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Re: A54 hawsehole and chain guide
Teun BAAS
Arno,
I had CROMOX quoted to me in December 2019 by MARINE TRADERS SUPPLIES in COOMERA QLD AUSTRALIA: AU$100 per 1 meter – about USD7,300 for 100 meters.
My initial reaction was “No fffing way; not in my life time” – but then thinking about some of the weather I have had on anchor while clearly my SS OEM chain was
badly pitted in the welds at that time & how lucky I was no serious consequences
☹.
I decided to postpone the decision until back on the boat – which now looks like a 1 year postponement.
Best Regards Teun
A54 – 2009 #128
September 9, 2020
15:40:08
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On Behalf Of Arno Luijten via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 06:17
To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io
Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] A54 hawsehole and chain guide
Teun,
What you need is a big wallet and 100 meters of Cromox 10mm (made by Ketten Wålder,
https://www.ketten-waelder.de/en/)
😂
Arno Luijten,
SV Luna,
A54-121
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Re: Dessalator Watermakers & Filmtec Membranes
Craig Briggs
HI Tom,
I think I'm the guy whose name escaped you. No problem - it's not the first time ;-)
I posted a while ago that the belief you cannot run in brackish water is a long standing "old wives tale" about water makers. I said one should simply not exceed the fresh water flow rate of your membrane. My post went on to assert your membrane will even be happy running in the fresh water of, say, the US Great Lakes or up the Guadiana River between Portugal and Spain.
The Dessalator manual saying only to use it in "normal ocean water" (whatever that is) is obviously written that way because their equipment uses a "Green Zone" which is calibrated for "normal" ocean water and they do not want to address any other usage scenarios for legal protection. It is similar to car makers eliminating gauges in favor of "Idiot lights".
So, yes, you are totally correct in your theory that high pressures which would give a (TOO) high production rate is (definitely) harmful to the membranes. And that is easier to do in low salinity water if you are not monitoring the flow rate, but only looking at the "Green Zone".
-- SN68 Sangaris, Tropic Isle Harbor, FL
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Re: Dessalator Watermakers & Filmtec Membranes
If upping the pressure above 800 psi I would first make sure that the pressure vessel and the end cap seals are able to withstand the higher pressure.
Dave Wallace
sv Air Ops
On Sep 9, 2020, at 1:46 PM, CW Bill Rouse <brouse@...> wrote:
Tom,
I am sorry, I said Filmtec. This quote was from another water maker using Filmtec membranes. You will find it here:
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Tom,
Filmtec states the following about the SW30 2540 membrane,
"This membrane is rated for a maximum 700 gallons per day, we use it in our watermakers to produce actual 21 gallons per hour from standard seawater (35000 ppm). In brackish water, freshwater production will increase but you should not exceed 30 gallons
per hour or 700 gallons per day."
So, I believe that if you turn the pressure down so that the flow rate does not exceed the rating for the sum of the flow rates of your membrane array, you'll be doing exactly what Filmtec states above.
Here are the flow rates of common SW30 membranes:
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This is not an area of expertise for me. However, I would like to either make a couple of points or ask of couple of questions, depending on my depth of knowledge.
The Dessalator manual mentions not to run in water less salty than normal ocean water. However, a member of this forum, name escapes me, stated that you could run in brackish water so long as you did not exceed the water production rate, which for me is
60 liters per hour. My theory on why was that either high pressures, or high water production rate was potentially harmful to the membranes. Is this correct?
Thanks
Tom Peacock
SM 240 Aletes
Chesapeake Bay
On Sep 9, 2020, at 3:23 PM, CW Bill Rouse < brouse@...> wrote:
Mat,
Not according to Dessalator who states that the green bar on their high-pressure gauge is set for between 60 - 65 BAR. And according to Filmtec the Maximum operating pressure is 69 BAR
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Won’t running over 56-58 bar affect the membrane life?
Off hand do you know the pressure range specs for the membrane?
I run ours at the low end of the green, thinking I’m being safe.
~~~⛵️~~~Matt
On Sep 9, 2020, at 8:49 PM, CW Bill Rouse < brouse@...> wrote:
I learned something today with from a great 54 owner, from Dessalator, and from reading the recent specifications sheet for Filmtec SW30 membranes.
