Hello John,

Instead of Rain X, try good old fashioned Lemon Pledge. I have used
it on the plexiglass of both airplanes and helicopters and now our
SM. I buy the liquid version in the pump container as it is so much
less expensive than the aerosol. Works great, easy to apply and has
not hurt the plexi on anything I have used it on.

Tony and Heidi
WORLD CITIZEN SM 266



--- In amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com, "john martin"
<symoondog@...> wrote:

Hello, Has anyone used the product rain-x on the windshield of

their boat.

It works wonders on a car as the water just rolls off with little

need of

the wipers. The directions state not to use it on plastics unless
pre-aproved by the manufacturer of the plastic. John ' Moondog'

sm248

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John,

I called Rain-X about six months ago about this and they said not to use on
plastic and that they were working on a product that would work on plastic.
It would be nice!

Mike Ondra
Aletes SM #240

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From: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com
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To: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] Rain-X



Hello, Has anyone used the product rain-x on the windshield of their boat.
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I have a Valsat GPS that I removed from our SM # 160 about two months
ago. It was working at that time. Please contact me at
myersdonxadelphia.net if you are interested (replace x with @)

Peter,

The main engine has a floating ground.

That means the negative side of the battery bank is not normally connected
to the engine block.

I believe what you are referring is the engine start relay.

This connects the negative side of the battery bank to the engine block
which will allow your engine to start. This disengages when the engine
starts.

The no shutoff problem is probably caused by a defective Yanmar relay. It is
black and very close to the previously mentioned solenoid.

Fair Winds,

Eric

Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite





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From: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of pjppappas
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 8:34 PM
To: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] engine kill switch?



As most of you have notice there are times when the engine kill switch
at the helm will not kill the engine and one must go below and turn
the throttle back to kill the engine. Recently i sent a crew member
down to do just that and today my engine won't turn over. You turn the
switch and it just goes click. I am in La Paz Mexico and a totally
clueless mechanic didn't have a cleu as to the problem. So I go poking
around and there is this brass looking cylinder just above the throtle
with what looks like a button on the top of it so i give it a couple
of pushes and voila the engine starts. what is this contraption.
apparantly the crew member pushed that button. is it a kill switch and
should it be used to kill the engine when the helm kill switch won'd
get the job done. I was afraid i was going to be stuck here for
awhile - not a bad place, but not in keeping with my plans. thanks
Peter Pappas Callisto SM369

I have had great luck with depco pumps in Florida.

Fair Winds,

Eric

Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite





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From: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of agav8ter
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 9:59 PM
To: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Quiet Flush Jabsco Head Pumps



Hello John and Anne,

Thanks for the input. See it takes me months without the head to
find the parts. Never thought to use the search engine here. But
now I have LEARNED!!!!! Thanks.

Tony and Heidi
WORLD CITIZEN
SM 266

--- In amelyachtowners@ <mailto:amelyachtowners%40yahoogroups.com>
yahoogroups.com, "John and Anne on Bali Hai"
<annejohn@...> wrote:

Hi Tony and Heidi.
Sorry to see that you had a problem finding parts. If you had put
jabsco pump in the search box it would have come up with nine

previous

messages and Jabsco head pumps would have found about 40 of them.
The search facility is very good and does not, as I thought, just

rely

on message subject headings.

Happy flushing, John, SM 319

My antenna for the Valsat 03 GPS is defect and can't be repaired -
told me Ponchon in France. They don't have a replacement antenna. Is
there maybe anyone around who has such an antenna left over when he
updated his electronic equipment??? Would like to buy it as a
temporary solution untill I buy a new equipment and redo the wooden
panel, because of different dimensions.

SM GIGUE (143/95)
Rainer

Hello John and Anne,

Thanks for the input. See it takes me months without the head to
find the parts. Never thought to use the search engine here. But
now I have LEARNED!!!!! Thanks.

Tony and Heidi
WORLD CITIZEN
SM 266



--- In amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com, "John and Anne on Bali Hai"
<annejohn@...> wrote:

Hi Tony and Heidi.
Sorry to see that you had a problem finding parts. If you had put
jabsco pump in the search box it would have come up with nine

previous

messages and Jabsco head pumps would have found about 40 of them.
The search facility is very good and does not, as I thought, just

rely

on message subject headings.

Happy flushing, John, SM 319

As most of you have notice there are times when the engine kill switch
at the helm will not kill the engine and one must go below and turn
the throttle back to kill the engine. Recently i sent a crew member
down to do just that and today my engine won't turn over. You turn the
switch and it just goes click. I am in La Paz Mexico and a totally
clueless mechanic didn't have a cleu as to the problem. So I go poking
around and there is this brass looking cylinder just above the throtle
with what looks like a button on the top of it so i give it a couple
of pushes and voila the engine starts. what is this contraption.
apparantly the crew member pushed that button. is it a kill switch and
should it be used to kill the engine when the helm kill switch won'd
get the job done. I was afraid i was going to be stuck here for
awhile - not a bad place, but not in keeping with my plans. thanks
Peter Pappas Callisto SM369

Hi Tony and Heidi.
Sorry to see that you had a problem finding parts. If you had put
jabsco pump in the search box it would have come up with nine previous
messages and Jabsco head pumps would have found about 40 of them.
The search facility is very good and does not, as I thought, just rely
on message subject headings.

