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geem
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Dodger frame - SS or alloy?
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Some of it will depend on the size of boat/dodger. Ours in s/s and one inch tubing. If you wanted the same strength as one inch s/s you...
Yesterday at 21:33
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Understand your points @geem My intent was to have a little Covid project as I needed to replace my FLAs. I wanted a bank that would...
Yesterday at 20:35
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I agree with you. Old, and I mean really old, boats were usually built for work not play. A long keel in wood gave a stronger structure...
Yesterday at 16:41
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T Oh Lord! That’s halved the value of my Twister. Thanks pal.
Yesterday at 15:39
geem
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304Ah LifePO Update - Year 2
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If you were to discharge the lithium batteries you have, it would take a long time to charge them back up. This makes the prospect of...
Yesterday at 15:37
geem
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304Ah LifePO Update - Year 2
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It would be interesting to see how many cycles you have done in that period. As an observation, I would say you have too much capacity...
Yesterday at 12:06
geem
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Heads interior finish
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Of course. Templates need to be accurate, but the benifit of a good cleanable hard wearing surface, its worth the effort to do it...
Yesterday at 11:47
geem
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Heads interior finish
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It's surprisingly flexible. We used heavy grade lining paper to make templates first. Then we cut out the panels with sheet metal...
Yesterday at 11:23
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A rigger will just set a standard tension on a rig. That is unless he is used to that class of boat & actually sails on it. If it has...
Sunday at 11:22
geem
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Heads interior finish
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That's hygiene board🙂
Sunday at 10:02
geem
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Standing rigging tensioning
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Well we are setting up the rig for cruising. I guess that makes a difference. I did leave the caps without the split pins in until I had...
Saturday at 18:56
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My old furler (Facnor ) had a fixed length stay so no point removing the sail. That being said , I had 4 new forstays in 15 years in an...
Saturday at 17:27
geem
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Standing rigging tensioning
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Some forestays don't even have a bottlescrew. Tension is set using the backstay. Mast rake will then be set by the wire length. You...
Saturday at 16:46
geem
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Standing rigging tensioning
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You don't need to remove a headsail to set the tension on a forestay
Saturday at 16:07
geem
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Heads interior finish
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Have a look at hygiene board. Comes in different thicknesses. White shiny or matt. You can even get in in colours. Not expensive. We did...
Saturday at 15:16
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