Tips on Tuesday - Step by Step - How to change the C-Drive Seals on an Amel Super Maramu
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2024
- We put Aquarius on Careening poles, and changed the C-Drive Seals. I thought that changing the seals would be more difficult, but it was easy! Hope you enjoy!
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Best video of the year.
Amel should offer you a partnership agreement.
Thank you!
Hey mate, Just wanted to drop a comment to say how thankful I am for this video. We'll be going through this process in the next couple a weeks and you've made it look so simple. Cheers, Kieran and Isabelle
Always welcome! Wishing you all the best on your BIG project, and as mentioned before - do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions
Good job guys. Thanks for sharing. See you next week.
Yes, next week is almost here!
Captain Ken has become quite the “Fix-It” Guy👍 And appears to be getting Aquarius ready for the Red See Passage…Continue to Stay Safe & Enjoy😎
We will be in the Red Sea soon enough
You know what: Ken can do this the next 25 years and no one can tell him to stop! What a guy!
He could even come to KBL to keep an eye on your boat... Best rgds
Scinti
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9:50...MacGyver tool suggestion. A garden faucet with an adaptor to fit the threads...easy turn off and the ability to attach a hose so bucket holding is not required. 800hrs can fly by.
21:57 Allen sockets needed?
That would be another tool to carry. I always have a finger to shove in the hole
Well done Ken!! She’s ready for serious duty now !!
Fair winds ⛵️
Hope so..... A long passage is in the near future
AWESOME as Always...Ken You and Admiral Z are Moving UP in the World....6 RUclips Commercials for your Video this time😨😨🤣🤣
Oh wow! I have seen more RUclips commercials on all channels. And, less skippable ones.
@@SailingAquarius Yea They LET me have Premium Service for a WEEK NO Commercials at all NOW they are Over Dosing on them 🤬🤬 BUT I Will Still Watch you Guys!!!
great show and great camera work ....especially ken's engineering skills .... i think it was ken's facial expressions
( LOL ) that made the job go so well with time to spare... look forward to the next show ....
Thanks, I think.... :(
Love the glasses, fashion baby.
O yeah baby... Trying to reach my inner self...
Another excellent video team Aquarius! Nice to see you guys back on board and making videos as well as the extreme confidence you guys now have since your first videos after purchasing the boat in the Caribbean. I always liked to do that job on the hard, with plenty of time in case "murphy" gets in the way and things unexpectantly take longer as they so often do. Doing it on a careening pole in East Africa between tides would be extremely stressful, and for the real "pros" only, but you have captured it all so very well for others on video. Congrats again & best regards Island Pearl II
Thanks Colin! Hope it can help some new Amel owners!
Great video of an important repair. Must say that I missed the Admiral. She is better to look at than greasey fingers.
She will be front and center on Friday
Ken, could you please make a tips video about a short crew sail and rig handling? How to attach whisker pole to Genoa, when to use a boom Preventor, What is the need for running back stay, when to use the mizzen Sail. Some questions deal with small boat/large boat differences. Some deal with offshore/coastal differences. Thank you.
I'll try to do a sailing video at some point. Probably when we are in the Med.
Great job to do this on the clock and against the next ride!
That tide was on my mind the entire time.... And we finished with time to spare...
good job with the shaft seals, especially lapping down the brass boss a mil to create less friction on the radial shaft seal lips....however i probably would have used some blue loctite for the setscrews
Blue loctite would have been a good idea! thanks.
Ken, once again a very informative video. I watch all of your Tips on Tuesday to assist me in maintaining our SM. #362. Thank you!
Thanks for watching our channel!!
The piece of steel that went into the slot is called a keyway, to prevent the prop turning on the shaft!
Good job Ken, and great filming by the boss.
Thanks 👍
Kia Ora .... well done and thank you soo much for this video. Wish you good luck and a nice time cheers Siegmar
Thank you too
Thanks again Captain Ken
Thank you!
This is a great video!! Well done captain!! 👍🏻
Thanks!
😎🖐 wow amazing low tide haul
Yes it was.. 3.5 m..
Nice how to video I think you and I have change those seals once before a few years ago on a video or maybe you just talked about them,
We did, Asia Fast Video in Indonesia.... Just this time, I did it myself. Asia Fast would not let me touch the boat on their property. So, I didn't get a good video of the actual job at Asia Fast.
Good job Ken !! all the best or the Red Sea (Form France )
Thanks!!
Awesome job guys!
Thanks so much!
Excellent video again Ken & zivile, it’s great to see that the boat hold on it’s keel ! Thank you for the tip on reducing the bearing down to 44mm ,but if you use oversized lip seal aren’t you back to square one ?
Yes, that way you don't have to buy a new wear out bearing every time. Just every other time.
Great video, tell me how you were able to purge the oil reservior/crankcase of air, when you re-filled the reservoir with fresh oil? Was there a vent? Thanks
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You fill if from the top and all air vents out at the top
Lekker man lekker 🇿🇦
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You need some T-Bar Allan keys Ken.
Yeah, we need a lot of tools… Preferably in a nicely organized set…
Honestly, that is pretty brilliant to be doing bottom work on a beach in Africa between the tides...
Interesting video - watched the whole thing and only fell asleep once. How was the mold situation when you got back to the boat?
