In case you received an odd e-mail that appeared to come from me, I want to assure you I did not send it. Someone hacked into my e- mail contact list. I...
I am considering adding an additional fuel tank to Keep it Simple hull #12 in preparation for cruising to the Caribbean next fall. Any recommendation from the...
I have the factory option, 20 gal. bladder tank on Kittiwake, #74, 2006. I use it all the time. It has a gravity drain into the main tank with a shutoff...
I self installed the permanent alum tank in the port cockpit seat locker. It doubles the capacity. TPI furnished a very novel manifold for switching which is...
We have two tanks each 32gal. One below aft starboard bunk, the other at bottom of aft port seat locker. We have recently completely replumbed with dual filter...
Hi Joe, On trips to the Caribbean I tie jugs to the Stern Pulpits, and four, one to each stanchion gate port and starboard. You are looking for a better, ...
Sorry it was under 'Boat Changes" Below is what it says: but the second tank idea under the port seat locker described by Scott and Bill sounds to me like a...
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Robert Thuss
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Feb 2, 2012 10:14 pm
I actually removed the 2nd tank under the port laz locker and decommissioned the fuel fill and transfer valves. I needed the deep storage for storm sails and...
We have two 30 gal aluminum tanks (installed by prior owner for a circumnave) that fit on the port side of the aft berth (starboard side) and are directly in...
We have the second tank in the port locker with a manifold system to switch tanks (both fuel and return lines) mounted behind the engine, under the aft bunk...
This matches the factory installed set up in hull #48. Works well but it does take up the most usable section of that locker (right under the seat hatch) Much...
I agree completely. A longer, wider auxiliary tank would be much better. Shane Creamer Baruna Hull #30 ... From: "Richard Greene" <rgreene1@...> To:...
Hi Dick- I'm attaching a photo of Maine Sail that I took in Blue Hill Bay in August, 2010 on our way to SW Harbor. I tried sending this to you using the email...
As I mentioned when the subject of tanks first came up, we have the second aux. alum tank which Shearwater described in more detail. Over the course of 9years...
Wonderful, we have few pictures underway - and February is nice time to be reminded how pleasant Blue Hill Bay is. We've never had a bad day there. Thanks,...
Your welcome! No, we keep Baruna in Trappe on Maryland's Eastern Shore (although she's in Antigua at the moment). We sailed up to Mt. Desert Island in August...
Do any of you use the Tides Marine Track and Slide system for your mainsail track. It is made of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWP) or ...
I use an Antal system, but the concept is similar. My reef cringles have a piece of webbing running through them, with rings sewn on to the end. To put in a...
good idea... I could create a soft schackle with a ring and leave it in the second reef... that works  Thanks,  conrad ________________________________ ...
I have the same system as Tom's. There should be a gate near the bottom of the track. You probably will have to open it and let a couple of sail slides drop...
One other suggestion would be to contact Tides and see if the have a lower profile slide. Our Antal are 40mm which makes for a very manageable stack height...
Bill your idea of leading a reefing line back to the cockpit is intriguing. Assume you tie a line to the reefing Tack ring, lead it down to a turning block...
The problem with leading the tack line for the 2nd reef to the cockpit is the deck organizers. They only have 3 sheaves each, and they are all in use. Plus,...
Get it. Speaking of spinnaker. How do you handle your guy. I find I must really run it to a primary winch to handle the loads involved. Tony From: Thomas...
I added new organizers on the deck by stacking another four sheves organizer on top of the ones that were there. This gives room for eight lines on each side....
Bill, these are great suggestions. Do you have some photos of the clutch setup under the dodger? And/or of where you put the clutch on the mast? -tk...
I doubt if I have any here at home. The one on the mast is on the port side because that is the side the halyard exits and as I said about waist height. I...
Now that you both described as Antal I bet the one on my J42 is also because I have that pin at the bottom. However when it is time to reef or shake-out a...
Antal systems are made of aluminum and the gate is a sliding device with a knurled knob that you back off to allow the gate to be opened. Except for the...
