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These articles are contributed by members who have kindly written up their personal experiences about boat maintenance problems. Also included are some manuals which are difficult to find. All copyright and publishers rights must be recognised.
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Author |
Date |
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April 09 |
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Useful maintenance links Maine Sailing - many projects with superb photos and description. |
Keith Bater |
May 02 |
Danny Sargent |
Compass 1997 |
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Kenneth Mason |
Compass Nov 2005 |
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D Kirkman |
Compass 1991 |
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Roger Davis |
Jun 11 |
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Jim Strowger |
Aug 06 |
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Howard Williams |
Feb 06 |
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Moody 31 -Holding Tank - alternative location |
Eric Flynn |
Aug 07 |
Paul Kennedy |
Sep 08 |
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Dave Ashton |
Aug 03 |
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Ed Cross |
Dec 08 |
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Alasdair Finlay |
Nov 09 |
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Alasdair Finlay |
Nov 09 |
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Brian Hawkesworth |
Oct 06 |
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Dave Ashton |
Apr 03 |
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Eddie Cross |
May 09 |
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Mike Slade |
Nov 10 |
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Ian McLaren/Dick Holness |
Mar 09 |
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Dick Holness |
Compass Nov 2005 |
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Danny Beken |
Mar 06 |
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Peter MacKenzie |
Mar 03 |
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Alan King |
Aug 05 |
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Mick Parsons |
Aug 02 |
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Alan King |
Nov 03 |
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Alan King |
Feb 04 |
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Alan King |
Mar 04 |
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Alan King |
Compass 2005 |
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Dick Hicks |
Feb 08 |
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Dick Hicks |
Jun 05 |
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Dick Hicks |
Jun 05 |
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Dick Hicks |
Jun 05 |
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Neil Eccles |
2002 |
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Chris Horsley |
Compass 1995 |
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Alasdair Finlay |
Sept 11 |
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Chris Horsley |
Compass 1995 |
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Alasdair Finlay |
Jul 10 |
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Steve Davies |
Compass Nov 2005 |
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Steve Davies |
Compass 2005 |
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Richard Parrot |
Feb 02 |
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Grenville Hancock |
Oct 08 |
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Grenville Hancock |
Oct 10 |
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Paul Victor van Merode |
Jun 09 |
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| John Johnston | Mar 12 | |
Brian Outhwaite |
Jan 03 |
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Graham Frankland |
Mar 11 |
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Jeremy Hunt |
Jan 09 |
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Carol Marzano |
Apr 07 |
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Terry Smith |
Jan 10 |
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Terry Smith |
Jan 10 |
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Terry Smith |
Oct 10 |
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Terry Smith |
Oct 10 |
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Terry Smith |
May 11 |
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Terry Smith |
Apr 12 |
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Chris Haire |
Jan 10 |
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Chris Haire |
Feb 10 |
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Julian Dingle |
Nov 10 |
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Nick Wright |
Dec 05 |
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Michael Lucas |
May 03 |
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Nick Wright |
May 04 |
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Chris Haire |
Feb 03 |
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Chris Haire |
Compass Mar 2005 |
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Moody 419 - Brochure p1, p2, p3, p4 |
Courtesy Mike Pearce |
Feb 06 |
Mike Pearce / Graham Moody |
Dec 05 |
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Bert Batty |
Aug 09 |
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Matt Salatino |
Aug 03 |
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Matt Salatino |
Jan 06 |
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John Boyle |
Sept 11 |
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Matt Salatino |
Jan 06 |
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Steve Westwood |
Sep 07 |
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Chris Thom |
Feb 06 |
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Keith Bater |
Jan 10 |
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Keith Bater |
Jan 10 |
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Grenville Hancock et al |
Nov 05 |
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Paul Cleaver |
April 12 |
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Chris Ayres |
Jan 07 |
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Neil Eccles |
Jan 03 |
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Mike Pearson |
Apr 03 |
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Neil Eccles |
Jun 11 |
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Steve Almond |
Aug 02 |
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Ron Payne |
Dec 05 |
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Julian Dingle |
Mar 11 |
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Micky Barnes |
Jan 11 |
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Micky Barnes |
Jan 11 |
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Nick Wright |
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Various |
Feb 03 |
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John Gardner |
