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Re: Volvo oil pressure
eric freedman
I always keep 2 spares on board Kimberlite. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io [mailto:main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io] On Behalf Of Arno Luijten
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 6:45 PM To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Volvo oil pressure
On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 07:03 PM, Craig & Katherine Briggs SN 68 Sangaris Tropic Isle Harbor, FL wrote:
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Re: Cable feed into Main and Mizzen masts on a A54
Sv Garulfo
Hi, I would need to double check but I would agree with Oliver re the triactic used as an SSB ASN receiver. At least the marking on the cables behind the shower light on Garulfo suggests that. And the fax receiver has its own specific antenna at the mizzen top. I think this is original Pochon work on behalf of Amel, circa 2009. Best, Thomas GARULFO A54-122 Tahuata, French Polynesia
On Wed, 29 Apr 2020 at 13:53, Danny and Yvonne SIMMS <simms@...> wrote:
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Re: Cable feed into Main and Mizzen masts on a A54
Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
Hi Oliver, I don't think you are right. I have had the 802 for years and it does not need two aerials and the triactic is not intended for this purpose. Kind Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl
On 30 April 2020 at 10:49 "Oliver Henrichsen, SV Vela Nautica" <oliver.henrichsen@...> wrote:
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Re: Locking the bowthruster on a A54on passages
#solution
Arno, You are amazing. I have looked at the depressed area on many of these and did not connect the dots.
On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 5:45 PM Teun BAAS <teun@...> wrote:
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Re: Cable feed into Main and Mizzen masts on a A54
Oliver Henrichsen, SV Vela Nautica
Hello, The triatic stay is used by the SSB ICOM M802 radio to receive DSC emergency trafic. Its only receiving on this antenna. The M802 needs 2 antennas. For regular transmissions it uses a backstay or the whip antenna. If you do not connect the second antenna you will not hear "nearby" stations in distress. Oliver from Vela Nautica Amel54#39 Martinique
On Wed, Apr 29, 2020, 16:35 Arno Luijten <arno.luijten@...> wrote: Yeah, Luna has the weatherfax as well. So I'm guessing there is a antenna cable between the nav-station and the mizzen mast. Although the reception of this thing seems quite sketchy. The pictures I get from it are very hard to make sense of.
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Re: Locking the bowthruster on a A54on passages
#solution
Arno,
Great idea – as having to remove all the sails, ropes etc. every time from the sail locker in order to lift out the step/cover in order to secure the locking pin stopped me more than once from doing so.
Another thing to look at when back on the boat.
This COVID19 lock down here in USA is causing me a lot of unexpected problems in the form of discovering all kinds of things to do on the boat when I come back. 😊 😊
Best Regards Teun SV AMELIT A54 #128
COOMERA (near BRISBANE) QLD AUSTRALIA April 29, 2020 15:44:35
USA cell: +1 832 477 8842 AUSTRALIA cell: +61 5951 8909
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From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Arno Luijten via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 15:39 To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Subject: [AmelYachtOwners] Locking the bowthruster on a A54on passages #solution
As you all know Amel recommends using a locking pin on the bowthruster when making passage. Although good advice not always practical as you need to open the cover in the sail locker. If that thing is full of stuff that can be quite the
nuisance.
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Re: Volvo oil pressure
On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 07:03 PM, Craig & Katherine Briggs SN 68 Sangaris Tropic Isle Harbor, FL wrote:
Paul - this is a very common problem solved with an inexpensive (<$20) replacement of the differential girdle spring on the upper end of the grammeter. A very easy do-it-yourself project. Cheers ===== Am I the only one that really does not understand what that means? Regards, Arno Luijten SV Luna, A54-121
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Re: A54 lewmar chain counter setup: check yours!
Well this might explain when I have almost out the complete 100 meter new chain I purchased in NEW CAL last year while the counter says I only have 70 to 74 meter out. I thought I had been short delivered in NEW CAL - although I got a complete drum.
Will measure when I come back on the boat and then need to adjust the settings I guess.
Best Regards Teun SV AMELIT A54 #128
COOMERA (near BRISBANE) QLD AUSTRALIA April 29, 2020 15:38:29
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From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Sv Garulfo via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 15:43 To: Amel Yacht owners Group <main@amelyachtowners.groups.io> Subject: [AmelYachtOwners] A54 lewmar chain counter setup: check yours!
Hi all,
I got a bit red faced the other day when I realised the lewmar chain counter was still using factory default parameters, including a 300mm chain per revolution. I measured the reality: ~450mm ...
No wonder we never drag anchor...
Best,
Thomas GARULFO A54-122 Locked down in Tahuata, Marquesas, French Polynesia
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Locking the bowthruster on a A54on passages
#solution
As you all know Amel recommends using a locking pin on the bowthruster when making passage. Although good advice not always practical as you need to open the cover in the sail locker. If that thing is full of stuff that can be quite the nuisance.