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The actual pressure for the Green Zone on a Dessalator high-pressure gauge is between 60 and 65 BAR
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In normal seawater temperature and salinity and at 55 BAR the SW30 series of membranes will produce:
o
SW30 2521 = 47 liters/hour or 3*47 = 141 liters/hour
o
SW30 2540 = 109 liters/hour or 2*109 = 218 liters/hour
·
Obviously the production rate with pressure set inside the Green Bar (60-65 BAR), will be greater than the above
·
Dialing back the pressure to change the product water production to the original specs of the watermaker may cause the water maker to shut down.
My statement of reducing the pressure to set the produced water in the sight-glass at the original output for the D50/60, D100, and D160 is no longer valid for normal water temperature and
salinity. And the D160 with new membranes will produce over 200 liters/hour.
WARNING: Filmtec has increased the efficiency of these membranes and depending on the age of your membrane(s) you may not see the increased production.
I attach the Filmtec Spec Sheet that I refer to:
I hope this helps and clears up things.
Bill
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Tom Peacock
SM 240 Aletes
Chesapeake Bay
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Re: Dessalator Watermakers & Filmtec Membranes
Tom,
I am sorry, I said Filmtec. This quote was from another water maker using Filmtec membranes. You will find it here:
Bill
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Amel Owners Yacht School
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720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550
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Tom,
Filmtec states the following about the SW30 2540 membrane, "This membrane is rated for a maximum 700 gallons per day, we use it in our watermakers to produce actual 21 gallons per hour from standard seawater (35000 ppm). In brackish water, freshwater production will increase but you should not exceed 30 gallons per hour or 700 gallons per day."
So, I believe that if you turn the pressure down so that the flow rate does not exceed the rating for the sum of the flow rates of your membrane array, you'll be doing exactly what Filmtec states above.
Here are the flow rates of common SW30 membranes:
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CW Bill Rouse
Amel Owners Yacht School
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Address:
720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550
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This is not an area of expertise for me. However, I would like to either make a couple of points or ask of couple of questions, depending on my depth of knowledge.
The Dessalator manual mentions not to run in water less salty than normal ocean water. However, a member of this forum, name escapes me, stated that you could run in brackish water so long as you did not exceed the water production rate, which for me is 60 liters per hour. My theory on why was that either high pressures, or high water production rate was potentially harmful to the membranes. Is this correct?
Thanks
Tom Peacock SM 240 Aletes Chesapeake Bay On Sep 9, 2020, at 3:23 PM, CW Bill Rouse < brouse@...> wrote:
Mat,
Not according to Dessalator who states that the green bar on their high-pressure gauge is set for between 60 - 65 BAR. And according to Filmtec the Maximum operating pressure is 69 BAR
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CW Bill Rouse
Amel Owners Yacht School
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Address:
720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550
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Won’t running over 56-58 bar affect the membrane life? Off hand do you know the pressure range specs for the membrane? I run ours at the low end of the green, thinking I’m being safe. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt On Sep 9, 2020, at 8:49 PM, CW Bill Rouse < brouse@...> wrote: I learned something today with from a great 54 owner, from
Dessalator, and from reading the recent specifications sheet for Filmtec SW30
membranes. ·
The actual pressure for the Green Zone on a Dessalator high-pressure gauge is between 60 and 65 BAR ·
In normal seawater temperature and salinity and at
55 BAR the SW30 series of membranes will produce: o
SW30 2521 = 47 liters/hour or 3*47 = 141
liters/hour o
SW30 2540 = 109 liters/hour or 2*109 = 218
liters/hour ·
Obviously the production rate with pressure set
inside the Green Bar (60-65 BAR), will be greater than the above ·
Dialing back the pressure to change the product
water production to the original specs of the watermaker may cause the water
maker to shut down. My statement of reducing the pressure to set the produced
water in the sight-glass at the original output for the D50/60, D100, and D160
is no longer valid for normal water temperature and salinity. And the D160 with
new membranes will produce over 200 liters/hour. WARNING: Filmtec has increased the efficiency of these
membranes and depending on the age of your membrane(s) you may not see the
increased production.
I attach the Filmtec Spec Sheet that I refer to:
I hope this helps and clears up things.
Bill
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CW Bill Rouse
Amel Owners Yacht School
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Address:
720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550
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SM 240 Aletes
Chesapeake Bay
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Re: Dessalator Watermakers & Filmtec Membranes
Tom,
Filmtec states the following about the SW30 2540 membrane, "This membrane is rated for a maximum 700 gallons per day, we use it in our watermakers to produce actual 21 gallons per hour from standard seawater (35000 ppm). In brackish water, freshwater production will increase but you should not exceed 30 gallons per hour or 700 gallons per day."
