Hey everybody! How is your winter (late fall) going? Any good winter projects going? I added a PVC tube for the boom and bought a snowboard bag to carry sails, rudder, tiller and anything else I needed so I could load it into the trailer for faster setup.
Also, I have been trying to work on a mast raising system like we use on the Macs but I can't find a good (small) two-way winch for raising and lowering. I tried using the one way on the trailer, connecting it to the jib and it worked fine going up, but was a disaster going down. I and torn between using a gin pole and a extension on the mast rest in the stern. The gin pole would be easier to build but the extension in the stern would be easier to use. I can still raise the mast by myself, but am almost ready to hand the 170 down to my daughter who is a little light to raise it solo.
Anyone else have any good projects going in the off season (for those of you in the off season?) If you are year round sailors :dance:
Also, I have been trying to work on a mast raising system like we use on the Macs but I can't find a good (small) two-way winch for raising and lowering. I tried using the one way on the trailer, connecting it to the jib and it worked fine going up, but was a disaster going down. I and torn between using a gin pole and a extension on the mast rest in the stern. The gin pole would be easier to build but the extension in the stern would be easier to use. I can still raise the mast by myself, but am almost ready to hand the 170 down to my daughter who is a little light to raise it solo.
Anyone else have any good projects going in the off season (for those of you in the off season?) If you are year round sailors :dance:
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