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Mizzen traveller solution
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Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
After years if being irritated by having to go onto the aft deck to adjust the mizzen traveller I finally got a solution that is simple and doesn't break the bank. And no holes in the deck and retains the option of the Amel pin.
Danny
SM 299
Ocean Pearl
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Hello Danny. I am very much interested in implementing this solution in our Super Maramu. When you say "no holes on deck", how do you fix the pulleys that send the lines to the cockpit? Any more details about the installation that you can provide will be very helpful. Thanks in advance. Victor. SM 314 Alendoy |
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Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
Hi Victor, the turning blocks are secured to the traveller rail by drilling into the rail, tapping the hole and securing with bolts. The car had an 8mm sheave at one end which I used. The other end has the spring loaded pin. I could have removed that and put a sheave in its place but chose to leave it there and use a small external block instead. For now I am using the T cleats either side of the deck but am considering adding some form of jam cleat mounted on topi of the tee cleat. Again to avoid drilling holes on deck. But so far the tee cleat has been easy and effective and who could ask for more. A lot of my delay was caused by being unable to find a suitable turning block off the shelf. A local rigger made those for me. If you look closely you will see the turning blocks are mounted on a spacer to lft the line above the deck.
I am very happy with it all.
Danny
SM 299
Ocean Pearl
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Thank you so much for the clarifications. I will follow your lead in this. Best. Victor SM314 Alendoy |
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Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
Danny
SM 299
Ocean Pearl
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Hello Danny
What a simple & clever solution ! I like it and will try to implement it ! Are the turning blocks of the shelf parts ? Any more info would be appreciated Kind regards -- Nicolas Klene DarNico SM2K # 471 In Marseille 🇫🇷 |
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Hello to All
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Very cool. After sailing on an Amel54 I was very surprised to find that the mizzen's traveler was not controllable from the cockpit like everything else. These are clever ideas!
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Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
Hi Nicolas,
A lot of my delay was caused by being unable to find a suitable turning block off the shelf. A local rigger made those for me. If you look closely you will see the turning blocks are mounted on a spacer to lift the line above the deck.
The turning blocks are secured to the traveler rail by drilling into the rail, tapping the hole and securing with bolts. The car had an 8mm sheave at one end which I used. The other end has the spring loaded pin. I could have removed that and put a sheave in its place but chose to leave it there and use a small external block instead. For now I am using the T cleats either side of the deck but am considering adding some form of jam cleat mounted on top of the tee cleat. Again to avoid drilling holes on deck. But so far the tee cleat has been easy and effective and who could ask for more.
I am very happy with it all.
Danny
SM 299
Ocean Pearl
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Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
Thanks Andreas, same solution, slightly differently achieved. I look forward to your photos.
Danny
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Bill Kinney
We made this modification years ago, using a slightly more “Amel-like” solution. It is described in detail here. Our inspiration was a single photo of one of the last SM made which had this modification from the factory.
 We used an Andersen line tender as the control to match in style the Amel systems used on the Super Maramu. This particular piece of kit is no longer manufactured, but as similar part is available from Antal. I have installed this on other Amels and it works quite well. All of the parts needed to manage the control lines are readily available from Lewmar, no custom parts are needed. The Lewmar block for the Size 0 traveler have a maximum line size of 8mm, but a minimum of 10 (better 12) is needed for the line tender, so our control line is in two pieces to accommodate this. The ability to control the mizzen traveler from the cockpit is a game-changer for this boat. It makes the mizzen much more useful as a sailing tool, and of course eliminates the need to crawl out on the aft deck to make trim adjustments. Bill Kinney SM160, Harmonie Le Marin, Martinique. |
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Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
Hi Bill, I like the line tender system and did consider it. I went with my system for simplicity, low cost and no new holes in the deck. Also we often have our rear cockpit curtains down behind the mizzen which would make the line tender inaccessible and that was the issue which decided me.
Kind Regards
Danny
SM 299
Ocean Pearl
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Hi Bill, Alan |
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