Freshwater pressure pump, SM319
John and Anne on Bali Hai <annejohn@...>
My pump, which is an AMFA 66I4555, Prot.IP44 has been getting
noisier in recent years. I had spares for the impellor, two brass bits, one like a turbine and a matching face plate plus new ceramic water seals. The latter turned out to be the wrong size but in fact it was the impellor that was worn. To replace, get the parts from Amel by Airmail or normal post in EU. Turn off the power to the hot water heater and also the pump contact breaker and run off the water at a tap. Tie a piece of line round the big plastic vent pipe above the pump and leave the end hanging down. Undo the connectors to the pump with a spanner and tie the left hand one up high to stop water pouring back out of the hot tank The pump is held to the floor of the engine room by four screws. If they are hard to turn hit the top of the screwdiver with a hammer to free them. Do not attempt to undo the four nuts on the vibration mounting as they are on threaded rods forming part of the rubber mounting. Lie the pump on its side and remove the cover to the wiring to the pump pressure switch. Take a digital pic of the connections in case you might forget which goes where before removing the three wires so that you can get the pump on deck. You will also have to release the grounding wire. The next step is to undo three nuts holding the pump housing to the motor and then remove the housing whilst the motor shaft is pointing upwards. The housing holds one of the bits to be replaced, it is held in place by two machine screws.Fit the new part (I had to file one of the holes in the new part to get the second screw in place). Carefully remove the circlip holding the impellor with a small screwdriver and remove the old impellor taking care not to lose the key. If you are replacing the seal as well, remove the second circlip as well to remove the seal.In the event the new seal that I had was the wrong size so I reused the old one with no problems. Replace the circlip holding the seal by pushing it down the shaft using all three of your hands so that it goes over the groove for the top circlip crookedly to get it down the shaft to the second groove against the spring on the seal which wants to send the circlip into orbit. Fit the new impellor with the raised flange facing OUTWARDS making sure that the key is held properly in place using some needlenose pliers so that the impellor slides on easily and replace the circlip. Reassemble and away you go...I hope. Best wishes, Anne and John SM319
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New main and battens
John and Anne on Bali Hai <annejohn@...>
Hello Bob,
I suggest you put battened main into the search box and look at results. The slot will always be big enough so long as the battens are not put in the foot of the sail. Half way up the mast there is only half the amount of sail to be rolled in! Thus there will always be ample room for vertical battens. It is taking sailmakers many years to work this one out and perhaps one day vertical battens will become the norm thus making a more efficient and less ugly looking sail without the negative roach. Regards, Anne and John, SM319
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Re: anode in the oil cooling box in Hurth gear box
Ken & Judy <goldendaze@...>
Trans Atlantic Diesel has lots of parts for all Perkins engines.
I used them a lot when preparing for last summers trip from VA, USA to the Med. They have shipped parts to another Amel owner in England for more reasonable prices than he could find in UK. www.tadiesels.com Marcus is the owner with lots of experience, Sherri the parts person is very knowledgeable as well. Ken Coats & Judy Golden SV Golden Daze Maramu 192 Trizonia Greece (headed for Turkey for winter).
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Re: New Main and Mizzen for SM
minaxi53 <no_reply@...>
Graham
I too would like this info as I am planning new main, mizzen and mizzen staysail. I lost my mizzen staysail and have been unable to get measurements from anyone, do you have this info. On the battened main, have you had any furling problems with the narrow slot? I know the 54 has no problems with this but my older SM6 from 1989 may have a smaller slot? Please email if possible any info to bob@bourlet.com as well as posting. Bob SM6 Minaxi --- In amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com, "Graham Boyd" <crwggb@...> wrote: little response. In the end I went to Deme Voiles and asked them to makeme sails exactly like they are now putting on the 54. All singing allthe boats performance allowing us to sail in much lighter airs thanbefore. Can't recommend them strongly enough!
