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[Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Rubber caps for Lofrans
Hi Gerhard, That's a very kind offer, but what I am looking for is merely the rubber caps rather than the switches themselves. My switches have worked for over 18 years without missing a beat, but I h
Hi Gerhard, That's a very kind offer, but what I am looking for is merely the rubber caps rather than the switches themselves. My switches have worked for over 18 years without missing a beat, but I h
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[Amel Yacht Owners] Rubber caps for Lofrans
Wow ! That was quick ! Many thanks , Gabriele. Happy new year. Ian and Judy
Wow ! That was quick ! Many thanks , Gabriele. Happy new year. Ian and Judy
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ianjenkins1946 <ianjudyjenkins@hotmail.com>
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Rubber caps for Lofrans
Hi Guys 'n gals, Happy New year to all. The little rubber caps on the switches on the top of our Lofrans have perished. Anyone know where to find new ones ? Ian and Judy, Pen Azen, SM 302, Kiladha, Gr
Hi Guys 'n gals, Happy New year to all. The little rubber caps on the switches on the top of our Lofrans have perished. Anyone know where to find new ones ? Ian and Judy, Pen Azen, SM 302, Kiladha, Gr
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ianjenkins1946 <ianjudyjenkins@hotmail.com>
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[Amel Yacht Owners] Mechanics in Leros, Greece
Thanks, Ian, I look forward to reading your account as we will probably renew our coupling in due course. Pen Azen is ashore in Kiladha. We should be afloat but this comes to you from Paraguay, not kn
Thanks, Ian, I look forward to reading your account as we will probably renew our coupling in due course. Pen Azen is ashore in Kiladha. We should be afloat but this comes to you from Paraguay, not kn
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ianjenkins1946 <ianjudyjenkins@hotmail.com>
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[Amel Yacht Owners] Mechanics in Leros, Greece
Hi Ian , Can you explain the issue with your Vetus coupling ? Ian and Judy , Pen Azen , SM 302 Greece
Hi Ian , Can you explain the issue with your Vetus coupling ? Ian and Judy , Pen Azen , SM 302 Greece
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ianjenkins1946 <ianjudyjenkins@hotmail.com>
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[Amel Yacht Owners] Winter location Greek Ionian
Hi Mohammad and Aty, Cleopatra marina in Preveza— we spent two winters ashore there . Excellent Ian and Judy , Pen Azen , SM 302 , Greece
Hi Mohammad and Aty, Cleopatra marina in Preveza— we spent two winters ashore there . Excellent Ian and Judy , Pen Azen , SM 302 , Greece
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[Amel Yacht Owners] Ian you are a Genius
Thanks, Eric, Sorry you missed out on the beer. I will have one for you--here in Brazil where we have just been in the Pantanal, swimming in rivers full of cayman and piranhas. Amazingly, they keep th
Thanks, Eric, Sorry you missed out on the beer. I will have one for you--here in Brazil where we have just been in the Pantanal, swimming in rivers full of cayman and piranhas. Amazingly, they keep th
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ianjenkins1946 <ianjudyjenkins@hotmail.com>
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[Amel Yacht Owners] Surveyor in France
Hi Simon , I would save yourself the time and instruct Olivier . What he doesn’t know about Amels you could write on a postage stamp . Ian and Judy , Pen Azen , SM 302. Greece
Hi Simon , I would save yourself the time and instruct Olivier . What he doesn’t know about Amels you could write on a postage stamp . Ian and Judy , Pen Azen , SM 302. Greece
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[Amel Yacht Owners] Easy and novel way to remove membrane end caps.
Bill, I think you've mixed us up--mine is the solution with the beer; Eric's is strictly teetotal ( I know, it's hard to believe he's a real sailor!) Ian
Bill, I think you've mixed us up--mine is the solution with the beer; Eric's is strictly teetotal ( I know, it's hard to believe he's a real sailor!) Ian
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ianjenkins1946 <ianjudyjenkins@hotmail.com>
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[Amel Yacht Owners] Easy and novel way to remove membrane end caps.
