Re: Life of Saildrive Diaphragm
I had to remove my Nanni Saildrive, due to gear engagement problems caused by fitting the wrong type of single lever control.
Went round LIBS, (two years ago) checking out the five year/seven years life stories.
Results:-
Volvo
'we said five years when they...
I would disagree with a track being OTT.
You reef to depower the sail, by reducing area and by flattening.
Getting it flat requires the luff, and more importantly the leech, to be pulled down into the right position and tension.
The chances of fixed blocks being in the right place for your...
I'm with GJW as well.
They cover singlehanded in daylight for me; when I asked about night time they said 'contact us first' which I take to mean that they will give cover, maybe with a location/duration limitation, or perhaps with an additional fee.
Re:Easy, but impossible
Put position on chart.
Draw line of wind direction.
Pick any point on that line
read lat long
put in as next waypoint.
Easy
Impossible because method needs a chart and pencil, which all disapeared at the end of the 20th century.