Caraway took a wave over her stern once in the English Channel. This was before I owned her and she was being delivered to Poole by Robin Benjamin (owner of...
A lesser boat might have been sunk. As the Pardey's put it so well, heave to if you're even thinking of running under bare poles.. Come to think of it, does...
The main thing I always worry about is keeping the hatch and lazerette closed and secured. Otherwise, a knockdown could turn into a sinking. Also the forward...
Good points to recall have been listed here. Hatch-boards and sea-hood fastened shut in sparky sailing conditions. The safety harness, even more than the...
Bob, Jamie and other experts on bowsprit, I have a question on backing plates - Please see the attached photo (I posted the same in Photos/Serenity, too) which...
Sam, I'll be on the boat tomorrow. Will try to get a picture for you. Note that there isn't much tension on those bolts unless the bobstay is loose. Bob ...
Sam, When I refinished my sprit 4 years ago, I found that I have the same configuration as you do in this photo. The sprit has worked fine for the past 4 years...
Sam: I don't have a Flicka...I'm a "Dana driver"...but.... I had a similar problem with my old Allied. What I did was to take a small piece of styrofoam and...
Thank you very much, Bob, Chuck and Bill, for your quick replies. Chuck - I see. Like Bob said there may not be heavy loads put on those bolts when the stays...
Looking for the E-mail of Mike the owner of Volans as I would like to contact him and have misplaced his address and phone I believe Volans in in Friday ...
Conrad - Use the Search messages function in the list website. Search "Volans" and you will find messages 9413, 9389 each of which have an email link for...
The cool thing, as I discovered, is that the Flicka is small enough that you can clip into a jackline on either side before you ever leave the safety of the...
Hi Steve: Re jackline, I found that the 40 foot jackline West Marine sells has a loop sewn in on both ends. I could fasten one end to a fitting at the stern,...
Another SSS Transpac tip on hatchboards from one of their seminars. . . The requirement is that the boards be held in place and be able to be released and ...
Thanks Eric. I have been trying to determine the best way to secure the boards and have looked at numerous pieces of hardware to accomplish it. This seems like...
Hi Randy, Sounds like a great place to visit, and a nice company to go with, but I don't think I can make it. I look forward to reading your story and seeing...
I recently purchased a good video camera to document the voyage,so if I can figure out how to post some of the video I'll do that along with some pictures as...
Bert, As long as the boat is making headway I have had great success with it. There are two different vane blades that are available. One is for heavy winds...
Hi Bob, Thanks so much for the photos! The backing is nicely done on Willa. I sure need to fix the foremost bolt's backing on my Serenity, as well as those on...
Bob, I'd also be very interested in seeing the photos of your bowsprit. I just removed my PS original which was rotted and have been scouting old messages for...
Ivan my friend, hope to see you in the Spring. I want to see that setup.. ... From: Ivan Kadar <ivankadar@...> Hi Steve: Re jackline, I found that the...
Pete, I have just created a new album and uploaded the four photos that Bob has taken. Please check Photos s/y Willa (Bob, sorry but I have taken the...
Sam, Thank you. I took a look at Bob's photos and found it interesting that he used a vertical lamination. Immensely strong I'm sure, but I was wondering if a...
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