Happy flushing, John, SM 319

I put a Prosine 3000 unit in our SM and it worked wonderfully. And, if 110
volt is available when connected to shore power, the charger is much better
than the original that we had.

Jerry Trimm
"PFM" SM #133

I am considering installing a Prosine inverter, PS1000, that converts
24 volt to 110 volt power. The portable 12 volt inverter that I use
will not charge the newer bright screen laptops or certain other
devices.
Does anyone have any experience or advise on using a 24 volt to 110
volt inverter.
Regards,
Tony Pellegrini
Voyageur SM # 373

Hello Fellow Amelers,

The salt water flushing pump for the aft head went inop. I have had
the hardest time finding spare parts. The Jabsco manual that I have
for the Quiet Flush II heads has the "old" part numbers and none of
the sorces I tried could come up with the correct parts. It was easy
to get 12VDC parts but the 24VDC was the problem.

I finally found Depco Pump Company in Clearwater, FL. They not only
new exatctly what I needed even with the old part numbers, but had
them in stock. Below is the link to their website. Happy flushing!

http://www.depcopumps.com/new_site/index.php

Tony and Heidi
WORLD CITIZEN
Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela

Hey Bill and Judy,

I'm sure you already know this, but be sure your battery charger can
handle the AGM's. My new battery charger can, but the original
Nemo50 that came with the boat could not. The Dolphin that we have
now can charge the AGM's, but there is a dip switch that needs to be
changed.

Good luck and great sailing!!

Tony and Heidi
WORLD CITIZEN
(still in Puerto La Cruz)


--- In amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com, dlm48@... wrote:

In a message dated 06/11/2006 22:15:20 GMT Standard Time,
sailingjudy@... writes:

Has anyone successfully switched from the Delphi Freedom to AGM
batteries?

We would love to be able to replace the Freedom's, but find

ourselves

with failing almost 4 year old Freedoms in the Netherlands

Antilles.

Our choices are limited.

Best,

Judy and Bill Rouse
S/Y Security
SM2 #387



Well, not on an Amel but when i was renovating that Lagoon 42 cat

in the

USVI's we upgraded to a full set (8) of the large(st) Concorde

AGM's. BIG and

HEAVY they are it was easy peasy but expensive we even got charged

to deliver

them from the marine store at one end of the dock onto the Lagoon

floating at

the other end of the dock OUCH!!!!

regards

David

Hi to all,
I try to improve the sail system of my SM2K n 428 with a
movable/furling staysail ( 18 mq). I have just seen some messages and
files about it, but I don't know if it works good, overall with deep
weaves and strong wind (6/7 B.). The problem is the mast without
backstay.
Getaff, french sailmaker who knows very well Amel, has a good ( and
expensive) solution and you can see the 2 photos in "Files"-Trinquette.
Do you have some experinces about it ?
Fair winds,
Gianni&Marina
s/v EUTIKIA

We changed our "wet" batteries for AGM on our Santorin in 2001 in Antigua at a very good price - they were sent down from St. Maarten. No problems with them at all and they are still giving good, on load, voltage. They have had equivalent to just under 4 1/2 years full time use. If you do go for AGM you may need to change settings on your charger (depending on which make you have.)

Robin and Maggie Cooter
s/y Belouga - Santorin 004


dlm48@aol.com wrote:

In a message dated 06/11/2006 22:15:20 GMT Standard Time,
sailingjudy@gmail.com writes:

Has anyone successfully switched from the Delphi Freedom to AGM
batteries?

We would love to be able to replace the Freedom's, but find ourselves
with failing almost 4 year old Freedoms in the Netherlands Antilles.
Our choices are limited.

Best,

Judy and Bill Rouse
S/Y Security
SM2 #387



Well, not on an Amel but when i was renovating that Lagoon 42 cat in the
USVI's we upgraded to a full set (8) of the large(st) Concorde AGM's. BIG and
HEAVY they are it was easy peasy but expensive we even got charged to deliver
them from the marine store at one end of the dock onto the Lagoon floating at
the other end of the dock OUCH!!!!

regards

David

Has anyone successfully switched from the Delphi Freedom to AGM
batteries?

We would love to be able to replace the Freedom's, but find ourselves
with failing almost 4 year old Freedoms in the Netherlands Antilles.
Our choices are limited.

Best,

Judy and Bill Rouse
S/Y Security
SM2 #387

Hi,

Does anyone know what the font is that Amel uses on its website? I
recently bought an amel kirk and want to use the amel font to renew
the name on the hull. I have sent an email to amel but got no reply.

Kind regards, Bart.
Amel Kirk 146 Folie a deux.

Hello Paul,
I have just realised that you are writing about a Quick water heater
and thus the same as mine. If you put in my subject as above in this
sites search facility you should see the earlier stuff. You will find
some pics in the Bali Hai changes photo album and more info in old
messages 1126-1130 and 1764. I think I did another posting which I
cannot find which said that after changing the anode the hot water was
a bit like carbonated water until the new anode presumably expired
after a couple of months.
It is hard to see from my pics but I am pretty sure that the anode
fits or screws into a fitting next to the hot water take off pipe. If
like me you want to make sure of reconnecting correctly take some pics
to improve your chances before you disassemble things!
The makers website is www.quickitaly.com/ENG/framedownload.htm
I have not opened the heater since but hope that it is not so badly
scaled up as I have not been taking on mains water and that watermaker
product is lime scale free...hope springs eternal in the mind of a
lazy man.

Good luck, Anne and John, SM 319