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    Fleet Crew Pool Communication

    I'm hoping to set up an easy(ish) way for a one design fleet to keep a crew pool so the entire fleet can get on the water as often as possible. We expect most owners to not have full regular crews and many of the crew pool to be sailors in the club that are not committed to any one boat. The...
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    Harken Swivel Base - How to Remove?

    You know, that's what I thought. When I tried that it didn't budge. It must be bent or somehow stuck in place and I'll just have to pry it loose. Good eye, it is a 505.
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    Harken Swivel Base - How to Remove?

    I'm stripping an older boat down to refinish and I can't figure out how to remove the harken swivel base for the mainsheet. The bolts are covered by a part I can't figure out how to remove. Anyone know how to do this?
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    Aluminum or stainless rivets on spars

    Corrosion is exactly what I was worried about, but I wasn't sure since the SS on Aluminum was showing no signs of rust after nearly 25 years (granted, limited use for the first 20). I hadn't thought of the new fabric strap trapping moisture which the old plastic piece wouldn't have. I did go...
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    Aluminum or stainless rivets on spars

    My mainsheet guide loop broke, so I think now is a good time finally replace that piece of hard plastic with a soft loop that won't cut my head open if it hits me. I noticed the rivets on my boom for all the factory hardware (1998 vanguard) were stainless steel. I was expecting aluminum since...
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    Best Digital Compass: Raymarine TackTick vs Nautalytics vs Velocitek Prism?

    I'm planning to get a digital compass and have seen a lot of the Nautalitics compasses around, though I have never used it myself. I've used the TackTick on larger boats quite a bit so that's my frame of reference. Which is better? How so? Are there other options to consider?
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    Mainsheet eye measurement

    I'm planning to change the rigid eystrap on my boom with a soft strap made from a bit of cover left over from a tapered spin sheet. I knew of this diagram in the class rules and the 1 inch width rule, but what about the 15mm bit? It says "nominal" on the right of the diagram and is not mentioned...
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    Grabrail Repairs

    I had one grabrail pull out - captive nuts and all - and removed the other one to find only two of the nuts holding it in. I am considering just ditching the nuts and filling the holes with MarineTex and screwing the grabrails back on directly to that. Has anyone done that before and has it...
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    Daggerboard Measurements (Changes?)

    Admittedly, I didn't have calipers so my "measurement" was slapping a ruler across the top and squinting at it. It's possible I was off by 1-1.5mm just due to rounded edges and worn paint, but the point is one of the boards is noticeably (1-2mm thicker) than the others. I know the class rules...
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    Daggerboard Measurements (Changes?)

    I have 3 (foam) daggerboards and noticed the new-to-me board seemed different (fit more snuggly in the trunk, heavier), so I measured it and found that it was 31mm across (widest point on the top) while the other two were only 29mm across. As I understand it, there was only one builder of...

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