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Re: Rub Rail insert
Karen Smith
Hi Mark,
Pending pricing detail confirmation, we are very interested in the possibility of joining the rub rail order and shipment to the US East Coast! Has anyone researched having a custom extrusion made for the rub rails locally? In quantity it should not be expensive. Could someone who has the rub rail sectional drawing from Amel email it to me? Bill will explore the custom extrusion possibility! Thanks! Karen Smith s/v Harmonie SM#160
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] C Drive Photos
Mitchell Petersen
Hi Craig,
I'm currently attempting to remove and replace the bearings in the lower c drive however I'm having trouble getting the 'trumpet' off. I have the same c drive as you and have removed the upper unit by removing the four bolts which connect the square aluminum upper unit with the trumpet, was I supposed to do this? I have also loosened the hose clamps on the large rubber boots. Does the large rubber boots connecting the trumpet with the hull also come off with the upper unit? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Mitchell Santorini No33
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Re: Carrying Tender on Davits while crossing
Sv Garulfo
Hi Aty and Mohammad, I would recommend talking to Alex Ramseyer about his setup with an Highfield. It is long enough that he can fit it very securely under the Simpsons davits with the outboard on. I don’t know if it fits on the roof, though. But if it does, it would be a very good dinghy (as far as dimensions for a 54 is concerned) imho. 4. I’ve seen 50/60ft yachts fitted with Simpsons davits carrying console dinghies with 20hp 4stroke outboards crossing is he Pacific. If the dinghy tubes are well pressed against the davits, the freeboard is ample. I wouldn’t do that it myself but then I’m very risk averse. Best, Thomas GARULFO A54-122 Hiva Oa, French Polynesia
On Mon, 17 Feb 2020 at 06:20, Teun BAAS <teun@...> wrote:
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Re: Rub Rail insert
Hi Charles!
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It will be approx 1.5 x 1.0 x 0.8 meter and the weight about 100kg. My sister she is living in Charlotte, so I could ask her to pic up the stuff in your place. Our plan is, to sail up north in summer, so another possibility could be to pic it up by boat, if there is a suitable place to store it for a while? Cheers Stefan from cold old Germany / Hamburg Stefan Deerberg CEO Deerberg GmbH Unternehmer/ Entrepreneur Lilienthalstraße 1 21335 Lüneburg Germany Mobil: +49 172 7757444 stefan.deerberg@... www.deerberg.de
Am 26.02.2020 um 17:20 schrieb Charles Bell <CruisingJupiter@...>:
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Re: Rub Rail insert
Patrick McAneny
Charles, If you end up doing this shipment, I would like to add a stern bumper as well,probably could fit nicely between the inside of the rolled up inserts.
Thanks,
Pat
SM Shenanigans
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From: Charle Bell <shipbldr2000@...> To: eric <kimberlite@...> Cc: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Group Moderators <main@amelyachtowners.groups.io> Sent: Wed, Feb 26, 2020 12:41 pm Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Rub Rail insert Welcome aboard Eric!
OK, we have Charles (me), Patrick, Mark. and Eric. We will continue waiting a couple of days to see who else wants to join. Is anyone else jumping in? Charles
SV Jupiter
Mango #29
On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 12:12 PM eric <kimberlite@...> wrote:
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Re: Rub Rail insert
Gary Silver
Dear All:
I wasn't able to locate my waybill with a weight, but the invoice from Maud was as follows: 32 metres 3459 Liston De Coque Ivoire SM Ref P 000470 / Ivory Rubber scupper Material for Super Maramu 24,95 EURO unit price Amount without Taxes 798 EURO Transport and packaging 1,465 EURO Insurance 12.00 EURO Having hefted these two sections of 16 meters each I would estimate their weight at 70-90 lbs each. Sorry I didn't evidently keep the waybill. Gary S. Silver, M.D. s/v Liahona Amel Super Maramu 2000 Hull # 335 Puerto Dell Rey Marina, Puerto Rico
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Re: Rub Rail insert
Charles Bell
Welcome aboard Eric! OK, we have Charles (me), Patrick, Mark. and Eric. We will continue waiting a couple of days to see who else wants to join. Is anyone else jumping in? Charles SV Jupiter Mango #29
On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 12:12 PM eric <kimberlite@...> wrote:
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Re: Rub Rail insert
eric freedman
I would be interested for the inserts for my Sm200 #376.
