Gary,

The replacement board was identical.

I gave the old board to the tech who helped me with the diagnosis.

All lights went out on the panel and would not come back on. I am
not positive about the green light on the board, but I am fairly
sure it was out as well. I did check power to the board when it was
switched "ON" and the board was receiving 24 VDC power. The fuses
on the board were good. While I was running the watermaker, it
simply quit.

I will see if I can get the board back for you.

Bill

--- In amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com, amelliahona <no_reply@...>
wrote:

Bill & Judy:

Sorry that your circuit board quit working. I would be curious

about the

details, i.e. what LEDs were lit when it quit?, was the green LED

on the

circuit board on after the failure?, did the high pressure pump

trip off,

did the diversion valve energize?, did the low pressure pump keep
running?, etc.

Do you still have the old board? Any chance you would send it to

me

for analysis.

Is the replacement board the same board or a newer version?
Any chance the new board actually works as advertised as far as
dirverting salt water or is it still the sham hookup that came
stock from Dessalator? I have considered designing a board that
would interface to a real salinity sensor and retrofitting it to my
system. Your thoughts would be appreciated.

Gary Silver

--- In amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com, "Judy" <sailingjudy@>

wrote:

Has anyone experienced a failure of the circuit board in the
Dessalator water maker?

Our 160 liter water maker cut off while making water and would

not

restart. We checked everything, breakers, fuses on the logic

board,

etc. We had it serviced by Electec in St. Martin.

It required the replacement of the logic board...about $450.

Bill & Judy Rouse
s/v Security SM2 #387

22 Feb 2007

Hi All:

I uploaded the O-ring Specifications to the Files section, Desalinator Technical Folder for
future refenece.

Gary Silver

s/v Liahona

Lady Divina:

These are two posts that I made earlier that have the info you
desire:

21 Jun 2006

Eric:

I purchased my 0-rings from a local vendor here in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA,
called Hydra Pak 1-801-973-7325 .

Any local supplier of O-rings should have these O-rings since they are common
type. If all else fails let me know and I will get you some, but shipping might
cost more than the O-rings.

Gary

&

18 June 2006

I located my receipt for the O-rings I purchased for the watermaker
and they are as follows:

9.0 by 1.5 mm N70 (Interconnect Bobbin O-rings)

19.0 by 2.5 mm N70 (Membrane Nipple O-rings)

53.0 X 3.5 mm N70 (End Cap O-rings)

N70 = Nitrile (Buna) 0-rings.

Cost for 10 of each was $6.30 USD

Gary Silver

--- In amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com, "L. CAMERON" <solarconstruction@...> wrote:

FROM: LADY DIVINA, SM317

CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP ME WITH THE EXACT SIZE AND/OR PART NUMBER FOR THE

O-RINGS ON THE DESAL. DUO-60 MEMBRANES WITH HYDRA IN SALT LAKE CITY OR
OTHER SUPPLIER??

THANKS, LADY DIVINA SM317


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FROM: LADY DIVINA, SM317

CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP ME WITH THE EXACT SIZE AND/OR PART NUMBER FOR THE O-RINGS ON THE DESAL. DUO-60 MEMBRANES WITH HYDRA IN SALT LAKE CITY OR OTHER SUPPLIER??
THANKS, LADY DIVINA SM317


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Hello Mark,
You most likely have a Lofrans 'Tigres' windlass with a low voltage
foot-switch added by Amel.
The following link has a few links to download the various manuals and
documentation for you windlass.
http://www.ahoycaptain.com/shop/lofrans.tigres.html

Cheers!
North Pitney
BetaLab
Amel Sharki #30
Oakland, CA


On Feb 22, 2007, at 11:19 AM, Shann, Mark V wrote:

Hi there, I have a 1985 Maramu with a foredeck anchor windlass, which
has two black rubber seals on its top.
These seals are now worn and no longer watreproof, a good way to get a
mild electric shock - try and use them on a wet deck!

Can anyone help me identify a source to replace these seals and indeed
what is the anchor windlass name and model on the Maramu - I do not
have
any manuals. Many thanks, fair winds

Best Regards,

Mark Shann
Amel Maramu SYNNEFOULA
Marmaris

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Hi Mark



I had the same problem on my Santorin and just wrote an email to Amel in La
Rochelle.

