We went with Doyle Sails and their Durasail line. It's a basic cruising sail. What I liked about Doyle was that the loft is local (good for end of season...
Gib and Pete mention that a new main is the occasion for an extra or two, and of course they're absolutely right; I ordered a Tides Marine sail track to go...
Ah yes, project creep! But i've got to agree, the Tides Marine sail track was a major improvement on my main sail handling for my 34. In my case, I added it...
The Tides Marine sail track installation is pretty rudimentary, which is why I was able to do it myself. It involved a bit of microsurgery on the mast gate...
Alan North has a new dacron material that can be cut for a radial panel configuration. I'm looking at purchasing a new 135 genoa in August using this fabric....
Alan, North makes very nice sails, but I think that a significant portion of the price they charge is pumped back into advertising, and to keep the prices...
Thanks Jer and Jim. He had ruled out a folding prop and was looking for thrust (over less drag) in a 3 blade so your comments should help. When I get home from...
SV Miss T got a new Garmin NMEA 2000 wind system. Considering the weather in MA lately, I guess it won't be getting installed on the mast for a few months...
Sandpiper S-28 got a new X-5 wheel pilot, Lee but she has to wait for warm weather till the captain installs it . Florida, yesterday it was 31 degrees in the...
A "new" Sabre 28 Mk II; hull #242; it will be coming to Bailey Island, ME (Casco Bay) in a few weeks for some refitting ahead of the 2011 sailing season. Allan...
Lee, I think you should be down here in Mexico. Sunny skies and 80 degrees everyday! Wow, it sounds like the rest of the country is really getting hit. I feel...
I have been shopping for a Sabre 34 MK II or 36 MK I that were built in the 1980's, and have repeatedly come across boats that have rotted soles. At first...
John, The problem with the stringers is that they are not sealed on the bottom. Reach into the bilge and under the stringer. You can tell if it badly rotted or...
John, The estimate I had for replacing the cabin sole came in at about $10K. The yard estimated 120 hours of labor. Dave On Dec 31, 2010, at 12:55 PM, Dave...
10K, an excellent motivator to become "handy" and experience the pride of ownership and a job well done. Is it just me or are there many of us who enjoy...
It must be an acquired taste, as I seem to spend more time maintaining and repairing my boat than actually sailing it. Dave On Dec 31, 2010, at 4:01 PM, Jamie...
In regard to Jamie's question, this is an excellent example of sample selection. Those who enjoy working on boats tend to be frequent contributors to this...
Someone with average woodworking skills can certainly accomplish this repair. The repair on Early Light cost less than $500 in materials and approx 70 man...
I'm going to include some pictures of the sole that I am concerned with. One can easily see that there is mold and delaminated plywood which includes fairly...
One way to look at things that are out of the way is to take a picture with your digital camera. Your camera will fit into smaller places than your head will....
A couple of things, first Dick sells himself short. I think any of us would love to have him maintaining our boat. I would include a plan for drainage in...
Some boats have problems with water down the mast, others with bad sealing in the limber hole through the mast step. The symptoms are similar. If the problem...
Shearwater got what almost every Sabre has and almost every Hinckley lacks: A proper cockpit drink holder. The Sabre design would be better, but putting a...
