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15161
It seems that uv is the biggest drawback. Right know, it is safe to say 5 years, but many claim 7-10. After it needs replaced, you already have the hardware,...
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Nov 1, 2009
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15162
Hi Bill I've never had any trouble with my Schaeffer 750 series furler. It's very well built and has never gone wrong. The only time I had a problem was my...
Angus
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Nov 2, 2009
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15163
Bill, I can attest to the conditions you were facing. My two buddies and I were moored in Isthmus Cove/Catalina Island on Tuesday night in a Pearson 26. We...
Gunther
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Nov 2, 2009
10:04 pm
15164
WOW! I moored in that cove last summer. Those moorings are stout - did you drag, or did the lines (For those not familiar, they use two at Catalina, bow and...
wfhogan
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Nov 3, 2009
10:42 pm
15165
Bill, The bow hawser chafed through. We could hear the strands popping one by one (sounded like a rifle shot). The bow then swung around and the only thing...
Gunther
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Nov 4, 2009
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15166
Has anyone with an older Flicka ('78 - '80) built (or had built) a compression post? If so, how did you anchor it at the base? Thanks, Pete Tern (1979)...
Peter
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Nov 7, 2009
11:11 pm
15167
You don't anchor. Most posts r aligned with a patition, then screwd into an adjacent casework. The post is set on the sill that is dirctly over a a below sill...
Marshall Wright
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Nov 7, 2009
11:47 pm
15168
Also you may find a 2x4 or so down the center of the bilge set n notches n the various bilge partitions to keep everything aligned and tied together. IRS a...
Marshall Wright
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Nov 7, 2009
11:50 pm
15169
Pete, My '81 PSC, has dual compression posts on either side of the passageway.....port side is at the corner of the galley....starboard at the corner of a ...
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Nov 8, 2009
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15170
Contact: Stuart.d.Miller @GMAIL.com See Photo under Stuart Miller ENGINE: Yanmar 1GM10 with 460 hours; New fuel injector pump (2009); New custom aluminum fuel...
GW
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Nov 9, 2009
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15171
I added a photo to my album (Right Jack). My post is owner-installed, not factory, and centered. Not sure I like it; it may come out next year....
brucederenski
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Nov 11, 2009
10:37 pm
15172
Bruce, How is your compression post supported at the bottom end? In the photo it appears to be resting on a small teak pad on the cabin floor. Thanks, Pete s/v...
Peter
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Nov 11, 2009
11:03 pm
15173
The post is part of a system that supports the mast and the cabin top. The small teak base is decorative and inconsequential. There is a partition in the keel...
Marshall Wright
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Nov 12, 2009
3:39 am
15174
Thanks Bruce. If I may, one more question: How did you secure the base of the compression post to the partition on the keel? Thanks, Pete On Wed, Nov 11, 2009...
Peter Reiner
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Nov 12, 2009
4:24 am
15175
No need for a connection, per se. It's all loadbearing compression. Important that the post b sufficient to carry the horizontal/vertical loads. Maintaining a...
Marshall Wright
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Nov 12, 2009
12:36 pm
15176
Marshall, I'm with you, however before I cut a hole in my sole can you just confirm that I have this right: 1) post attaches to plate directly below the mast...
Peter Reiner
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Nov 12, 2009
5:50 pm
15177
Marshall is right...mine is set (top and bottom) into a decorative plate with a square hole cut into it. The plate screws directly to the sole and overhead....
brucederenski
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Nov 12, 2009
11:36 pm
15178
Bottom of post sits on top of sole. It does not penetrate the sole. The entire sole is part of the support system. And the sole is in turn supported by the...
Marshall Wright
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Nov 13, 2009
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15179
Am I the only one who isn't understanding the discussion about a so-called "compression post"? This topic comes up every so often on this group page, and as...
Karl Van Der Velden
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Nov 13, 2009
12:38 am
15180
Karl, thanks for pointing that out as this discussion does come up periodically. I can't imagine having a post in the middle the cabin when it is not...
Ron Mayo
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Nov 13, 2009
12:56 am
15181
D'accord. My 1980 Flicka has a few holes in the mast arch for wiring, but there is no sign of weakness or delamination. The handhold would be nice, though. ...
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Nov 13, 2009
4:11 am
15182
On my 84 the holes are just in front of the arch and there is no interor bed post. David #294...
David
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Nov 13, 2009
7:13 am
15183
karl I wrote a very long letter agreeing with you  but your E mail does not seem to work for me.  Anyway Bruce did not have a post in his Flicka which makes...
clarence conrad
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Nov 13, 2009
8:07 am
15184
Very sorry to hear the boat was ultimately lost =((( Unfortunate, further validation of the philospy of "Safer at Sea". Again, glad you guys survived - nature...
wfhogan
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Nov 13, 2009
8:16 pm
15185
As the proud owner of a Flicka with a post, I have to agree with...Karl. It's a pain to maneuver around, and it looks like it does less on board than my kids...
brucederenski
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Nov 13, 2009
11:30 pm
15186
Hi Gunther: The important thing is that you are writing this report after some very dangerous experience. It's almost impossible to counter those forces nature...
Ivan Kadar
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Nov 14, 2009
6:01 am
15187
A good read!- And another testament to the powerful combination of a great boat and skilled captain. Reading this made me disappointed that my boat's on the...
royv53
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Nov 15, 2009
6:00 pm
15188
Regarding adding a detachable inner forestay, how is this set up? Ie., where/how to secure it on the mast and on deck? And how are the sheets run to the...
Peter Reiner
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3:42 am
15189
You put an eye nut on the threaded rod which is the last one aft on the sprit. Take off the existing nut and replace it. I am set up that way for a storm...
Bert
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4:27 am
15190
Rather than a wire, I plan to go with high tech line. Two reasons: Lighter weight aloft and less clanking on the mast when not engaged. I already have a...
Sam Norwood
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