Hi fellow S2 owners! My husband and I have a 1981 S2 9.2C that is moored on Vancouver Island, BC.
We think we are the second or third owners. After 2 great years of sailing our boat, we are looking to replace the running rigging and do a bit of a refit. We would love to get advice from fellow owners about what's worked and maybe not worked for you, before we invest in replacements/upgrades.
Here are some options we are considering:
Cheers,
Alex
We think we are the second or third owners. After 2 great years of sailing our boat, we are looking to replace the running rigging and do a bit of a refit. We would love to get advice from fellow owners about what's worked and maybe not worked for you, before we invest in replacements/upgrades.
Here are some options we are considering:
- Boom vang: looking to potentially add a 8:1 cascading single end system, and bringing this back to the cockpit. Our boat currently doesn't have one. Probably won't go for the rigid vang option due to price.
- Reefing/halyard setups:
- We have found that the halyards running aft but the reefing lines and hooks at the mast makes it more complicated than just having everything in one place for reefing; also find that our dodger interferes with our winches on the cabin top; so 2 potential options come to mind to mitigate:
- Re-locate halyard winches to the mast and keep the reefing as is (original slab reefing with hooks and cam cleats at gooseneck)
- Convert reefing to single line or double line reefing, brough aft (and look to remake our dodger so there's better clearance)
- We have found that the halyards running aft but the reefing lines and hooks at the mast makes it more complicated than just having everything in one place for reefing; also find that our dodger interferes with our winches on the cabin top; so 2 potential options come to mind to mitigate:
- Cleats: have you all stuck with the original cleats or switched to rope clutches, cam cleats, etc?
- Genoa furler line: our boat came with a harken roller furler for the genoa. This line is currently run down the starboard side to the same cleat as for the genoa sheet. This gets a little clunky and crowded if we want to reef while on that tack. Would a cam cleat be sufficient here, or is a rope clutch necessary for the forces involved?
- Dodger/bimini: our boat came with a canvas and strataglass dodger that is in rough shape and no bimini. We aren't crazy about the dodger because it interferes with the halyard winches (see previous bullet!) and the vinyl is hard to see out of when it's raining (we do a fair bit of winter sailing) and it's really pricey to replace in Canada; so we are trying to decide whether to:
- resew a new canvas dodger
- construct a fiberglass hard dodger with windshield wipers!
- forego the dodger entirely, but maybe make a bimini that is self supported without attaching to a dodger
- Interior storage organization: we are finding that there is a fair amount of storage volume, but not a lot of organization capability for smaller items. We are currently using various containers and bags to keep stuff secure, but are eager to see what elegant solutions others have come up with. One of us sews well, so we are not afraid of making up some DIY options, but searching for ideas.
- On-Deck storage: where are all of you storing extra fuel jerries, crab and prawn traps, kayaks, etc. Please show off your solutions!
- Chart table area: while we have paper charts, we find we mostly use Navionics on an ipad, and when we do look at our paper charts, it's much nicer to do so on the salon table where it's brighter and you're not hunched over; so long story short we never use the chair and chart table for that purpose. Have any of you modified that area for another usage? Installed a fridge or freezer? Shelf storage?
Cheers,
Alex