Howdy -
I just bought an older boat (1984, I think) and I am looking for construction info and guides on the upgrades and gear that works. I'm sure I can figure it all out for myself, but thought some one has probably been down this road about a thousand times before me and can direct me to construction drawings, rigging guides, things to watch out for, etc. I'm not jumping into racing right now, but prefer not doing things twice. Currently I am wondering what the deck and hull construction are, what sort of fasteners are necessary to attach hardware to them, what the bling hardware is, why the tiller is so low it is trying to chafe a hole through the aft deck, what the best rigging set ups are - stuff like that. I am already tired of googling around and winding up reading ads for over-priced competition packages I don't need and probably already have the components for.
Can some one point me in the right direction?
Many thanks.
Rob
I just bought an older boat (1984, I think) and I am looking for construction info and guides on the upgrades and gear that works. I'm sure I can figure it all out for myself, but thought some one has probably been down this road about a thousand times before me and can direct me to construction drawings, rigging guides, things to watch out for, etc. I'm not jumping into racing right now, but prefer not doing things twice. Currently I am wondering what the deck and hull construction are, what sort of fasteners are necessary to attach hardware to them, what the bling hardware is, why the tiller is so low it is trying to chafe a hole through the aft deck, what the best rigging set ups are - stuff like that. I am already tired of googling around and winding up reading ads for over-priced competition packages I don't need and probably already have the components for.
Can some one point me in the right direction?
Many thanks.
Rob