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    Fixed forestay to roller furling

    Sorry, couldn't help the play on words with the other thread. But seriously, I'm all set to remove my forestay and rig my roller furler. Got a wire luffed jib, got the furling gear, got the pennant, got the shroud adjuster on top. One last detail: Does the shroud adjuster attach to the...
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    Quality Dismasting

    Well, the plan was to go camping with the family for a week bringing the Capri in tow. I wanted to spend some quality time with her. I figured in a week, we'd see enough variety in wind and waves for me to finally get comfortable with this boat. Alas, it was not to be. We launched the boat...
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    Does anyone know what this is?

    I got this "thing" with my boat, but I can't figure out what it's for. It's made out of sail cover material, is about 12 inches long and has velcro on one side for wrapping it around something (the forestay, maybe). One end has an elastic band sewn in while the opposite end is plain. Anybody...
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    Single Handing the Capri (how to?)

    Does anybody have advice for single-handing the Capri? I couldn't find any crew today so I decided to sail singlehanded. The winds were about 5 - 10 mph with gusts probably to 15 ... occasional white caps. I sailed with the main alone and chose not to cleat the mainsheet. That is, one hand on...
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    Stern Cleats

    I want to add a couple of stern cleats to my Capri 14 ... one to starboard and one to port. I want them for docking and maybe hanging a rope ladder from. I'm thinking about placing them about a foot or so forward of the traveler holes. My question is this: Anybody have any good suggestions for...

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