WESTSAIL SERVICE MANUAL

CHAPTERS

  1. MAST AND RIGGING
  2. RAILS, BOWSPRIT, BOOMKIN
  3. EXTERIOR HARDWARE
  4. HULL AND DECK, GELCOAT, BOTTOM
  5. INTERIOR
  6. ENGINE, SHAFT, PROP
  7. PLUMBING, TANKS
  8. ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS
  9. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
  10. COPIES OF MAGAZINE ARTICLES

CONTENTS

A. MAST AND RIGGING

  1. TUNING THE MAST RIGGING
  2. REPLACEMENT RUNNING RIGGING
  3. REPLACEMENT STANDING RIGGING P.1
  4. REPLACEMENT STANDING RIGGING P.2
  5. SPLIT BACKSTAYS ATTACHED TO HULL P.1
  6. SPLIT BACKSTAYS ATTACHED TO HULL P.2
  7. FORESTAY RELEASE LEVER
  8. TURNBUCKLES
  9. CHAINPLATES
  10. BOBSTAY FITTING
  11. BOOMKIN STAY TANG FAILURES
  12. BOOMKIN CROSSPIECE FAILURES ON WESTSAIL 32
  13. BOWSPRIT ATTACHMENT AND STAYSAIL EYEBOLT
  14. BOBSTAY WIRE FAILURES
  15. RUNNING BACKSTAYS
  16. FURLING GEAR
  17. JIFFY REEFING KIT
  18. WINCH REPLACEMENT
  19. BOOM VANG
  20. CRUISING SPINNAKERS
  21. MAST SUPPORT PROBLEM ON WESTSAIL 32
  22. MAINSHEET TRAVELER TRACK SYSTEM P.1
  23. MAINSHEET TRAVELER TRACK SYSTEM P.2
  24. MAST LOWERING WITH A TABERNACLE BASE P.1
  25. MAST LOWERING WITH A TABERNACLE BASE P.2
  26. TABERNACLE MAST BASE CONVERSION
  27. BOOM GOOSENECK
  28. SAILPLAN

B. RAILS, BOWSPRIT, BOOMKIN

  1. WOODEN BOWSPRIT DELAMINATION AND DRY ROT
  2. STAINLESS STEEL BOX BOWSPRIT
  3. WESTSAIL 32 STAINLESS STEEL PIPE BOWSPRIT P.1
  4. WESTSAIL 32 STAINLESS STEEL PIPE BOWSPRIT P.2
  5. STAINLESS STEEL BOWSPRIT INSTALLATION
  6. WESTSAIL 32 STAINLESS STEEL BOOMKIN P.1
  7. WESTSAIL 32 STAINLESS STEEL BOOMKIN INSTALLATION P.2
  8. WESTSAIL 32 STERN PULPIT
  9. MAINSHEET HOOP AND FIDDLE BLOCK
  10. WESTSAIL 28 STERN PULPIT
  11. LONG DOUBLE RAIL BOW PULPIT
  12. BRACED MAST RAILS OR MAST PULPITS
  13. BOOM GALLOWS
  14. WESTSAIL PULPITS, RAILS, STANCHIONS AND LIFELINES

C. EXTERIOR HARDWARE

  1. HAWSE PIPES
  2. SCUPPER DRAIN TUBES
  3. PORTLIGHT GLASS, SCREENS AND GASKETS
  4. GENOA TRACK
  5. SPLIT COCKPIT FLOOR MODIFICATION
  6. COCKPIT FLOOR HATCH
  7. CABIN TOP ALUMINUM HATCHES
  8. BIMINI TOP AND DODGER
  9. LOOSE FOOTED STAYSAIL TRACK
  10. ANCHOR ROLLERS AND FRAMES
  11. ANCHOR CHAIN, MOORING PENNANT, AND WINDLASS

