Once again I'm going to bring this up because I am, after 30 years of sloop and ketch sailing, letting the cutter rig drive me slowly nuts. Simply put, the...
Bill, Would hate to see you lose your enthusiasm for "our" Dana. :-( I have not sailed mine as a cutter (sloop rigged) but would like to add the cutter ...
Ahoy Bill, Sorry to hear you're having trouble with your genoa. It's true that I have the 110% jib but in theory the system I suggested should work just as...
HI Bill, I agree with Benjy's comments and here are a few others that may help and a bit of my own history with this subject which may give you context for...
Hi Chris, I am sitting in Port Townsend for a week getting some finishing touches on EOS done. One of those finishing touches I may do is to replace the...
Benjy, Ben, Martin, et al: Thanks for the input. I may further pick your brains as I move forward. I believe Gentleman Bill knew what he was doing when he...
Ahoy again, Now here's a topic to get one's teeth into. It sounds like Bill's sail is too big to go through the slot. You'll have to invest in a sail Bill! A...
Hi Martin, So sorry for the delay. I never made it up to Petaluma to check out the gasket material as I've put off the project unitl next year. However, I did...
Bill and Benjy, I didn't realize, Bill, that you already have a stays'l roller furler. Much as it pains me, I would have to agree with Benjy if you already...
Hi Chris, no sweat. I think I will go ahead after consulting with the yard up here, and see if it will work. One my windows definitely has slight drip in a...
Ahoy All, The rectangular PSC ports were made in NZ. I tried to find out from PSC the story but no one would tell me if they were still made or not. If anyone...
Martin: Why not call PSC and ask them for the MANUFACTURER of the old (oval) portlights? I'm sure they have the record and since they don't stock the old...
HI Bill, Benjy I believe is correct that the portlights were made in New Zealand. I am going to call PSC this morning and as I recall I did get the manufacture...
Benjy, Ben, Bill, Chris, et al, I did call PSC and got right through to Bob Duck. The company that made or makes the Portlights in the older Danas is Chatham ...
Benjy, Ben, Bill, Chris, et al, I did call PSC and got right through to Bob Duck. The company that made or makes the Portlights in the older Danas is Chatham ...
Hi guys, Sorry about the double e-mail. I gave some wrong info re the Portlights. Phone number was incorrect and it is Chatfield (not Chatham) Marine...
Ahoy Martin, I must say that I had note noticed that the staysail tracks were in the wrong place. From what you say I get the impression that they could do...
Martin: Interesting tidbit, indeed! Just for fun, if you get a moment at the boat and have a camera in hand (& no wind?) would you mind taking a quick pic of...
Okay, folks...I got out there this morning and took some pictures of Morning Star's genoa. You will find them attached (pardon if they are turned 90 degrees)....
Okay, folks...I got out there this morning and took some pictures of Morning Star's genoa. You will find them in the Morning Star Folder in Yahoo Groups (Dana...
Bill, well, all I can say is, "been there, done that," and in my carefree opinion !!!!, you need to ditch that headsail and get a new 110 from somebody who...
Bill, You bet. The boat will be back in the water on Friday with new dodger, a free footed main with full batten at the top, radar chafe patch on the staysail,...
Hi Benjy, Well I guess the bottom line is because Hasse told me I should! I have learned over the last 6 years that I should do exactly what she suggests;...
I had the pleasure of spending this past weekend with Laurence Boag preparing the trailer he has generously loaned me for bringing Carroll E back from Hawaii....
HI all, just a report. I am sitting in Port Townsend up in a yard with it pouring down rain outside, and I can report that the new gasket on my one portlight...
Ahoy all, Despite having Doolittle for over a year now and having travelled over 5000 miles in her, I am ashamed to say that I have only anchored a few times. ...
Benjy, I also had my first experience with my new 22lb delta anchor last week. I anchored in an area where the wind was moving the boat around, 10k pretty...
Ahoy Martin, Let's try again. I did send a message but this useless wifi connection here is so crap. Sorry to hear about your back. The Delta is only supposed...
Hi, I've singled handed my boat twice now (and both times were definite learning experiences) but I can't figure out how someone single-handing actually...
Hi Benji, ummmmm ... 6 feet of chain! Maybe I'll just remove the chain for the trip home! and depend on the 3/4 inch rode. By the way, Hasse and I put the...
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