Eric, might you or anyone have a picture of the block over the chock?  I’m having a hard time imagining this!  

On Apr 2, 2021, at 9:42 PM, Miles <milesbid@...> wrote:

Hello Amelians and future Amel owners. 
On 20 May, I am planning to sail from Martinique to Newport, RI.  I would like to take one more crew person.  Please contact me if you are interested.
Regards,
Miles Bidwell
s/y Ladybug, SM 216 
My email is milesbid at gmail dot com 

Eric, might you or anyone have a picture of the block over the chock?  I’m having a hard time imagining this!  

I might be interested, shipped to Greece. Price for 35 and 45kg please? 

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I fitted yesterday Ultra 45 kg + Ultra swivel + 100 m @ 10 mm chain. It fits perfectly on bow roller and you can keep Wasi 30 kg on port side roller.
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Vladan

A54 #157 PAME

Kalimera! Dimitris,

you stated, the 45 kg anchor fits with the 54 bow roller arrangement. Did you fitted it together with the UM swivel and on a10 mm chain. all together matched fine?

THX for your experienced response, very appreciated.

Best

Ulrich

S/y SoleilBleu A54#088

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Am 01.04.2021 um 12:43 schrieb Dimitris Krasopoulos <dkrasopoulos@...>:

What is the price of the 45kg. I just bought it. I tested it 5 days ago. It fits excellent on the 54 anchor arrangement. If you can refer also my name I will appreciate 

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On 1 Apr 2021, at 13:06, jlm@... wrote:

 Hello AMEL owners ..... Since I have CottonBay (Super Maramu 2000 hull number 316) I find that the boat at anchor skids too easily.....
On this forum I am not the only one to think that the original anchor (articulated) is not terrible. I will therefore replace it with an Ultra Marine anchor of 35 or 45kg which on this forum gives great satisfaction.
The company Ultra Marine offers me a particularly attractive price for a group purchase of 10 anchors.

If you are interested in this anchor, I suggest you join this group purchase on http: // www.cottonbay.fr/U_a.php

I specify that the commercial relationship will be between you and Ultramarine, I am only offering this possibility of group purchase here.

 

Jean Luc Mertz

CottonBay SM 3156

What is the price of the 45kg. I just bought it. I tested it 5 days ago. It fits excellent on the 54 anchor arrangement. If you can refer also my name I will appreciate 

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On 1 Apr 2021, at 13:06, jlm@... wrote:

 Hello AMEL owners ..... Since I have CottonBay (Super Maramu 2000 hull number 316) I find that the boat at anchor skids too easily.....
On this forum I am not the only one to think that the original anchor (articulated) is not terrible. I will therefore replace it with an Ultra Marine anchor of 35 or 45kg which on this forum gives great satisfaction.
The company Ultra Marine offers me a particularly attractive price for a group purchase of 10 anchors.

If you are interested in this anchor, I suggest you join this group purchase on http: // www.cottonbay.fr/U_a.php

I specify that the commercial relationship will be between you and Ultramarine, I am only offering this possibility of group purchase here.

 

Jean Luc Mertz

CottonBay SM 3156

On Apr 1, 2021, at 1:25 PM, Brent Cameron via groups.io <brentcameron61@...> wrote:



AH….  Sorry, for some reason the groups.io locked me out saying my message bounced and I had to “unbounce it”..  I assumed that nobody got my first message and I didn’t get to see any subsequent replies until I unbounced it and so I sent my second copy in.  Now, that I see your reply to my second reply, I went on to the web and can see the messages that I wasn’t able to see while they locked my account (suspect it was because I recently changed my email from gmail to iCloud).  Anyway, it’s all good now.

Thanks for responding.  I remember seeing the wooden blocks on Kimberlite when we saw you in Bermuda in late 2019 and have read your account of the big storms many times but wasn’t sure how you brought it back in.  I hope that I never have to use one in anger but great to know how if I do!  Thanks again.  

 Brent

On Apr 1, 2021, 7:13 PM -0400, eric freedman <kimberlite@...>, wrote:

Hi Brent ,

Did you see the note I posted at 6:30 pm today?

Fair Winds

Eric

Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

 

 

From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io On Behalf Of Brent Cameron via groups.io
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2021 7:00 PM
To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io
Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Jordan series drogue.

 

Great article Eric.  I know you’ve used yours in anger a few times.  I’m curious, what was the best way you’ve found to retrieve your JSD?

 

Brent

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Brent Cameron

Future Amel Owner & Amel Owner Registry Moderator

Oro-Medonte, Ontario, Canada

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Brent Cameron

Future Amel Owner & Amel Owner Registry Moderator

Oro-Medonte, Ontario, Canada

On 2 Apr 2021, at 10:44, CW Bill Rouse <brouse@...> wrote:



Pat,

Here you are:

A snippet from a page in my book and a link to the Amel Book Supplement file (Rudder Post Packing) mentioned in the book:

 Rudder Post Packing.pdf

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On Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 4:04 PM Patrick McAneny via groups.io <sailw32=aol.com@groups.io> wrote:

This is the proverbial question whether to fix something that is not broke. I have owned my boat for at least 15 years and have never replaced the packing , never even tightened down the nut , I also have never had a leak. I just had Maud send me new packing ,I have the quadrant and nut off . Now I am having a second thought about messing with it as it has never leaked a drop. Sure enough ,with my luck if I repack it, I will probably have a leak . Do you cut the ends on a 45 degree angle so to overlap or just cut the ends square.

Thanks,

Pat

SM#123

PS. Is this secret place just on 54s or SMs as well, or is this just an urban myth ,designed to drive people nuts as they tear out their interiors ?

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From: CW Bill Rouse <brouse@...>
To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Notification <main@amelyachtowners.groups.io>
Sent: Thu, Apr 1, 2021 2:33 pm
Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Rudder Stuffing Box Packing Material

Stephan,

My thoughts:

Generally, when the packing begins to leak it is because the nut needs to further compress the packing, and/or the packing has been compressed several times by tightening the nut and requires replacing because there is no compression flexibility left in the packing material.

And generally, water will leak through this packing when the boat is moving bow to stern while sailing. The more the stern moves up and down when sailing, the higher the water pressure is on the packing.

The top of the rudder post gland is normally above the waterline, but I have seen at least one SM so overloaded at the stern that it was likely close to the waterline.

Leaving her in a marina for 6 months with packing that needs replacing is probably a low-risk issue, mitigated to almost no-risk with someone checking on her.

	CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970 | brouse@... Address: 720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550  Website: www.AmelOwnersYachtSchool.com

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On Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 12:54 PM Stephan Regulinski via groups.io <stephreg=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:

Paul, et al.,

Great thread! And very timely: I just found 8 ozs of water in area next to rudder post.  We are just about to depart Panama for the US. What to do?

1. Leave repair until I return in six (ish) months, which gives me time to get a Palmetto tool, sched 80 plastic pipe, packing material, etc.; or,

2. Stop press, change flight dates and do repair now using locally sourced materials and tools.

S/V Hanalei is vintage 1999, so the stuffing material will be old. When we depart, she will be in a marina under watchful eye of experienced mechanic, and boat caretaker.

Has anyone had success with tightening the packing nut on old packing material?

Thanks in advance for thoughts.

Stephan G. Regulinski 
S/V Hanalei SM #266