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

B. RAILS, BOWSPRIT, BOOMKIN

  1. WOODEN BOWSPRIT DELAMINATION AND DRY ROT
  2. STAINLESS STEEL BOX BOWSPRIT
  3. WESTSAIL 32 STAINLESS STEEL PIPE BOWSPRIT
  4. STAINLESS STEEL BOWSPRIT INSTALLATION
  5. WESTSAIL 32 STAINLESS STEEL BOOMKIN
  6. WESTSAIL 32 STAINLESS STEEL BOOMKIN INSTALLATION
  7. WESTSAIL 32 STERN PULPIT
  8. MAINSHEET HOOP AND FIDDLE BLOCK
  9. WESTSAIL 28 STERN PULPIT
  10. LONG DOUBLE RAIL BOW PULPIT
  11. BRACED MAST RAILS OR MAST PULPITS
  12. BOOM GALLOWS
  13. 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
  6. DECK SEAM CAULKING AND PLUG REPAIR
  7. FIBERGLASS RUDDER GUDGEONS
  8. W-32 STAINLESS STEEL PINTALS AND GUDGEONS
  9. RUDDER WASHERS
  10. WESTSAIL RUDDERS
  11. RUDDER LINE PREVENTER
  12. TILLERS
  13. AUTOPILOT INSTALLATION
  14. 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
  2. ENGINE MOUNTS
  3. ENGINE CHOICES FOR RE-POWERING A WESTSAIL 32
  4. ENGINE SPEEDS, VIBRATION, AND BOAT SPEED
  5. PROPELLER CHOICES
  6. REPLACING A SHAFT BEARING
  7. INSTALLATION OF THE SHAFT LOG AFTER REPLACING AN ENGINE
  8. EXHAUST SYSTEMS
  9. PERKINS M-35 ENGINE FOR WESTSAIL 32
  10. PERKINS M-50 ENGINE FOR WESTSAIL 32
  11. SMALL ENGINE PAN MODIFICATION FOR PERKINS M-50
  12. FULL ENGINE ROOM LINER MODIFICATION FOR PERKINS M-50

G. PLUMBING, TANKS

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

H. ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS

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

J. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

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