Jorge, BeBe is next to Exicalibur in Karpaz. Let me know I'd I can do anything for you. Bill BeBe, SM2k, #387

Ian, excellent suggestion!! We picked them up at the local Pep boys Auto store in Puerto Rico and they are perfect. Thanks so very much!! Kim and George s/y Indecent SM #353 From:

Nope. The halyard goes around the stbd mast winch, thru the jib car (jib sheet removed), thru the large block on the rail, and then to the stbd jib winch just like the jib sheet does. No overrides

Hi Kim. I had the same problem. I had to redrill the holes and tap them at 1/4 in to use easy to find 1/4 in nylon bolts. Hi to George. Hope Irene didn't hit you too hard in Fajardo. Kent &

I recently asked the owner of a shoe shop in Simi what I should use to take care of a hand made pair of leather deck shoes. He said that by far the best product was baby Vaseline. He stressed that it

Hey Kent, Just kidding about the paranoia, but do watch out for the sharks:-) When you say Dawn "prefers to use the jib winch (meaning the one on the port side of the mast, I presume) with the tailer

Hi, I had the same problem in Cyprus. However I found that exactly the same size of nylon screw is used to fix car number plates to vehicles. At least in Europe. You might try an auto-mobile

We are trying to source the Teflon screws found on the end cap of the main boom. Does anyone know the metric size and where we can source these? We have looked all over Puerto Rico and have not been

Hi John. I like the idea of the foot switch in the deck. That would make the line handler's job a lot less awkward. One thing I haven't been doing is turning the juice to the windlass off when we're

Hi again Craig. I'm really not that paranoid about it. I feel very safe up there and, like you, do enjoy the view. I'm really more concerned about the crew's comfort level after hearing of the

Thanks Graham. I'm sure others will appreciate that as well. For anyone interested in using synthetic for an inner stay or other purposes, this page may be

I forgot to mention that we have foot switch wired in parallel with the up switch on the windlass. It is a few inches in front of the forward port hatch and is much better for raising the anchor as

"John Hollamby" wrote: ..... Craig, please tell me the frequency and time of the Med Net either here or via (email). Safe climbing, Anne and John, Bali Hai, SM 319 Hi John & Anne, Med Net

Hey Kent, Seems like creaping paranoia is setting in after all the postings on runaway winches. Keep it simple and use the windlass. First, have you figured out why you're getting overwraps? If you

Thanks again, John and Dave.  I'll try using a block at the bottom of the mast to  make a fairer lead to the windlass.  Seems that it might be better to use the primary winches as your helper would

Dave, OK PDF uploaded to "Files" section, title Selden Inner Forestay Fitting Instructions. Graham To: amelyachtowners@... Sent: Wednesday, 24 August 2011, 2:26 Subject: [Amel] Re:

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the amelyachtowners group. File : /Inner forestay fitting.pdf Uploaded by

Dave, OK I will have a go at posting the PDF>   Graham To: amelyachtowners@... Sent: Wednesday, 24 August 2011, 2:26 Subject: [Amel] Re: headsail idea   Graham, I'd appreciate a copy

Graham, I'd appreciate a copy of that PDF. Perhaps it could be posted in the "Files" section in case others would like to see it. Sheeting inside the shrouds can be very effective.

Kent, We've used the windlass a number of times. Part of my briefing if someone is hoisting me that is not familiar with the boat is the location of the switch that delivers power to the windlass as