Oops, I was so
passionate about not trucking a boat, I forgot to answer the question. The sail
motor wires will only disconnect from the solenoids in the forward head and
need to be pulled up. Same is true for the furling on the headsail (accessed in
a junction box inside the forward port deck locker). All other mast connections
can be accessed in the panels at the base of each mast.
With best
regards,
Mark
Skipper
Sailing Vessel
- Cream Puff - SM2K - #275
Currenlty
cruising – Puerto Rico
www.creampuff.us
From:
amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...] Sent: Tuesday, May 9, 2017 1:44 PM To: amelyachtowners@... Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] shipping across U.S. by truck, east to west
We are planning to truck our Maramu to Washington State.
Has anyone had experience decommissioning an Amel for truck hauling?
Particularly, what is the best method to un-wire the mainsail furlling motor
and outhaul motor and remove the wires?
Is it best to disconnect the wires from the solenoids in the forward head and
pull them up and out of the boat and mast, or is it best to disconnect the
wires from the motors and pull them down and out of the mast?
Any other decommissioning suggestions and tips would be appreciated.
An advantage of this forum is you'll get the whole spectrum of experiences. I shipped a prior sailboat of mine from Michigan to New York. As an experiment I put a Styrofoam cup filled with water on the galley counter - it arrived with not a drop spilled.
You can disconnect the wires of the furling motors either below at the relays or at the motors (where you will likely have to cut a soldered joint, which you can easily redo or use clamp connectors). - if you disconnect at the motors it is a good time to inspect/replace the brushes and clean the commutators. It's not expensive to give it to a motor shop and they'll clean everything (which, I know, sounds unlike my usual DIY mentality, but sometimes it's worth a compromise ;-).
Good luck,
Craig Briggs, SN#68 Sangaris
---In amelyachtowners@..., <mcerdos@...> wrote :
Curt,
Oops, I was so
passionate about not trucking a boat, I forgot to answer the question. The sail
motor wires will only disconnect from the solenoids in the forward head and
need to be pulled up. Same is true for the furling on the headsail (accessed in
a junction box inside the forward port deck locker). All other mast connections
can be accessed in the panels at the base of each mast.
With best
regards,
Mark
Skipper
Sailing Vessel
- Cream Puff - SM2K - #275
Currenlty
cruising – Puerto Rico
www.creampuff.us
From:
amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...] Sent: Tuesday, May 9, 2017 1:44 PM To: amelyachtowners@... Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] shipping across U.S. by truck, east to west
We are planning to truck our Maramu to Washington State.
Has anyone had experience decommissioning an Amel for truck hauling?
Particularly, what is the best method to un-wire the mainsail furlling motor
and outhaul motor and remove the wires?
Is it best to disconnect the wires from the solenoids in the forward head and
pull them up and out of the boat and mast, or is it best to disconnect the
wires from the motors and pull them down and out of the mast?
Any other decommissioning suggestions and tips would be appreciated.
