Rebuilding the In-Mast Furling System on an Amel Super Maramu PART 2

[@davidbruce801]

Nice job Ken, Tips on Tuesdays rocks, keep 'em coming, as a Amel Santorin owner, there can't be too much detail for me. Thanks.

[@SailingAquarius]

Thanks, will do!

[@Cap513]

I myself have Never Plan On Using Your Tips & Tricks Capt. Ken. However, I really Enjoy watching & listening to you, go thru the steps on your projects. You are not only an Awesome Skipper, but you are also an Awesome Teacher as well, Ken. Fair Winds & Stay Safe You Two!!

[@SailingAquarius]

I really appreciate your nice comment. If I keep paying people to write these comments... I am going to be broke!! :). Fair Wind my friend!

[@johnrichard6802]

Perhaps the larger sail gap is to accommodate vertical batons? Definately a multiple grease clean towel project. Well presented. Amel would do well to use this for their customers to watch.

[@SailingAquarius]

I don't think that the original sails on the Amel Super Maramu had vertical batons. Thanks for the comment John!

[@jwrappuhn71]

Great job guys.

[@SailingAquarius]

Thanks

[@tonywrobleski5185]

Great video I like the detail thanks Ken

[@SailingAquarius]

No problem 👍

[@chontaelu]

Very well explained and informative, please do more like this.

[@SailingAquarius]

Thanks, will do! Fair Winds

[@billshaproski6167]

Great instructional video. It just so happens I probably have to do the same job on my Amel SM. Glad to see you guys are still sailing and sharing your adventure. Sorry we missed you in Lithuania. FYI, I've been trying to sell my SM for almost two years.

[@SailingAquarius]

Hello Bill! Sorry to hear that you are having problems selling your Amel. Is it still on the hard in Trinidad? If you have WhatsApp, please email me your contact number on sailingaquarius.com. Fair Winds!

[@moduc996]

I’m kicking myself for not having subscribed to your channel before. Thanks for the informative video. Hook ‘em horns

[@SailingAquarius]

Welcome aboard! Hook 'em

[@florihana1353]

Ken, thank you so much for your video because I was sitting in from of the mast of my Amel 54 to think about how to fix the gearbox! Bravo.....

[@SailingAquarius]

Glad it helped, gear box next week.....

[@alaindurante7211]

Perfect and I am looking forward, enjoy sailing, Alain.

[@steveburton5825]

Fantastic video... definitely not too much detail. If anything I'd slow down those speed up sections a bit. You're obviously an engineer who got away from the desk... nicely done. This will be very helpful when I get mine. Thanks

[@SailingAquarius]

Awesome, thank you!

[@george5179]

I watch your Videos and it's like I'm there seeing it all, you are an Amazing pair. I love everything you do on and off the water you both are great sailors. Please stay safe and God Bless.

[@SailingAquarius]

Thanks George! And thanks for watching our vids! You stay safe as well. We are doing great here in Phuket. We're sitting on our chain (which we have to clean every few days) and have several friends anchored around us! We are gunna having fun, whether we like it or not! Fair Wind

[@markrockliff2742]

Good job Ken.

[@SailingAquarius]

Thanks!

[@malagpraustralia]

Well done Ken...Great video Mads

[@SailingAquarius]

Thanks Mads!! O, looking back on the good times we had in FP👍

[@kellyboycks]

Very Nicely done guys! You always make fantastic maintenance and repair videos! Strong work!!

[@SailingAquarius]

Thank you very much!

