Recent content by sailorforever

the guppy, shrimp has a new bimini, used when electric motoring, impressive sailboat for it's size, new to me, safe well built, fun sailor.

Dave, research a montgomery 17 one listed here, Montgomery 17, 2006, HEMET, California, sailboat for sale from Sailing Texas, yacht for sale

weathers great sailing is fun, got my furler installed, here are some pictures. i had an old sail i cut down to fit the new drum furler works great easy in and out. will find someone to take my picture on the lake, have fun only.

Braided line can be better, easier to replace, and now just as strong,

Wind, sails, tiller pilot, and sailboat are steady for days on end, i'm very happy temps about 80 degrees day and night, I know now what sailing is all about, no sighting better, Wind lightens we pull up the reacher she sails with pleasure, one crystal clear night i come out for my watch, some...

Sailed on a friday, cold early morning,averaging 20kts + southwest heading large confused seas, i was very cold light rain first nights i slept with all my clothes on, deck shoes,lee cloth over me No heater, we sailed on this heading for about 100 miles. One night on my watch cold and pissed...

hello, getting ready to install a garage made roller furler made from Joel's plans, as soon as it stops raining. it will be 5 inches back from head stay, 18 inches from mast head on a hound, will try sewing a wire into head sail. cheers Joel's Navigator Site: How to build a roller furler...

i really like different points of view, their educational cheers

an offshore sailboat should have a spare home made emergency rudder. be safe

thank you for replies i used a piece of scrap stainless tubing i brought at a local metal supplier for a dollar 18" the advantage is you can them the lenght you want. sailors have to be versable to survive

hello, decided to add some fair leaders for the front dock lines also some rub strakes for front and back cleats

hello, i decided i needed some dock line rub strakes for my sailboat, i had a piece of 1 inch stainless steel tubing and would try make some strakes I marked the tubing with a marker, used a angle grinder and a thin blade to cut them out Bench grinder to clean them up and polish bend the ends...

normally the lenght of your sailboat, strong braided light lines. have fun.

hello, finished installing turning blocks and clam cleats on the guppy's deck look good work good.

i replaced wire ropes with 5/16 line much better, machine your sheaves to fit line.