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Maxi 1100 fitting failure

Tuesday, 30 August 2011 12:59 |

The following failure has been reported by Maxi 1100 owner Peter Bruce.

Maxi 1100 owners might like to know that a crack has been found in the athwardships plate in the stem fabrication where it holds the forestay. The stem fabrication is not symmetrical and a stress point occurs at the weld where the athwartships plate intersects with the inboard fore and aft plate. Peter Bruce, who owns Owl, hull number 19 says the crack was well developed, and it might have led to the loss of the mast. It is just possible to view the weld in question with the forestay in position.

Peter Bruce has had the area heavily reinforced. This was done after removal of the stem fitting the the help of a good stainless steel welder.’

Quite by chance Peter Bruce has a spare (unmodified) stemhead fabrication should anyone need one.

Last Updated (Tuesday, 30 August 2011 18:25)

Check your seacocks!

Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:56 |

Following recent yachting press coverage of this issue, all Maxi Owners are encouraged to have their seacocks checked.

Maxi Owners Association member Phil Ball reported the following to us via the East Coast members contact Rod Minkey

I initially wrote to Maxi in Sweden asking for details of what the seacocks were made of but with no response I involved a local boatyard. All the seacocks were replaced last week.

'Meltemi of Lisia' was delivered new in May 2007 - the seacocks are barely 4 years old.

I've attached a photograph of the heads seacock - it was removed in one piece but hand pressure snapped it in two. If you have read the YM article you'll be aware that the CW617N marking is not what you want to see.

Last Updated (Thursday, 18 August 2011 13:58)

Spare Keys

Tuesday, 14 June 2011 08:26 |

Maxi Keys

My marina unfortunately lost my spare set of keys so I needed a replacement set. I tried Najad but the message was “we only have spares for the 1060 and the 1300 except for rudders”! The keys are unusual with a special blank but these were found from Onmar in Sweden on www.onmar.se and can be cut at a high street cobbler.

Thanks to Jullian Trimming for this information June 2011

Last Updated (Tuesday, 14 June 2011 08:29)

Cabin Window - Replacement material

Wednesday, 24 February 2010 20:17 |

A number of Maxi 95 owners have had to replace their cabin windows and various ideas have emerged on suitable materials. One such material is "Lexan", a high impact polycarbonate sheet. Another Maxi sourced some material from "Talking Plastics" in Havant.

More recently, Ken Johnson suggests that "GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC) MARGUARD a polycarbonate with anti scratch and chemical resistant coating is available from a supplier in Hull (look on Ebay for address) for around £100 for one boat. Easily cut and drilled, don't use acrylic, as it's not strong enough."

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