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: New Main and Mizzen for SM
Paul LaFrance <pflafrance@...>
Graham
We are also looking a new set of sails and request the same info as Bill & Judy Rouse. What material and weight are they using? Paul LaFrance S/V Nomad SM 362 Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 19:18:32 +0000 From: yahoogroups@svbebe.com Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: New Main and Mizzen for SM To: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com Grahma, If you have ore details like contact info,, specs, cost, etc, please email them to svbebe "at" gmail.com Best, Bill Rouse s/v BeBe SM2 #387 --- In amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com, "Graham Boyd" <crwggb@...> wrote: I posted questions on this subject a year ago and got remarkably little response. In the end I went to Deme Voiles and asked them to make me sails exactly like they are now putting on the 54. All singing all dancing radial cut small vertical battens etc.. I have now done 6 months with these new sails and put simply thay have transformed the boats performance allowing us to sail in much lighter airs than before. Can't recommend them strongly enough! Graham Boyd SM140 SULA _________________________________________________________________
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Re: New Main and Mizzen for SM
svbebe <yahoogroups@...>
Grahma,
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If you have ore details like contact info,, specs, cost, etc, please email them to svbebe "at" gmail.com Best, Bill Rouse s/v BeBe SM2 #387
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Re: Repainting stripes on SM decks
amelliahona <no_reply@...>
Hi Graham:
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See my post #3641 for a review of our experiences. By way of follow-up: After six months of Caribbean sun the sun exposed areas of the paint are no longer light chocolate brown (based on our mixing 20 ml red 20 ml green and 6 ml white Interlux Brightside paint). The paint has almost turned pure black. It is in fine condition and looks good, it just isn't the color we originally mixed. When I do it again I will strive for an even lighter color of brown so that it will hopefully cure to a lighter color. As to the polytrol that I applied: When first applied it, it gave a wet appearance that soon faded. I do believe that it made the deck more slippery but this is subtle. The deck is always hot in the afternoon Caribbean sun and I am not sure if it made the deck hotter or not. It certainly didn't make it cooler. Lastly, in a couple of places the polytrol is flaking a bit. This isn't a big problem but it gives the deck a slightly hazy appearance in those areas. These areas may correspond to areas where we had rain showers shortly after application and/or where we applied it when the deck was too hot. The boat is on the hard for the hurricane season and we won't be back aboard until about the 1 year-from-stripping mark so I can't provide an update based on a longer time span. All in all I would do things exactly the same again but with the above caveats. Happy stripping. Gary
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: anode in the oil cooling box in Hurth gear box
woods deborah <woodsdeborah_56@...>
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 Thanks for that .... we have managed to put a temporary fix on for the moment and when we have a mo will post some pictures that might help others that find themselves in a similar situation. If we find a supplier of parts w will let you know!! Thanks again  Deb and John  Orion1 Maramu #79
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From: Alex Paquin <alex.paquin@usa.net> To: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, 6 September, 2008 15:41:06 Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: anode in the oil cooling box in Hurth gear box Dear Deb and John: I had the same problem with our gearbox four years ago. We decided to take the part to a local metal working shop and had the part cloned in aluminum. We also installed a pencil type anode for future protection. So far so good. I believe we have the same Hurth gearbox you have. I've heard from other fellow Amel owners that finding spare parts for the older Hurth boxes are getting hard to find, at least on this side of the Atlantic. One Mango owner had to replace his box for a newer Hurth model entirely because of this. Alex Paquin s/v Simpatico Venezuela Maramu #94, 1981 --- In amelyachtowners@ yahoogroups. com, "woodsdeborah_ 56" <woodsdeborah_ 56@...> wrote: that passes seawater through it to cool the oil. Sorry if that was alittle long winded! As the result of my ignorance on this our oil coolingbox has been badly corroded and we have been letting in water.I thinkwe can patch it up as a short term solution but we obviously need agearbox does anyone know the name of the agent for spares in Uk or evenEurope? We are currently in Denia Spain on route to Portugal. Has anyoneelse experience of this? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: anode in the oil cooling box in Hurth gear box
Dear Deb and John:
I had the same problem with our gearbox four years ago. We decided to take the part to a local metal working shop and had the part cloned in aluminum. We also installed a pencil type anode for future protection. So far so good. I believe we have the same Hurth gearbox you have. I've heard from other fellow Amel owners that finding spare parts for the older Hurth boxes are getting hard to find, at least on this side of the Atlantic. One Mango owner had to replace his box for a newer Hurth model entirely because of this. Alex Paquin s/v Simpatico Venezuela Maramu #94, 1981 --- In amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com, "woodsdeborah_56" <woodsdeborah_56@...> wrote: that passes seawater through it to cool the oil. Sorry if that was alittle long winded! As the result of my ignorance on this our oil coolingbox has been badly corroded and we have been letting in water.I thinkwe can patch it up as a short term solution but we obviously need agearbox does anyone know the name of the agent for spares in Uk or evenEurope? We are currently in Denia Spain on route to Portugal. Has anyoneelse experience of this?
