AMEL orange boot stripe
I know that the orange boot stripe color is AMEL specific. But has anyone used an Awlgrip or Interlux Stock product that is close? I’ve search the site and can’t find anything. The closet I see is Awlgrip International Orange or Vermillion. Not looking to go Desert Sand.
Ian SM153
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Re: After market engine mounts ?
#replacement
Paul Guenette
Thank you for responding to my query about alternative engine mounts.
I have decided to go with the Yanmar mounts, ( Y 200 129470-08351 ). I plan to change all four Yanmar mounts. I am in the process of tracking four of these down now. I have purchased the K018 Bushing Kit from Vetus and plan to check and change these out if need be. I have a machinist making me an alignment tool per the specs and drawings I found here on the forum. I am wondering if I should be changing the two C Drive mounts at the same time as I do the Yanmar engine mounts and Vetus bushings ? Is there anything else I should be considering while doing this maintenance project ? Thank you for your time, Paul Aramis, SM 2000, 444 Comox, BC, Canada
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Volvo 24v alternator exciter
eric freedman
Here is the wiring diagram for the alternator and relay. Fair Winds Eric SM 376 Kimberlite
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ATTENTION KENT-- Onan Generator exhaust temperature switch - great price.
eric freedman
Hi Kent, Please send me a check for $ 86.00 for 3 switches. The switches are on the way to me and I will send 3 to you as soon as they arrive. Fair Winds Eric
Eric Freedman 345 New York Ave Huntington, NY 11743
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io [mailto:main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io] On Behalf Of karkauai via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 9:29 PM To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Onan Generator exhaust temperature switch - great price.
Thanks Eric, Ive had two go bad in the last year. Please order three for me.
We'll be coming down from Maine in late Sept. Will you be home then? Thanks. Kent & Iris Kristy SM 243
On Jul 28, 2020 8:37 PM, eric freedman <kimberlite@...> wrote: I have broken a few of these switches over the years. I have done this by reaching over the generator to retrieve something stored behind the genset. I received a quote from my Onan dealer and on Amazon for around $90- plus tax which is ridiculous. I tracked down the OEM manufacturer and the cost is about $23- plus a one time set up fee of about $50- I plan on ordering 2 of these. They stated that they make this for ONAN. If anyone is interested please let me know and I can order them for you $33- each plus USPS of about $8.00. I will order the switches within a week. Fair Winds, Eric SM 376 Kimberlite
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Re: Onan Generator exhaust temperature switch - great price.
eric freedman
Hi Vladimir, Please send me a check for $34.00 for 1 switch. The switches are on the way to me and I will send 1 to you as soon as they arrive. Fair Winds Eric
Eric Freedman 345 New York Ave Huntington, NY 11743
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io [mailto:main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io] On Behalf Of VLADIMIR SONSEV
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2020 9:11 AM To: main@amelyachtowners.groups.io Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Onan Generator exhaust temperature switch - great price.
Hi Eric,
I want to buy one. Please provide instructors for payment.
Vladimir 202 258 1916
SM 345 " LIFE IS GOOD" On Tue, Jul 28, 2020, 8:37 PM eric freedman <kimberlite@...> wrote:
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Re: Forward looking Sonar - Amel 54 - Echopilot FLS 2D frequency vs B&G Sonic Speed Sensors or Depth Sounders
Patrick McAneny
Justin, I must have missed that post ,came into this thread late. Just read that with new downloads their B&G FLS is working well, so maybe I need to keep my speed down and update my downloads.
Thanks,
Pat
SM Shenanigans
-----Original Message-----
From: Petaris <petaris@...> To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Group Moderators <main@amelyachtowners.groups.io> Sent: Thu, Oct 1, 2020 9:27 am Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Forward looking Sonar - Amel 54 - Echopilot FLS 2D frequency vs B&G Sonic Speed Sensors or Depth Sounders Pat,
I believe someone further up the thread mentioned a max SOG of 2.5 kts. Maybe that is part of the issue for you?
Regards,
- Justin
Hopeful future SM/SM2k owner
-- Justin Paulsen
IT Professional "The world is open, are you?"
