Re: New sails
Stephen
I'm not please with the shape. Give poor up wind performance. My very old sail that come with our Amel performed better. I have bought new sails to my earlier boats at three times before , I have always felt that I got like a new and better boat. Not this time the other way I'm said to say. They Wrinkle more than any other furling sail I have had when furling, Leach vibrating a lot unless I pull the leach line very hard, giving a poor shape,. Now they start to de-laminate causing repair. The top of my head sail was almost detached from the rest of the sail, caused by de-lamination said the sail maker who repaired it. They are "only" three years old, but we have sailed from Turkey crossed the Atlantic up US eat coast to Maine and back to The Caribbean. so they have made a few miles, but I did expect more miles out of them, they ar made in cruising laminate and not Hydranet
Hope others have a better experience than I have Paul on SY Kerpa SM#259
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Re: The two "sticks" on the genoa top swivel
Mike Longcor (SV Trilogy)
Thank you, Bill! Just a couple more questions about this top swivel regarding halyard and sail attachment... Is there a preferred method other than the big D shackle, which doesn't seem like a good fit, for attaching the halyard? And for the genoa, we have it tacked straight to the smaller D shackle at the bottom and some Spectra lashing it to the bottom of the top swivel. Are there better arrangements? Dyneema soft shackles for the top swivel attachments perhaps? Any issues with the genoa tack attaching straight to the bottom shackle? (there was a Spectra lashing here too originally). Couple of photos are attached. As you can see, the sticks are installed with some colorful garden hose for protection, which was what we had available. Ends are capped off as well. Regards, Mike & Hannah
On Wed, 22 May 2019, 12:44 CW Bill Rouse, <brouse@...> wrote:
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Re: New sails
Stephen Davis
What in particular are you unhappy with on your sails? Steve Aloha SM 72
On May 22, 2019, at 2:34 PM, Paul Osterberg <osterberg.paul.l@...> wrote:
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Re: New sails
As I put in an earlier reply, we are not pleased with our sails from Q-sails that we bought three ears ago, therefore we are already in the market for a new set of sails.
Paul SY Kerpa SM#259
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Re: New sails
We have sails from Q sails that we bought three years ago, can't say we are pleased with them on the contrary, would not buy from them again.
Paul SY Kerpa SM#259
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Re: The two "sticks" on the genoa top swivel
Mike, Here is a photo of what Danny describes:
On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 11:34 AM SV Trilogy <svtrilogy53@...> wrote:
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Re: New sails
QSails, rocks! 35 Amel owners buying from QSails is powerful. I am proud to say that BeBe SM 387 was the first of 35. If you go to the WiKi Help page at
AmelYachtOwnersGroup.com and click on WiKi in the left column, you will see the test banner advertising for QSails. It will be replaced later this week. QSails not only supplies us with great sails at a great price, they are supporting the cost of having our group located at groups.io. Thanks to QSails and Emrah Oge.
On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 10:44 AM Stephen Davis <flyboyscd@...> wrote:
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Re: The two "sticks" on the genoa top swivel
Mike Longcor (SV Trilogy)
Thank you, Danny! We will definitely take a close look at the swivel regarding the tongue and nylon pencil. We very much appreciate the specialty Amel knowledge here! Cheers, Mike & Hannah SV Trilogy, SM#23 Panama
On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 2:31 PM Danny and Yvonne SIMMS <simms@...> wrote:
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Mike & Hannah SVTrilogy
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Re: New sails
Stephen Davis
We received a new Genoa, Ballooner, and mizzen ballooner from Q sails a few months ago. The sails are excellent quality and fit, and the service was great as well. Steve Davis Aloha SM72 Ko Olina, Hawaii
On May 22, 2019, at 11:21, Gary Wells <gary@...> wrote:
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Re: New sails
jlm@jlmertz.fr
Hello, I also want to change my sails, could you tell me what are the rates currently for the hydranet ?
Merci
JLMERTZ
on CottonBay
Le 22/05/2019 à 17:21, Gary Wells a
écrit :
Just got my quote from Q Sails in Izmir. While shipping to Maryland is about $400 US, the pricing seemed quite competitive for a full set of hydranet. Q Sails states that they have provided about 35 sets of sails to Amels so I hope we are in for an easy and perfectly matched replacement.
