Recent content by Dug1

Wanted two burner paraffin cooker suitable for small yacht, preferably working order but not essential.

Was that Mirelle in your picture?

What an interesting thread, this is where the forum really comes into its own with intelligent and informed posts by experts in their fields. Thanks to Kukri and all participants for an enjoyable read!

Sorry can’t reveal the source, but it’s genuine.

There are shipping containers full of PPE stored near Melton level crossing also.

My first ever sailing dinghy was a Brightlingsea One Design clinker built 14 footer which had been stored in an onshore garage. Of course it leaked like a sieve on first putting it in the water. It did ultimately take up but never fully. The old Mersea sailor who took an interest in her reckoned...

Just out of interest, how do they check?

Many thanks for the heads up on this, at this moment in time I'm not sure what happened here as from the shore it looks as though the mooring bouy for the cabin cruiser's mooring is on the deck of my yacht almost as if it has been moved to this mooring. Needless to say I left it moored on my...

Wanted Primus/Optimus twin burner paraffin stove for my Fantasie 19, wanted in preference to gas stove - I enjoy the challenge and kerosene is more fun to use!

Hi; I'm definitely interested, just right for my Fantasie 19 boating on a small budget. Regards Doug

Having sat on the closed lid of the SL400 on my restoration boat I was surprised when it shattered into about 20 pieces though the seat fortunately is still in one piece. My next surprise was seeing the cost of a new replacement. Has anyone got a reasonably priced lid or the seat and lid to help...

Dave (my mate) took a drift to the pinion gear and it came out with a bit of persuasion and cursing, without damaging the tufnol gear thanks goodness! So I no longer need a replacement and have become an authority on Barton roller reefing gears, so it was all worth it? Doug

Tufnol Main gear - could be interesting with too much heat?!! Doug

Thanks for the helpful responses and I will try the Fantasie owners forum. A friend is as I write preparing to hammer hell out of the worm pinion in a last ditch effort to shift it (at the risk of damaging the teeth on the tufnol main gear) - fingers crossed! Doug

Hi and thanks for the reply. I have attempted to strip the unit and got so far but the worm pinion (into which fits the reefing handle) has seized in the fitting and so far cannot be drifted out. Consequently the tufnol main gear to which it is in mesh although not seized will not come off its'...