Alternatively.....take a short piece of webbing and make a loop, trapping the ends of the loop onto the end cap with a jubilee clip. Sit down in the cockpit with a beer. Put the loop over a cleat on t
Alternatively.....take a short piece of webbing and make a loop, trapping the ends of the loop onto the end cap with a jubilee clip. Sit down in the cockpit with a beer. Put the loop over a cleat on t
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ianjenkins1946 <ianjudyjenkins@hotmail.com>
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[Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Anchor Chain twisted in the locker after using some times
Hi Ruedi, We have had a stainless Spade attached to a galvanised chain for 18 years. No sign of galvanic corrosion. Ian and Judy, Pen Azen, SM 302 Greece
Hi Ruedi, We have had a stainless Spade attached to a galvanised chain for 18 years. No sign of galvanic corrosion. Ian and Judy, Pen Azen, SM 302 Greece
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ianjenkins1946 <ianjudyjenkins@hotmail.com>
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[Amel Yacht Owners] Anchor swivel
Hi Danny, I'm not a fan of swivels unless they are really bullet proof, preferably bought from a commercial trawler co-op or similar. The solution I was taught is to use two anchor shackles( anchor-sh
Hi Danny, I'm not a fan of swivels unless they are really bullet proof, preferably bought from a commercial trawler co-op or similar. The solution I was taught is to use two anchor shackles( anchor-sh
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[Amel Yacht Owners] Anchor Chain twisted in the locker after using some times
Hi Ruedi and Sabina, Alas, we are land bound at the moment, back in London, bound for Brazil for the autumn in one of those aluminium tubes that sails in the air. We have left Pen Azen ashore in Kilad
Hi Ruedi and Sabina, Alas, we are land bound at the moment, back in London, bound for Brazil for the autumn in one of those aluminium tubes that sails in the air. We have left Pen Azen ashore in Kilad
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ianjenkins1946 <ianjudyjenkins@hotmail.com>
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[Amel Yacht Owners] Anchor Chain twisted in the locker after using some times
Hi Ruedi, I have heard it said that the twisting of an anchor chain is sometimes a feature of a vertical windlass , now more widely fitted on all yachts ,as opposed to the horizontal windlass such as
Hi Ruedi, I have heard it said that the twisting of an anchor chain is sometimes a feature of a vertical windlass , now more widely fitted on all yachts ,as opposed to the horizontal windlass such as
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ianjenkins1946 <ianjudyjenkins@hotmail.com>
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[Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Raising the waterline aft on SM
Hi Adam, We raised our antifouling ( in our case, Coppercoat) to the top of the orange stripe, thus covering it. We then left an inch of white hull above which we added a new boot line. It took a bit
Hi Adam, We raised our antifouling ( in our case, Coppercoat) to the top of the orange stripe, thus covering it. We then left an inch of white hull above which we added a new boot line. It took a bit
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ianjenkins1946 <ianjudyjenkins@hotmail.com>
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[Amel Yacht Owners] OCC
Hi Mark, Steve and Liz have probably answered your question. There are lots of ways of getting info on a new place--some people love cruisers' nets, Seven Seas etc. We used a mixture in our 7 year cir
Hi Mark, Steve and Liz have probably answered your question. There are lots of ways of getting info on a new place--some people love cruisers' nets, Seven Seas etc. We used a mixture in our 7 year cir
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[Amel Yacht Owners] OCC
Hi Mark, We have been members since our qualifying trip in 1981. The OCC is a virtual club in the sense that it doesn't have a clubhouse and its 2000 odd members ( maybe more now) are scattered across
Hi Mark, We have been members since our qualifying trip in 1981. The OCC is a virtual club in the sense that it doesn't have a clubhouse and its 2000 odd members ( maybe more now) are scattered across
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ianjenkins1946 <ianjudyjenkins@hotmail.com>
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[Amel Yacht Owners] Removing Genoa car
Hello , Interesting to see what you have done , but may I suggest that you identify your Amel — there are small differences in production and it’s useful to know the model and age . Ian and Judy , Pen
Hello , Interesting to see what you have done , but may I suggest that you identify your Amel — there are small differences in production and it’s useful to know the model and age . Ian and Judy , Pen
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ianjenkins1946 <ianjudyjenkins@hotmail.com>
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[Amel Yacht Owners] On the Krow, no problems.
We met Krow in St Martin in 2008 or so. Krow is Work, spelt backwards. Extraordinary couple. They bought their Amel without knowing how to sail. Hired a "pro" to teach them for 3 months. Realised that
We met Krow in St Martin in 2008 or so. Krow is Work, spelt backwards. Extraordinary couple. They bought their Amel without knowing how to sail. Hired a "pro" to teach them for 3 months. Realised that
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ianjenkins1946 <ianjudyjenkins@hotmail.com>
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[Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Onan Water Pump
Thanks, Duane, I find the easiest way to change an impeller on the Onan is to detach the two water pipes, undo the two bolts holding the pump to the engine and then you can fit a new impeller in the c
Thanks, Duane, I find the easiest way to change an impeller on the Onan is to detach the two water pipes, undo the two bolts holding the pump to the engine and then you can fit a new impeller in the c
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