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    • Martin_J
      I have the following on a Zodiac Rib Compact 250 and they're excellent. No springs or odd little catches to go wrong.. Stainless and...
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      Martin_J replied to the thread bainbridge sew on hooks.
      I would go straight to Point North, also known as ProFabrics. They have them in black or white... SEW ON HOOK
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      If you leave the prop on for years it might never come off Worth giving it a treat and re greasing it at least
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      It does make it extremely quick/easy to change the anode though... and no having to remove the prop..
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      There's a choice of options in a previous thread (complete with photos) showing some with and some without the turnbuckle.. Plastimo...
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      Martin_J replied to the thread Furler won't unfurl..
      Brilliant. Thanks for the update and for the additional photos and of course for a description of how the furler functions when the...
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      Martin_J reacted to ProDave's post in the thread Furler won't unfurl. with Like Like.
      Just back, and that's ours fixed. It was nothing jammed, but operator error fitting that cranked shackle wrong when we put the sails on...
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      Martin_J replied to the thread Furler won't unfurl..
      The correct shackle, found later, clears the top of the swivel entirely...
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      Martin_J replied to the thread Furler won't unfurl..
      Not my boat but I was up another mast last summer checking out a Plastimo furler and this video I took shows what happens when the wrong...
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      Martin_J replied to the thread Furler won't unfurl..
      For posterity, the clearest diagrams showing how the cranked shackle avoids catching the swivel are shown in the instructions looked to...
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      Martin_J replied to the thread Furler won't unfurl..
      VicS posted a series of pictures in this previous thread showing how use of the wrong shackle at the top causes the issue with the...
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      Martin_J replied to the thread Furler won't unfurl..
      Well spotted Alahol2. The cranked shackle needs to be in the location circled below.. Not using the cranked shackle does prevent the...
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      Martin_J replied to the thread Furler won't unfurl..
      A lot of individual parts are available... Ocean Chandlery - headsail reefing parts For example..
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      Martin_J replied to the thread Furler won't unfurl..
      If it's not halyard wrap, then.. For the part that you pictured, the centre part bracketed below should rotate freely whilst you hold...
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      Others will come along later with specifics for a Contessa 28 mast, although yours might not be the original.. However, as Boathook...
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