Recent content by sterilecuckoo58

No, not way ahead by any stretch... today is pellet stove system cleaning, chimney cleaning, and a few similarly enjoyable tasks... hence allowing diversions.. I have not considered lubricant choice. I have used White Lightning which is a teflon based lube for bicycles and seemed consistent...

My recollection is that a healed break is stronger than the rest, but you've got plenty of ribs for fresh breaks so that likely wouldn't help. I'll be investigating and lubing my handle-less winches tomorrow or Friday to see what I need to make a new handle on top of mast head sheave...

I guess I won't covet winches with permanent handles, probably injure myself even without accidental gybes.

What a novel concept, a dedicated non-removable handle at every winch... I guess to keep the costs down despite extended length the put a permanent one on for the main halyard, and a losable one for the other three (jib halyard and the two jib sheets). Gadzooks... thank you... you have helped...

Aw jeesh... so the snob with the 24 Vivacity is back from a fine weekend of sailing on the great wide um Massachusetts Bay, no rocks were hit, no hardware fell overboard, the breeze blew and the sun shone.... I swapped out the wire (1/8-in.) to rope jib halyard with a 5/16 all rope... no...

I have come in to cool off from the 33 degrees C out there. Thanks mrming for the references, I have briefly reviewed and can see tuning the rig is far more fun than originally thought; Thanks Seajet for the thoughtful replies; Thanks neilf39 for the extended discussion of tuning, soggy...

Rigging tuning Vivacity 24 Thanks Seajet... I am still puzzled but will proceed cautiously with further adjustments. I will look for slack in the side shrouds, and see if I can find a sequence for rigging tuning.

Sloop Rig Tuning Tensioning I am similarly puzzled. Using a Loos tension gauge I have a relative tension of 1.25 on the forestay and 0.2 on each backstay. My side stays and inner shrouds are about 0.50-0.75. Observed bending of the forestay in a healthy breeze (15-20kn) I think means...

Yes of course, but the bloke who bought Martin's sea slamming vessel may come looking and chime in next spring. Anyway, I am looking for info on the sheaves as I need to replace the halyards (one wire halyard has sprung a broken thread) and the concept of switching to all rope is appealing...

Covering up is a matter of location and convenience and custom. I suppose this applies in non-boating situations too. I didn't the first season and unloading snow and ice from the unprotected cockpit was not fun, the prospect of a frozen cockpit followed by a warm front draining into the salon...

Had a custom cover made up by North Shore Canvas Huntington Long Island NY for Vivacity 24. Very happy with it after 3 years. Easy entry either side as she winters in her slip. No waste of shrinkwrap, furring strips, $ or effort to remove; Easy enough to remove for a midwinter sail. We run a...

I am in the process of retensioning a Vivacity 24 rigging using a tensioning gauge. Will report on process.

As a Vivacity 24 owner I feel left out :-(

There's other things I ought to do, but posting our existence and thinking about sailing season coming up is far more appealing. We have a 1970 Vivacity 24, it joined the family in 1981, lived on Long Island's south shore for 29 years, and came north with us when my dear old Dad couldn't take...