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ConchyDug replied to the thread 40 years of monohull "evolution".Man what are y'all smoking in those wooden pipes, cracking me up. Y'all realize there are tons of other boat manufacturers besides... -
ConchyDug replied to the thread 40 years of monohull "evolution".Olson 34 modern... compared to what? I mean I guess for the 80's it was high tech, kind of a dinosaur now if you compare it to modern...
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ConchyDug replied to the thread 40 years of monohull "evolution".Oh is this where the old men hang out and hate on new things like a VFW?:rolleyes: Heck at least the Catalina boats have elliptical...
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ConchyDug replied to the thread Olson 34- main sheet pad eye on boom broke.Dyneema strops seem like an improvement could just use a padeye for positioning/holding the strop where you want it on the boom. I did a...
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ConchyDug replied to the thread AC Outlet Wire termination.The Multiplus 3kw is pretty awesome, the Cerbo stuff is neat but didn't seem like a worthwhile investment since the Victron wireless...
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ConchyDug replied to the thread Furling genoa in heavier wind.It's called banjo'n or jumping it's pretty common in racing for the foredeck crew. My wife and I double hand as well, I banjo the furler...
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ConchyDug replied to the thread Furling genoa in heavier wind.I'd probably check the furling blocks/deck hardware for friction they don't last forever. When I bought my boat the first block back...
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ConchyDug replied to the thread New hot water heater in 32-3.They make high temp liquid sealant for pipe threads works about 1000 times better than Teflon tape.
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Sugar Scoop I just finished my swim deck and wanted to share. I posted three blog entrys too but I couldn't wait to show it off. It...
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Poor Man's Swim Platform Last year I made a swim platform for our 32-200 that may be of interest to others. After trying a few dinghy...
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ConchyDug replied to the thread E34 Pink Panther visit - what I learned (with pictures).$39k? Hell no at that price. That is overpriced. 25yr old sails are toast, sure you can sail with them but they are bagged out and...
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ConchyDug replied to the thread WTB E38 whisker pole.For sure just drill those rivets out and slap the end you want in. Boats over say 35' usually have socket end poles for the higher loads...
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ConchyDug replied to the thread Best way to secure nylon anchor rode to avoid chafe.I cleat the nylon rode outside the anchor roller directly to a cleat then snub using a pusik 6-8' down the rode which gets attached to...
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ConchyDug replied to the thread Can't lower Harken furling jib.If you have enough tail on the halyard just resplice and taper the halyard, lots of videos on how to do it. The halyard may be too...
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ConchyDug replied to the thread Can't lower Harken furling jib.For the drone I use an older DJI Spark, lots of options on the table for drones though. I'd go with a "cheaper" drone but the tech is...
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