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Fair Wind,Eric Kimberlite
On February 26, 2020 at 8:54 AM Charle Bell <shipbldr2000@...> wrote:
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Re: Bottom paint removal problem
eric freedman
Hi Mark,
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After 16 years I had the bottom of Kimberlite cleaned down to the gelcoat. I did not want to use any form of blasting. I had the yard use a chemical stripper available at Home depot to remove paint down to the gelcoat. It took time and multiple applications but it worked and the bottom came up quite clean. I think the paint we removed weighed somewhere between 3 and 400 pounds and it was ablative paint.. I then had the yard apply 4 coats of interprotect . They then applied a hard epoxy blue paint and then 2 coats of black ablative paint. worked great . We hauled this year after 2 years and the bottom was beautiful. I would suggest using the chemical stripper when it is warm as it is a chemical process. Fair Winds, Eric SM 376 Kimberlite
On February 25, 2020 at 2:28 PM Mark Pitt <mark_pitt@...> wrote:
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Re: Headsets
#solution
We started out with Eartecs. They work at a different frequency, and actually found the sound quality and range a bit better than Sena. But ours were older, and had a belt pack connected to the headphones. A bit more cumbersome, and Cindy dropped one overboard when it fell off her skimpy swim suit..... All around, we like the Sena’s better. The Sena Expand costs a bit less, and the boom mic is shorter, making it a bit less prone to knocking into things. Works great on the bow, up the mast, during docking, and scouting an anchor spot in the dinghy (close by).
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On Feb 26, 2020, at 10:58 AM, Joerg Esdorn via Groups.Io <jhe1313@...> wrote:
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Re: Rub Rail insert
Charles Bell
Hello Stefan,
I was planning to bring the container into Annapolis, MD or the port of Baltimore. I have a location to receive the shipment, breakbulk, and reship or allow pickup. Do you know the amount of space your parts might need in cubic meters? Charles SV Jupiter Mango #29
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Re: A55: fresh water pump system : Beam IV on passage from Bonaire towards Santa Marta / Carthagena
Joerg Esdorn
Sorry, Stuart. Pumping up the tank fixed the problem of continuous running for me. Stupid question, sorry: Do you have water in the tank? Cheers. Joerg
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Re: Headsets
#solution
Joerg Esdorn
Kent, it sounds like the Sena is a better option then. I never looked at Sena when I bought my Eartec since I had experience with them before and my friend had used them for over a year without a problem. Cheers. Joerg
joerg esdorn A55 # 53 Kincsem Vigo, Spain
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Re: Bottom paint removal problem
Doug Smith
Yes, Osprey did mine as well, but I had them use sand blasting on the metal keel. They use a tent to keep containment of the sand, soda and paint that is removed. Like Mark, I did the coating and repainting myself. For the keel, Osprey finished the sand blasting and stepped back, and I immediately did a prep wipe down of the metal and coated the keel with the interlux 2000 epoxy. Within minutes is key. You can coat the whole keel with two people in under 30 minutes with rollers and brushes. Then once it is coated, you do it again. I ended up with 4 coats of interlux and the keel lasted 10 years with only an occasional rust break through the coating.
This is what Osprey does, and they work on super big boats. They are more than willing to let you do part of the work, and helpful with advice if you have questions.
Doug Smith S/V Aventura, Amel 54-113 Currently Gibraltar, Queensway Quay Marina
From: <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> on behalf of Mark McGovern <mfmcgovern@...>
Pat,
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Re: Rub Rail insert
Hi together!
