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[Amel Yacht Owners] AMFA bilge pump gear sprocket broken

Barry Connor
 

Thank’s Mohammad,
I will phone them this morning.
Best
Barry


On Jun 25, 2018, at 8:33 AM, 'Mohammad Shirloo' mshirloo@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:

 

Hi Barry;
 
We ordered our spare pump and spare gear from Amel.
 
Respectfully;
Mohammad and Aty
B&B Kokomo
Amel 54 #099
 

From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...]
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2018 11:14 PM
To: amelyachtowners@...
Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] AMFA bilge pump gear sprocket broken

 

Hi All,
Can anyone advise me how to get and repair the gear sprocket in the AMFA bilge pump on my Amel 54.
When the pump stopped working I thought it was needing the service kit, I replaced all the inner parts but then discovered that the gear sprocket had broken. The 24v electric motor is running fine. Can this nylon/plastic part be obtained and replaced?

Best Regards

Barry and Penny
“Lady Penelope II”
Amel 54. #17
Split Croatia
Mohammad Shirloo
 

Hi Barry;
 
We ordered our spare pump and spare gear from Amel.
 
Respectfully;
Mohammad and Aty
B&B Kokomo
Amel 54 #099
 

From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...]
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2018 11:14 PM
To: amelyachtowners@...
Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] AMFA bilge pump gear sprocket broken

 

Hi All,
Can anyone advise me how to get and repair the gear sprocket in the AMFA bilge pump on my Amel 54.
When the pump stopped working I thought it was needing the service kit, I replaced all the inner parts but then discovered that the gear sprocket had broken. The 24v electric motor is running fine. Can this nylon/plastic part be obtained and replaced?

Best Regards

Barry and Penny
“Lady Penelope II”
Amel 54. #17
Split Croatia
Barry Connor
 

Thank’s Alan,
That does seem a good option, I like the hand crank option on it. 
Do you find that it is big enough for your boat? The specs I saw indicated that is suits boats up to 40ft.
Changing the kit on the AMFA is very awkward and I can now see that my PVC cover plate is warped a bit. 
Best Regards
Barry


On Jun 25, 2018, at 8:29 AM, Barry Connor connor_barry@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:

 

Thank’s Mohammad,

I will phone them this morning.
Best
Barry


On Jun 25, 2018, at 8:33 AM, 'Mohammad Shirloo' mshirloo@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:

 

Hi Barry;
 
We ordered our spare pump and spare gear from Amel.
 
Respectfully;
Mohammad and Aty
B&B Kokomo
Amel 54 #099
 

From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...]
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2018 11:14 PM
To: amelyachtowners@...
Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] AMFA bilge pump gear sprocket broken

 

Hi All,
Can anyone advise me how to get and repair the gear sprocket in the AMFA bilge pump on my Amel 54.
When the pump stopped working I thought it was needing the service kit, I replaced all the inner parts but then discovered that the gear sprocket had broken. The 24v electric motor is running fine. Can this nylon/plastic part be obtained and replaced?

Best Regards

Barry and Penny
“Lady Penelope II”
Amel 54. #17
Split Croatia
Alan Leslie
 

Barry,
It really doesn't matter what they say about boat length, it's the capacity of the pump that's important and the Viking 32 has very similar specs to the original pump,.
On the plus side, it's a lot less expensive, easier to get spares for ... we had to make a new mount for it which I made out of a nylon cutting board by drilling holes in the appropriate places...oh and the inlet and outlet hoses are bigger than the original, so I swapped the outlet for the manual pump and used an adaptor at the hose end of that to keep the same bore from the sump through the Viking pump to the outlet.
We've had it for nearly 2 years now and it's working fine.
Cheers
alan
Elyse SM437
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