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New Main and Mizzen for SM
Graham Boyd
I posted questions on this subject a year ago and got remarkably little
response. In the end I went to Deme Voiles and asked them to make me sails exactly like they are now putting on the 54. All singing all dancing radial cut small vertical battens etc.. I have now done 6 months with these new sails and put simply thay have transformed the boats performance allowing us to sail in much lighter airs than before. Can't recommend them strongly enough! Graham Boyd SM140 SULA
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Repainting stripes on SM decks
Graham Boyd
I am just about to repaint the stripes on our Decks. There are several
of you out there who have done this already over the last few years and I have all the gear you've suggested ready to go. My question is simple: How well has your job lasted the test of time/sun/rain etc.. Also many of you used polytron to finish off the job. What exactly is this stuff and how does it wear with time? Looking forward to your replies, Graham Boyd SM140 SULA
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anode in the oil cooling box in Hurth gear box
woodsdeborah_56 <woodsdeborah_56@...>
A while back i posted a message about the sacrifical anode in the
engine i have since discovered that the anode in our Maramu is positioned in the square box that bolts to the side of the gearbox that passes seawater through it to cool the oil. Sorry if that was a little long winded! As the result of my ignorance on this our oil cooling box has been badly corroded and we have been letting in water.I think we can patch it up as a short term solution but we obviously need a permanenet fix quite soon. Our Gearbox is a Hurth5 HBW marine gearbox does anyone know the name of the agent for spares in Uk or even Europe? We are currently in Denia Spain on route to Portugal. Has anyone else experience of this? Many thanks Deb and John Orion1 Maramu #79
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] gangplank wheels
David Wallace
David,
We replaced our gangplank wheels with what are called "bogey wheels" that support the track on a snow mobile. The wheels are made of heavy duty plastic material with ss cores, and fit almost perfectly on the gangplank axel. We bought them used at a snowmobile shop for about $20. Just a thought.... Dave Wallace sv Air Ops Maramu #104 To: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.comFrom: RDuddy@DuddyLaw.comDate: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 07:49:59 -0400Subject: RE: [Amel Yacht Owners] gangplank wheels The gangplank wheels on my Sharki #123 are 20mm wide x 4 5/8" indiameter the axle diameter is 25mm. Hope that helps.Roy DuddyUnwinedingFrom: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com[mailto:amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David and HazelWorthingtonSent: Monday, September 01, 2008 5:13 AMTo: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.comSubject: [Amel Yacht Owners] gangplank wheelsHelloCan anyone give me the dimensions for the gangplank wheels on aSharki? presumably the same as the other models?Thanks David WorthingtonSharki 184[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] _________________________________________________________________ Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn “10 hidden secrets” from Jamie. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] gangplank wheels
Roy Duddy <RDuddy@...>
The gangplank wheels on my Sharki #123 are 20mm wide x 4 5/8" in
diameter the axle diameter is 25mm. Hope that helps. Roy Duddy Unwineding From: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com [mailto:amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David and Hazel Worthington Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 5:13 AM To: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] gangplank wheels Hello Can anyone give me the dimensions for the gangplank wheels on a Sharki? presumably the same as the other models? Thanks David Worthington Sharki 184
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Re: newbie from germany
