I've been on sail boats since I was 6 months, it would have been sooner but I have a december birthday, my sister started at 2 weeks old. I started sailing dinghys when I was 9.
Are you looking for a serious racing boat or a fun cottage boat? My impression was a cottage boat that you could sail with your family. Which is why I recommened more comfortable boats and less racing boats.
Comfort can be a major factor in selecting a racing boat. I know a few people who...
I would advise against the Laser 2 or V15. Neither are very comfortable, and not really fast. The only advantage is you can have a light crew, but on the flip side a heavy crew is out. A 420 is a good boat, they have been made by many different manufacturers over the years. Vanguard right...
You will need the inside to be absolutly dry before you fibreglass. To do this you can use a shop vac, just make sure if you're blowing air in instead of sucking air out you don't cover the rest of the inspection hatch, this will create even more fibreglassing for you as is blows one of the...
I've used a harken clew hook for a couple years and have never had a problem, wind up to 20-30 knots, outhaul loose or tight it works suprisingly well. I don't know what I can tell you, just make sure the clew tiedown is good and tight.
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Try using something like a shop vac blowing to put ait into the drain plug (NOT an inspection hatch, it can blow arpart joints) and put soapy water around all the suspect places. If there are only minor leaks you can use a bycicle pump.
It all depends on your level of experience.
Make sure you take a good look at the mast step. It's hard to tell exactly without looking at it but almost anything will sail. It sounds like you won't be racing so you just want to make sure it floats and doesn't fall apart while you're sailing...
You're probably looking for black anodized spars, as all spars are anodized. The easiest way might be to contact a local shop that does electroplating/anodizing and see if they can anodize your spars, and then they can be any colour you want. This may not be class legal, but it gets the job...
I would think $3000 tops, if you had the new rigging you could get a bit more. If you want to sell one of your full rig sails seperatly I might be interested. You might want to tell everyone what your sail number is.
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The 505 is an awesome boat. It's comfortable, fast and quick to rig if you have it all rigged under the cover. It has a pretty big sail area so it needs a large crew in heavy wind. You can rig them with double trap. that is one hell of a ride (not class legal though). If you're looking for a...
Get a clew hook. It's the best $10 you can spend, but make sure it's one designed for a clew hook (they have a special shape). With this you can leave the outhaul and clew tiedown permanently attatched and it take 2 seconds to get it attatched, and 1 second to get it off.
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Every year I think about putting insurance on my boat but never get around to it, so I'm giving it another shot. For those of you out there that have insurance, what type of insurace do you have (liability, theft, hull damage etc...)? What does it end up costing per year? any deductible?
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