Anomaly2

I do. Full time live-aboard with a Dickinson cookstove (in winters) that burns 24/7. With diesel, mid-season burner cleanings were necessary/advisable. With kerosene, one pre-season tune-up cleaning and that’s it. Far less smell too because of the cleaner burning. The difference in quality of life more than compensates for the added cost of kerosene.

Amsteel blue on my Soverel 33-1. Installed by previous owner. I’ve had the boat for 10 years. No exposure to UV. Maybe I’ll replace it next spring (haul out), but no signs of chafe or deterioration and it’s a big board and convoluted route for the amsteel.

Major fire this morning at Wickford Shipyard. George Zachorne (and sons) wooden boat shop is gone. Just gone. Not sure how many boats were inside....

Wow. Thanks for the explanation Fast.

Can you elaborate? I'm not following the argument here and, who knows, one day I might be shopping for a used car....

Kim and Longy have pretty much covered the benefits of the boom bensons. I moved the upper blocks for the lazy jacks from the mast to the spreaders at a distance from the mast equal to the spread of the bensons (relative to the boom). This gives a wider “slot” when hoisting the main (but that’s irrelevant if you slacken the lazy jacks and take them to the mast at the gooseneck before hoisting— the sail will sit comfortably on the bensons while you do this). I had a stack pack before adding the bensons but won’t go back as the bensons produce a much lower profile “stack” and the reduced windage is appreciated. I’m not convinced the lazy jacks are still necessary and plan to experiment with incrementally eliminating them to see how many lines/legs I need/want.

Kim, What a great idea......

Nice one here this evening:

The opening sequence(s) in Jon Sayles’ movie “Limbo” capture the cruise ship packaging of SE Alaska as well as any commentary (the rest of the film is not so good...).

How about a moonrise? Last night:

How about a sunrise photo (from a week ago)?

So.... During the next two days Amazon Prime days sale, the new Amazon Fire 7 starts at $29.99.....

Hmm, now how do I get myself out of this....? When I'm talking to myself, I call them boom wings. When I'm bragging about them and trying to convince others to try them, I call them boom bensons and direct people to the designer. AKA Bob. There!

My name for it? I call them boom wings... But that isn't relevant. BOB calls them boom bensons. You did read the CAD drawing didn't you? Sheesh! (I hope Bob is reading this thread... )