A wind gust on the SF Bay. Not exceptional. Maybe 25-30 knots.
The shackle holding the lower shrouds attachment to the mast. All 26M have it

Even with plenty of oxygen SS may fail. I think the are some bad steal out there:


with costly side effects:

I suggest to buy the grey ones for electrical work. They have an enlarged end that connected to another segment. I cut teethes on it like a circular saw. As it advances, I attached new segments. Once through, I used it to channel the electrical wire and a thin line (for future upgrades) before I pul...

Bad news for you. My 2006 mast has foam. I had to use PVC pipes. 2 years ago it broke in half and there was no channel for wires. The good news is that it was not that hard to drill with the PVC pipes as the foam is not continuously all the way through the mast.

I secured the trailer then raised the boat. For that I made a flattened u shaped support for the aft with, after raising the boat on it, I secured on blocked.
Then I raised the bow. After finishing I removed the supports and painted the areas that were covered.

I would suggest to use a carpet. It allows for small vibrations while trailering and widens the pressure points. Wood been harder, due to the vibrations, at the contact, the wood surface will move over the boat surface. So direct contact with wood will slowly eat through your boat gel coat.

I second that. I'm also doing the "Mac bump". Increase progressively the spread till you get the effect you want.

got mine at northern tools

The Garmin in hull transducer comes with a cylinder like support. The bottom is fixed to the boat fiberglass and the transducer is at the top. An antifreeze liquid fills the gap between the hull and the transducer bottom. The inclosure is sealed to avoid evaporation.

So I don't want anyone to miss it, Happy New Year 2017 to everyone !

Lovely, good job!

Ditto 8) Also, noticed a huge improvement when the engine is out the water. The propeller has a significant resistance impacting tacking. if your going to leave the engine in the water when you are sailing then that's a pretty good quick way to get out of irons. Just turn the key and in 2 seconds y...

Hmm now Judy can raise the price for her sails Joking. Love the Genoa I bought from her. And her customer service is 5 stars. You can feel she loves what she does.

fouz wrote:Hate to hear you had problems. Its a real nice area that i hope to take my to soon.

It is beautiful indeed. And the people living there are very nice. I would be glad to help you, if you need it, with the little I know about it.

Hi what engine did you have is it etec with injector trouble? same problem for me last year :? :evil: J.F. Hello J.F, Its a Yamaha T50 2007 with fuel injector. I also suspect its a gas triggered issue as I had gas over 1 year old in the tank. Was treated but likely still too old. What surprises me ...