So, I believe that if you turn the pressure down so that the flow rate does not exceed the rating for the sum of the flow rates of your membrane array, you'll be doing exactly what Filmtec states above.
Here are the flow rates of common SW30 membranes:
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CW Bill Rouse
Amel Owners Yacht School
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Address:
720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550
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This is not an area of expertise for me. However, I would like to either make a couple of points or ask of couple of questions, depending on my depth of knowledge.
The Dessalator manual mentions not to run in water less salty than normal ocean water. However, a member of this forum, name escapes me, stated that you could run in brackish water so long as you did not exceed the water production rate, which for me is 60 liters per hour. My theory on why was that either high pressures, or high water production rate was potentially harmful to the membranes. Is this correct?
Thanks
Tom Peacock SM 240 Aletes Chesapeake Bay On Sep 9, 2020, at 3:23 PM, CW Bill Rouse < brouse@...> wrote:
Mat,
Not according to Dessalator who states that the green bar on their high-pressure gauge is set for between 60 - 65 BAR. And according to Filmtec the Maximum operating pressure is 69 BAR
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CW Bill Rouse
Amel Owners Yacht School
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Address:
720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550
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Won’t running over 56-58 bar affect the membrane life? Off hand do you know the pressure range specs for the membrane? I run ours at the low end of the green, thinking I’m being safe. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt On Sep 9, 2020, at 8:49 PM, CW Bill Rouse < brouse@...> wrote: I learned something today with from a great 54 owner, from
Dessalator, and from reading the recent specifications sheet for Filmtec SW30
membranes. ·
The actual pressure for the Green Zone on a Dessalator high-pressure gauge is between 60 and 65 BAR ·
In normal seawater temperature and salinity and at
55 BAR the SW30 series of membranes will produce: o
SW30 2521 = 47 liters/hour or 3*47 = 141
liters/hour o
SW30 2540 = 109 liters/hour or 2*109 = 218
liters/hour ·
Obviously the production rate with pressure set
inside the Green Bar (60-65 BAR), will be greater than the above ·
Dialing back the pressure to change the product
water production to the original specs of the watermaker may cause the water
maker to shut down. My statement of reducing the pressure to set the produced
water in the sight-glass at the original output for the D50/60, D100, and D160
is no longer valid for normal water temperature and salinity. And the D160 with
new membranes will produce over 200 liters/hour. WARNING: Filmtec has increased the efficiency of these
membranes and depending on the age of your membrane(s) you may not see the
increased production.
I attach the Filmtec Spec Sheet that I refer to:
I hope this helps and clears up things.
Bill
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CW Bill Rouse
Amel Owners Yacht School
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Address:
720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550
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Tom Peacock
SM 240 Aletes
Chesapeake Bay
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Re: Dessalator Watermakers & Filmtec Membranes
This is not an area of expertise for me. However, I would like to either make a couple of points or ask of couple of questions, depending on my depth of knowledge.
The Dessalator manual mentions not to run in water less salty than normal ocean water. However, a member of this forum, name escapes me, stated that you could run in brackish water so long as you did not exceed the water production rate, which for me is 60 liters per hour. My theory on why was that either high pressures, or high water production rate was potentially harmful to the membranes. Is this correct?
Thanks
Tom Peacock SM 240 Aletes Chesapeake Bay
On Sep 9, 2020, at 3:23 PM, CW Bill Rouse < brouse@...> wrote:
Mat,
Not according to Dessalator who states that the green bar on their high-pressure gauge is set for between 60 - 65 BAR. And according to Filmtec the Maximum operating pressure is 69 BAR
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CW Bill Rouse
Amel Owners Yacht School
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Address:
720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550
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Won’t running over 56-58 bar affect the membrane life? Off hand do you know the pressure range specs for the membrane? I run ours at the low end of the green, thinking I’m being safe. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt On Sep 9, 2020, at 8:49 PM, CW Bill Rouse < brouse@...> wrote: I learned something today with from a great 54 owner, from
Dessalator, and from reading the recent specifications sheet for Filmtec SW30
membranes. ·
The actual pressure for the Green Zone on a Dessalator high-pressure gauge is between 60 and 65 BAR ·
In normal seawater temperature and salinity and at
55 BAR the SW30 series of membranes will produce: o
SW30 2521 = 47 liters/hour or 3*47 = 141
liters/hour o
SW30 2540 = 109 liters/hour or 2*109 = 218
liters/hour ·
Obviously the production rate with pressure set
inside the Green Bar (60-65 BAR), will be greater than the above ·
Dialing back the pressure to change the product
water production to the original specs of the watermaker may cause the water
maker to shut down. My statement of reducing the pressure to set the produced
water in the sight-glass at the original output for the D50/60, D100, and D160
is no longer valid for normal water temperature and salinity. And the D160 with
new membranes will produce over 200 liters/hour. WARNING: Filmtec has increased the efficiency of these
membranes and depending on the age of your membrane(s) you may not see the
increased production.
