ok, that was an exaggeration. Of course there's some deterioration, but they aren't practically gone like they were when I bought the boat.
Thanks for the info CDK well, I think I'll keep the green wire in the shore power socket. We've had our boat in a marina for the past 10 years...
After removing all of the previous owner's 'improved' wiring (and I do mean ALL of it), I was left with the basic factory installed wiring which...
I have spent almost 2 years refurbishing our 1979 Baba 30. I am in the final stages and that includes fixing the rat's nest of wiring...
A new boat designed by Walt Shulz at Shannon Yachts.
First draft of a Great Lakes fish tug inspired design - Great Lakes Cutter 45.
Thanks Paul. This is exactly the sort of thinking I was hoping for. The sheet is double-ended. The hanging block is what I have modeled in the...
Gonzo You might be on to something. The client is very touchy about aesthetics. Rightly so, this will be a beautiful boat when finished. A pipe...
The sheets actually go back to the aft cockpit OR the winches you see in this center cockpit. Clients have their reasons and ideas. As I...
Gonzo, That Amazon 50 boat is something pretty special. The guy who designed it is a Westlawn grad and a Real Estate developer by profession....
A notch in the gallows is fine when the boom is stowed. But my concern is the sheet catching on the gallows during a tack as the mainsheet will be...
I'm working with a design where the client has specified the use of a boom gallows. Rather than run the mainsheet along the bottom and...
Another view on Lake Michigan
This is an update of my Great Lakes 40 with changes implemented after suggestions in the review by Bob Perry in Sail magazine.
60' Custom Ketch by Robert Perry
60' Custom Ketch by Robert Perry near Thomas Point Light in the Chesapeake Bay.
