Thanks for the report. It sure beat high wind and tornado warnings up my way. You made my day!

That is some fine work. When are you going to try it out?

I only raise on the water. I live near a concrete ramp, and my friend is on the way. I have everything set ready to raise before I leave home, pick him up on the way, he backs down the ramp and slams on the brakes. I slide off, wave goodbye, motor out, anchor, water ballast, raise mast. Retrieving ...

NiceAft wrote: ↑Fri Jan 23, 2026 8:57 am By now he is at, or near the Keys; waiting for his report.

Is Steinhatchee northern enough in Florida to catch any of the snow coming on Sunday

Yes. It is snowing in Steinhatchee today.

The only way you will lose the boat off the back of the trailer is if you accelerate hard enough to pull the trailer out from under the boat (like in the video). That boat was not attached to the trailer at all; not at the winch or with a tie-down strap over the gunwales. It also looked like it was ...

3" strap across the cockpit just forward of the wheel pedestal is working out great. We also use a backup method to secure the bow against a winch failure. I have a vinyl coated steel security cable looped through the pulpit and now clearance to the trailer ladder and frame. Hoping that is nev...

JotaErre wrote: ↑Fri Jan 23, 2026 4:03 pm ¿What's your opinion about this one?

It looks like it would do quite well running but I have doubts about it's ability to sail close hauled.

By now he is at, or near the Keys; waiting for his report. Is Steinhatchee northern enough in Florida to catch any of the snow coming on Sunday :?: No snow here but we are already bringing in some of the more sensitive plants. We will see a few days in the upper 20's later in the week but we will g...

I strap across the cockpit, just in front of the pedestal.

Conformist? Goes along with whichever way the wind blows.

I always thought that was a weird show, but at 11 I probably wasn't their target audience.

I can verify that the number is at least two.

That is some fine fiberglass work. I always feel like I end up with more resin on me than on what I'm trying to fix. In the strange coincidence department, I was catching up on older threads this evening and the last one I read was from 2015 where you were fixing a bullseye spider crack in your gelc...

That's a good trick. Every year I struggle to get the rigging line through the spin locks. As you mentioned, it bunches up when you push it through. If you are using a double braid rope you can pull the last couple of inches of the outer sheath down toward the bitter end to stiffen the rope when yo...

I found one of myself with Admiral actually under sail, so real world conditions. Looks OK to me. What do you guys think? https://i.postimg.cc/8J0s2GrF/Attach0-20241019-174348.jpg I don't think you could improve on that fore/aft balance. Everything looks perfect! If that is your normal sailing conf...