Recent content by Slinky Spring

I did this recently. chain was too thick to fit through the sheave. I ended up using a long length of 'ball chain'. not sure what its used for. possibly bottom of curtains. A metre or so was heavy enough to pull the mouse line through. At the bottom I used a loop of cable tie which opened back...

I haven't read all the responses to this but I would commend Coniston sailing club for your consideration. Very friendly club. Junior training. Dinghy storage. Cruiser moorings. Bar, showers etc. Adjacent campsite. Added bonus is the lake is limited to 26ft so if you ever get your Centaur you...

PM sent for harness and lifeline

Yes i suppose that could be a problem but i have never had a problem. Rope is about 14mm.

My boat has the Hood 705 LD (line drive) system. It has the advantage of a thicker line to pull on when furling and no rope to make up afterwards compared to normal systems. To prevent it slipping my line runs through a clam cleat which acts as a 'non return'.

I have an E C Smith switch panel. A few of the lights on the switches don't light up when switched on. Is it possible to replace the bulbs

Are you 'opening' the pump before you pump it ie turning the knob anti clockwise and putting your thumb over the hole before pumping.

I have done that as a temporary measure but the original tank is a combined unit with gas locker and the plastic tank does not fit in the space created.

I have removed my diesel tank due to contamination. Being in the lakes i use very little fuel. I understand that keeping the tank full reduces condensation so when I replace the tank, once cleaned, I am thinking of reducing the volume so that I can keep it filled up without using a large amount...

I had a puller made for this after all other efforts failed. Lovely piece of kit. If you do have problems shifting them as I did on my 1GM10, I could lend you said puller if you cover the postage

Should have bought mine as advertised in this forum. Everything was included:)

i have three of thses in red. Brilliant bags so long as you dont need to carry them far.

I have a Propex Compact 1600 gas blown air heater that I recently removed from my boat. It was working fine prior to removal. This is the marine version which has the exhaust and the combustion air pipes combined. This makes the installation tidier as the exhaust runs inside the larger...

Rip stop fabric can be bought quite cheaply in fabric clearance stores or from point north (google them). I saw a design, probably in PBO for a snuffer that used two ikea waste bins which are clear plastic. They both had the bottoms cut out and were then slid inside one another sandwiching the...

I have a seafurl 705 LD furler. I have taken it off the mast to service the bearings and replace the forestay. *This involved drilling out the rivets were the foil sections join. I am now looking for rivets of the right size to put it back together.* The problem I am having is finding the...