For those that have a GRP version of the cover, the following may be of use to you. When you look at the cover there is a recess on the top side. I'm guessing Amel was planning the very thing I now did but did not do it at build time because of costs. Basically I made an access hatch that enables you to lock/unlock the thruster without removing the cover. It's a bit tight but you can just reach the pin and put it into place or remove it. Pictures enclosed. Cheers, Arno Luijten, SV Luna, A54-121
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Re: Volvo oil pressure
Paul - this is a very common problem solved with an inexpensive (<$20) replacement of the differential girdle spring on the upper end of the grammeter. A very easy do-it-yourself project.
Cheers
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Re: Sail Plan - Super Maramu
Hi Arno,
Bedankt voor de hulp. Ik zie dat je nog steeds hard bezig bent met LUNA – ze moet nu bijna perfekt zijn. Ik voel me bijna schuldig dat ik niet zoveel doe voor AMELIT 😊
Wow – 10 leaks. Clearly I must check better when back on board. As mentioned above in Dutch; you make me feel guilty that I am not caring for AMELIT as meticulously as you do with LUNA.
Best Regards Teun SV AMELIT A54 #128
COOMERA (near BRISBANE) QLD AUSTRALIA April 29, 2020 14:46:13
USA cell: +1 832 477 8842 AUSTRALIA cell: +61 5951 8909
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On Behalf Of Arno Luijten via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 13:28 To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Sail Plan - Super Maramu
Hi Teun,
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Re: Sail Plan - Super Maramu
Yup; I recognize those. I have those installed as well extras on board. Are these HARKEN switches?
Thanks for the help.
Best Regards Teun SV AMELIT A54 #128
COOMERA (near BRISBANE) QLD AUSTRALIA April 29, 2020 14:42:58
USA cell: +1 832 477 8842 AUSTRALIA cell: +61 5951 8909
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On Behalf Of CW Bill Rouse via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 12:54 To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Notification <main@amelyachtowners.groups.io> Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Sail Plan - Super Maramu
Maybe this will help:
On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 1:48 PM Teun BAAS <teun@...> wrote:
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Re: Sail Plan - Super Maramu
Hi Roque,
Thanks - this helps a lot. I don’t recognize the switches in your attachments so that indicates that my switches also have been replaced. That matches my impression of the original owner that he wanted everything to be in order/perfect/the best but regrettably also meant several unnecessary NON OEM (AMEL) equipment changes.
But I will verify when I make it back to the boat.
Thanks again.
Best Regards Teun SV AMELIT A54 #128
COOMERA (near BRISBANE) QLD AUSTRALIA April 29, 2020 14:38:17
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From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Roque via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 13:49 To: main@amelyachtowners.groups.io Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Sail Plan - Super Maramu
Teun
If I may jump in, attached are pictures of the "old" switches, the ones that must be replaced.
The new ones are bigger (see Bill's pic). They need a 43 mm diameter hole. Maybe you can check the diameter of yours from below.
Also, Amel keeps track of the boats that have already been updated. So Bill's advice to call them is right and on the safe side.
The letter informing about the recall is from 2011, so maybe all A54 are eligible. By that time, the replacement set was probably Lewmar, as far as I know. But according to Maud, Amel no longer have a partnership with Lewmar. So it is Harken now.
Roque Attika A54 # 117 Paraty- Brazil
Em qua., 29 de abr. de 2020 às 16:54, CW Bill Rouse <brouse@...> escreveu:
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Re: Sail Plan - Super Maramu
I did all my switches in 2016 after I bought the boat in 2015. The switches that Bill shows the photo of is correct. I was in Marseille and Amel Hyeres would have done the change at no charge. I decided to do it myself and Amel Hyeres sent me everything, drill bit to make the joke bigger, wood position block to drill the hole, electrical connectors and sealant.
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No leaks and no problems with the new switches. They actually did not have any records that my 54 had not been done. Best Barry and Penny “SV Lady Penelope II” Amel 54. #17. Build date 2005 Sainte Anne anchorage Martinique
On Apr 29, 2020, at 16:49, Roque <ediroque@...> wrote:
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Re: Volvo oil pressure
amelforme
Paul, a bit more information is needed to give you some help. How many hours are on the engine now? How many hours are on the oil in the crankcase now? Did you get maintenance logs at the purchase that showed good habits regarding regular oil changes? What were the months and hour intervals if so? Did this problem started immediately after a new oil filter and fresh engine oil were installed? Or was it several hours or days later? Testing with a mechanical/non-electric oil pressure gauge confirmed that what you were reading from the helm mounted instrumentation was correct ? Did oil pressure increase with higher engine RPM in a linear pattern, not increase at all or very little, or immediately increase by a great deal? This is very important to know. Does the engine burn more than a liter of oil in 50 hours of running time? Did the Volvo dealer immediately suggest engine removal with out any other testing? Did anyone suggest that you have a spectrographic engine oil analysis performed ? Do a web search on this. Not expensive and extremely telling about the engines internal mechanical condition. Slowly decreasing oil pressure is most often an indication of internal engine wear that increases/opens the tolerances/gaps between components like bearings and bearing journals. I will await and respond to your answers but I would strongly suggest changing the engine oil filter and if nothing changes then obtaining a spectrographic engine oil analysis before the engine is removed. The oil analysis will, for sure, tell you plenty about the engines’ relative health. Much the same as getting your blood work done before a visit to your medical practitioner.
