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Re: Sonic Speed system on an Amel 54
Thanks Mohammad,
Do you know what shape they have? Are the cables connected at an angle to the sensor? Regards, Arno
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Re: Sonic Speed system on an Amel 54
Mohammad Shirloo
Hi Arno,
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When we initially purchased Kokomo, we were told that sometimes these speed sensors go out and it is not made any more.
The broker had an extra one that he sold to us. That was 5 years ago and it has been sitting with the spares. So my understanding is that it is replaceable but not necessarily straight forward. Respectfully;
Mohammad & Aty
B&B Kokomo
A54 #099
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Sonic Speed system on an Amel 54
Hi Forum,
Has anyone actually seen the model of the transducer used for the speed sensor (B&G Sonic Speed) used in several A54's? These are the solid-state sensors in the leading edge of the keel and in the bottom right in front of the keel. Are these replaceable? Thanks in advance, Arno Luijten SV Luna, A54-121 St. Martin
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Re: Headroom
Hey Oliver, no sweat. It's a bit more than a tweak, but you'll never get a bed as nice in any other boat, esp for a very tall person. If you do end up getting an Amel, I'll tear the cabin down and take pics and measures of everything if you need them.
Another 'tweak' worth doing IMHO is converting the saloon table to a drop down bed on pneumatic legs. It breaks the heart to take out that beautiful table leg/wine holder, but if you do, you gain another king size bed to watch movies on (we have a 40 inch TV mounted opposite) or, as I like to do on passage, flop out on instead of the corridor bunk, a bed which would also be more than perfect for someone of your height. So nice we never raise it anymore (we take most meals in the cockpit anyway), and you don't even lose an inch of bilge space underneath. That and the bed are the best two mods for us for sure....
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Re: 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙏𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙
Hi Bill I just looked at the link for Island Pearl II and it goes to the SV Sabbatical Blog. Please swap that link to this one: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/IslandPearl2 which some folk could find useful, particularly for our route and tracks through the Indian Ocean to places like the Maldives, Chagos, Madagascar, and a direct Durban to Cape Town rounding of the treacherous "Cape of Good Hope" well ahead of the safe rounding period to get to the Caribbean in time for a full cruising season there. Many thanks Colin EX Island Pearl II sm#332
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Re: Headroom
Hajo Hille
Hi Oliver,
Since 10 years I´m an owner of an AMEL Supermaramu and live in Wiesbaden.
If you have any questions you can contact me per e-mail: hajo.hille@...
Kind regards
Hajo
SM 150
Gesendet: Montag, 06. April 2020 um 20:24 Uhr
Von: "Oliver Biederbeck" <oliver.biederbeck@...> An: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Betreff: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Headroom Hi Davi, Doug, Stefan, Eric, Colin,
you are awesome! Thanks a lot for your effort and quick and helpful answers. I should definitely add "community support" to my shortlisting criteria :-) But even without it, you helped ranking up the Amels for me. @Davi, Stefan: Thanks for taking measures! @Doug: Very helpful insights! And yes, the corridor and the engine room might need some special "Tall Men Yoga Skills". Have worked on it for decades now. @Davi, Colin: Great tweaks for the aft cabin bed and the "hot-bed" extension! @Eric: I'm located in Cologne, Germany. My personal home port is Emden at the North Sea. Main sailing regions are the Dutch North Sea and the Mediterranean - Greece Aegean Sea is planned for this summer (yes, I'm a charter sailor - lucky friend of a charter company owner ;-) Thank you so much again. Hope that Corona does not cause too much trouble to you, especially if you are trapped at remote places. Stay healthy and enjoy life on your Amels! Fair winds Oliver
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Re: Headroom
Oliver Biederbeck
Hi Davi, Doug, Stefan, Eric, Colin,
you are awesome! Thanks a lot for your effort and quick and helpful answers. I should definitely add "community support" to my shortlisting criteria :-) But even without it, you helped ranking up the Amels for me. @Davi, Stefan: Thanks for taking measures! @Doug: Very helpful insights! And yes, the corridor and the engine room might need some special "Tall Men Yoga Skills". Have worked on it for decades now. @Davi, Colin: Great tweaks for the aft cabin bed and the "hot-bed" extension! @Eric: I'm located in Cologne, Germany. My personal home port is Emden at the North Sea. Main sailing regions are the Dutch North Sea and the Mediterranean - Greece Aegean Sea is planned for this summer (yes, I'm a charter sailor - lucky friend of a charter company owner ;-) Thank you so much again. Hope that Corona does not cause too much trouble to you, especially if you are trapped at remote places. Stay healthy and enjoy life on your Amels! Fair winds Oliver
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Re: 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙏𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙
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Re: Broken water level dipstick
Glad to be able to help, Eamonn. Did you have to cut away any of the pipe? If so your float meter won’t read correctly without compensating.
