The resin supporting the bushing spreading out the load is a great improvement. I bet the egging out of that bolt hole is a common problem on the many Amel's that share this same in mast furler. This is a video many members of the Amel Owners Group can benefit from... thanks.
It is a common problem but can really destroy the base on the foil if not sorted. However this repair only lasted about a year as we were at anchor at the time and had to do it with the materials I had to hand at the time.. so I did a proper ‘belts and braces’ repair more recently.. which is in another maintenance blog out very soon!
@@MothershipMaintenance Cool... I hope you include some footage showing how exactly the repair failed... One cn learn from what doesn't work, as well as what does.
Hi Woody, Great videos and information! ;-) Would it be worth fitting a couple of grease nipples to the gearboxes to allow grease to be pumped in regularly rather than stripping?
I’ve added some to the electric furlers and heard the idea floated in discussions about the manual furler but haven’t come across anyone who’s actually done it. Not sure why but yes, it would seem a good idea.
Enjoying your new channel, Woody. Liked and subscribed this morning. Gave you the 2nd like.
That was an awesome refurbishing job! In the field
The resin supporting the bushing spreading out the load is a great improvement. I bet the egging out of that bolt hole is a common problem on the many Amel's that share this same in mast furler. This is a video many members of the Amel Owners Group can benefit from... thanks.
It is a common problem but can really destroy the base on the foil if not sorted. However this repair only lasted about a year as we were at anchor at the time and had to do it with the materials I had to hand at the time.. so I did a proper ‘belts and braces’ repair more recently.. which is in another maintenance blog out very soon!
@@MothershipMaintenance Cool... I hope you include some footage showing how exactly the repair failed... One cn learn from what doesn't work, as well as what does.
La corrosión galvánica o por sulfatación puede repararse con nural 21 y posterior lijado hasta igualar la superficie con lija 1000, 1500 y 3000
Hi Woody, Great videos and information! ;-) Would it be worth fitting a couple of grease nipples to the gearboxes to allow grease to be pumped in regularly rather than stripping?
I’ve added some to the electric furlers and heard the idea floated in discussions about the manual furler but haven’t come across anyone who’s actually done it. Not sure why but yes, it would seem a good idea.
Stick with it
Will do! 👍