All The best, Joel
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> On Behalf Of Paul Dowd an d Sharon Brown
Hi all,
I have a Volvo D3-110i-C with low oil pressure. I’m told by the local Volvo dealer that the engine will have to be taken out in order to replace the oil pump. I’m wondering what other factor may cause low oil pressure. Any opinion on this would be most welcome.
A bit of history on the problem. I changed the oil and oil filter after 188 engine hours which was 3 years. I then started getting low pressure warning after reducing from 1100rpm to idle. I checked the oil level and topped up to the top of the mark. After a couple of days I started getting low pressure warning whilst running at 1100rpm (to heat water). This was confirmed when the engineer attached a pressure gauge.
Cheers, Paul S/Y Ya Fohi - Amel 54 #98 - Grenada
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Re: Sail Plan - Super Maramu
Roque
Teun If I may jump in, attached are pictures of the "old" switches, the ones that must be replaced.
The new ones are bigger (see Bill's pic). They need a 43 mm diameter hole. Maybe you can check the diameter of yours from below.
Also, Amel keeps track of the boats that have already been updated. So Bill's advice to call them is right and on the safe side.
The letter informing about the recall is from 2011, so maybe all A54 are eligible. By that time, the replacement set was probably Lewmar, as far as I know. But according to Maud, Amel no longer have a partnership with Lewmar. So it is Harken now. Roque Attika A54 # 117 Paraty- Brazil Em qua., 29 de abr. de 2020 às 16:54, CW Bill Rouse <brouse@...> escreveu:
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Re: Cable feed into Main and Mizzen masts on a A54
Yeah, Luna has the weatherfax as well. So I'm guessing there is a antenna cable between the nav-station and the mizzen mast. Although the reception of this thing seems quite sketchy. The pictures I get from it are very hard to make sense of.
REgarfds Arno Luijten SV Luna, A54-121
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Re: Volvo oil pressure
James Alton
Paul,
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It is a bit curious that this problem arose after your oil change. I wonder if the viscosity of the oil that was used for the change was lower than the original oil in the engine before the change? Maybe you bought the correct oil the oil added was mislabeled or thinner than indicated? Maybe try another oil change, possibly with a different respected brand to eliminate that variable. Cooling issues could also cause lower oil pressure by thinning the oil, does the engine seem to be warmer than normal? Oil pressure relief valves can stick freeze closed due to corrosion if moisture gets into the oil pan, I have personal experience with that one. I have never seen one stick open which could cause low oil pressure but maybe.. Did your engineer record normal oil pressure with the engine warm and the RPM up to the recommended level? I would be more concerned about the higher rpm reading than the idle. Best of luck, James SV Sueno Maramu #220
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Re: Sail Plan - Super Maramu
Hi Teun,
About the switches. As far as I know the replacement was changing the original Lewmar switches with Harken switches. Easy to see as it says so on the switch. On our Amel this was done, all switches were Harken when I bought the boat. In the meantime I've replaced all the deck switches with a completely new model from Lewmar once more because the Harken switches are having problems with water-ingress. The way the switches are made is they "sandwich" a rubber piece between a top ring and and the lower body. The rubber piece is actually the part you push on to activate the switch. However the top ring is not form-stable and becomes "wobbly". The three screws compress the rubber to the underlying switch-body. However the area between the screws after some time does not press on the rubber underneath because of the the ring loosing shape. It then allows water to enter the sailing locker. This was actually the 4th or 5th leak I repaired in the sail locker (out of 10 leaks... mostly because of failing sikaflex). See enclosed picture. Regards, Arno Luijten SV Luna, A54-121
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Re: Cable feed into Main and Mizzen masts on a A54
All clear; makes sense as AMELIT does have Weather Fax.
Thanks.
Best Regards Teun SV AMELIT A54 #128
COOMERA (near BRISBANE) QLD AUSTRALIA April 29, 2020 13:10:36
USA cell: +1 832 477 8842 AUSTRALIA cell: +61 5951 8909
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On Behalf Of CW Bill Rouse via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 13:03 To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Notification <main@amelyachtowners.groups.io> Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Cable feed into Main and Mizzen masts on a A54
Let me tell you what I know.
Amel installed insulators on the Triadic Stay so that the stay wire could be used as a Weather Fax Antenna. As far as I know, every SM and 54 had this "antenna." The coax wire terminates behind the Nav Station on an SM in a loop of extra cable and in a 54, behind the shower light fixture, unless, of course, if the first owner of the SM or 54 had Amel install a Weather Fax.
In my experience, the AM/FM antenna is on the main mast top on every "unchanged" SM and 54. It is a PVC VHF-like antenna, and in fact, when I installed an AIS transceiver and needed an antenna, I used the AM/FM radio antenna and substituted a rubber car antenna which I mounted behind the nav station cabinet. Of course, I had to change the connection plug to use the cable for my AIS.
I hope this helps.
On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 2:15 PM Arno Luijten <arno.luijten@...> wrote:
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