I have some stuff from Germany ( sails, outboard engine etc.) I could bring it to FRANCE. Europe is a small country 😊 What would be the final destination of the Container? Our boat is in Martinique or. Grenada, depends of the time. All the best Stefan Not yet an owner of SM but in preparation Stefan Deerberg CEO Deerberg GmbH Unternehmer/ Entrepreneur Lilienthalstraße 1 21335 Lüneburg Germany Mobil: +49 172 7757444 stefan.deerberg@... www.deerberg.de
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Re: Bottom paint removal problem
Yes I feel the same way. Never again shall I attempt to do my bottom. I tried using coppercoat with dismal success. Worse was the lac of support. Needless to say, it's time to redo my bottom and I will gladly pay to have it done; one collapsed lung lung enough for me. Aras 1988 Sharki #163
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Re: Bottom paint removal problem
Mark McGovern
Pat,
I did not have them blast the keel down to bare metal. However, they did have to epoxy coat the keel right after blasting since there were some spots where the iron was already exposed before soda blasting and the soda blasting exposed a few more spots. Thus my comment to "remind" whoever does the soda blasting that it is an iron keel so that they are ready to apply epoxy paint immediately after blasting. The Iron starts to rust the instant it is exposed. I ended up doing some more extensive grinding/sanding and epoxy coating to iron keel after their work was done. Working on the bottom of the keel is NOT fun. In hindsight, I probably should have just had them do it but I am cheap and a bit pigheaded about these things sometimes. -- Mark McGovern SM #440 Cara Deale, MD USA
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Re: Rub Rail insert
Charles Bell
Welcome aboard Mark!
OK, we have Charles (me), Patrick, and Mark. Let's wait a couple of days to see who else wants to join us. In previous less than container shipments I have done, space was about $100-200/CBM (Cubis Meter) +documentation ($600-1000) +tariffs Is anyone else jumping in?
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Re: Rub Rail insert
Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
Unless its Fred Danny
On 26 February 2020 at 10:41 "Patrick McAneny via Groups.Io" <sailw32@...> wrote:
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Re: Converting my Amel 54 to lithium batteries: what I did, what I like and what I don't like (after one year of full time live aboard use)
Scott SV Tengah
Colin,
Good to hear from you! I guess you guys aren't selling Island Pearl II then? We are in San Blas now and planning to transit the canal and head to the Galapagos within a month. Slowly but surely making our way to your part of the world :) Do you have any idea of the amp hours you're putting getting out of your solar/wind array? I am very jealous that you have that production capacity and I'd love to see numbers. Since you're barely running the Victron 230v chargers, you don't have to worry about this, but others may want to think about it: lead batteries can only take full current at low SOC. I seem to recall around 65% SOC or so, the charging current tapers quite a bit. With LFP, the batteries will take full current up to 99% or so. That means your chargers are running at full capacity and generating lots of heat for longer periods. Related to that, if you haven't already, think about your 24v alternator and the regulator attached to it. I am not sure what alternator is fitted on the SM, but we have a Mastervolt 110amp which Mastervolt says is OK for the long periods of full current that LFP will require of your alternator. For good measure, I installed a temperature sensor that will instruct the Alpha Pro II regulator to taper output if the alternator gets too hot. Finally, make sure your alternator has a LFP charging profile and just as importantly, the Battery Management System (BMS) can shut down your alternator when there is an over voltage or over temperature condition in one of the cells. Note that you can have acceptable overall bank voltage but one of the 32 cells that will comprise your system may be over voltage. If your system doesn't stop charging, it could irreversibly damage that cell. Finally, keep in mind the Dolphin chargers don't have a LFP profile. At least the ones in the 54 did not. There's a 54 owner out there who installed 1200 (!!!!) AH of LFP and fried them in short order - I believe because he charged them using the wrong profile. After your install, you will get a 25% boost from your already massive solar/wind array on charging because with LFP, you don't get the 25% charging inefficiency you get with lead. BTW - I've run the aft AC all night on battery/inverter and our 450 amp hour bank was more than enough. Hope this helps. -- Scott 2007 A54 #69 SV Tengah http://www.svtengah.com
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