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wearthefoxhat
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bonnet stay

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Hi people. Just fitted a bonnet stay to my traveller project before I gash my head anymore! The stay (bought of ebay)works fine and locks into place. The new spring from Charles Ware seems pretty ineffectual. What purpose does it serve?
Can you have a look at the photos please to check that I have fitted it correctly ie short leg to bulkhead?
Thanks for reading
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paul 300358
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Re: bonnet stay

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It looks similar to mine, but I have to give mine quite a knock to fold the stay and shut the bonnet. The spring keeps the stay locked into the straight position.
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Re: bonnet stay

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Thanks for your reply Paul. I have to give mine a shove to help close the bonnet stay too. I understand now what the spring is there for. It just doesn't feel as though it has stretched much in the "bonnet fully open position" to be of any significant use.
Thanks again.
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Yeah, I thought that looking at your photo. I went to measure my spring so you could compare but it looks exactly the same. :roll:
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