Why does the rudder have to wave about in the fresh air when in the retracted position. I put a stop on mine in about the horizontal position. This did two things, 1 It gives me some rudder to help me get off a beach or out of shallow water. 2 it takes less force to push the tiller and move the...
11/2 ft pool noodle on tip of boom and yard arm to prevent turtle if capsize
Adjust halyard attach to yard arm and gooseneck position on boom to give comfortable boom height at cockpit as our older bodies don,t duck under to easy. This might cause a bit more weather helm but we need some...
With the sail run out to the run position the stopper knot on the main sheet prevents releasing the sail further to slow the boat prior to running on to beach.Furthermore I have encountered a nasty gybe hitting the fully retracted centerboard and my not so graceful landing backwards in the...
Can anyone give me the dimensions of the curl down and under along the side of the cockpit and the approx. thickness of the fiberglass. My fish is at the lake and a want to make a clip to attach a grab handle to assist getting back in boat
This weekend after sailing in great windy conditions I finally succeeded in losing my grip on the tiller resulting in a capsize.my family now arrived something like the Spanish Armada. As I was wearing a good life jacket and the water was warm the only problem was getting back into the boat.
I...
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