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Re: New sails
Just got my quote from Q Sails in Izmir. While shipping to Maryland is about $400 US, the pricing seemed quite competitive for a full set of hydranet. Q Sails states that they have provided about 35 sets of sails to Amels so I hope we are in for an easy and perfectly matched replacement.
I know it's still about three weeks until we actually receive the sails so I'm not able to comment on the fit and quality yet, but if customer responsiveness is any indicator I am already impressed. Gary W. SM 209, Adagio Galesville, MD USA
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Re: Toilet flooding when sailing
I know this isn't exactly on topic, but it has been my experience that the better technique is to still maintain the tank closed while underway, then flush it out and treat it daily. It is just my preference, but I've found it advantageous to keep the tank closed and let it fill, at least partially, with treated black water. I then empty it daily, or every other day, as needed. The movement of the boat keeps the slurry agitated and can prevent a 'plug' of solids from forming at the exit port due to all the liquids escaping. Galesville, MD USA
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Re: SSB antenna mount
Germain Jean-Pierre
Hello Alex, The antenna is made by Shakespeare Good luck Jean-Pierre Germain, Eleuthera SM 007
On 22 May 2019, at 23:04, Alex Ramseyer <alexramseyer@...> wrote:
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Re: Cables in SM Mast
Derick Gates
Thanks Bill. Just what I needed to know. Things are much clearer now.
Derick
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Re: SSB antenna mount
Alex, I believe that you can epoxy the two pieces together. I like JB Weld for this project. Please look at this photo: (it is the catalog page from the manufacturer of the SSB Mast). Because of the tremendous effort by Gary Silver and Andrew Lamb, you would have found these photos by searching in the photos section on our website using the search: SSB Antenna
On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 6:04 AM Alex Ramseyer <alexramseyer@...> wrote: Dear Amelians,
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SSB antenna mount
Dear Amelians,
the part at the bottom of my SSB antenna (thread on one side, screwed on the other side) broke. I can't see the manufacturer. The HF is an icon IC 802. Does anyone know where I find a replacement or if this is repairable (see picture). Regards, Alex Ramseyer AMEL 54#15 currently in Florida
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Re: New sails
Germain Jean-Pierre
Hi Paul, I got a main and genoa by North Sails in NZ for +- Eur 1000 more... but in 3DI Nordam. Was same price as NS triradials. The new sails are tremendous. Jean-Pierre, Eleuthera, SM 007
On 22 May 2019, at 04:32, Paul Osterberg <osterberg.paul.l@...> wrote:
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Re: Toilet flooding when sailing
Possibly yours is not an Amel original installation. All the SM Amel installed boats I have seen have anti-siphons for each of the electric toilet pumps which were mounted on the bulkhead. Possibly this is your issue.
On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 2:57 PM Paul Osterberg <osterberg.paul.l@...> wrote: Bill
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Re: Toilet flooding when sailing
Bill
There is no anti-siphon valve at all, our pumps are placed on the "floor" just in front of the Onan diesel as fare on the port side that is possible. from there the hoses go directly forward and aft to respectively toilets Paul SY Kerpa SM#259
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Re: Toilet flooding when sailing
Paul, I assume that you have original Jabsco "Not-So-Quiet" electric flush toilets. I agree with Mark, and if you flushed correctly the water passing back into the toilet from a leaking joker valve would be clear. There is about 1.5 liters of flush water in the 2 pieces of hose (25mm and 38mm) that carry the flushed water to the top of the black water tank where it enters the tank. One other point, if you are replacing the joker valve, be sure that you have a spare discharge port available. This plastic part is very delicate and breaks easily. Discharge Port Jabsco #44107-1000 Joker Valve Jabsco #44106-1000 There is one other really obscure possibility: Check to see if the anti-siphon on the toilet saltwater supply pump lines is not blocked with salt. This is located near the ceiling of the engine room above the grey water sump. Let me know what you find.
On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 12:02 PM Paul Osterberg <osterberg.paul.l@...> wrote: The strange thing is that the water s clear. so I'm suspicious could it come through the salt water flushing pump does not make sens to me but...
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