[Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Shaft Generator


Bill Kinney <greatketch@...>
 

On my old boat I had a Sail-Gen.  It worked like a charm.  I needed it because I had to fold my rail-mouted solar panels in any serious weather, and the boat used a bit more power underway than at anchor when solar was all we needed.  We sailed from Hawaii to San Francisco with full batteries, all the time, all the way.

If I even thought I needed a water generator on my Amel, I would make the choice based which one was the easiest, least disruptive installation because I don’t know that one is “better” than the other.  I heard a rumor at the boat show that Amel offers the Watt and Sea as an option on the Amel 55, but didn’t confirm it with Amel.

Bill Kinney
SM #160, Harmonie
Annapolis, MD
“Ships and men rot in port."





On Oct 16, 2016, at 09:57, eljaroellinghoff@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:

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I know the watt and see sytem , and wenn it is too dificult to find and install the original i think i take a watt and see 
It is easy to install , works withaut noices
And take no signifikant speed 
Thanks a lot 
Elja



James Studdart
 

I don't know if it was a factory install but I've seen an Amel 55 with two watt and sea units installed, one on each side.

Cheers,
James
SM #344, SeaBean
Las Palmas, Canary Islands


On Sun, Oct 16, 2016 at 3:11 PM Bill Kinney greatketch@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:

On my old boat I had a Sail-Gen.  It worked like a charm.  I needed it because I had to fold my rail-mouted solar panels in any serious weather, and the boat used a bit more power underway than at anchor when solar was all we needed.  We sailed from Hawaii to San Francisco with full batteries, all the time, all the way.


If I even thought I needed a water generator on my Amel, I would make the choice based which one was the easiest, least disruptive installation because I don’t know that one is “better” than the other.  I heard a rumor at the boat show that Amel offers the Watt and Sea as an option on the Amel 55, but didn’t confirm it with Amel.

Bill Kinney
SM #160, Harmonie
Annapolis, MD
“Ships and men rot in port."





On Oct 16, 2016, at 09:57, eljaroellinghoff@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:

He 

I know the watt and see sytem , and wenn it is too dificult to find and install the original i think i take a watt and see 
It is easy to install , works withaut noices
And take no signifikant speed 
Thanks a lot 
Elja