New on WestsailParts.com !!
Just added to Bud's
WestsailParts.com Website is my enhanced version of the
Westsail 32 Factory Build Manual. Not possessing an original copy of the manual, I began with the scan of a manual created by Bill and Jane Shaw, from the manual that came with sv Galena, a 1975 W32 #511. (See: http://www.sv-galena.com/WOM/).
Like all the Build Manuals shipped with new boats, Bill's was a Xerox copy of the type-written original. After years of use and life aboard a boat, it was impossible for Bill to create perfect scans. But starting with his originals, I invested some time with Photoshop, enhancing the images as best I could. I then converted the manual to a web application.
As I began to break the manual into sections, it occurred to me that many of the pages were out of sequence (as Bill had warned). My version of the manual had been set up using the assumed page numbers, with Table of Contents and Index created therefrom. Having already invested almost 200 hours in optimazing the scans and building the associated web app, I figure it makes little sense to attempt a reorginization now. However, while this version of the manual consisted of 465 pages, Bud is sending me a later version containing 625 pages. I'll try to make some time to scan and optimize this newer version over the next couple of months while cruising in the Bahamas. If so, I'll post an update upon my return. In the interim, the current version is online for all to view.
I thank Bill for his original contribution and offer this webpage as the result of our combined efforts. I hope you find the manual as helpful as I did, while Drifter was on the hard for a two-year refit (that I expected to take two months ;-)
Please note that the web application was originally written for my personal use, which I run from a localized web server on my laptop, rather than accross an Internet connection. It runs very efficiently in this manor, but is a very large application to be run over the Internet. It loads 466 full-page images, plus a Table of Contents and Index... all on a single web page. Once loaded, it is very efficient. But, unless you have a good connection to the Internet, it might take some time to load all the files.
Once I've scanned the new version of the manual, I'll break it into sections, much as I did the Westsail Service Manual. This will provide shorter load times, even with a slow connection. I will also provide a means by which you can view thumbnails of the pages and select sections and/or pages to view that way.
Don't miss this new addition to the Westsail Parts Company website!