When I have had my head in gear - i've been trying to make a few decisions then just do it - bought an Attwood 1250 electric bilge, a rule mercury float switch, a Whale titan manual - a through deck, which does not quite configure how I wanted it ! I wanted the handle to be sort of 'upright' on the side of the cockpit wall - but if you mount it that way the lever is horizontal. I think it will have to go on the cockpit floor - but where is the problem ! - more problems you see.

I also attacked the stern gear - see here -

Managed to get the whole lot out in under three hours - the outer bearing was very worn and it seems I can get a new on to exact pattern.

I'm trying to anticipate getting the mast up - al the new rigging is sorted, ready to order in. Wire is coming from Southern Marine Supplies - hardware from Felix Fasteners and my local rope and twine merchant, Bristol Rope and Twine are more than happy to swage up to given length - without supplying either wire or eyes etc - so that's all sort of sorted.

Got a new length of anchor plait - 60m x 12mm in a sale. I am going for a new length of 8mm chain x 10m with 60m rode - may stick with my original genuine cqr - but at 15lbs it is borderline size for the boat - lena is quite heavy for a 22 - about 3700lbs unladen. At present have 25m of 6mm chain and 25m of 14mm polyprop 8 plait rode. Prob keep the entire lot as a kedge - and go for a new, third party plough or a brittany. By going to 10m of 8mm chain plus rode, I figured I could have a heavier anchor, while still being able to lift the whole lot without a windlass. 8mm chain is approx 1.4 kg per metre - plus a 9 kg anchor = 23 kg. or about 52 lbs. I could go heavier than that, but would not want much more. So am tempted to get a third party plough, about 22 lbs - though not so rated as the genuine article - but a great deal cheaper!.

Also - am still trying to envisage the secondary forestay. I am thinking it will have to be rigged to a 'horn', placing it a little forward at the mast top, but still central, so it will clear the top roller ok - then be rigged while not in use to the extreme front of the stem fitting ( see bad drawing here ! ). Then in use it will be rigged just aft of the roller at the base. It won't matter that it crosses the other somewhere near the top , as it will never be used to fly a sail that high - and for a wing on wing double headsail - it can stay for'd of the roller.

The gooseneck was a bit odd - with the reefing hook sort of tagged on to the connecting pin - then pressing in to the mast - generally a mess. Bristol sails took a look at it - suggested just adding two reefing hooks on plates onto the end of the boom.

Above is the original - it was a roller boom, but has been converted. A jiffy reefing track has been added with two moveable blocks, a kicking strap fitting - plus cleats etc. Also the actual roller mech has been screwed up to lock it. So, having this convenient 8mm hole right through - and the plates just sort of fitted it - so that sorted that end.

The mainsheet end was also not ideal - though original. Here it is right. It is simply a clevis pin that takes a bar with a hole in the middle - mainsheet attaches at the base and topping lift at the top. This was to facilitate the roller boom. A small split pin taking a shear load is just a bit wrong to me ! Also - the four monal rivets were optomistic to say the least. This end cap is upside down in the pic - the eye is for the outhaul.

I'm putting in an internal/external outhaul system - so it will help to have the boom end cap removeable for access. The pin will be replaced by an 8mm bolt with split pin and nut - or I'm thinking the central bolt could be the end cap fixing bolt as well ?

For the out haul system - I need to have a line attatchment point just inside the end cap - see here ( when I have done the image ! )

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The new goose neck setup - there will be a reef hook both sides and the flange will be ground off on the dotted line - same both sides.