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[Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Solar Panel Location
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Stephen Morrison <steve_morrison@...>
I just this morning removed one of Emek’s stainless arches we had made. He made it up and sent it in the spring but it has been nothing but issues. The fit was horrendous and though he made gestures to get it sorted, he never followed through. All 4 feet sat poorly with gaps to the inside or out ranging from 1/8” to 5/8” on the starboard forward mounting foot. The geometry was so off that every time I brought welders out to look, they either went into hiding and never returned calls and emails, or they promised to make it right but said it would be thousands (5+) to cut, refabricate, weld, polish and mount. As it is holding us back from sailing at the moment, I pulled it all off and put it in storage to sort out next summer. Though I don’t love the look o the Atlantic arch, I know several boats who have gone that route and do not complain. I would look at the new LG 350w panels from nearing in Ft Lauderdale. Two will fit nicely atop the Atlantic and give you good power.
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Steve Morrison SM 380 TouRai Ft Lauderdale marine center
On Nov 29, 2017, at 10:46 AM, osterberg.paul.l@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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Steve sorry to hear about your issues have a great season miss seeing you in Brunswick
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Cheers
Courtney
54 Trippin'
-----Original Message----- From: Stephen Morrison steve_morrison@... [amelyachtowners] To: amelyachtowners Sent: Wed, Nov 29, 2017 11:14 am Subject: Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Solar Panel Location I just this morning removed one of Emek’s stainless arches we had made. He made it up and sent it in the spring but it has been nothing but issues. The fit was horrendous and though he made gestures to get it sorted, he never followed through. All 4 feet sat poorly with gaps to the inside or out ranging from 1/8” to 5/8” on the starboard forward mounting foot. The geometry was so off that every time I brought welders out to look, they either went into hiding and never returned calls and emails, or they promised to make it right but said it would be thousands (5+) to cut, refabricate, weld, polish and mount. As it is holding us back from sailing at the moment, I pulled it all off and put it in storage to sort out next summer. Though I don’t love the look o the Atlantic arch, I know several boats who have gone that route and do not complain. I would look at the new LG 350w panels from nearing in Ft Lauderdale. Two will fit nicely atop the Atlantic and give you good power.
Steve Morrison
SM 380 TouRai
Ft Lauderdale marine center
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Jean-Pierre's MacBook Air <jgermain@...>
Hi Steve,
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EMEK is well known for their lack of response to customer problems… however, my own EMEK arch is good. Regards, Jean-Pierre Germain SY Eleuthera, SM007 Panama
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Patrick McAneny
Steve, I was the first one to purchase and install an Atlantic arch, and I was concerned about how it or any arch would look. We now actually think it looks fine and has not interfered with the lines of the boat. I cut the tubes and reduced the height and I believe it looks better and I still have plenty of headroom to pass under. Reducing height also brings the weight lower , especially with the dinghy hoisted.
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Good Luck,
Pat SM#123
-----Original Message----- From: Stephen Morrison steve_morrison@... [amelyachtowners] To: amelyachtowners Sent: Wed, Nov 29, 2017 11:14 am Subject: Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Solar Panel Location I just this morning removed one of Emek’s stainless arches we had made. He made it up and sent it in the spring but it has been nothing but issues. The fit was horrendous and though he made gestures to get it sorted, he never followed through. All 4 feet sat poorly with gaps to the inside or out ranging from 1/8” to 5/8” on the starboard forward mounting foot. The geometry was so off that every time I brought welders out to look, they either went into hiding and never returned calls and emails, or they promised to make it right but said it would be thousands (5+) to cut, refabricate, weld, polish and mount. As it is holding us back from sailing at the moment, I pulled it all off and put it in storage to sort out next summer. Though I don’t love the look o the Atlantic arch, I know several boats who have gone that route and do not complain. I would look at the new LG 350w panels from nearing in Ft Lauderdale. Two will fit nicely atop the Atlantic and give you good power.
Steve Morrison
SM 380 TouRai
Ft Lauderdale marine center
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