[Amel Yacht Owners] Easy Lock Companionway Slide
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sailormon <kimberlite@...>
Bill, I actually like the metal ones better. However I did not know of them at the time. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376
From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...]
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2017 6:22 PM To: amelyachtowners@... Subject: RE: [Amel Yacht Owners] Easy Lock Companionway Slide
The files on the homemade cam were posted by Bill Rouse. They are a great design and I am sure work well, and certainly look great.
As a full time liveaboard, the option of machining teak really isn't available to me. Even if it was, my time is more valuable than the cost of the commercially available lever cams.
Of course there are others who would enjoy the process of making them from scratch, and not put a price on the time involved. They will end up with something more elegant than I have and I would not begrudge them such satisfaction for a second.
The commercial product is certainly not as nice a solution as the custom made teak cams, but are they are way better than the handwheels!
Bill Kinney SM160, Harmonie Fort Lauderdale, FL |
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sailormon <kimberlite@...>
Bill, I am also adding a block of some plastic like nylon or something more shock resistant to the area above the locking board. In this way when I pull up the companionway it will be in the exact place to close the latches. I am tired of having to look at the board to see if it is lined up. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376 .
From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...]
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2017 7:10 PM To: amelyachtowners@... Subject: RE: [Amel Yacht Owners] Easy Lock Companionway Slide
Bill, I actually like the metal ones better. However I did not know of them at the time. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376
From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...]
The files on the homemade cam were posted by Bill Rouse. They are a great design and I am sure work well, and certainly look great.
As a full time liveaboard, the option of machining teak really isn't available to me. Even if it was, my time is more valuable than the cost of the commercially available lever cams.
Of course there are others who would enjoy the process of making them from scratch, and not put a price on the time involved. They will end up with something more elegant than I have and I would not begrudge them such satisfaction for a second.
The commercial product is certainly not as nice a solution as the custom made teak cams, but are they are way better than the handwheels!
Bill Kinney SM160, Harmonie Fort Lauderdale, FL |
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Ryan Meador
I got my cam a few days ago, and I am loving it. Opening and closing the door doesn't seem like a chore anymore! Thanks, Bill. Ryan SM 233 Iteration Boston, MA, USA On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 7:21 PM, 'sailormon' kimberlite@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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