Many lessons learned since last I was here. To wit, when the can of contact cement states that the glue and the gluee should be above 65 degrees...
Sails are up wishing there was water below. I tried to harbor reef with battons and cars attached and it was a frustrating see-saw event with a...
Yes Bill, a tifosi am I, born of the fortune of once owning a classic 1961 vintage 60 degree V12 250 powered red chariot. Of late my eye is...
Only a couple of weeks 'till Tabu is launched. I took some pictures today while she was out of the shop for final rig fitting.
"She actually does like sailing, on a quiet, gentle day, and like me, isn't much impressed by a powerboat, just another form of motor...
Deck laminate almost complete. Next the freshly tuned planes come out - what else should I do during 9 days of power outage due to an ice storm?...
http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/03/r/reviews/tinkerbell/index.htm This site describes that in the summer of 1965, Robert Manry, a 48-year-old...
messabout, The "clever" device I built was prompted by bistro's comment about keeping shrouds, trap wires, and halyards "under tension" . I can...
The question as what to do with all the dangeling things after unsteping the mast is answered. A shoe that fits over the foot of the mast has a...
Here is another picture of my shop air conditioner. The nice thing about it this time of year is the integral heater. future, this little...
mesabout. As dear a thing as braided polyester sheeting t'is I want to hold on tight. In light wind it seems running the sheet from the becket on...
The holiday season is over but I've just begun to decorate. The transom of Tabu is in laminate layup (she's beginning to dress for an aqua ball)....
I have found a 3/8" braided line that is composed of polyester, nylon, and polyurathane. It has equivalent working load of nylon, has very little...
Nothing is for sure. The only constant is change. It's the perogative of a woman and sailors to change their minds so I've changed mine. The...
More here than I had anticipated in rigging the main sheet but now the die is cast. There will be a pair of Harken Carbo fiddleblocks between the...
Thanks to y'all for your prompt, informative, and helpful replies. Now back to the rigging question if I may indulge you further. I really doen't...
Speaking of sails, what is the force applied to the boom / traveler block & tackle hardware and also the force applied to the boom vang hardware?...
Thanks thefuture - yes i sensed your tongue in cheek hence my intro. As far as sheet number, I anticipated potential entanglement and will have...
thefuture - If the frame were actually hollow and filled with a substance that was 1000 times lighter than air (new space age stuff) then it would...
She is out of the shop for the first time to feel the warmth of the sun on her bones while I check th mast/boom arrangement. Dreaming of sails...