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I was sailing from Seattle to California--sails like a dream. For whatever reason, I turned in to catch a good night's sleep before heading back out into the 20' seas. I caught a rock (direct hit on the rudder), and lost helm control. Visually, you can see the rudder bent back. Not taking any...

Mark A's Haul Out! Hi Mark, Thought I would start a new thread in the So Cal Section for you. Go to, Mark A's Haul Out! Question: "I don't want to be too lazy and too far afield of the original topic--but what the hell? Any quick and easy opinions on choice of bottom paint? Also, I'd...

I am wrestling with the question of either to haul out for the winter, as I've done with the two boats I've owned over the last eight or so years, or "winter" in the water. I'm located in the Annapolis, MD area and the water has not really frozen in my neck of the woods for a long time. A lot...