I attach the Filmtec Spec Sheet that I refer to:
I hope this helps and clears up things.
Bill
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CW Bill Rouse
Amel Owners Yacht School
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Address:
720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550
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Tom Peacock
SM 240 Aletes
Chesapeake Bay
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Re: A54 hawsehole and chain guide
Arno Luijten
Oliver,
If WASI supplied that chain it is not good news as they supply either AISI304 or AISI316L chain. That is not suitable for long term anchoring as the steel needs to be exposed to the air regularly to prevent crevice corrosion.
Cheers,
Arno Luijten
SV Luna,
A54-121
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Re: A54 hawsehole and chain guide
Arno Luijten
Hi Thomas,
There was a reason I said cromox chain. There are many, many different qualities of SS. If you are at anchor for extended period of time some of those will suffer crevice corrosion because of oxygen deprivation. Cromox is resistant to this .... at a price.
Crevice corrosion will be barely noticeable until it breaks, not the nicest way find out.
Cheers,
Arno Luijten
SV Luna
A54-121
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Re: Dessalator Watermakers & Filmtec Membranes
Matt Salatino
Thanks Bill, After I asked, I figured I’d man-up and search for myself. I found the exact page you posted. I guess it’s safe to run a bit higher pressure. The WM will shut off if the pressure goes too high I believe...... Well this means that the float in the flow meter will disappear when the pressure is higher in the green zone (it does).
On Sep 9, 2020, at 9:23 PM, CW Bill Rouse < brouse@...> wrote: Mat,
Not according to Dessalator who states that the green bar on their high-pressure gauge is set for between 60 - 65 BAR. And according to Filmtec the Maximum operating pressure is 69 BAR
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CW Bill Rouse
Amel Owners Yacht School
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Address:
720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550
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Won’t running over 56-58 bar affect the membrane life? Off hand do you know the pressure range specs for the membrane? I run ours at the low end of the green, thinking I’m being safe. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt On Sep 9, 2020, at 8:49 PM, CW Bill Rouse < brouse@...> wrote: I learned something today with from a great 54 owner, from
Dessalator, and from reading the recent specifications sheet for Filmtec SW30
membranes.
·
The actual pressure for the Green Zone on a Dessalator high-pressure gauge is between 60 and 65 BAR
·
In normal seawater temperature and salinity and at
55 BAR the SW30 series of membranes will produce:
o
SW30 2521 = 47 liters/hour or 3*47 = 141
liters/hour
o
SW30 2540 = 109 liters/hour or 2*109 = 218
liters/hour
·
Obviously the production rate with pressure set
inside the Green Bar (60-65 BAR), will be greater than the above
·
Dialing back the pressure to change the product
water production to the original specs of the watermaker may cause the water
maker to shut down.
My statement of reducing the pressure to set the produced
water in the sight-glass at the original output for the D50/60, D100, and D160
is no longer valid for normal water temperature and salinity. And the D160 with
new membranes will produce over 200 liters/hour.
WARNING: Filmtec has increased the efficiency of these
membranes and depending on the age of your membrane(s) you may not see the
increased production.
I attach the Filmtec Spec Sheet that I refer to:
I hope this helps and clears up things.
Bill
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CW Bill Rouse
Amel Owners Yacht School
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Address:
720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550
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Re: A54 hawsehole and chain guide
Matt Salatino
SS chain has a lower WLL and is a bit more brittle than galvanized high test (G40) ~~~⛵️~~~Matt
On Sep 9, 2020, at 8:47 PM, Sv Garulfo < svgarulfo@...> wrote:
I have witnessed a SS anchor chain snap before my own eyes and helped dealing with the emergency to save the boat (not an amel) from the lee shore in the swell of the marquesas and that kind of put me off SS chain. Admittedly the chain was oldish (10y) and the conditions tough.
