays does come out (at least it did for me!). Trying to work with those wire connections inside that forward cubby would be a nightmare! There is a black plastic hand screw in the cabinet that, when removed, allows the wood panel with the wiring for the jib furler and windlass to be removed. On my boat, the brown wires were the control wires carrying +24V from the switches to the relay coils. Blue was the -24V back to battery negative. Gray wires were +24V for the coils of the jib furling relays. I don't see any black wires. There are some pictures and schematics here: https://fetchinketch.net/boat-projects/windlass-wiring/ Hopefully they will help. If you need something more specific, let me know. Newer boat owners should note, that at some point Amel started using the control box from the windlass manufacturer and not their own relays so your boat might look quite different. I don't know what hull number that change was made or if there were any other changes made before or after #160! Bill Kinney SM#160, Harmonie Gloucester, Mass ---In amelyachtowners@..., <sailw32@...> wrote : Bill, I have received my Quick windlass control. I can't see the relays well enough to read the labels . I always assumed the panel detached from the cabinet to better access it. There is a brown wire (common I believe ) and a blue and black wire . Could you tell me , where you connected those wires ? It would save some time experimenting in a tight difficult spot to reach . Thanks, Pat SM #123
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] No battery charge from 24 V alternater
Vladimir, Are you measuring voltage at engine idle? I found my alternator did not charge unless rpm was at about 1500 or more. At that point it puts out 27 volts. Ben Ben and Gayle S/V La Bella Vita SM #347
On Jul 23, 2017, at 8:47 PM, Vladimir Sonsev sonsev52@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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