I think you'll find it varied according to what options were fitted in the factory.

Here's a pic of my Mk II Continental, which has the same dash as the Mk V Sports - L-R: Speedo, Oil, Tach, Fuel; Below: nav & dash light switches, ignition, my later jackplug, dynamo warning lamp.

For all sorts of rubber extrusions, try Walker Rubber in Norwich: www.walker-rubber.co.uk

As has been mentioned before by several of us, Woolies, www.woolies-trim.co.uk , have the Albatross stuff...

Yes please!!!! :thanks:

The boat explains the 'almost static' trim tabs - very deep vee, therefore prone to running on one chine in a seaway, specially if ski racing.

Lesson 1: Do Not Loan Your Car To Clive!

You'd be likely to use them to get out of the hole quicker, in lieu of trimming the motor, also to level up if loaded off-centre or in a crosswind, and of course to adjust the attitude of the boat (ie, bow up or down) for max speed in flat conditions, or safer running in choppy conditions. They woul...

To return to the subject...my view on modifications is to avoid whenever possible doing anything to the boat (or whatever) which can't be undone at a later date. So, drilling holes is kind of ruled out, but adding or replacing something within or on the boat is OK provided you can store the original...

BroomBroom wrote: - ask those old guys like Eric, Jimi et al...

Maybe, Robin, you could let us know just how to go about asking Jimi...??

Flagstaffs - more accurately, ensign staffs as they go on the stern - have been digitised and I get them laser cut, so no problem there. Just contact me privately and we'll arrange it. The flagstaff which fits into the bow lamp is a bit harder to make, it's a lathe job from 3/4" aluminium which will...

Better still - here's a genuine original pennant. The original was photocopied some years back, when I was planning to embroider some replicas, but these came out too stiff. It's 5" high, 10-3/8" long plus 1/2" for the binding, not shown on scan. Printed - may have been white - on navy blue cotton b...

Shouldn't they just move with the lever? Could there be air in the system, of maybe soft pipes?