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- Mon Jan 25, 2016 10:42 pm
- Forum: Hull, Deck, Rigging & Sails
- Topic: Merlin chainplate attachment
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1223
Re: Merlin chainplate attachment
Areas of stress are usually reinforced by timber or ocassionally solid GRP. I usually tighten chainplate nuts 'pretty tight' using a normal spanner without a tommy bar. Certainly an awful lot tighter than finger tight, but not '16 stone rugby player with 3 ft Stillson' tight. Note that S/S Nyloc nut...
- Sun Jan 17, 2016 11:49 pm
- Forum: Hull, Deck, Rigging & Sails
- Topic: roller furling jib tangled problem
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4297
Re: roller furling jib tangled problem
I think for anyone to answer, you might need to be a bit more specific, as "the lines at the top of the jib which were tied to the mast" wont mean very much to most people. Usually, but not always, the jib is tied to a kind of sliding collar which can travel up and down the alloy extrusion...
- Sun Jan 17, 2016 11:25 pm
- Forum: Engines & transmission
- Topic: Fuel tank return fuel pipe fitting!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1471
Re: Fuel tank return fuel pipe fitting!
You just need to return the fuel to the top of the tank. Dont use the filter/separator fitting. I put a Beta in my boat and went through the same problems.
- Sun Jan 10, 2016 2:23 am
- Forum: Hull, Deck, Rigging & Sails
- Topic: storm jib for Corsair
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1713
Re: storm jib for Corsair
Agree the previous. Its a very common modification for Corsairs, ORs, SLs, OLs etc. A secondary removable forestay a few inches down from the masthead and taken to a large U-bolt on deck. This rig is often called a 'Solent' forestay. Mine is just ahead of the anchor locker bulkhead, and underneath I...
- Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:00 am
- Forum: Hull, Deck, Rigging & Sails
- Topic: Centaur chainplates
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1630
Re: Centaur chainplates
I had a look yesterday at chainplate bolts on the Centaur Im working on. Unfortunately, all of the fastenings are covered by headlining material internally so difficult to be precise. However, the following should help: Aft Lower Shroud Chainplate Tangs (Fixed to Cabin roof sides): 5mm thick S/S Pla...
- Wed Jan 06, 2016 5:36 pm
- Forum: Hull, Deck, Rigging & Sails
- Topic: Centaur chainplates
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1630
Re: Centaur chainplates
Hi. Im a yacht surveyor on the south coast and regularly do Westerlys. I'm about to start on a Centaur tomorrow of about the same vintage, so if you like, I will measure the chainplate fittings and post them later.
- Tue Jan 05, 2016 10:02 pm
- Forum: Technical Information
- Topic: original design/factory settings
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2013
Re: original design/factory settings
XW Rigging have all the original specs, sizes, and colours for Westerlys. They will also provide/suggest 'cruising dyneema' for the main, at 10 rather than 12mm.
- Fri Dec 11, 2015 12:59 am
- Forum: Hull, Deck, Rigging & Sails
- Topic: Anchor chain
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2335
Re: Anchor chain
You should be fine with 30m of chain cable.
- Fri Dec 11, 2015 12:58 am
- Forum: Hull, Deck, Rigging & Sails
- Topic: stress cracks in the bow location
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1947
Re: stress cracks in the bow location
Whereabouts is the boat?
- Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:03 pm
- Forum: Engines & transmission
- Topic: Sea water strainer . Original Volvo Penta
- Replies: 1
- Views: 986
Re: Sea water strainer . Original Volvo Penta
I think I've got one (a strainer that is!). Give me a call. 07867805595. solent area.
- Wed Nov 18, 2015 11:53 pm
- Forum: Engines & transmission
- Topic: Volvo 2003 in a Corsair
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1188
Re: Volvo 2003 in a Corsair
Engines themselves of course don't have any down-angle. You must specify/agree with the provider which gearbox and down-angle you want them to fit to the engine. There are several choices available with Beta, including one which gives more or less the same down angle as you will have with the VP2003...
- Thu Oct 29, 2015 10:24 pm
- Forum: Hull, Deck, Rigging & Sails
- Topic: Steering cables for Conway
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1741
Re: Steering cables for Conway
If it helps, its more common nowadays for the quadrant end of the cable to have an eye formed around a thimble and held by 2 or 3 stainless bulldog clamps. This means you can change the cable relatively easily. Ive done mine and helped with a number of others. I used Lewmar steering cable conduit, w...
- Fri Oct 23, 2015 11:42 pm
- Forum: Hull, Deck, Rigging & Sails
- Topic: Forward lowers instead of the babystay on an Oceanranger
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2829
Re: Forward lowers instead of the babystay on an Oceanranger
Making the babystay on this rig detachable would be highly dangerous. The 2 lowers and the babystay form the ONLY stabilisation for the whole mast below the masthead. The babystay and the lowers are designed to counterbalance each other and all should be at full tension. This is not a lightweight tu...
- Mon Oct 19, 2015 10:24 pm
- Forum: Hull, Deck, Rigging & Sails
- Topic: Forward lowers instead of the babystay on an Oceanranger
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2829
Re: Forward lowers instead of the babystay on an Oceanranger
One other point. Although, strengthwise, 2 forward lowers instead of a single babystay is quite a good option (I didnt go for it myself though) you will not gain as much advantage as you think for the spinnaker pole. People who have done it say you will not be able to get the pole back as far as you...
- Sun Oct 18, 2015 6:05 pm
- Forum: Hull, Deck, Rigging & Sails
- Topic: Forward lowers instead of the babystay on an Oceanranger
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2829
Re: Forward lowers instead of the babystay on an Oceanranger
I have done exactly the same as the previous poster. Make an internal stay down to a tang on a stainless steel 'saddle' over the internal 'keel' moulding under the forecabin floorboard. My 'saddle' has 2 through bolts through the moulded 'keel' and the whole fitting is also strongly epoxied over so ...