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I have Seareef headsail furling gear. Does anyone know how to dismantle the foil and drum so that I can replace my forestay? There was a previous post in 2002/2003 but it is not clear which seareef gear was being referred to. There are 2 types shown in an (very) old advert in PBO. The gear I...

I have been asked by a friend to sell his MinKnot Walker Trailing Log. I have not seen this version before and, so far, have had no luck searching on the internet. Any one know anything about it?

Marinas in Scotland Look at PBO, April issue. They have listed all the marinas in UK. Scottish marinas are on page 48. Unfortunately they do not also list facilities, but if you choose a marina and look it up on the internet (they mostly have websites) then you can see what is offered for the...

Optimus 55/155 and 156 oven The ref no. is 330534537274. Item description is :-Optimus Paraffin Cooker (2 burners and oven)

Optimus 55/155 and 156 oven The cooker is now for sale on e-bay. There is a surprising amount of interest, but NO bids as yet!

This could be very dangerous! There is an apochryphal (?) tale of people heating the delivery cylinder (with a blow lamp) to get the last of the gas out! Don't even think of it.:mad:

I am about to embark on installing a gas cooker on my Colvic Sailer 26. There has never been any gas on her before. I have a Plastimo Neptune 2500 cooker, 2 x 4.5k Calor gas cylinders (butane) and enough copper pipe (donated by a fellow club member). I intend to buy a regulator, a bubble tester...

Optimus 55/155 and 156 oven Not a 157! note the numbers above. Are you offering £100 for the 2 burner top? Or are you looking for a bargain complete 2 burner & oven? It is only for sale as a complete cooker, needing 2 burners. I think I will go to E-bay.

Optimus cooker The oven is a 156 and is in fair condition. We were using it up to the end of last season with no problems. The top is a 155 in reasonable condition but both burners have pinhole leaks that cause smoky, yellow, flames away from the burner cap. I have reserved 2 burners with 'The...

I am about to replace my Optimus paraffin cooker (2 burners and oven) with a gas cooker. To defray some of the cost I would like to sell the old cooker but am not sure how much demand there is for paraffin stoves?

Forget alternator tachos - go for Tinytach It all seems to be quite complex! I fitted Tinytach in half an hour, a tiny clamp around the fuel delivery pipe from the pump, a dc supply and fit the indicator. Simple!

I own the Colvic Sailer referred to. I have had her for 8 years and she has performed very well having taken me and my wife to France (well down the west coast to Royan) 3 times, circumnavigated the Irish Sea, cruised Cardigan Bay and southern Scottish Islands. Although my wife sails with me she...

Tiny-Tach Don't bother with the expensive Yanmar parts, just get a Tiny Tach. Easy to fit, just a mini transducer clamped around the fuel pipe to the injector, and about a fifth of the price of the Yanmar part. In addition to engine speed it also provides total engine running hours and 2 count...

Virgo Voyager mast 2 Ian, Many thanks for your comprehensive answer. I have read through what you say and I understood it, hopefully my friend will too. I have copied your answer and e-mailed it to him. Awaiting a response.

I have a friend who owns a Virgo Voyager. He is not a computer user and has asked me to find out how he can take his mast down. The problem seems to be that he cannot see how to disconnect the mast heel from the step. I am too far away to easily visit so am not clear about what his query is. No...