Thomas GARULFO A54-122 Bora-Bora
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Re: Dessalator Watermakers & Filmtec Membranes
Matt Salatino
Specs online are max pressure 69 bar/1000 psi. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt A50#27
On Sep 9, 2020, at 8:49 PM, CW Bill Rouse < brouse@...> wrote:
SW30 2521
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Re: Dessalator Watermakers & Filmtec Membranes
Mat,
Not according to Dessalator who states that the green bar on their high-pressure gauge is set for between 60 - 65 BAR. And according to Filmtec the Maximum operating pressure is 69 BAR
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CW Bill Rouse
Amel Owners Yacht School
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Address:
720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550
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Won’t running over 56-58 bar affect the membrane life? Off hand do you know the pressure range specs for the membrane? I run ours at the low end of the green, thinking I’m being safe. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt On Sep 9, 2020, at 8:49 PM, CW Bill Rouse < brouse@...> wrote: I learned something today with from a great 54 owner, from
Dessalator, and from reading the recent specifications sheet for Filmtec SW30
membranes.
·
The actual pressure for the Green Zone on a Dessalator high-pressure gauge is between 60 and 65 BAR
·
In normal seawater temperature and salinity and at
55 BAR the SW30 series of membranes will produce:
o
SW30 2521 = 47 liters/hour or 3*47 = 141
liters/hour
o
SW30 2540 = 109 liters/hour or 2*109 = 218
liters/hour
·
Obviously the production rate with pressure set
inside the Green Bar (60-65 BAR), will be greater than the above
·
Dialing back the pressure to change the product
water production to the original specs of the watermaker may cause the water
maker to shut down.
My statement of reducing the pressure to set the produced
water in the sight-glass at the original output for the D50/60, D100, and D160
is no longer valid for normal water temperature and salinity. And the D160 with
new membranes will produce over 200 liters/hour.
WARNING: Filmtec has increased the efficiency of these
membranes and depending on the age of your membrane(s) you may not see the
increased production.
I attach the Filmtec Spec Sheet that I refer to:
I hope this helps and clears up things.
Bill
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CW Bill Rouse
Amel Owners Yacht School
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Address:
720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550
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Re: Dessalator Watermakers & Filmtec Membranes
Matt Salatino
Won’t running over 56-58 bar affect the membrane life? Off hand do you know the pressure range specs for the membrane? I run ours at the low end of the green, thinking I’m being safe. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt
On Sep 9, 2020, at 8:49 PM, CW Bill Rouse < brouse@...> wrote: I learned something today with from a great 54 owner, from
Dessalator, and from reading the recent specifications sheet for Filmtec SW30
membranes.
·
The actual pressure for the Green Zone on a Dessalator high-pressure gauge is between 60 and 65 BAR
·
In normal seawater temperature and salinity and at
55 BAR the SW30 series of membranes will produce:
o
SW30 2521 = 47 liters/hour or 3*47 = 141
liters/hour
o
SW30 2540 = 109 liters/hour or 2*109 = 218
liters/hour
·
Obviously the production rate with pressure set
inside the Green Bar (60-65 BAR), will be greater than the above
·
Dialing back the pressure to change the product
water production to the original specs of the watermaker may cause the water
maker to shut down.
My statement of reducing the pressure to set the produced
water in the sight-glass at the original output for the D50/60, D100, and D160
is no longer valid for normal water temperature and salinity. And the D160 with
new membranes will produce over 200 liters/hour.
WARNING: Filmtec has increased the efficiency of these
membranes and depending on the age of your membrane(s) you may not see the
increased production.
I attach the Filmtec Spec Sheet that I refer to:
I hope this helps and clears up things.
Bill
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CW Bill Rouse
Amel Owners Yacht School
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Address:
720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550
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Dessalator Watermakers & Filmtec Membranes
I learned something today with from a great 54 owner, from
Dessalator, and from reading the recent specifications sheet for Filmtec SW30
membranes.
·
The actual pressure for the Green Zone on a Dessalator high-pressure gauge is between 60 and 65 BAR
·
In normal seawater temperature and salinity and at
55 BAR the SW30 series of membranes will produce:
o
SW30 2521 = 47 liters/hour or 3*47 = 141
liters/hour
o
SW30 2540 = 109 liters/hour or 2*109 = 218
liters/hour
·
Obviously the production rate with pressure set
inside the Green Bar (60-65 BAR), will be greater than the above
·
Dialing back the pressure to change the product
water production to the original specs of the watermaker may cause the water
maker to shut down.
My statement of reducing the pressure to set the produced
water in the sight-glass at the original output for the D50/60, D100, and D160
is no longer valid for normal water temperature and salinity. And the D160 with
new membranes will produce over 200 liters/hour.
