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Peter Dann is attending the event Laying Up Lunch, Fareham

3 weeks ago

Peter Dannreplied to: Washboard seal for companionway

Hi Graham Houdini made the companionway components for the 325 and they supplied me a new length of flock and rubber channel and also the...

2 months ago

Peter Dannreplied to: Replace backstay tensioner

Hi Dirk Yes indeed, the original purchase was not going to cut the mustard with any of my International 14 sailing guests! The new one is 6:1 with...

2 months ago

Peter Dannreplied to: Void below sink/shower in heads

18 months ago I thought I had lost my wristwatch down the gap into this void from the locker under the wash basin. Poking about with an endoscope...

2 months ago

Peter Dannreplied to: Unbending the skeg

Good advice Martin thank you but it was so bent I wouldn’t have wanted to dry out on it. In the end the resourceful harbourmaster found a perfect...

3 months ago

Peter Danncreated the topic: Unbending the skeg

Yet again I find myself begging the advice of some wiser souls… Blog readers may already know that I had to take Blue Moon out of the water for...

3 months ago

Peter Dannreplied to: White lock steering

Hi Barry I've had a clunking rudder from day one. In my case it's the pintle bolts widening the holes in the gudgeons. I have tried new bolts, lots...

5 months ago

Peter Dannreplied to: Squeaky keel - any ideas?

Thanks for the warning John! I too have Denso'd the ram but since it is inside the keel I reckoned it was safe enough to blast up the keel from the...

5 months ago

Peter Dannreplied to: Notch in top of rudder blade

Hi Dirk Blue Moon came with one of those little clam cleats that are designed to pop open if they get sudden strain. I assumed they were a standard...

5 months ago

Peter Dannreplied to: Squeaky keel - any ideas?

Totally false alarm and apologies for cluttering up the forum. A jolly Scouser with a pressure washer intended for wind farm boats followed by a...

14/05/2024

Peter Dannreplied to: Squeaky keel - any ideas?

Thanks for the encouragement Mike. I'm all for the wait-and-see approach and no fan of grease for the reasons you mention. Perhaps an industial...

13/05/2024

Peter Danncreated the topic: Squeaky keel - any ideas?

Evening all. My keel is becoming a constant source of woe. Last year it developed a sort of judder as it came to the bottom of its travel, which I...

13/05/2024

Peter Dannreplied to: Dyneema Guardrail lines

I tie my fenders on as usual. The 6mm upper one is way over-specified in terms of strength but it's that thick so it doesn't cut your hands; the...

05/03/2024

Peter Dannreplied to: Racing a 325

Thanks Martin. Funnily enough the friend in question did suggest that I entered the Three Peaks in my boat with him and his various fell running...

27/01/2024

Peter Danncreated the topic: Racing a 325

No, not me! I hung up my protest flag a long time ago... A friend is considering upgrading from his XOD to a 325 but hasn't completely scratched...

25/01/2024

Peter Dannreplied to: Spinnaker sheave

A further thought occurred to me whilst up the mast re-reeving a mousing line which had jumped the masthead sheave (lovely views of the Liverpool...

11/10/2023

Peter Dannreplied to: Fuel tank cleaning??

Not state of mind, peace of mind. Which I suppose is a sort of state of mind.

05/10/2023

Peter Dannreplied to: Fuel tank cleaning??

Yes, afraid so, I had a nasty case of bug last winter. You're right, it is very inaccessible, but a specialist tank cleaning chap came and cut an...

05/10/2023

Peter Dannreplied to: Spinnaker sheave

Hi all Blue Moon has a similar arrangement. The purpose of the ring (I am told) is to reduce wear on the spinnaker sheave from sideways forces. On...

03/10/2023

Peter Dann is attending the event Laying up Lunch

19/09/2023

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