horst.puddleduck <horst.puddleduck@...>
Hallo Carsten,
Meine Maramu, Bj 1985, liegt z.Z. in Thessaloniki. Ich werde am 24. dort sein um meinen Herbstsegeltoern zu beginnen. Wenn Du zur Besichtigung einer Maramu kommen willst, lass es mich bitte wissen, ich werde ein paar Tage in dieser Gegend sein. Horst
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] newbie from germany
billklein48 <sidecar1@...>
I have a vey nice Maramu hull # 91 for sale in New York. SHe is fully
equiped for world cruising. The price is very reasonable. She is in very good mechanical and cosmetic condition. $159,000. If you want more particulars e-mail me at sidecar1@verizon.net --- In amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com, jean-luc MERTZ <jlmertz@...> wrote: Super Maramu) , bite rufen Sie Michel Charpentier,---- am considering aplanning to go for a Amel within the next 2 years. I am circumnavigation.Sharki or Maramu for longterm liveabaord and maybe alsoMY budget will be arround 100-120 k euro and it looks like that it dostill considering a Hallberg Rassy 38 which is quite roomy but i willnot like such high center cockpit, teakdeck etc. In germany you Maramunot find a lot Amel so a comparison is difficult for me. I will orfirst time. mthe leaflets i receive from Amel already: How much space is in the whichhigh. Sometime on photos the cockpit looks quite small but deep already.i like because i sailed many year a nordic folkboat. sump in the keel, but it looks like one can change it to a closed tank
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Engine stop
rosenbaumleonard <rosenbaumleonard@...>
I have a TMD22P engine and the way it works is the switch when turned
to the off position, it sends a 12 volt signal to the electric solenoid on the injector fuel pump - my engine has a violet wire going to the solenoid. If the manual shut off is in the same place as mine, then the solenoid is to the left and toward you - right above where the four lines come out going to the fuel injectors. Hope this helps you --- In amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com, jean-luc MERTZ <jlmertz@...> wrote: oil (WD40) in the switch,jewels) and after I will add marine oil.---- unscrew ignitionthe whole panel and clean the contacts at the back as well? to shutswitch,and all was ok, everydown using the igition switch,recently it has been failing questiontime.Ihave been forced to use the emergency stop on the engine.My down?is, what is activated by the switch on the engine to shut it __________________________________________________________Thanks,Pat
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Re: TMD22a
rosenbaumleonard <rosenbaumleonard@...>
Erik
I seem to be having a similiar problem - can you advise what the outcome was with your pump. Thanks, Len --- In amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com, erik ortel <egopagan@...> wrote: is a Bosch, I believe) on the "Volvo" TMD 22a. It appears mine is not achieving the approprate psi.
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Engine will not start
rosenbaumleonard <rosenbaumleonard@...>
Not sure where this actuating cylinder is - the problem is the engine
turns over but does not start. I may be having a fuel pump issue Thanks, Len --- In amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com, jean-luc MERTZ <jlmertz@...> wrote: ( ). It' is to cheek run the engine and look if the mouth is openme :-( ). issueIt' is to cheek run the engine and look if the mouth is open Air intake seems fine[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Engine will not start
jean-luc MERTZ <jlmertz@...>
ERRATA
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On a SM there is a big hydraulic actuating cylinder that block the autoprop propeller if the engine *_DON'T_* run. In this there is an O ring that can failled (it's happened to me :-( ). It' is to cheek run the engine and look if the mouth is open jluc Cottnbay sm2000 ------------ ---------------------------------------------- jean-luc MERTZ a écrit :
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