Dec 02 |
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Selden |
Oct 04 |
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Mike Pearson |
Compass Nov 05 |
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Grenville Hancock |
Oct 11 |
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Ron Howard et al |
May 06 |
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Keith Bater |
Feb 02 |
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Keith Bater |
Feb 02 |
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Jim Strowger |
Mar 03 |
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Ian Foskett / KB |
Apr 03 |
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Paul Evans / Nick Veitch |
Mar 04 |
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Paul Cleaver |
Jan 09 |
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Robin Stevenson |
Jun 02 |
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Neil Eccles |
May 04 |
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Keith Bater |
Feb 02 |
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Warren Lynch |
Compass 1987 |
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Grenville Hancock |
Nov 07 |
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David Snook |
Jul 03 |
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Fuel Injectors.pdf (Boatworks article) |
Paul McDermott |
Jun 06 |
Various |
Dec 04 |
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Keith Bater |
Apr 05 |
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Rod Boreham |
Compass Nov 2005 |
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Ron Payne |
Jan 04 |
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Steve Johnson |
Compass 05 |
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Neil Eccles |
Sep 02 |
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Keith Bater |
Nov 10 |
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John Johnston / others |
Nov 05 |
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Geoff Boyes |
May 02 |
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Graham Moody |
Compass 1995 |
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Victor Jacewicz |
April 2007 |
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Fran McCarthy |
Jun 04 |
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Selden |
Jan 06 |
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Keith Bater |
Jan 04 |
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Roy Terry |
Apr 04 |
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Stan Baston |
Jan 04 |
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Keith Bater |
Jan 03 |
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Ken Banks |
Compass 1996 |
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Philip Jeune, Eric Flynn, Alan Skitt |
Compass 1997 |
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David Naylor |
Jan 03 |
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Mervyn Cully |
Mar 03 |
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Dick Holness |
Nov 10 |
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John Passmore (Kemp) |
Compass 1998 |
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New |
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Selden |
Jan 06 |
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Keith Bater |
Jan 03 |
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Nick Wright |
Oct 05 |
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Arun & Rockall Sails |
Compass 1990 |
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Kemp Sails |
Oct 11 |
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Christian Brewer - Hyde Sails |
Compass 1998 |
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Eric Flynn |
May 09 |
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Patrick Robinson |
Compass 1998 |
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Various |
Jan 04 |
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Various |
Feb 02 |
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Various |
Feb 04 |
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David Davenport |
Compass 1992 |
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Selden mast manuals - Masts, kickers, spinnakers etc |
NB: This is a link to the Selden site - go to the English 'Hints and Advice' pdf in there under 'Rigging Instruction' for the popular rig setup handbook |
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Steve Inglis |
Apr 12 |
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Toby Hague |
Aug 04 |
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Ron Payne |
Feb 03 |
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Keith Bater |
Jan 03 |
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Stowe |
Apr 05 |
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Nick Wright |
May 04 |
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Charles Bond-Smith |
Aug 02 |
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Dick Holness |
Apr 08 |
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Alan King |
May 09 |
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Michael Townsend |
Feb 05 |
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Thornycroft type 60/80 parts list 2.5Mb pdf |
Michael Townsend |
Feb 05 |
Alan King |
Apr 12 | |
Thornycroft_90_108.pdf Manual |
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Jan 06 |
T90_SparePartsList_complete(less p59).pdf (11Mb File) |
Micky Barnes |
Jan 11 |
Micky Barnes |
Jan 11 |
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Micky Barnes |
Jan 11 |
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John Cheesman |
Compass 1997 |
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Peter Wright |
Sept 11 |
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Laurence Gandar |
Compass March 05 |
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Micky Barnes |
Nov 09 |
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Peter Moore |
Compass 1997 |
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Barton Marine |
Oct 11 |
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Sally Dingle |
Aug 06 |
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Ewan Walker |
Sep 06 |
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Eric Flynn |
Compass Nov 2005 |
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WOA / Keith Bater |
Jul 02 |
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Jan 09 |
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Keith Bater |
Jan 06 |
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David Tomlinson |
Feb 04 |
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David Hart |
June 08 |
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Paul McDermott |
Feb 06 |
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Keith Bater/Talbot Dixon |
Jul 03 |
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Nick Wheater |
May 11 |
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Keith Bater |
Feb 02 |
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