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Re: Volvo 24v alternator exciter
Most helpful Ryan. This makes sense and gives me good direction towards troubleshooting. I would never have postulated that the relay would reach back to the house 24v batteries for its excitation. Mike
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> On Behalf Of Ryan Meador
Sent: Thursday, October 1, 2020 3:09 PM To: main@amelyachtowners.groups.io Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Volvo 24v alternator exciter
Hi Mike,
Ryan and Kelly SM 233 Iteration Boston, MA, USA
On Thu, Oct 1, 2020 at 2:42 PM Mike Ondra via groups.io <mdondra=verizon.net@groups.io> wrote:
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Re: Forward looking Sonar - Amel 54 - Echopilot FLS 2D frequency vs B&G Sonic Speed Sensors or Depth Sounders
Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
Hi Ken, until you have sailed the Tuamotus you cant imagine how uncharted reefs and bommies can appear, rising vertically from very deep water. The FLS is useful there. Fiji has its own specialties with vertical reefs and no warning. Like all navigation aids, the FLS is one but not to be the only.one used; Charts, eyes, chart plotters too. In those waters all my senses are on high alert all the time. Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl
On 02 October 2020 at 06:27 Ken Powers SV Aquarius <ken@...> wrote:
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Re: Forward looking Sonar - Amel 54 - Furuno NavNet Plotter Network
Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
Thanks Ken, we have the Interphase which I believe is out of production now. The biggest difficulty in interpretation is the interference caused by choppy sea. However, having said that, with experience and using the right parameters valuable information is there. I was interested to find what unit you were using in case at some time I might need to replace the Interphase. Thanks again Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl
On 02 October 2020 at 06:08 Ken Powers SV Aquarius <ken@...> wrote:
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Re: Water maker Questions
John Clark
Hi Mark,
As Bill says the Dessalator is a good design. There are parts available and support form Amel and the Amel Owners Group, I would suggest sticking with it and doing a ground up rebuild When I bought Annie (SM37) the previous owners had not used the watermaker in over eight years so it was a known project. I suspect your watermaker may be in a similar state. The good news is that it is fixable with a little bit of time and patience. I recovered my watermaker replacing the membranes, the membrane endcaps (precautionary as they were original and had stress cracks) and the high pressure hoses(also a precaution). The pump needed to be disassembled and cleaned before it would build pressure but it was pretty easy to do. Once back together she ran fine. It sounds like your pump is functioning so you are probably good there. The worst issue with the Dessalator was the early control system which as you found out does not actually test the water quality. I deleted that whole bit of junk and test the water myself before sending it to the tank. I currently have the product water discharging to a free hose that I allow to flow into the cockpit when the unit runs. I sample with a portable TDS tester then put the hose into the fill nozzle when it is good quality. Nothing goes into the tank without monitoring. I think Bill suggests doing that somewhere below. That is the best way to ensure your getting good water. And that can be very important if you are underway relying on your tank for potable water. One bad batch from the WM and poof you have no water at all. To get SW into your tank you either have a bad o-ring or the membranes have been damaged. Ether way replace the membranes and o-rings and you are good, and will know for sure the condition of the membranes. Thoughts: I installed my membranes in 2017, they are still running just fine. Run the WM every once in a while for a few hours, never pickled it. If the boat will be idle, I flush them with fresh water. Check the end caps on your membrane vessels for signs of cracking. I think Dessalator has new material available now that won't become brittle. When you reassemble, watch your hoses when the unit is running, make sure they are not rubbing on anything. Verify the pressure gauge is reading correctly. My gauge is not the red/green version but read in Bar. It is reading 15Bar higher than actual. Change pressure slowly. Both up and down. Run the unit with no pressure to flush the concentrated brine out of the system after you are finished making water. I bought a solenoid valve to be able to test the water at the galley sample port and then flip a switch to sent it to the tank. That is a better solution, but I have been lazy. Portable TDS /conductivity testers are cheap and available online. Regards, John Clark SV Annie SM 37 St Thomas USVI A couple of suggestions
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Re: Anyone know who owns Triton?
John Clark
Hi Rob, I know the owner. What's up?
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Re: Volvo 24v alternator exciter
Ryan Meador
Hi Mike,
Ryan and Kelly
SM 233 Iteration Boston, MA, USA
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Re: Forward looking Sonar - Amel 54 - Echopilot FLS 2D frequency vs B&G Sonic Speed Sensors or Depth Sounders
Jose,
That is a great news to use the FLS transducer in the B&G through hull and use the B&G inside the hull. I would like to have the B&G FLS and use it as a second chartplotter with navionics charts. This could also bring wind and speed to the system with navigation tools. I have cmap on my Furuno Navnet and Maxsea and discovered some places where navionics on my tablet helped a lot at the US-eastcoast and Bahamas . Greetings from home in germany to everyone, Boat is still in Fort Lauderdale, borders to US are closed for people from EU/Schengen Wolfgang Weber SY Elise Amel 54#162
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Re: Volvo 24v alternator exciter
Hi Bill.
Thanks for this info and pictures.
