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They’re white. There could be the odd stain. Adds character! I’ll have to go in the loft to look at the sizes.

Hi Dave, check on Gumtree. There’s someone selling a boom on there! Regards, Phil

Hi Dave, check on GUMTREE I’ve just seen a boom for sale on there.

Hi Rita, I have some old sails in my attic which you could use. However I‘m in London so a bit far to travel. Would you be prepared to pay postage? Last time I sent a sail by post it cost around £12. Would you like to pm me your email?

As Tranona said, it’s a bit over-engined. 6.8metres (22ft) with a 30hp engine.

Hi Chris, I’ll have a look at this. Thanks!

The refrigeration circuit may have lost it‘s gas.

Hi folks. I need to have my mast taken off and attend to problems underneath caused by water ingress. This problem was fixed by the boatyard some years ago and I think that the remains of the balsa core was scraped out and a piece of marine ply glassed in to support the mast. I was thinking of...

From this picture the lump of metal in the channel appears to be holding the frame joint together. It may be a mistake to remove it if there is an alternative solution to your proble.

Use diesel engine oil from Halfords. Use car and van oil and fuel filters from motor factors such as Eurocarparts. Anodes from Partsforengines. Youll have plenty of change from £100. Why buy Volvo stuff at inflated prices?

I’ve heard oxalic acid is good for yellow stains. It certainly works on those caused by rust.

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Thanks, sawduster. Your thread was informative. You may find that a large stud extractor will be helpful in getting out the remains of the insert. Im not looking forward to this job myself as there is not much space.

Martin, that’s really useful!! I’ll look into it.