Recent content by unequaltee

Thanks for that Loren. Its only primaries at the moment. The mounting is no great problem as the whole area will be getting a lick of paint sometime soon (i hope)and why i need to make a decision on the winches. cheers Ian

I'm looking to upgrade the winches on my 35-2 to self tailing. what size / make would other owners recommend ? at the moment I am looking between Harken or Lewmar only as I am able to get a bit of discount through work on these. Thanks in advance. Ian

Thinking outside the tube Hi, I have used an old screw type stern tube greaser mounted in an easy to reach area, and I used a piece of stainless flat drilled and tapped to the thread of the fitting (or zerk) Glued and glassed it to the tube with a bolt in place of the fitting with release...

Hi Garry I have found through out this restoration the previous owner, would not spend a pound if he thought a penny would do! The replacement of the bulkheads was my first job when I bought this boat many moons ago, so all good there. Thanks again for confirming what I thought on the bolt...

Thank You, Its what I thought, I was going to make them with 1/2" bolts, ( well 12mm) using the old chain plate as the backing plate but seeing the old plate gave rise to the question. I remember chucking the bolts as they were A2 and leaving rust streaksand took no notice of the size, but...

I have at last got around to making up new chain plates for my 35-2. unfortunately it was a few years ago when i removed the old ones and i notice that the holes in the old chain plates are 1/2" but it appears the backing plates only have 3/8 holes in them. Would anyone be able to tell me the...

shaft length The one that came out of my 1973 35-2 no 280 with the mid engine is 45", but I dont think you can beat having the old one as a pattern before picking up the hack saw! Good luck Ian

It is possible to make an alarm for a few quid/bucks. A 90 degree ( Centigrade) normaly open thermal switch and a piezo Alarm can be bought on ebay for a under 6 of our uk pounds. (I guess 10 dollars ish) There are different temperature switches available if 90 does not suit, or, two could be...

I made a flopper stopper from a triangular piece of plywood for my old 25ft gaff rigged boat, From memory about 20” on each side. It had a rope bridle to holes in each of the corners and a piece of lead fixed along one edge. It worked extremely well on that boat hung from the end of the...

Bob Yes, I reluctantly chose to throw aside our heritage and go all metric. It seems that Vetus do the bullflex in 1 inch but I could not see the double lipseal in anything other than metric. If that is the only seal that will fit, one option could be to reduce the end of the shaft and fit a...

Alternatives I fitted a Vetus seal on my 35-2. ( I have no shares in the company honest , but with the cost of this stuff, I certainly should have!) Although quite expensive it does look a nicely made bit of kit. I like the idea of having the same type of seal as in high pressure water pumps...

Micro Blistering While this may not be an issue in your ” sunshine state” Edd, I Just thought i would mention something that has plagued me over the years when I have had to paint aluminium in my damp part of the world. Although it should always be a consideration before painting...

Engine move Was this a move in location from the original inboard engine location?? And, what was the motivation? Yes Loren, this was indeed a move from the central location. As for the reason ,there was a few. The original mounts had totally rusted away , a new diesel, the ¾” shaft. Most of...

The finished Job only allowed a max of 5 pics so here is the finished job.

Engine install Hi, I don’t know if its any help to you at all, but here are some pictures of the engine install that I did on my E 35-2 .(moved from a centre location to under the companionway) I shouldthink the principles much the same. I will add - while I have fitted a fewengines this...