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Old 12-15-2013, 07:04 PM   #35
Peter B
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City: Ex-Brisbane, (Australia), now Bribie Island, Qld
Vessel Name: Now boatless - sold 6/2018
Vessel Model: Had a Clipper (CHB) 34
Join Date: Jun 2008
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Originally Posted by Bendit View Post
No, the position on the chainwheel is such that the hole doesn't go right through - it's a blind hole. Vertical Nilsson hydraulic windlass.
Aaaah (very loaded) aaahhh....now I see...yes. With my horizontal gypsy, the hole is drilled right through near the edge, making the removal the easiest bit really. Maybe you got a set after they had realised the magnet was too puny anyway, as I can't imagine the one like I got initially could have lasted the time you mention. It was only say 4-5mm diameter and about 8 mm long and shiney silver when new..? That sucker you see in there now is 10mm dimater and ~12 mm long, and made of ferrite, so it does not rust - they are naturally dark brown. The only downside was I had to take the minimum order of 20 I think it was, when I ordered them on the iNet. So I got lotsaspares...
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