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What happens when it rains ?  where does the water drain ?

I considered all options which included the stack pack as you describe and I ended up with a tides mast track, retractable dyneema lazy jack system and traditional sail cover.  (With no cutouts for the jacks; you have to retract them before putting the sail cover back on)..   This systems works...

Funny you guys mentioned the tillerclutch. I just got one.  Heavy duty version and it looks well made.  it was cheap enough to buy on impulse to try it. I just installed it on the tiller.  The line it comes with is long enough for me try with stern winch cleats, so I am not going to install...

Where is the evidence on efficacy level of 1 dose ?

OK.. Sea Cart 30 in your profile.. I'll have to look into those.  I've read about the F-XX series boats.

Catamaran  ?

The bag storage is something I'm looking into although compass and instruments take up all the room next to the companionway. So only convenient place to store it right now is drop it in the companion way. I have a feeling I can now pull it down faster, but it definitely requires going up to the...

The blue line is the jib halyard.  we just moved the winches/controls back to cockpit (two new Lewmar 40's).  Still trying to figure out the boat.  Do you mean be able to drop the jib in a hurry ?  I'm not sure I can get the jib down the furler track in a hurry.  The rope bead was pretty tightly...

I wish I could do that with my simrad T32.  You either use the tack button (which tacks too fast) or disconnect the tiller pilot and tack without the AP.   There is no +10 degree button and multiple +1 clicks just get thrown away.   I don't know if the pelagic can work this way but I'm...

Prior to buying my own boat, I had a fractional lease (Sailtime) on a Beneteau Oceanis 38.1 for a year.   What was great about this boat was the way it was set up to sail very easily.  It had a battened main the was more powerful than a mast furling sail, but it came down into a nice stack pack...

I tried steering with  my knees and tacking just a few days ago (Ericson 33). It's definitely not easy to do (for me) when the boat is on the edge with any sort of weather helm. My tiller is also pretty sensitive.  Any suggestions ?   I tried to put the tiller in a bungee as well to add some...

Have not used their blocks, but I'm using their "V-grip" clutches throughout and happy so far.

 I'm lazy. Just wanted to get out for a quick, 2 hours and forgot .

:-) I know a real rooky move.

Nearly new North triradial laminate.  My last jib was about 12 years old and shredded it by flogging it about 6 months ago learning how to sail in the bay.  I'll have to save some $$$ to replace the old stretched out main .

cutting it close to the wind in the slot so I can avoid reefing on my last leg home... :-)

That seems like a fair price. So if 9K was offered  to me with replacement of terminal fittings (assuming they can be found) on a 33, it doesn't seem unreasonable. I will have to ask about the fittings though, because my fittings look good - perhaps on closer inspection some of them can be...

Just to be brutally honest here (and OK, maybe I'm one of those ignorant ah's that you are sick and tired of),  as far as I am aware, there is no formal certification process in the US that qualifies one to be a sailboat "rigger" unlike other specialties .  Anyone can call themselves a "rigger"...

I did get a similar estimate for my boat  that included replacement of the navtec fittings.   My forestay and backstay are wire.  The rigger gave me the vibe that he wasn't really interested in the job and it was going to take him a month or two to do it (due to his uncertainty about...

I investigated going to wire... To get the same level of strength/stiffness as your rod rig, the wire is going to be heavier.  I already have a tippy boat for SH, so I want to keep weight aloft to a minimum.