Kent S/V Kristy SM 243 On Apr 5, 2020, at 10:37 PM, Eamonn Washington <eamonn.washington@...> wrote: Hi Kent thanks for bringing me a selection of dowels! (Kent’s boat Kristy is anchored beside me.) The pipe walls are 1mm thick, the inside diameter is 12mm so a 10mm dowel is perfect for the job. I might epoxy it in. Eamonn Washington Travel Bug Super Maramu #151 Currently locked down in Antigua..
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Re: Bow Thruster Siezed
Ken Powers SV Aquarius
Hello again,
Be aware that if you try my (Last Option) , and you still have oil left in your bow thruster it is going to leak all over the place when you remove the backing plate. Be aware and minimize the mess. Ken Powers Aquarius SM2K #262 Currently in Thailand
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Re: Bow Thruster Siezed
Ken Powers SV Aquarius
Hello,
This video shows my rebuild of the bow thruster. If you can't get the lower unit to disengage using all the tricks from other Amel Owners, you can do this for a last resort..... Here is a link to my video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-xWzNfnWLw If you boat is out of the water you may be able to do the following... If in the water you can do this under water in scuba gear, will be difficult but doable.. 1. Drop the bow thruster 2. Remove prop 3. Remove the hard filler covering 4 screws - at 6:05 minutes 4. Remove 4 screws holding back plate in place. at 6:15 minutes 5. Remove the main gear and shaft. at 6:44 minutes 6. Remove the bolt at the bottom of the shaft holding the small gear in place. 6:59 minutes (make sure you have something holding up the tube until you are ready to drop it) 7. The lower unit should now come down without the shaft. (don't drop any of the parts if you are under water.) 8. Now with the shaft visible, and hopefully you will have an easier time getting it loose from the motor. This may or may not work. But, I think it will. Hope you don't have go down this path, but it might be your last option. Ken Powers Aquarius SM2K #262 Currently stuck in Thailand
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Re: 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙏𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙
Halidun Karagoz
Hi Bill,
Thanks for your efforts. A54 #164, Amanin, 2015, Haldun Karagoz Stay safe. Cheers Haldun -------- Orijinal mesaj -------- Kimden: scentstone <scentstone@...> Tarih: 06.04.2020 08:14 (GMT+03:00) Alıcı: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Konu: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙏𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 Thank you again for your efforts for the community. As you know ScentStone has completed her first RTW in August : "SM2K #375 ScentStone 2019 Fred" F.
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Re: Parts or replacements for Antal 120x18 genoa sheet blocks
Garhauer’s customer service has been continuously excellent over many years.
