Thanks guys Yes she has a new taller mainsail now. The topmast in that picture is now the hounds, and the new topmast is another 9 ft further up....
Wbf Yes I most probably will apply to enter the 2017 WBF. If you like wind and waves you are coming to the right place.
Here you go THis was taken in the DEntrecasteaux Channel with the old mast. The new mast is aa little taller.
Hi all, I have an old wooden 12 ton 38 ft cutter - good boat - I want to improve her weatherlyness. Her working sails are a large main, and...
"scissoring" CT 249 - do these plates stop the mast from reverse mast bend? I will have to go and have a look at more fractional rigs. This...
thanks Michael and gggGuest Thanks Michael for the link to S&S that is a great resource. It seems that if the mast can be bent to make for a...
Wooden mast spreaders I am replacing a broken wooden mast with another wooden one, and while I have the old mast fittings, was thinking about...
Does it matter if the spreaders on a mast are free to move fore and aft, or must they be restrained to stay square?