garymalmgren

More from Kevin on engineless.

Lots of detail on sculling by Kevin Boothby. I have been following his engineless sailing adventures for years now. One point is that he...

https://www.tcschandlery.co.uk/files/pdf/pdf6212.pdf Here you are.4 gary

Ryobi are about as cheap as you can buy so don't expect too much. However they can (sometimes) be repaired. Remove the base and check...

RE; I cannot make my mid up to which one to put my time into. Hmm. No mention of money. Let me help. You need a pencil and a piece of...

I’d go for boat #3 These both sound like loads of work for little reward. You can do much, much better

RE; a sailmaker in Cagliari. 100% sounds a bit risky to me. If the sails are delayed or not up to scratch, there is not much you can do...

I used these for my jib sheets for years an early variant of a soft shackle I guess - never had a problem with them coming undone...

UPDATE: I contacted a customer rights organization in Spain, and they reached out to the rigging company. The company came and replaced...

The long strop is optional but helps keep weight off the genny and the sheets can be slightly shorter. Never had it flog open. I think...

Honestly, what is most important is to get it done every few years. The nightmares are from 10-20 years of neglect. I'm pretty sure any...

Hi Colhel That is a really beefy rudder post fitting. Looks great.

I did this when we had our leisure 23 as the tiller took up quite a lot of room in the cockpit. The only picture I can now find is a...

RE; so was thinking of remounting it behind the tiller fulcrum/rudder stock. Reversing the operation of a tiller pilot is really easy...

RE. using parrel beads, and Would big dyneema soft shackles The idea of stress or rubbing points on the furled genoa bothered me. After...