Out-Haul Furler Service/Maintenance and fixing Grease Nipples/Zerk Fittings to In-Mast Furler System

[@nortonmolly]

Well done Woody. I guess this video shows the joys of owning a French built yacht. Everything is just different.

[@MothershipMaintenance]

Yes Amels are solid boats but they do have their quirks.. although in this case I think any boat with the same system could have had the same problem.

[@ezequieldiaz1950]

EXCELENTE TRABAJO WOODY !!!!! UN SALUDO DESDE AGENTINA !!!

[@SVImpavidus]

We helped Dusk with their manual ferler. It was a mission I have the footage at some time i need to do the video! Sail Safe mate. Ant & Cid

[@MothershipMaintenance]

Yup.. it seems such a straight forward job at first.. but it’s a boat, so…..

[@matt8474]

Nice work Woody!

[@syodin2007]

I was just dealing with the same problem. The entire gearbox had to be destroyed to remove it. Nice to see I'm not the only one having problems with it. Nice job. Thanx for sharing.

[@MothershipMaintenance]

I think many Amel owners have had this problem.. I don’t know why I thought my experience would be any different. Next time I think I’ll just swap out the entire until.. it’d be much quicker, cheaper and less stressful!

[@steveburton5825]

You are really getting good at looking after the Mothership Woody. I really think you improved on the design.

[@MothershipMaintenance]

It’s a painful learning curve at times but you do get to learn your systems this way.. which in the end I guess it gives you the confidence to go further off grid.

[@trevorlusty7474]

Woody, that shaft will seize again in no time. Put lanacote on it before you assemble it and pull it every six months for maintenance. Your battery thermal runaway was down to the small charger, there are dozens of Amels out there who have experienced that . If you haven't already done so, join the Amel owners group. The files and database sections have everything documented that you are going through. I feel you pain. Fair winds.

[@MothershipMaintenance]

Hi Trevor. We’ve replaced the charger and batteries now.. blog about that coming up. But can you expand about the charger being too small.. does that mean there’s a regulator that gets overloaded or something? Good advice on the coating the shaft. I ‘think’ i might have put some Duralac on it.. but honestly can’t remember now. I guess I’ll find out on the next service but in the meantime the inmast furler has disintegrated (magnet fallen apart in the electric motor) so need to find a fix for it in Tahiti. Some people have replaced their Leroy Somers with Bonfiglioli furlers.. might be time to do the same :/

[@trevorlusty7474]

@@MothershipMaintenance Woody, my boat was a 2003 SM Redline. She had twelve 110amp wet cell domestic batteries supported by a Balmer 175amp alternator with a Balmer fitted regulator. New battery bank would last eighteen months max. The chargers were Dolphin 30AMP and 100Amp. The smaller one destroyed battery banks on Amels all over the world! I spoke to the sales director in Dolphin at the time I melted the batteries and cables in the Sea of Cotez, and Dolphin knew that the 30 Amp charger was liable to go from float to flood and destroy the batteries, yet Amel were still fitting them. Must owners at that time were swapping them out for Victron or Mastervolt. The other Achillies heel on that boat was the Bowman intercooler for the gearbox. Eventually they all corrode internally and the gearbox oil/fluid gets replaced with seawater. The Hurth gearbox is fantastic, it will run for a couple of days on seawater. The intercooler isn't too expensive but it needs replaced every for to five years. Fair winds, T

[@SailingVesselIntention]

I had to pull the furlers when I dropped the mast and well, I know it's way after the fact, but I think that you are supposed to disconnect the power wire from the relays down below in the forward head and then take the whole wire out up through the mast and out. its about 1.5 meters long. Be sure to tie a fishing line onto the end of the wire for re-installation!

[@MothershipMaintenance]

You’re probably right and I did consider that but was worried I wouldn’t be able to get it back in again. I figured creating a join above deck would make for easier removal in the future too.

[@antonioperezgarcia9426]

Los rodamientos en cajas reductoras se les quita la proteccion va hacia la corona dentada, para cojan grasa nueva y es combeniente echarles un poco de aceite W80 o 90

[@windonwater3895]

Either you're a Saint or you spent a lot of time editing out all the swearing. Of course, I don't have an in mast furler or anything even similar to this but it was a great video to illustrate how perseverance allows you to continue boating. Also, it actually gives me a renewed energy to rebuild my toilet (for the 6 or 7 time). Thanks for all the time you spend showing your process and filming, editing, voice overs, and all the other elements of creating these.

[@MothershipMaintenance]

Yes, lots of swearing, exasperation and abject despair we’re edited out!