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Help with a new sail
danstanford at 1:45am 01.07.24
It sure looks like this will thread out toward the photographer freeing the tack of the sail. Normal
Classic wooden boat owners
S/V Valiant at 12:17am 01.07.24
You have been slammed north of the 50th parallel. With a serious Yukon High forming. I see you and C
Classic wooden boat owners
Will Gilmore at 11:41pm 01.06.24
Will who made the three master schooner? Is that a Hershcoff design Marco Polo by chance? No, alth
Help with a new sail   (1)
jssailem at 11:20pm 01.06.24
@NOLA how about a picture of the other side. I have seen similar tack pins that screw into the goose
Help with a new sail
kloudie1 at 8:00pm 01.06.24
I had a tack point like that on my Spirit 23 . On the other side, there was a small pin through the
1980 C&C 40-2 Access to space under helm
DinghySailor at 6:37pm 01.06.24
My '85 37 has the same issues and probably an even tighter cave below the pedestal. I'm probably the
Help with a new sail
sailme88 at 6:11pm 01.06.24
that looks like a 180 degrees twist lock. The other end should have an ear on it that make contact w
Beneteau 373 rebedding toe rail and stanchion behind power panel
dlochner at 6:09pm 01.06.24
Sealing leaks from outside never work for very long. Any deck fitting that leaks needs to be removed
Help with a new sail
jssailem at 5:50pm 01.06.24
It may be that the pin goes thru the tack cringle and has an ear that only allows the pin to be rel
Classic wooden boat owners
jssailem at 5:35pm 01.06.24
You have been slammed north of the 50th parallel. With a serious Yukon High forming. I see you and C
Help with a new sail
rgranger at 5:34pm 01.06.24
Rubber mallet?:oops:
Mast tabernacle
rgranger at 5:31pm 01.06.24
Help with a new sail
shemandr at 5:29pm 01.06.24
It may be that the pin goes thru the tack cringle and has an ear that only allows the pin to be rele
Classic wooden boat owners
S/V Valiant at 4:49pm 01.06.24
Will who made the three master schooner? Is that a Hershcoff design Marco Polo by chance?
Help with a new sail   (1)
Tally Ho at 4:47pm 01.06.24
Help with a new sail
lacoursmarc at 4:13pm 01.06.24
I've never seen that setup. It looks like the metal it is up against is heavily corroded causing it
Tabernacle design
CaptainStan at 2:33pm 01.06.24
Why would adding a tabernacle require a compression post? The boat was designed with a beam across t
Mast tabernacle
CaptainStan at 2:05pm 01.06.24
I leave the mast in the tabernacle and put a red flag on the end of the mast sticking out past the b

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