No mold! Zero
Now that you have seen every corner of the Amel, would you recommend it for a circumnavigation? My opinion has formed that you had better love complicated projects, the whole time, and you had better have spares and spares and spares. I think I would be in favour of a simpler boat. Fewer systems. Less luxury maybe, but less work.
Yes. I think that the Amel super Maramu is, if not the best, maybe second best monohull to circumnavigate the globe
great work guys as usual!very professional work!any chance you are an engineer?they're easy to spot!
Electrical Engineer at your service.
Great professional job Ken, but how did you guys hang the boat up there?!
Thanks!!
Hi ! Why not extend your tool you tap your Simmersted rings into you C-Drive , and not around the screw shaft ? You can´t see a damage deep indsive the drive ! Erik Dane Living at Corfu GR. Mekanik ing.
wow! Amel can be simply put on the keel without additional supports?
upd\ a little joke) the assistant has volunteer written on his clothes. did they help for free?)
You usually pay for what you get.... And Yes, Aquarius is special, on land she can stand on one leg! :)
I didn't know that your boat had a winged keel. Also I worried about your dark assistant was barefooted around my coast your feet would be cut.
These guys are used to the rocks.
Far easier if you pull out the shaft; the sealls are then easily removed. 🙂
Please let me know how to remove the shaft.
@@SailingAquarius I just pulled it out and the seals came with it...
Hello JP I don’t understand how you could pull the shaft ??🤔
Sea drive instead of shaft drive ? See how many hours you get this time. May be new sea drive time soon...
C-Drive
@@SailingAquarius still little more than an outboard design..
What a complicated excuse for a packing gland and after only fifty days !
1200 hours or 50 days straight... You are absolutely right.. But, to put it into perspective....The bow thruster should last about 5 to 10 minutes before changing the seals and oil. But this will take about 18 months of 3 second blasts. Most bow thrusters serviced after less than 3 minutes of use. Back to the C-Drive - Usually 1200 hours will get you at least 1/3 around the world. And that usually takes 2 to 3 years.
yikes!...should Aquarious be renamed Precarious!!
It was nerve racking putting Aquarius on the Careening Poles..
hello captain Ken it was a very important operation, you did a great job. I hope everything goes well with life and the sea...🌊⚓⛵🧭🙋🏻
Thanks 👍
Excellent, Ken! -- QUESTION -- Can you clear up an "perception" issue that I have with Volvo engines (for sailboats). I have heard a few things. 1) they are made by Perkins and that they are excellent, and 2) they are made by Volvo and are troublesome (most complain that parts are too expensive). From what I can see, they look pretty cool for what that is worth. But what is your experience with it. Do you wish that it was a Beta or Yanmar engine??
Good questions! 1) The TMD22 marine diesel engine is sold by Volvo Penta. The actual block of the engine was designed by Perkins. So, I can replace a starter motor with one from Perkins or Volvo Penta. Many of the other parts can also be purchased from VP, Perkins, and some from other producers. But, the there are pieces on my engine that are only made by Volvo Penta. The most important being the sea water cooling system. So, as far as I know, all the parts for the sea water cooling system can only be obtained through Volvo Penta. The TMD22 engine block is an excellent engine, tractors with this engine will run forever if maintained properly. Being that these engines are in boats, the salt and corrosive environment takes a huge toll on the engine. Anything metal has a shorter life at sea. But, if you maintain it properly, even on a salt water boat the engine can last 20 to 40 years! 2) The TMD22 may be troublesome for some! Others say they are Great. I would not want to have a new engine, with all the fancy electronics. NEVER. NO new Volvo Penta, and I would not want any New Yanmar with the cool new electronics either. I want a Diesel Engine that has only the most basic electronics. 2) Now that I know the TMD22, and (for the most part) know how to maintain it, I'll keep what I have. I think all engines have their problems, and I know where most of the problems with the TMD22 are.... So, the devil you know, vs, the devil you don't. Awe, let me see..... 3) I will stick with the TMD22, and if I ever see the day that Aquarius needed a new engine.... I would have the TMD22 Removed, completely Rebuilt, and reinstalled. I would not go with any other engine! I like what I have, it's lasted 25 years at sea, and still going. If I was to have the engine rebuilt using mostly new parts, it would probably cost about $6000. I am not sure, but, refitting a new Yammer Engine into Aquarius might cost 4 to 10 times this price. It's like a trucker saying, "Your Caterpillar in your Peterbilt sucks, you should have got a Cummins!".. That's just stupidity! Both Caterpillar, and Cummins make Top of the Line engines. Both Volvo Penta, and Yanmar make good engines. The TDM22 is a good engine, I'll stick by her!
@@SailingAquarius That is a detailed and perfect response, Ken. I agree totally. Nothing worse that modern computer/sensor problems on a diesel. I saw that on the new Nordhavn 41 that they use a kabota 85 which, surprisingly, has nearly no computers at all - all old school including cable throttles. The cooling system is (in my fantasy life) such a problem that I might actually install a new one that is not bolted to the engine at all. Something up totally separate (except the water hoses) from the engine and that can easily be opened with one bolt and taken apart and cleaned. Friggen scares me that, and all, marine cooling systems.