[Jan-Willem Martens]

Hi Paul, the strainer should be right above the inlet (as Bob said connected to the inlet). It’s hard to miss, so if you don’t see it, it must have been removed. We used to have one and it was then removed on advice of a service engineer (he said it was redundant as there was a gauze at the inlet). Curious what people here would recommend.

 

[Jan-Willem Martens]

Hi Peter, we have a MacWester Wight and have fitted midship cleats since a few years.  We used the position where there was a small wooden (ornamental) rail next to the cock pit, see attachment (the jib sheet is fixed on the cleat).

It’s been a world of difference with docking. The boat is so much easier to handle now from the cockpit.  Not only with a pontoon but also when docking into a box. Like you indicated we only use the midship cleat when docking and then switch to permanent bow and stern lines.

 

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