[@doktordralle9953]

Hi Aquarius ....very good plan how to maintain the furler,1 thing I would like to commend,the oilseal springs are almost always of steel zincplated,what I do is: take the original spring out of the new oil seal and replace it with a stainless steel spring which you get at a good bearing shop per meter,(I have always some meter on board ) you cut it to length and wind it together like the orig.one.I do this on all the oil seals .the biggest advantage you will find on the bow thruster oil seal ! My oilseals on this are watertight at least 10 years because the spring does not corrode.Of course you have to lubricate the shaft now and then. I invest a lot of work in my Super Maramu----,result is ,everything is working fine and you can depend on and that´s worth it. SV Gigue of Skipper Wolfgang Bitschnau Austria --Amel Super Maramu no.143

[@SailingAquarius]

Thanks for the good comment and the SS spring suggestion. When I buy the seals with springs, I try to find ones that have the Stainless Steel springs already. I believe the marine grade should have SS springs. But good idea to have some extra springs onboard, because you can't always find marine grade parts. Nice to hear that your Super Maramu is being maintained properly!! Ken

[@chewybacchus5918]

Love Tech Tuesday👍 I always grease the o-rings. Helps them seal and they won’t dry out and crack as early compared to installing them dry.

[@SailingAquarius]

Thanks for the comment! Please keep watching!

[@chadsmith2860]

Great video series, not too long, very informative keep up the good work. ( Now Go Do The Right Thing)

[@SailingAquarius]

Sometime I can't figure out what the Right Thing is.... is Fair Winds Chad!

[@kevinschmit1710]

Ken, thank you so much for breaking the furling system down in a way I can understand. My wife and I are currently in the market to buy a Super Maramu. Before watching your video I was a little apprehensive with Amel’s reliance on gearboxes and in mast furler for sail handling systems. Now I feel much more comfortable and confident in maintaining these semi complex systems. Let me know if you know of any good condition 1999-2001 era Amels in the US.

[@SailingAquarius]

Hello Kevin, It's not rocket science. Amel made boats that are easy to maintain, though it might look complicated at first glance, it's not. Hope you watched all four videos in the series, as each shows different control features of the main sail. When sailing Aquarius, if the apparent wind is over 20 kts I put the main away unless I am trying to point as high as possible. I try to deploy the main sparingly, and use the mizzen anytime there is good wind. The goal of cruising is not to get somewhere as fast as possible, it's to get to the destination quickly without breaking something. Not sure of any good boats out there right now for sale, but if I see a good one I will let you know. Best, and Fair Winds.. Ken

[@jamestim319]

Thanks Ken.. must do the same!

[@SailingAquarius]

The next few videos might help as well... Just have to get them completed.... Fair Winds SV Titanium

[@tomspiers1658]

Very nice video no not too much information one minor suggestion I do hand pack lots of bearings some cheap Latex exam gloves come in handy

[@SailingAquarius]

Good tip! I should have been using my gloves!

[@joanneshellings5457]

Thank you Ken! Very nice video and well explained. Love it! Cheers.

[@SailingAquarius]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@kz4506]

Well done it’s good to know how every thing on your boat , we fitted alado furlers which don’t need any maintaince apart from an external Greese

[@SailingAquarius]

Alado might be a better solution, but don't know anything about them.. Fair Winds

[@kz4506]

Sailing Aquarius Around The World , well the country make would put you off but Mexico , ours have 15 thousand miles with out a hiccup , they don’t have a halyard to hold the sail up the halyard returns to the deck , different but easy once fitted no spindal at the top to go wrong , good luck

[@mz2288]

Ken, really well done! I also like how you recommend to get shop work done where needed, very smart. In the end it will save you precious $’s. Know I also now how the extrusion is made. Never realized that! Keep up these maintenance Monday’s vids, might as well get all the service work done now right? Take care.

[@SailingAquarius]

Thanks MZ, I just give my opinion, and don't mind if someone has a better one! I''ll steal someone's opinion if I find it better than my own.. Cheers!

[@landsea3682]

Very instructive....

[@SailingAquarius]

Thank you :)

[@jimanderson2518]

OKAY ....So far at first commercial good detail.... now continues

[@SailingAquarius]

Sorry about the commercials! But we need to make a little money off these videos. That, along with the $2400 from MR Trump is about all we get these days!

[@seregus6724]

Amazing videos, keep going!

[@SailingAquarius]

Thanks, will do!

[@alonzovillarreal4666]

You must have a large collection of Allen wrenches!