D. HULL AND DECK, GELCOAT, BOTTOM

  1. HULL NUMBERS
  2. CENTERLINE BONDING OF HULL AND UNDERWATER SEAM LINES
  3. GELCOAT DEGRADATION WITH AGE
  4. CABINTOP NONSKID
  5. >OSMOTIC BLISTERING P.1
  6. >OSMOTIC BLISTERING P.2
  7. DECK SEAM CAULKING AND PLUG REPAIR
  8. FIBERGLASS RUDDER GUDGEONS
  9. W-32 STAINLESS STEEL PINTALS AND GUDGEONS
  10. RUDDER WASHERS
  11. WESTSAIL RUDDERS
  12. RUDDER LINE PREVENTER
  13. TILLERS
  14. AUTOPILOT INSTALLATION
  15. BALLAST

E. INTERIOR

  1. ICEBOX INSULATION
  2. INSULATION FOR HULL AND CABIN
  3. PROPANE TANK LOCATION AND STOVE CONVERSION

F. ENGINE, SHAFT, PROP

  1. WESTSAIL 32 BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT BRACKETS P.1
  2. WESTSAIL 32 BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT BRACKETS P.2
  3. ENGINE MOUNTS
  4. ENGINE CHOICES FOR RE-POWERING A WESTSAIL 32
  5. ENGINE SPEEDS, VIBRATION, AND BOAT SPEED
  6. PROPELLER CHOICES
  7. REPLACING A SHAFT BEARING
  8. INSTALLATION OF THE SHAFT LOG AFTER REPLACING AN ENGINE
  9. EXHAUST SYSTEMS P.1
  10. EXHAUST SYSTEMS P.2
  11. PERKINS M-35 ENGINE FOR WESTSAIL 28
  12. PERKINS M-50 ENGINE FOR WESTSAIL 32
  13. SMALL ENGINE PAN MODIFICATION FOR PERKINS M-50
  14. FULL ENGINE ROOM LINER MODIFICATION FOR PERKINS M-50

G. PLUMBING, TANKS

  1. WESTSAIL 32 FUEL TANKS P.1
  2. WESTSAIL 32 FUEL TANKS P.2
  3. WESTSAIL 32 FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE
  4. W-42 AND W-43 TANK REPLACEMENT
  5. ALUMINUM TANK ELECTROLYSIS
  6. SEACOCKS AND REPLACEMENT CONES
  7. POLYETHYLENE WATER TANK FOR WESTSAIL 32
  8. POLYETHYLENE HOLDING TANK

H. ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS

  1. ELECTRICAL GROUNDING SYSTEMS ON A SAILBOAT P.1
  2. ELECTRICAL GROUNDING SYSTEMS ON A SAILBOAT P.2
  3. MAST ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEMS AND GROUND FAULT CHECK
  4. ELECTROLYSIS
  5. ALTERNATOR DIODE AND FUSE

J. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

  1. CORROSION AND FAILURES IN STAINLESS STEEL FITTINGS P.1
  2. CORROSION AND FAILURES IN STAINLESS STEEL FITTINGS P.2
  3. LEAKS AND DRY ROT P.1
  4. LEAKS AND DRY ROT P.2
  5. HULL BLISTERS
  6. BOAT VALUES AND INSURANCE
  7. SOME RANDOM OBSERVATIONS AFTER MANY SURVEYS P.1
  8. SOME RANDOM OBSERVATIONS AFTER MANY SURVEYS P.2
  9. LARGE AND SMALL MUSTS ON A CRUISING BOAT
  10. MANUALS
  11. TILLER LOADS, SAIL TRIM, AND BALANCE
  12. MAST SERVICING
  13. SURVEY INFORMATION AND COSTS

K. COPIES OF MAGAZINE ARTICLES

  1. WEAVING THE DREAM
  2. PRACTICAL SAILOR USED BOAT SURVEY OF WESTSAIL 32
  3. LATITUDE 38 ARTICLE ON WESTSAIL 32
  4. MODERN DAY CLASSIC - THE WESTSAIL 32
  5. RACING THE CRUISING SAILBOAT TO WIN
  6. SLOW BOAT TO HAWAII - NO WAY

WORLDCRUISER SURVEYS

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