They promptly sent me four new 'rubber boots' in a small envelope - and
still no invoice.



Best regards

Lars

Santorin #79





From: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Shann, Mark V
Sent: 22. februar 2007 20:20
To: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] Anchor windlass seals for Amel Maramu



Hi there, I have a 1985 Maramu with a foredeck anchor windlass, which
has two black rubber seals on its top.
These seals are now worn and no longer watreproof, a good way to get a
mild electric shock - try and use them on a wet deck!

Can anyone help me identify a source to replace these seals and indeed
what is the anchor windlass name and model on the Maramu - I do not have
any manuals. Many thanks, fair winds

Best Regards,

Mark Shann
Amel Maramu SYNNEFOULA
Marmaris

Hi there, I have a 1985 Maramu with a foredeck anchor windlass, which
has two black rubber seals on its top.
These seals are now worn and no longer watreproof, a good way to get a
mild electric shock - try and use them on a wet deck!

Can anyone help me identify a source to replace these seals and indeed
what is the anchor windlass name and model on the Maramu - I do not have
any manuals. Many thanks, fair winds

Best Regards,

Mark Shann
Amel Maramu SYNNEFOULA
Marmaris

Marc,

If your Maramu is like my previous one (Hull 102) the windless is a Lofrans
Tigres. AMEL supplied me with replacement rub
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Gary,
I purchased propane regulators from a local propane supplier in the
USA. The regulators are attached via a hose adaptor. I cut the rubber
hose supplying the existing butane regulators, inserted the propane
regulator into the cut end of the "butane" hose and secured it with
two hose clamps. This very simply solved all of the "thread" matching
problems of US versus European hose ends!
I replaced both of the Amel supplied regulators but I see no reason
why you could not modify just one regulator. Then you just have to
find a propane tank that will fit in the same space as the butane
tank. I don't have the butane tanks any longer but I expect a ten
pound propane tank will fit in the same space as a 5 kilo butane
tank. According to the stove manufacturer for the Super Maramu, the
top stove burners required no modification between propane or butane
use but the air tube for the oven burner required a simple
adjustment.
Ed Steele
SV DoodleBug (SM#331)
www.sv-doodlebug.com


--- In amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com, "gwollenberg" <gary@...>
wrote:

I have just arrived in St Martin from Europe. My Amel 54 has the

Butane

system. However, St Martine is propane. Has anybody set up a system
that you can set up a propane system and butane system that you can
switch between systems??

Thank you,
Gary Wollenberg,
Vessel "Bozo Cinq"

I have just arrived in St Martin from Europe. My Amel 54 has the Butane
system. However, St Martine is propane. Has anybody set up a system
that you can set up a propane system and butane system that you can
switch between systems??

Thank you,
Gary Wollenberg,
Vessel "Bozo Cinq"

Bill & Judy:

Sorry that your circuit board quit working. I would be curious about the
details, i.e. what LEDs were lit when it quit?, was the green LED on the
circuit board on after the failure?, did the high pressure pump trip off,
did the diversion valve energize?, did the low pressure pump keep
running?, etc.

Do you still have the old board? Any chance you would send it to me
for analysis.

Is the replacement board the same board or a newer version?
Any chance the new board actually works as advertised as far as
dirverting salt water or is it still the sham hookup that came
stock from Dessalator? I have considered designing a board that
would interface to a real salinity sensor and retrofitting it to my
system. Your thoughts would be appreciated.

Gary Silver

Hi, John. Thanks for the note.

I'm not concerned about heat during the day. It's night at anchor in the tropics that concerns me.

As I noted previously, we're going to cut a hatch over the aft berth and one over the head. I'm also considering adding dorades in the main salon. It's not practical to keep the hatch open on passage, unless you don't mind getting wet.