WARNING: Filmtec has increased the efficiency of these
membranes and depending on the age of your membrane(s) you may not see the
increased production.
I attach the Filmtec Spec Sheet that I refer to:
I hope this helps and clears up things.
Bill
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CW Bill Rouse
Amel Owners Yacht School
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Address:
720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550
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Re: A54 hawsehole and chain guide
I have witnessed a SS anchor chain snap before my own eyes and helped dealing with the emergency to save the boat (not an amel) from the lee shore in the swell of the marquesas and that kind of put me off SS chain. Admittedly the chain was oldish (10y) and the conditions tough.
Thomas GARULFO A54-122 Bora-Bora
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Re: A54 hawsehole and chain guide
No, it’s only when we let out the full chain for whatever reason. So it’s very rare and only to minimise the chance of bungling it during business as usual. (That rarely happens anyway, even with galvanised chain).
Hope that clarifies the use case.
Thomas GARULFO A54-122 Bora-Bora
On Tue, 8 Sep 2020 at 03:48, Teun BAAS < teun@...> wrote:
Thomas,
Does this mean that every time you weigh anchor that somebody is guiding this device by hand in the right direction to evenly spread the anchor chain?
If so then I clearly have too many sails in the sail locker as it is completely full and was really a massive, massive head ache to get to the chain locker when
the new (galvanized) chain bungled up. I never had the bungling up issue with the OEM SS chain and since I pushed a bunch of the galvanized chain all the way to the back it hasn’t happened since. It is rare, even in the South Pacific, that I use the last 30
meters of a 100 meter chain so pushing those 30 plus meters all the way back in the chain locker I believe prevents the bundle of chain getting too high in the front and thus getting tangled/bungled.
But your device looks what I need but then I also need: A) easily access to the chain locker as well as B) a pair of hands during departure.
Best Regards Teun
A 54 2009 #128
September 8, 2020
06:46:43
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Sv Garulfo via groups.io
Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2020 15:07
To: Amel Yacht owners Group <main@amelyachtowners.groups.io>
Subject: [AmelYachtOwners] A54 hawsehole and chain guide
We recently end-to-ended our anchor chain and I found the pictured device useful to guide the chain nice and flat at the bottom of the chain locker.
It’s simply a piece of PVC pipe with a couple of small line to gutter the chain in various corners of the locker.
And when you don’t use it, it snaps happily on the hawsehole pipe for efficient storage.
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Re: A54 hawsehole and chain guide
Hello Scott,
In 2007, Amel used to buy SS chains from WASI GERMANY.
Olivier BEAUTÉ Envoyé de mon iPhone
Le 9 sept. 2020 à 19:57, Scott SV Tengah <Scott.nguyen@...> a écrit :
As an aside, does anyone know who makes the Amel oem stainless chain? It has a 5 stamped on it, if that helps? -- Scott 2007 A54 #69 SV Tengah http://www.svtengah.com
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Re: A54 hawsehole and chain guide
As an aside, does anyone know who makes the Amel oem stainless chain? It has a 5 stamped on it, if that helps? -- Scott 2007 A54 #69 SV Tengah http://www.svtengah.com
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Re: A54 hawsehole and chain guide
Arno Luijten
Teun,
What you need is a big wallet and 100 meters of Cromox 10mm (made by Ketten Wålder, https://www.ketten-waelder.de/en/) 😂
Arno Luijten,
SV Luna,
A54-121
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Re: Oil Pressure Volvo D3 I - C
Arno Luijten
Actually the way it works at VP is that any significant change in the production of the eingine results in a new trailing character. Most Amels 54s have C because that is the one for wich production ran fairly long. The change form C to D was major as they changed the setup and position of all the ancillaries. Probably because they found out that putting the raw water pump on top of the alternator was not such a great idea. Also they changed the engine cover making it more silent. The base block itself has not changed that much. Fact is that Volvo is no longer using it in their cars since a few years making the production volume of this block much smaller.
The biggest change (as far as I can tell) between the "A" and "B" and the "C" version is the electronics got beefed up because of many failures with them.
The changes from "D" to "I" are fairly minor I believe.
I still think it's a good engine with very good characteristics. The fact you hear many complaints about it is because there a quite a few out there. It will treat you as you will treat it in most cases. It is still a fairly complex engine and you should treat it as such. Prompt preventive maintenance and clean diesel are the way to go.
Just my two cents...
Arno Luijten
SV Luna,
A54-121
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