Westerly Owners Association

Yep, I've got a Storm with the calorifier under the bunk of the aft cabin. Can't think of any pitfalls. You need to lead a outflow pipe from the pressure relief valve back to the engine bilge for drainage. I assume you have a water pump already fitted. I'm with your wife on this one. Washing, or was...

Sounds a bit big. Are you sure it's not 18x13? I replaced mine with a 17x14" 3 bladed folding prop from Bruntons, which I was told was slightly overpitched "to help fuel economy". Works well though max rpm is around 2750. That's with a 3:1 gearbox ratio. Any decent propeller manufactu...

Have never measured it...but it's big enough for lots more....

If I were you I'd extend with anchor warp to save on weight. I have 30m warp spliced to 30m chain.

I used Roger Nantais a couple of winters ago. Cheaper than other quote, excellent fit and workmanship. Contact details in the WOA Yearbook

I was advised, by a rigging firm, to NOT connect a storm jib forestay to that U-bolt. Instead, a new, more robust fitting should be created with a lower part that bolts through the anchor locker bulkhead. An experienced rigger should be able to offer some helpful comment. I changed tack, so to speak...

Fitted a Nelson Spinflo 5 years ago. I'd strongly recommend: it gets up to temperature quickly and cooks a great Sunday roast!

OK thanks, will take a look

A nice place for a calorifier is under the aft cabin berth, attached to the piece of plywood that runs fore and aft, against the water tank. But not sure that fitting a shower is worth the hassle. The wood trim in the heads is unlikely to take kindly to being wetted on a regular basis and the run-of...

Would be grateful for any other views on the spline problem. I belong to the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" school. My 2002 still seems fine after 4200 hours. Q. are there any warning signs (without dismantling the gearbox)? Q. what proportion of us are still happily chugging around on ...

Sorry have Storm but I'm thinking that if Westerly fitted your boat with a pole, they would have provided an attachment point for the downhaul somewhere. On my boat there is a metal "D" bracket on the foredeck for clipping on a block together with its rope. Have you got anything similar?

Hi, I had this discussion with Hyde sails when they made me a new mainsail about 10 years ago for my previous boat. They suggested loose-footed, I insisted on a bolt rope to fit into my stackpack. When they made the sail, they inserted a piece into the foot that allowed the draft to be maintained ve...

I asked a sail maker to make up a sleeve that wraps around the furled up genoa; it has "D" fittings to match the piston hanks on the luff of the mainsail. It worked well when I practised using it in harbour, but have never used it for real. The copper-bottomed solution is to fit a removabl...

Hi, Poacher's Lady. You're right in that the power you have to exert is the same, whether you're pulling up the first 10m of chain or the last 10m of chain. But the total energy you need is clearly much greater with the longer chain. You may be fitter than me, but when I had to pull up a 35lb CQR + ...

6kg sounds tiny.....
Of course the weight also includes the chain. So if you do buy bigger, you can cut down on the overall effort needed by restricting yourself to 10m chain + lots of anchor warp.

I've concluded it's not a good idea. It would have to be on the starboard side making the slight list worse....