I've got to echo Dave's thoughts here. I am in the camp that thinks 5200 is a poor choice for 99% of the uses some people use it for. This application might be...
My chain plates were bedded by Brewers yard with 5200 - all of them. In fact when asking what they would use if they did the job again they replied "5200" Took...
Well you are already one up on me. When we had a catamaran, I used to create a bridle using what the Boy Scouts referred to as a taut line hitch. Never had a...
I'm enjoying reading this thread. Everyone has their own tricks to boat handling with the offset prop. (Myself included.) Anyone reading this thread that is...
My last 7-ish years were on Catalinas and J105s — light(er) boats with fin keels, deep rudders, no skeg, and center-mounted props. So when we moved up to our...
"I like to be in a sweet spot just above where the current/wind take control from me." That is a key point! My home slip has no current and most of time...
AJ Engine access is good, after you change the impellor a couple of times you'll get the hang of it. Oil filter isn't too bad. Just a note, the 38BFOUR is...
Joe and Everyone, I cannot thank you all enough for these comments. They are encouraging and helpful! I was really worried the boat might be underpowered you...
Why not put an Alpine butterfly loop in your rode just above the waterline? Then simply fasten the distal end of your snub or bridle to that with whatever you...
I have a 3 blade maxprop offset to port. My stern walks to port. The maxprop bites harder in reverse than a conventional prop, so less rpm to get moving and...
Are you saying that an anchor bridle has the ability to stop a boat from sailing at anchor. I was going to get a riding sail for this summer to prevent...
I don't think an anchor bridle is going to keep a boat from sailing at anchor. A bridle is useful to reduce the swing room and maybe as insurance in case one...
I'm not sure if the original post was made with reference to a catamaran, but there *is* a situation in which a bridle does make sense for a monohull. If you...
Ken's post was in reference to a catamaran. The cat is very wide, and if the anchor goes to only one hull, it will lay at a nice angle for sailing. The...
Harry is correct, although I had thought that the use of a bridle on a monohull was to weather cock the boat to the wind when wind and wave directions differ....
When Sabre first came out with the 362 in 1993 they offered as an option of a self tacking.....more recently various manufacturers are offering this feature...
If I remember correctly, Jack Aubrey used such a rig to fight Surprise at anchor, though why he needed to eludes me. I may need to re-read the 21 book canon...
You should be aware that the mail protocol has no way to verify a sender's bona fides. A 12 year old using telnet to the smtp port could fake a message from...
I have on occasion used a bridle on my 28 when the current is at odds with the wind sometime i circle around the anchor.  I open up the 3 strand at the...
We've been letting the folks whose accounts have been the source of spam know this, but it's probably not a bad idea to let the whole list know - if you are...
I have been thinking of getting an asymmetrical spinnaker for our 85 Sabre 36. On a previous boat, we never had a sock and dousing that AS was sometimes a...
I like anchor bridles, but sometimes I use a riding sail. wind/current. Riding sails when properly set up, work great too for stopping/reducing "sailing around...
