Parallax wrote:

Doug:

Your talk of repairing sails gives me another idea.........Sails made
of Duct tape, endlessly repairable and can be easily altered.

That a great idea... brings to mind the perpetual mechanic's conundrum... what do you fix a
broken hammer with?



Seriously, for such an old boat, there are many lofts offering
serviceable 2nd hand sails at reasonable cost. Its a good way to get
her back in shape without a huge cost all at once.

Yes, and often there are local racing fleets with nearly new sail inventories that can be had
quite reasonably... even free if you're part of the class....

I wasn't trying to say that one *has* to rush out and buy spiffy brand new sails, only saying
that good sails are worth having. They could even be considered a necessity for safety in some
cases, what with lee shores and all.


As you say, rudder bearings worry me too, I wish there was a way to
check internal rudder structural integrity............hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Wait till next post.

Argh.. bad pun, bad bad bad

Fresh Pancakes
Doug King