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When had my sail out for a few months while waiting for a fuller part, I fed several plumbing insulation sections up the furling rod. That eliminated the racket. Plumbing insulation is similar to a pool noodle but smaller in diameter and about $2.50 for an 8’ section.

Well, looking again I guess it does look like some flex in the skeg

It’s a short video but it looked to me that the play in the rudder is in the bearing. As you pull on it you’re moving the whole boat, can see the hull moving as you pull/push, so at first glance it looks like movement in the keg. Looking closer you can see the rudder moving about 1/8” in...

I’ve had a lot of trouble with my ac pumps for some reason, maybe it’s the heavily silted water in Charleston. I’m on my 3rd pump in three years! Three years ago I replaced the pump that the boat came with, it worked for the two years we owned the boat plus however many with the po. I replaced...

Yes, it is pretty much the same thing, except you’re not limited to keeping your boat in one spot. With a trailerable boat you could leave it in Folly for a couple of weeks then move it to the harbor, North Edisto, ect....giving you the unique ability to explore many areas.

So you don’t necessarily need a “mooring”. You could use a large anchor on all chain and attach your boat to that. When you want to go sail, attach your dinghy to your anchor chain. No one’s gonna hook up to your dinghy while you’re gone. You don’t need any kind of permit to drop an anchor...

Did you find a place to keep your boat?

I bought the koolair 500 listed further up this page as a replacement pump two seasons ago, had to replace it this year. I went with the little giant 500 as that is what my ac manufacturer sells with their units. https://www.mmair.com/marine-division/marine-ac-pumps/

I would assume, big trouble there I know, that since he refers to buoyancy, or lack there of, with double enders that a transom stern adds buoyancy. My boat has a big fat transom, so large in fact that I can get into all three lazerettes port, stbd, and stern and lay down in there. They’re huge...

Not suggesting “bad” just not as good as a wide stern. From the article: But there were all sorts of strange theories as to why the double ender was the best hull form for offshore. “The stern parts the following seas.” I call this the “Moses effect”. Maybe the stern parts the following sea...

This guy has some thoughts about them, I think he knows what he’s talking about. Personally I like the look of double Enders but probably wouldn’t own one. http://www.sailfarlivefree.com/2011/12/double-enders-according-to-perry-guest.html

The Harborage marina is right next door to City Marina, now called Fair Harbor, it’s on the closer side to the Citadel. City marina does not allow live aboards, you could do transient but I’m sure there’s a limit to number of months. The traffic to and from both pretty much sucks anytime after...

Tollers cove is mainly power boats, occasionally you’ll see a sailboat in there. No live aboards allowed at Tollers.

You do not need to go under rt 17 to get to the Harborage marina though the entrance to the fairway is about 200 feet from the bridge. There is a fixed bridge to get under but it’s at about 54’.

There are some moorings on the Ashley river, I have a friend that rents one out. From what I understand there is nothing that prevents you from installing one in the anchorage, I’d research that to be sure. You may purchase use of the dinghy at safe harbor(formerly city marina) and receive...

My father has a 12’ aluminum boat that he bought from sears in 1968. Over the years we would periodically “tighten” the rivets to stop leaking. A couple years ago he coated the outside with flexseal, that stopped the leaks. He needs to reapply this year as dragging the boat up on shore has worn...

You’ll have to go custom designed and made. Here’s one that I made for our forward hatch. The hatch frame provides the structure and straps provide tension. It extends forward beyond the cabin top to allow for good ventilation.

Taken this evening. We’re helping some South Carolina hospitals repair thousands of masks that have been in storage for several years. The material used for straps has degraded over time so they break when pulled on. We’re adding new elastic.

We tie up bow in mainly for the privacy but the view from the cockpit is pretty good too!

My previous ‘88 C30 had a pss without the air vent tube, I never had a problem with it. I just burped it at spring launch and periodically throughout the sailing season I would compress the bellows just because.