kholbrook
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I am looking for a hatch for my seal 22. As I have mentioned before the Wheels at the heel of the mast are also stuck on the Proctor mast. Are there any spares to be found?
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charles_reed
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Very unlikely, the fore-hatch was a fibreglass moulding by John Baker and leaked like sieve in heavy weather, so you'd be well advised to replace it with a proprietary one such as the Lewmar.
Proctors have long since been absorbed (I think by Kemp first and subsequently by Seldén), so getting spares is a long shot, always providing you can get them out.
Regarding the mast-heel pulleys - they're kept in with a knurled SS pin. This is intended to knock out to replace/lubricate the alloy pulleys.
It's unlikely you'll be able to free them off without disassembling, heat is the most successful - freeing oils and vinegar I've found to be useless - but unless it's been out recently I'd not hold out much hope.
Do be careful of the heel assembly - drilling out the pins is possible, but very difficult without a lot of experience and the right tools.
The alternative, if you can't free them, is to cut slots, eccentrically placed round the mast (to avoid weakening it) and run halyards through the slots to through bolted pulleys on the mast step, and thence back to the cabin.
I'd also recommend a careful examination of the mast spreaders and their mountings - those were the most subject to entropy.
A superb little boat, I'd suggest contacting the Seal Association
http://www.sealasc.org.uk/
though they'll probably be more up on the, later, Parker-built boats.
You could also try Parkers - Bill is a bit of a bear, but his brother David is benign, don't think David is in the business. All Parker's.
Bruce (don't know his surname) was in charge of production.
tel 01205 722697
Parker Yachts and Dinghies Ltd
Horseshoe Lane,
Kirton PE20 1LW
Proctors have long since been absorbed (I think by Kemp first and subsequently by Seldén), so getting spares is a long shot, always providing you can get them out.
Regarding the mast-heel pulleys - they're kept in with a knurled SS pin. This is intended to knock out to replace/lubricate the alloy pulleys.
It's unlikely you'll be able to free them off without disassembling, heat is the most successful - freeing oils and vinegar I've found to be useless - but unless it's been out recently I'd not hold out much hope.
Do be careful of the heel assembly - drilling out the pins is possible, but very difficult without a lot of experience and the right tools.
The alternative, if you can't free them, is to cut slots, eccentrically placed round the mast (to avoid weakening it) and run halyards through the slots to through bolted pulleys on the mast step, and thence back to the cabin.
I'd also recommend a careful examination of the mast spreaders and their mountings - those were the most subject to entropy.
A superb little boat, I'd suggest contacting the Seal Association
http://www.sealasc.org.uk/
though they'll probably be more up on the, later, Parker-built boats.
You could also try Parkers - Bill is a bit of a bear, but his brother David is benign, don't think David is in the business. All Parker's.
Bruce (don't know his surname) was in charge of production.
tel 01205 722697
Parker Yachts and Dinghies Ltd
Horseshoe Lane,
Kirton PE20 1LW
paulburton44
Well-Known Member
Bruce is Bills son.....try the forum at.....
http://www.sealasc.org.uk/bbs/
It has its own seal22 section.
Why not join the association.?
http://www.sealasc.org.uk/bbs/
It has its own seal22 section.
Why not join the association.?
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