It all depends; Tiller - Great for pure sailing enjoyment or better fine control while inshore racing but takes up more room in the cockpit and a...
No prob. If you're keen on a Selden one, come and see me at Boating Hardware in O'Connor, 9337 9900, ask for Ben!! Will look after you ;)...
Hey Jakers, I have sold a couple of the Selden bow sprits with very happy comments from both customers. Both of these were cruising sailors...
Striclty speaking there are two types of headsail storage systems, furling and reefing, and as far as I know only two on the market are true...
Yeah I think so, but not at first. think they were added later but I moved away so not %100.
Agree that they can be more fashion than function. We are building a rig for a 45 ft fast cruising boat that will probably never be raced....
All of those were well and truly avoidable if the crew didn't stuff up or in some cases new what they were doing!! 1. The Helmsman is steering...
The Diamond you are looking at is called Dictator and was modisied by Tony Guy in Tasmania. Just out of interest it was his old man that died on...
Hey again. Your idea of variable chord masts sounds good in practice, but masts are engineered to take variable loads over their length....
Hey Inquisitor, I am definately no expert on multihull hull shapes but I do know a bit about rigs, mroe to the point, what works and what...
Hey all, Thanks for all your replies, especially BWD, those drawings were great!! Have decided to go with a regular coach house, mainly...
Hey all, Been lurking around here from time to time, some great info and reading. Would of jumped in and said something earlier but there are...