[@SailingAquarius]

No..... Alan Wrenches.... You know I renamed them! OK, I know it was stupid, but engineers just don't know how to spel. Thanks for the comment Alonso! Fair Winds!

[@alonzovillarreal4666]

Sailing Aquarius Around The World you guys are awesome lolol. Stay safe!

[@R.E.HILL_]

Did you write down the numbers written on all the different seals? Cool series..

[@SailingAquarius]

No, but at 7:19 minutes I show the paperwork that came with the rebuild kit. Shows the measurements. If you have a specific part number I will try to locate it. Probably should have taken a photo of each bag that the seals came in!

[@R.E.HILL_]

@@SailingAquarius yeah.. all seals has parts numbers written on them.. makes it easier to source them. Also taking measurements of the different oring grooves does the same...

[@king1755gucci17]

Good day, would you be able to recommend website or forum, where I can find information about joining someone from Cyprus to Italy by end of the June, keep fingers cross ports will be opened. Thank you very much

[@SailingAquarius]

Search for Crew Finder.

[@king1755gucci17]

@@SailingAquarius Thank you very much. Actually we was looking to joining someone on sailboat to practice same time as we are going to Italy. Thank you for recommendation.

[@philipjohnson9581]

I am curious to know if the Covid-19 has hindered your mobility? Are there any restrictions to sailing from one point to another or finding suitable moorage?

[@SailingAquarius]

Hello Philip, First Thailand put a ban on travel between Provinces. But a few days before the ban we moved from Krabi Province to Phuket Province. We thought there might be a travel ban, and we wanted to be anchored somewhere that's FREE, we can swim, fuel is available, and access to lots of stores. And, would be nice to be close to a few people that live in Thailand that we know. So we moved to Phuket and anchored at Ao Yon beach. We stayed there for about 2 weeks, then filled up our tanks with fuel at Chalong Pier, then dropped the hook close to Cloud 19 Panwa. And we are still there. We can still move to Ao Yon if we want, but not sure if we could go back to Chalong Pier to get more fuel because about a week ago travel between Districts in Phuket was made illegal. So, now we are stuck here, but yes we can move as long as we stay within the district.

[@philipjohnson9581]

@@SailingAquarius thanks for answering my question. I had a feeling that's probably what would be typical. It seemed easier to ask some of you that are out there traveling now. We had planned on leaving Portland Oregon in February 2021 on our way to Uruguay and have been trying to get a handle on whether or not that trip is going to be possible now. Thank you again for your input.

[@erichyney6287]

Thanks Ken. Please don't change a thing on your Tips on Tuesday videos.

[@SailingAquarius]

Thank you!

[@GypzyJack]

Nice video, Ken. It's good to find out it's not exactly rocket science!

[@SailingAquarius]

No doubt!

[@737MaxPilot]

Alan bolts? LOL. How about Allen...must be a Longhorn thing. Thanks for the great videos!

[@operator0]

Socket head cap screw or SHCS as would be denoted on blue prints.

[@SailingAquarius]

You must be from OU or Texas A&M! But, you're right, it's misspelled! Fair Winds MAX Flyer

[@mausplan3890]

Nice vid,, don't shorten, I think many like me enjoy all the details , but Ken who helped you lift out the assembly at 6.24 because the arms were really hairy and cannot be Z's

[@SailingAquarius]

That was my friend Dave, visiting from San Diego!

[@Scintilone]

Glad you didn't got your hands dirty captain Ken. Sorry, but no nose picking for you anymore 😉

[@SailingAquarius]

All good, actually clean grease doesn't really mess up the hands that much! It's the dirty grease and oil that make a real mess. Fair Winds

[@Jonathan-ts6cm]

Not to much info at all Ken, and the camera men/woman did a good job as well!

[@SailingAquarius]

That's my friend Dave! Appreciate the nice comment!

[@sausage5849]

Did you come from an engineering background Ken?

[@SailingAquarius]

Yes, Electrical Engineer with minor in Physics and Chemistry.

[@starlight7830]

first

[@SailingAquarius]

Yep, you were number 1....