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I followed that video I posted earlier in this thread to repair my snapped boom, but instead of chain link fence top, I ordered a 2 foot section of aluminum tubing for the insert, and made the repair. I’m sure it’s not really a big deal for those that are handy with repairs, but while I always...

I’m quietly proud of this

Right on - there's a metal mart not far from my work, so I ordered up a 2 foot section of aluminum tubing as near to .065 and 1 3/8ths OD as I could and will shim if needed; I think that will do the trick. They didn't have anything close to the 1 5/8ths I would need for a small outer sleeve to...

Right on, bro; glad you were able to find your path, and thanks for sharing! For me, it's always been just follow the golden rule and everything else falls under that and is kind of superfluous. I'm going to snag a section of 1 3/8" chain link fence top rail today at HD, and see if I can...

Thanks @Cactus Cowboy - but the really important questions is: How are your inner repairs going? :D

@Cactus Cowboy Well, I found this repair video, and aside for the bits on Jesus, I'm wondering how you all feel about this repair method:

Thanks everyone for the uplifting words. The sun rose again today so I have a somewhat sunnier outlook. I’ll reach out to Alan today and will start hunting around for replacements (I’m not very handy with repairs so there’s some trepidation there). Interesting thing is that there’s a set...

Ugh... well that didn’t last long. I was trying to rig by myself tonight and when hoisting the sail, I must have had the boom in a bad position because I met some resistance which I thought was coming from the lanyard connection at the top of the mast, but it was the lower spar and when I...

You all are amazing! I’m very grateful for your input!

@norcalsail - Thanks! I only dumped it twice when I was at the ruddder :) I definitely got the gist of the operations, but I am certainly going to need some practice.

Thanks!

I’m 53 and have lived on a lake my whole life (well 27 years permanent and 26 Summers before that) and I finally bought one used before all this COVID fun unfolded. It’s a 1974, with a new sail and I’m thinking about adding a mast cleat (found a thread on this forum about it). My buddy came...