Operationally at this point, at startup we are not getting 24v alternator output until about 2000-2200 rpm. Then backing down rpm continue with 24v output until about 1200 rpm, and below that not. I have not yet tracked the behavior of the fault light on the 24v panel in these various conditions.
I am still trying to understand the circuit logic for the exciter. I cannot find any circuit diagrams for this and I am not at the boat to trace the circuitry. The internet is not providing much relative to exciter theory or engines with both 12v and 24v systems. Any insights you have on the following would be helpful.
Anyway, I look forward to returning to Aletes in a few weeks to pursue this and would like to be as knowledgeable as possible if you have any thoughts.
Thanks, Mike
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> On Behalf Of CW Bill Rouse
Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2020 9:53 PM To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Notification <main@amelyachtowners.groups.io> Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Volvo 24v alternator exciter
There is a relay that uses the start engine 12v circuit to close the other side of the relay which is supplied with 24 volts. That is how the "excite circuit" works for the 24-volt alternator on all model Amels that I am familiar with that have 24-volt banks and alternators. Here are a few photos:
On Sat, Sep 26, 2020 at 1:57 PM Mike Ondra via groups.io <mdondra=verizon.net@groups.io> wrote:
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Re: Forward looking Sonar - Amel 54 - Echopilot FLS 2D frequency vs B&G Sonic Speed Sensors or Depth Sounders
James Alton
Ken,
That is a heartstopping event to even ponder! I can see why you appreciate the Echo Sounder as much as you do. One question. Is there an alarm on this unit or do you have to be watching the screen to be alerted to a coming depth change?
James
SV Sueno
Maramu #220
-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Powers SV Aquarius <ken@...> To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Sent: Thu, Oct 1, 2020 1:27 pm Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Forward looking Sonar - Amel 54 - Echopilot FLS 2D frequency vs B&G Sonic Speed Sensors or Depth Sounders All,
When I was in the Tuamotus we were crossing the interior of Makemo Atoll from the main town to the East anchorage. We were going 6kts in 50m and we saw the reef come straight out of the blue and we were able to stop Aquarius. If we didn't have the Echo Pilot 2D Professional onboard we would have hit. Ken
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Re: Forward looking Sonar - Amel 54 - Echopilot FLS 2D frequency vs B&G Sonic Speed Sensors or Depth Sounders
Ken Powers SV Aquarius
All,
When I was in the Tuamotus we were crossing the interior of Makemo Atoll from the main town to the East anchorage. We were going 6kts in 50m and we saw the reef come straight out of the blue and we were able to stop Aquarius. If we didn't have the Echo Pilot 2D Professional onboard we would have hit. Ken
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Re: Forward looking Sonar - Amel 54 - Echopilot FLS 2D frequency vs B&G Sonic Speed Sensors or Depth Sounders
Jose Venegas
Hello all,
I have had a good experience with the FLS from B&G which can be displayed on the B&G Zeus chart plotters together with radar, GPS, AIS, and navigation data. I installed the sensor using the through hull of the old B&G (Hydra 2000) depth sensor which was a perfect fit. The FLS signal does not seem to interfere with the B&G ultrasonic speed sensor or the old depth sensor. Also, I am also happy to report that I was able to install the old depth sensor to its back of it, without the need to open a new through hull, by fitting it into a water filled cylinder silicone glued to the hull. When I installed the FLS first, there were issues with the signal and its interpretation but the most recent updates have taken care of much of it. Also, I noted that it is very important to enter the proper angle of the sensor. As we all know our SM tend to have the stern deeper in the water and that means the angle needs to be adjusted. Once this is done, the signal is by enlarge OK unless there are waves that affect the angle of the sensor. Jose Venegas Ipanema SM2K 278 Curacao
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Re: Forward looking Sonar - Amel 54 - Furuno NavNet Plotter Network
Ken Powers SV Aquarius
Danny and Yvonne,
Aquarius has a Echo Pilot 2D Professional. It does have a stand alone display, and I like it that way. Best, Ken Powers Aquarius SM2K#262
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Re: DST800 Thru-Hull Transducer / analogue as replacement for sonic sensor
Gerhard Mueller
Dominique
It is a difference if you measure the speed through water (paddle speed transducer) or the speed on ground (gps). This difference is the current of water you are navigating actually. -- Gerhard Mueller Amel Sharki #60 Currently Kalamata, Greece
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Re: DST800 Thru-Hull Transducer / analogue as replacement for sonic sensor
Dominique Sery
Yes. But my forward scan sounder doesn’t work (it’s 200 kHz like the DST). They can’t work both at the same time.
Dominique
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