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~~~⛵️~~~Matt
On Apr 6, 2020, at 5:43 AM, eric freedman <kimberlite@...> wrote:
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Re: Headroom
Hi Oliver At 6Ft 4, I am 1.94m not as tall as you, but even so, still found all Amel bunks just marginally too short (at 2.0m in length each) for good night sleep. Our solution was to convert the rear cabin bed to turn sideways (as noted by another member in this thread) which provides a wonderful HUGE Super King size bed, just as comfortable as our King bed at home! We had a custom made innerspring mattress & Latex top made for that bed which was great, and also provided the benefit of being able to sleep in either direction depending on what tack you were sailing. Although you are left a downside of less cabin floor space, we found this a small price to pay, and still rate this is one of the most necessary adjustments we made on Island Pearl II. The inner sprung mattress was zipped into 3 sections to still provide easy access to the rudder stock under in an emergency. Also, another suggestion for you is regarding the walkthrough area "hot-bed" above the battery compartment. Here we cut a section out of the end timber panel (at bed top height) between the bunk and the adjoining clothing cupboard and placed a removable cushion at bed height in the lower section of the cupboard, and this cavity was nicely finished off with matching timber edging so it looked like a factory alteration, and nobody ever noticed it. This other small necessary alteration to the Amel made it possible for me to sleep on the hotbed too during ocean crossing passages, with my feet through into the wardrobe, which provided peace of mind when crossing oceans alone with my wife as she could easily alert and communicate with me through the little window to the cockpit. With these two changes, as well as memory foam toppers custom fitted to all bunks, the Amel SM becomes the perfect "tall persons'" long term ocean cruising yacht! Best regards Colin Streeter previous "Island Pearl II" owner #332 Brisbane, Australia Link to our circumnavigation
https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/IslandPearl2
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Re: 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙏𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙
scentstone
Hi Bill,
Thank you again for your efforts for the community. As you know ScentStone has completed her first RTW in August : "SM2K #375 ScentStone 2019 Fred" F.
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Re: Parts or replacements for Antal 120x18 genoa sheet blocks
eric freedman
I have used Garhauer blocks, vangs, and other products on my boats for over 25 years. They are bulletproof, extremely well made, extraordinarily strong and have a 10 year unconditional guarantee. In addition they are ½ the price of almost all name brand blocks, and are made in the USA . The stainless in not made in China.
I carry a complete set of replacement Garhauer blocks for every block on Kimberlire. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376
https://www.garhauermarine.com/products
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io [mailto:main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io] On Behalf Of Stephen Davis
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2020 10:49 PM To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Parts or replacements for Antal 120x18 genoa sheet blocks
Hi Ryan, siebe@...
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Re: Broken water level dipstick
Eamonn Washington
Hi Kent
thanks for bringing me a selection of dowels! (Kent’s boat Kristy is anchored beside me.) The pipe walls are 1mm thick, the inside diameter is 12mm so a 10mm dowel is perfect for the job. I might epoxy it in. Eamonn Washington Travel Bug Super Maramu #151 Currently locked down in Antigua..
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Re: Headroom
eric freedman
Hi Oliver, Where are you located? Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io [mailto:main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io] On Behalf Of Oliver Biederbeck
Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2020 10:22 AM To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Subject: [AmelYachtOwners] Headroom
Hi Amel owners,
Would be great to get some figures for my further evaluation. And please, save your time and avoid sentences like "I'm 1,90m and don't have a problem". Believe, me, being >2m is a complete different story - even at home ;-)
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Re: Parts or replacements for Antal 120x18 genoa sheet blocks
Heinz Stutenbaeumer
Hallo JP Can you sent me the Address, I am in New Zealand in Whangarei in the moment. Thank You
Heinz, SM 2000, 292 heinz@...
Von: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> Im Auftrag von Germain Jean-Pierre
Hello Ryan and Kelly,
I refurbished my original turning blocks by replacing both the needle bearings and the race bearings. Works like new. These were sourced in NZ and total. Cost was less than NZ$300…
Best of luck,
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Re: Does anybody have a source for the Dirupter 60 Amp breaker?
I used the carlingtech mechanichydraulic disruptor to replace the one of the watermaker in the engineroom and it worked very good. Wolfgang Weber SY Elise Amel 54 #162
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