"Hello Randy,
New to the group, going through the posts, I have come upon this thread. I was considering tinting my windows of my Beneteau 43 with a darker tint, but I really like your idea. So I will copy with…"
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- About Me:
- retired. I own 2 Yacht Constructors boats: 1962 Chinook 34, 1966 Cascade 42
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- Tigard OR
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- San Juan Islands, Astoria, Victoria, Seattle, Olympia
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- Connect with other Cascade, Chinook and Yacht Constructors owners/sailors.
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Beneteau 40 & 43
A place to exchange thoughts, ideas and discussions about the Beneteau/Oceanis 40 and 43 models.
"Larry good luck. And remember to use the KISS Method when troubleshooting. Keep It Simple Stupid haha. It’s an old and basic concept that dictates you always do the easiest and obvious stuff first. Then if it doesn’t fix it get more…"
"Thanks Mike, good advice which I will follow."
"Sounds like you need to give that windlass some TLC. I used to clean and apply a light coating of grease to all the surfaces in and under the gypsy. It remained smooth over a 10 year period. Five of those years were spent cruising full time on the…"
B43 Windlass Drainage
Doing some maintenance on my B43 Quick Antares windlass this year. After removing the windlass, I knew instantly that I should have been doing this at least ever other year. The windlass was preforming weak and slow with a noise which made me think the motor brushes or a bearing was going out, thus the reason for removing it.What I found upon removal was a tremendous amount of salt and sand on the top part of the gearbox, literally packed in. Upon cleaning everything up, luckily all bearings…See More
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Happy to hear its working properly."
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Doug;
Great news about Wade! Knew him well, long ago.
Look forward to catching up with you. Although would prefer a better forum,
Happy to find this one.
Cheers;
Tad.