As for the fore-stay - I am curious about the pin failure - was it the pin that actually broke? Is that what happened? I highly recommend a spinnaker halyard - you should get one - can you elaborate on the pin failure? Are you sure the pin broke? Here is a picture of the pin and the quick release w...

In our world, the kill key lanyard is always around the wrist of the person at the helm whether on the boat or in the dinghy with the outboard. Never thought about how to start the engine when the operator goes overboard. I think that it's a good idea for a spare, and as our life jackets have a mesh...

RussMT, I have a "spare" forestay that I tried to figure out how to attach and not get caught up in the furler. I will be adding an additional mast hound for sure and will now always run with my safety forestay. Thanks for the solution. I've been looking at a lot of pictures of bowsprits t...

Yesterday, my Admiral and I took out our 2010 26M "Havenfboat"for an afternoon of sailing in what was forecast 8knots, gusting to 11knots all day. A nice day for a leisurely sail. We motored out of Wiarton, ON to Big Bay Then we turned around for a leisurely sail back to Wiarton from the G...

You're so lucky. With the draft of the Macs, you just gained a lot of new lake to explore!

Thanks Highlander. Turns out that the piece I was missing was actually a bimini mount car with a stop. Went to Dowsar Marine and was able to buy a single to match my other. So now I'm a bit confused where I run the genoa sheets through. Is it okay to move the jib cars to these rails and run the shee...