The code zero is an additional headsail mounted on a separate furler attached forward of the main head-sail furler. An additional bracket needs to be fabricated to attach this to the stem-head fitting. The sail furls on a rope-luff and is hoisted using the spinnaker halyard. This furling system increases the cost of the sail considerably but the performance benefit for a Maxi 1100 in the right conditions can be quite considerable!
Work in Progress – comments and help please!
The original sails are a Self Tacker and an unbattened main sail. Optional 130% Genoa, Cruising Shute and Spinnaker were available.
Many thanks to Mick Nelmes for the “My Ardic Boat Heater” guidance on operation and servicing. A 34 page Service Manual can be found in the Members-only “Documents” area. I found this useful when I had to clean the burner chamber which was heavily fouled with carbon deposits and causing a lot of soot deposits on the boat around the exhaust. Servicing should be carried out by authorised competent personnel and in accordance with appropriate regulations and manufacturer’s instructions.
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I recently had to service my fuel level sensor and took the opportunity to measure my diesel fuel tank and fuel sensor characteristics. I also measured the tank level to fuel gauge calibration, the graph below shows the Fuel-gauge reading verses the fuel level. Conclusion -The fuel sensor only starts to register the fuel level when the level reaches 23 Litres of fuel (When the fuel-sensor-float starts to float). This corresponds to the gauge level at the left of the RED band. The gauge rises reasonably linearly until the sensor gets to maximum at 90 Litres (When the float hits the top of the sensor travel), this corresponds to the gauge at the right of the BLUE band. The 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 positions are equally spaced across the whole of the gauge scale. That is between the left of the RED band to the RIGHT of the BLUE band.
Saildrive rubber gaskets should be replaced every 7 years according to Volvo and involves a fair amount of work to remove the whole saildrive. Derek Gardner has written an excellent article about how he replaced the gasket on his Maxi 1000 which you can find further below.
First, thanks also to Bob Garrett for giving us his own experience…