Regards,
Howard Berger

From: "john martin" <symoondog@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com
To: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Amel Yacht Owners] Maramu Ventilation Below
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:34:55 +0000

Hi all, maybe a helful hint. We have canvas covers for all our deck hatches
that we leave on all the time except when sailing. Also we keep the heavy
Amel lined curtains closed doing the day and my wife even made lined
curtains for the small port holes in the galley,head, etc. With just the
main hatch open doing the day we get plenty of light but no sun below. You
can't see out the port holes anyhow,unless you're 7 feet tall. Remember the
more holes you cut in your boat the more it will flex in the ocean. My old
boat had lots of opening ports and hatches, I was always cool, ,,,,, and
wet!!! This boat has never leaked a drop.

John SM248 "Moondog"

From: "Howard Berger" <svresolute@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com
To: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] Maramu Ventilation Below
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 21:10:39 -0000

We're considering purchasing a Maramu (1984). Looking at the plans,
I'm struck by the lack of opening ports throughout the boat. As a
considerable amount of the time we plan to be out cruising will be in
the Tropics (both Caribbean and Pacific), the potential for a "hot"
boat below is a concern to me. The Caliber 40 in which we cruised the
Caribbean for more than a year has has a total of 10 opening ports (5
per side), plus larger hatches than are present on the Maramu, and
during the day it still got pretty hot below.

I'd appreciate any comments from current or former owners of the older
Maramu.

Best Regards,
Howard Berger

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Hi all, maybe a helful hint. We have canvas covers for all our deck hatches that we leave on all the time except when sailing. Also we keep the heavy Amel lined curtains closed doing the day and my wife even made lined curtains for the small port holes in the galley,head, etc. With just the main hatch open doing the day we get plenty of light but no sun below. You can't see out the port holes anyhow,unless you're 7 feet tall. Remember the more holes you cut in your boat the more it will flex in the ocean. My old boat had lots of opening ports and hatches, I was always cool, ,,,,, and wet!!! This boat has never leaked a drop.

John SM248 "Moondog"

From: "Howard Berger" <svresolute@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com
To: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] Maramu Ventilation Below
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 21:10:39 -0000

We're considering purchasing a Maramu (1984). Looking at the plans,
I'm struck by the lack of opening ports throughout the boat. As a
considerable amount of the time we plan to be out cruising will be in
the Tropics (both Caribbean and Pacific), the potential for a "hot"
boat below is a concern to me. The Caliber 40 in which we cruised the
Caribbean for more than a year has has a total of 10 opening ports (5
per side), plus larger hatches than are present on the Maramu, and
during the day it still got pretty hot below.

I'd appreciate any comments from current or former owners of the older
Maramu.

Best Regards,
Howard Berger

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Has anyone experienced a failure of the circuit board in the
Dessalator water maker?

Our 160 liter water maker cut off while making water and would not
restart. We checked everything, breakers, fuses on the logic board,
etc. We had it serviced by Electec in St. Martin.

It required the replacement of the logic board...about $450.

Bill & Judy Rouse
s/v Security SM2 #387

Hello,

This is a message from current moderator of the group. I have seen some
people trying to join but they do not leave an email address I can
respond to.

Let me remind that membership is restricted--to join you'll need to
include an email address that the Amel Yacht Owners Group moderator can
respond to. Please follow directions to 'sign in', or send an email to:
amelyachtowners-owner@yahoogroups.com

Regards
'Joseba' (Jose Luis Isasi)

Hello Howard,
I had a hatch fitted in the aft cabin top and it works extremely well
especially whilst at anchor. See message nos 1781 and 1804 for a
description and Bali Hai SM 317 photo album for more details.

I had problems with my bilge pump but it was a self inflicted injury
because I was using the pump on manual switching when it had already
emptied the sump to its preset level. This caused the electric pump to
suck air thus emptying the pump above its top flap valve. The valve
then failed to do its duty as it relies on the head of water above it
to make it seal. The flap was only made of neoprene unlike the ones in
Whale Gulper pumps which have flaps with a slice of something heavy
like lead moulded in to make them seat properly.

Regards to all Anne and John SM 319

Hello, and thanks to everyone who replied to my question re:
ventilation and airflow on the Maramu. Your comments were very
helpful.

I've decided to add a hatch over the aft berth and possibly a smaller
one over the aft head as well. I'll try to post messages and
pictures as the work progresses.

