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Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 20-01-2024, 17:42
Replies: 5
Views: 656
Posted By squarerigger
Re: Boats with self stowing anchor rode?

I have a divided chain locker in my Fairweather 39 - one side with 240' chain & 250' ⅝" nylon brait and the other with 40' of chain & 400' of brait. Its enough stuff that much of the smallish chain...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 19-01-2024, 23:34
Replies: 32
Views: 3,458
Posted By squarerigger
Re: BACK SURGERY AND SAIL ??

I suffered for more than 30 years with an increasingly herniated disk compressing the sciatic nerve that occasionally made my back go out with excruciating pain debilitating me for a week or more...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 21-12-2023, 12:45
Replies: 22
Views: 2,695
Posted By squarerigger
Re: Precision sails

Several years ago I purchased a Precision stays'l - hank on with reef points - for my 39' cutter. Though small, this proved to be a pretty complex sail to get right and the staff at Precision spent a...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 16-02-2023, 10:04
Replies: 84
Views: 29,367
Posted By squarerigger
Re: Strong enough cordless drill to winch up sails

For years now I've been using a right angle drill with a winch bit to assist in raising the main on my Fairweather Mariner 39. Its only needed once the head of the sail goes past the upper spreaders...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 11-09-2022, 18:00
Replies: 15
Views: 4,619
Posted By squarerigger
Re: Letting teak go gray - maintenance??

I think local conditions might be more of a determining factor than is generally appreciated.So, for San Diego here is my experience accumulated over several years of taking care of my present boat...
Forum: Crew Positions: Wanted & Available 05-03-2022, 22:01
Replies: 12
Views: 2,772
Posted By squarerigger
Re: Delivery Hawaii to s California.

Hi:
I've owned a Fair Weather Mariner 39 mostly in San Diego for about 18 years and in December 2015 sailed her to Hawaii with my daughter. I intended to sail her home in fall of 2016, but my...
Forum: Our Community 21-12-2021, 02:21
Replies: 51
Views: 16,667
Posted By squarerigger
Re: Precision Sails: Be Careful!

When you order sails from a distant loft you are naturally expected to take the measurements yourself, which is just what I did for the staysail and it turned out fine. In the case of the mains'l, in...
Forum: Our Community 18-12-2021, 20:47
Replies: 51
Views: 16,667
Posted By squarerigger
Re: Precision Sails: Be Careful!

I have two Precision sails on my 39' boat - a stays'l and a main. The stays'l experience was just fine and gave me the confidence (which proved unfounded) to order a main. The mains'l purchase...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 01-02-2021, 21:21
Replies: 73
Views: 15,426
Posted By squarerigger
Re: Milwaukee Right Angle Drill as anchor winch?

Since the topic has come up, I've used both the 28 volt and 18 volt (super hawg) versions of the Milwaukee right angle drill, usually just to power my main halyard winch. The 28 volt version was...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 14-05-2019, 01:59
Replies: 58
Views: 10,811
Posted By squarerigger
Re: All About Anchors

Just an observation and a question. Majority opinion and experience expressed here favors an all chain main rode, or a mostly chain rode with a rope tail which seldom sees use. No problem with this...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 02-02-2018, 08:15
Replies: 57
Views: 10,648
Posted By squarerigger
Re: Binoculars - Traditional or Stabilised???

The binoculars were the Fujinon Techo-Stabl Image Stabilized 14x40 currently selling (unfortunately) at a discount on-line chandlery for $1300. Given previous posts in this thread it does occur to me...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 01-02-2018, 20:48
Replies: 57
Views: 10,648
Posted By squarerigger
Re: Binoculars - Traditional or Stabilised???

I have a pair of Fuji Polaris (with compass) that have been in use for about 40 years now and are still excellent. I also have a pair of Steiner Commanders that I've had for five years and they are...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 21-12-2017, 20:23
Replies: 15
Views: 2,763
Posted By squarerigger
Re: Image stabilized binoculars

Just thought I'd give my own experience. I have had a pair of Fuji Polaris non- stabilized binoculars for about 40 years and they are still flawless. I've also had a pair of the top end Steiner...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 08-03-2017, 20:28
Replies: 53
Views: 20,662
Posted By squarerigger
Re: 37' Atkins Ingrid Ketch

You have received a lot of great feedback from your inquiry, much of it contradictory, not to be surprising. Obviously, when you receive advice, someone is telling you what they would do in your...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 21-02-2016, 20:55
Replies: 81
Views: 18,167
Posted By squarerigger
Re: Best way to transfer fuel from Jerry Jugs to fuel tank?

I've used most of the methods described above including pouring diesel straight from a jerry jug into the fill, pouring it into a baja filter set into the fill, and siphoning it - either straight...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 27-11-2015, 08:32
Replies: 13
Views: 1,373
Posted By squarerigger
Re: Tall Ships

If you live near San Diego, the Maritime Museum of San Diego operates:

Star of India, barque, 1863, due to sail next in 2017;
HMS Surprise, replica 18th cent. frigate (from film Master &...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 22-10-2015, 19:37
Replies: 9
Views: 16,747
Posted By squarerigger
Re: OM 636 Parts/Schematic/Service Manual

I had exactly the same issue and found Westfield in the UK to be an excellent resource for parts and advice. Its an engine worth the effort.
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 27-06-2015, 12:43
Replies: 14
Views: 3,094
Posted By squarerigger
Re: Adler Barbour Not Runnin

Similar experience with the unit on my boat. Turned out to be corrosion at a junction block.The corrosion had also worked its way up the wire some distance so that had to be replaced as well. None of...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 21-04-2015, 21:45
Replies: 11
Views: 2,683
Posted By squarerigger
Re: douglas fir old growth mast

I just did a quick estimate, but if you consider our actively sailed vessels only we have a total of 61 wooden spars as large or larger than yours (some of them more than a century old), most of them...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-11-2014, 13:47
Replies: 11
Views: 5,665
Posted By squarerigger
Re: Ceram-kote marine reviews.

When we applied the Ceramkote to Star of India we applied two coats of hard vynl bottom paint right after (ProLine). It adhered just fine and remained effective for the period we anticipated. Its no...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-11-2014, 07:52
Replies: 11
Views: 5,665
Posted By squarerigger
Re: Ceram-kote marine reviews.

Historical vessels may not be germane but a coating was applied to the 1898 steam ferry Berkeley (steel hull) about 13 years ago, the 1863 bark Star of india (wrought iron hull) about 7 years ago,...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 01-07-2014, 19:30
Replies: 42
Views: 27,436
Posted By squarerigger
Re: Opinions on Fairweather Mariner 39 ?

I've had my FWM for about 10 years and logged about 15,000 miles in modest use (I have a day job still). Its now about 28 years old. About five years ago one of the windows on the forward side of the...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 01-05-2014, 21:15
Replies: 27
Views: 12,105
Posted By squarerigger
Re: Alberg 30, Project or Landfill?

My apologies for enjoying this forum so much and contributing so little but as a fan of these boats I thought I'd chime in, for what its worth. As a maritime museum director I take care of, restore,...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 28-06-2013, 22:19
Replies: 62
Views: 8,918
Posted By squarerigger
Re: Windvane steering on a cluttered stern

Its simply a matter of sequencing. You don't need both of them there at the same time. You'll only really need the vane on long offshore passages, which is when you want the dingy on the foredeck.
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 11-06-2013, 00:29
Replies: 32
Views: 3,636
Posted By squarerigger
Re: Dont make sailors like this now days.

Not to mention that the United States and Great Britain were not at war in 1798-1799. Most of the other statistics are equally nonsensical. Fun story though.
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