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Main mast gearbox.

Barry Connor
 

My main mast gearbox has a gear that is now stripped.
I remember that a member was able to get the gear made for them. I think that they had this done in Colombia.
Does anyone have a contact to get these gears for the gearbox.
In 2018 I had to buy the complete gearbox for the boom outhaul as I could not find a gear replacement

Thanks

Barry and Penny
"SV Lady Penelope II"
Amel 54.#17
Caribbean waters
Dominique Sery <dominiquesery@...>
 

Barry, you can buy the gear from Amel. The cost is 215€ + shipping. They have the gear in stock. 

Best
Dominique
Irko A54#16
CW Bill Rouse
 

Dominique,

To be clear, I believe the gear in the photo is the brass Spur Gear for a Leroy Somer gearbox. Correct me if I'm wrong. 

If it is:
Over the years, Amel has stocked this Spur Gear and at other times chose to not stock it. The Leroy Somer gearbox was used on SM2K and early 54s.

Is your information regarding this being in stock resent? And what was the price?

Best,

CW Bill Rouse 
Amel Owners Yacht School
+1 832-380-4970 | brouse@...
720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550 
www.AmelOwnersYachtSchool.com 
Yacht School Calendar: www.preparetocastoff.blogspot.com/p/calendar.html


   


On Mon, Jul 4, 2022, 11:27 Dominique Sery via groups.io <dominiquesery=me.com@groups.io> wrote:

Barry, you can buy the gear from Amel. The cost is 215€ + shipping. They have the gear in stock. 

Best
Dominique
Irko A54#16
Barry Connor
 

This is my gearbox, dropped down from the furler.  I haven’t taken it apart yet but from previous experience with the boom gearbox I am sure the gear teeth are stripped. I have kept the old gearbox from the boom with the hope that I could get it fixed. The boom gearbox is different from the main mast electric gearbox. Not changeable but it makes sense that the inside gear would be the same.
Best
Barry
“SV Lady Penelope II”
Amel 54. #17. 2006



On Jul 4, 2022, at 2:18 PM, CW Bill Rouse <brouse@...> wrote:


Dominique,

To be clear, I believe the gear in the photo is the brass Spur Gear for a Leroy Somer gearbox. Correct me if I'm wrong. 

If it is:
Over the years, Amel has stocked this Spur Gear and at other times chose to not stock it. The Leroy Somer gearbox was used on SM2K and early 54s.

Is your information regarding this being in stock resent? And what was the price?

Best,

CW Bill Rouse 
Amel Owners Yacht School
+1 832-380-4970 | brouse@...
720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550 
www.AmelOwnersYachtSchool.com 
Yacht School Calendar: www.preparetocastoff.blogspot.com/p/calendar.html


   

On Mon, Jul 4, 2022, 11:27 Dominique Sery via groups.io <dominiquesery=me.com@groups.io> wrote:

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Barry, you can buy the gear from Amel. The cost is 215€ + shipping. They have the gear in stock. 

Best
Dominique
Irko A54#16

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Dominique Sery <dominiquesery@...>
 

Bill,
Yes, it’s a Leroy Somer.
My A54 is the number 16 and was launched in january 2006.
I ordered one gear in july 2021 to repair my mast gear box and two gears in april 2022 (as spares) and Amel had them in stock (received 48h later) in july 2021 and april 2022.
I paid 217,95 euros (+ shipping + VAT) for each brass gear.
Best
Dominique
Dominique Sery <dominiquesery@...>
 

Barry,
On my A54 (16), the mast gear box is the same than the boom gear box. The only difference is the connexion to the line winch on the boom and the furler on the mast. Theses connexions are not sold with a complete gear box.

When i bought my A54 in 2017, the boom gear box failed and i didn’t find a brass gear and nobody want to make one in Greece. So i asked to Amel  to sell me a complete gear box. (High price).
In 2021 the mast gear box failed and Amel had the brass gears in stock. Like in april 2022 (when i bought extra spares).

It’s difficult to change the gear but it’s possible.
For me it was difficult to find the special grease for worm gear (SY00 lithium fluid Leroy Somer recommandation)

Best 

Dominique
CW Bill Rouse
 

History shows that those who added grease to these Leroy Somer gearboxes actually got more life from the gearboxes. This suggestion was first made by Danny Simms, SM owner about 12 years ago. There is plenty of history that proves that this is a very good idea, especially if you do this BEFORE the gear is worn. The total cost of materials to do this is less than 50 € and the time to do this job is less than 1 hour. When you compare the cost of the replacement of the gearbox, it is a good investment. 
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CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School
720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550 
   

On Tue, Jul 5, 2022 at 1:02 AM Dominique Sery via groups.io <dominiquesery=me.com@groups.io> wrote:

Barry,
On my A54 (16), the mast gear box is the same than the boom gear box. The only difference is the connexion to the line winch on the boom and the furler on the mast. Theses connexions are not sold with a complete gear box.

When i bought my A54 in 2017, the boom gear box failed and i didn’t find a brass gear and nobody want to make one in Greece. So i asked to Amel  to sell me a complete gear box. (High price).
In 2021 the mast gear box failed and Amel had the brass gears in stock. Like in april 2022 (when i bought extra spares).

It’s difficult to change the gear but it’s possible.
For me it was difficult to find the special grease for worm gear (SY00 lithium fluid Leroy Somer recommandation)

Best 

Dominique

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