Best regards,
Howard Berger
--- In amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com, amelliahona <no_reply@...>
wrote:

Hi Howard:
We have had our SM2000 in the Caribbean for 4 years. It is a great
boat and I am very happy with it. My observations on ventilation
are as follows:

Forward Cabin: Excellent air flow from hatch under virtually all
conditions.* Excellent air conditioning. I have two Hella Fans to
augment airflow as needed and/or if the boat is closed up under
sail or due to insects or rain.

Forward Head: Excellent air flow from hatch under virtually all
conditions. Excellent air conditioning.

Saloon: Adequate, but not excellent air flow from hatch. Better
with Breeze Boosters. I also have two Hella fans near the saloon
forward bulkhead to help if winds are light. The single 9,000
BTU Climma AC is ok for the eating area only but inadequate
for the galley and nav station area.

Nav Station: Only a Hella fan mounted here makes it bearable.**

Galley: This is a real sweat box. The portlight isn't adequate
and the saloon AC doesn't get this far. I just finished installing
a 4th AC unit (10,000 Climma)*** for dedicated output to the galley
and nav station area in order to keep the 1st mate (wife) happy.
The Breeze Booster Port Ventilator helps. I have several of the
Breeze Boosters and Port Ventilators and they are the only ones
that I have found to work on the Amel (self erecting) see:

www.breezebooster.com/index.html

Quarter Berth: Inadequate ventilation. The single portlight

doesn't

provide airflow and the port ventilator doesn't work because it is
located in the cockpit behind the dodger. I have directed an AC
vent from the new install to shoot AC air into the quarter berth.
I am contemplating installing a second portlight here to get
some airflow. There is a Hella fan here that makes it bearable.

Aft Cabin & Aft Head: Very marginal to inadequate airflow. Note
that the new Amel 54 has two aft hatches and a cabin top hatch.
The head portlight and small forward portlight are not adequate.
The AC is super and quickly cools the aft cabin. I have tried

various

breeze boosters for the aft cabin with marginal results. We have
three Hella fans in the cabin and I installed an additional Hella
fan in the aft head that makes showering etc ok.

Typically at night in the Caribbean the wind and temp is ok with
normal boat ventilation. The worst time is in the afternoons. I
manage my battery charging so that I can run the ACs and charge
the batteries in the mid afternoon, or I just spend this time in
the water. This is the only boat I have ever owned so I can't

compare

to others. We have the fresh air ventilation system for use when

at

sea or if it is raining. It is a boon and a desirable option.

Notes:
* Fresh air ventilation system is barely adequate when boat is

closed up.

** I think I orderd Hella fans as options when I bought the boat.

I have

since added two more.
*** Joel says he gets four units on all his boats. I installed

mine under

the galley sink, below the shelf, and tied it into the fresh air

ventilation

system as well as running vents to the area of the nav

station/guarter

berth and a vent that comes out into the galley from just to the

port of

the dishwasher.


These are just my opinions. Hope this helps,

Gary Silver SM 2000, Hull # 335



but is--- In amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com, "Howard Berger"

<svresolute@>

wrote:

We're considering purchasing a Maramu (1984). Looking at the

plans,

I'm struck by the lack of opening ports throughout the boat. As

a

considerable amount of the time we plan to be out cruising will

be in

the Tropics (both Caribbean and Pacific), the potential for

a "hot"

boat below is a concern to me. The Caliber 40 in which we

cruised the

Caribbean for more than a year has has a total of 10 opening

ports (5

per side), plus larger hatches than are present on the Maramu,

and

during the day it still got pretty hot below.

I'd appreciate any comments from current or former owners of the

older

Maramu.

Best Regards,
Howard Berger

I thought this might be of interest to you all. A seven minute,
American made video featuring the 54, in which Joel Potter is interviewed.

The clip can be found on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsFZURpfdYQ

Needless to say, only watch when you have access to broadband, and not
through your Pactor or Iridium link!

Happy sailing

Roger

Thanks Roy, I appreciate your thoughts.

Gary

Hi John,

I know some people use the material used for spray hood windows, which I assume is vinyl. I
hope that this lead helps. You need to find someone that has actually used it as I have not
but intend to do so. Let me know if you find a definitive answer and I'll do likewise.

Best regards,

Rob
Between AMELS