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I grounded my 91 Ericson 28 (late Pacific Seacraft model) on some rocks and the rudder has been bent out of shape and wont move. The boat is in the water in Nongsa Point Marina, Batam, Indonesia and the nearest lift out is in Singapore. The cost of a tow is scary due to the inter border...

Fellow Vikings: Well, we can't put it off any longer. There is a steady trickle of water coming into the bilge and it isn't the packing gland and it isn't the through hulls. It's the keel bolts. So the guys at the yard are getting ready to haul us out, drop the keel, clean the bolts and "reeve"...

Ok, my question is a bit more specific than that :-) We have a manual windlass, with a horizontal capstan and drum (wish I had a picture to describe it better). You lift anchor by using a lever/bar that lifts the anchor on both directions of the stroke and I think there are two gears...

Hello All: OK, so I have finally figured out this boating thing! One does not actually get to do much sailing – it’s all an excuse to have a list of never-ending projects & the joy is in the puttering?! Having overcome recent mechanical woes on Nakesa, we have now determined that our...

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