Recent content by Offshore1

I saw Bruce King at our Maine Ericson Rendezvous party a couple years ago, and I was having the same questions about a soft deck repair around the starboard stanchions. He thought about it for a bit, and told me to go out and find a nice cedar 4x4 post with tight grain. Cut 1/2 inch slices and...

Hi - I replaced the genoa sheets on our 39B 2 years ago with the new Yale Cordage Ph.D Racer rope. It is a very light sheet and makes tacking and gybing easier. It is "sticky" on the winch drums and its bulky diameter is fuzzy and soft until loaded. I love my Genoa sheets! 1/2 inch is the...