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Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 31-01-2024, 11:12
Replies: 1
Views: 541
Posted By Boulter
Isomat NB-16 section staysail boom casting removal

Hi:

I broke the tack end casting on my staysail boom. I have procured a replacement casting. Now my problem is that I cannot get the old casting off the boom. It wiggles all over the place and...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 19-03-2023, 14:54
Replies: 13
Views: 1,255
Posted By Boulter
Re: Attachment points on underside of the boom failed, need new hardware.

Hi Jim. Do you have a reference anywhere that provides instructions and a diagram for these strops. I want to attach my preventers to the boom end with one instead of in the manner I did, which...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-03-2023, 13:26
Replies: 40
Views: 8,983
Posted By Boulter
Re: pre-rigged boom preventer

I'd like to see a photo of a loop or strap as described above. Or other beefy ideas. I am pretty sure how I am currently attached is suspect and should be improved.

Jonathan
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 09-03-2023, 11:10
Replies: 22
Views: 2,497
Posted By Boulter
Re: I'm tall help me choose the right boat :)

I am about 6'4" and sail a Corbin 39 which at best is 6'3" and the headroom reduces the further forward you go. I spent years trying to get headroom. To get an extra couple inches at our height is...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 05-03-2023, 07:27
Replies: 25
Views: 3,543
Posted By Boulter
Re: Synthetic standing rigging on a small boat

Thanks for the responses.

Jonathan
Forum: Sailor Logs & Cruising Plans 05-03-2023, 07:19
Replies: 34
Views: 5,497
Posted By Boulter
Re: 79th Street Boat Basin

Thanks for the additional tips and ideas.

I agree that perhaps July and August might not be the best months to visit and will give greater consideration to September. I just need to give myself...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 03-03-2023, 11:53
Replies: 25
Views: 3,543
Posted By Boulter
Re: Synthetic standing rigging on a small boat

I have a couple of supplemental questions.

Do the Loos tension gages work the same on dyneema? Or perhaps they work but with a different calibration?

The pre stretched dyneema is considerably...
Forum: Sailor Logs & Cruising Plans 03-03-2023, 10:53
Replies: 34
Views: 5,497
Posted By Boulter
Re: 79th Street Boat Basin

I am considering a trip to NYC some time between late July and early September for a week or two I will be coming from and returning to Bras d'Ors Lake Nova Scotia. Probably getting in and out in...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 22-02-2022, 12:55
Replies: 8
Views: 1,028
Posted By Boulter
Re: Replacement Isomat Sheaves

Hi:

Thanks for your thoughts.

I think I will buy the Barton parts and ream the bore to 10mm. If they start breaking, I'll still have my original set of 8 to finish out the season and then will...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 20-02-2022, 13:49
Replies: 8
Views: 1,028
Posted By Boulter
Replacement Isomat Sheaves

Hi:

My boom has eight 60 x 14 x 10 (diameter, thickness, bore in mm) sheaves to run the reefing and outhaul lines. Upon inspection, the edges at the radius of the groove are starting to fracture...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 14-01-2022, 15:08
Replies: 111
Views: 36,118
Posted By Boulter
Re: Ogo (composting) toilet - any users?

Interesting as I am also building my own because none of the availabe ones will fit in my small space. Mine will be 17"D x 15"W x 15"H.
Have you given consideration on how to install/use an...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 10-01-2022, 10:16
Replies: 111
Views: 36,118
Posted By Boulter
Re: Ogo (composting) toilet - any users?

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I have a prototype using the Separett. This allowed me to discover the smallest box I can make to contain everything. This prototype will eventually be the shop head. ...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 22-06-2021, 15:15
Replies: 29
Views: 17,573
Posted By Boulter
Re: Adding Reef Points without Sewing

No "reef point" in this tread is the collective consisting of reefing tack, reefing clew, and tie grommets.
Forum: Marine Electronics 22-06-2021, 14:59
Replies: 61
Views: 52,776
Posted By Boulter
Re: Best tablet for offshore navigation

I am going with a Galaxy S6 Lite 128GB with Navionics subscription in the pilothouse to augment the 12 year old chart plotter at the outside helm. I might load up OpenCPN on a PC as well for the...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 18-06-2021, 06:18
Replies: 7
Views: 1,330
Posted By Boulter
Re: Ham 2M useful Maritimes and Newfoundland?

Thanks guys. Sounds like 2M won't add much, so will keep those boat bucks for other purposes.
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 17-06-2021, 08:47
Replies: 7
Views: 1,330
Posted By Boulter
Ham 2M useful Maritimes and Newfoundland?

Hello:

This one is for any ham operators ...

I will be sailing the Maritimes and Newfoundland the next few years. I was wondering how often both cell phones and marine VHF will not reach...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 06-02-2021, 10:26
Replies: 3
Views: 775
Posted By Boulter
Re: Asymmetrical Spin Sheets

The stretch does not matter in this application. First, this is a reaching and running sail, so much less demanding task than upwind. Then the sail is nylon which will stretch much more than any...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 04-02-2021, 14:03
Replies: 52
Views: 6,201
Posted By Boulter
Re: In Production 22 - 25 ft sailboats...

Hi:

I have not looked recently, but I believe the Rhodes 22 is still available new. Something like $US60K on a trailer IIRC.

You would be able to buy a ~22 foot boat on a trailer for free to...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 17-07-2020, 17:55
Replies: 2
Views: 549
Posted By Boulter
Re: add steering helm to 23 ft sail

I am sure one could rig up something. Perhaps find a small power boat and check out how it is done. You could also keep the motor fixed and move the rudder. It is outside my experience, so I...
Forum: Great Lakes 16-07-2020, 14:25
Replies: 4
Views: 1,897
Posted By Boulter
Re: Anchorage on west side of Georgian bay

I have taken my Tanzer 22 up and down the west side of Georgian Bay a couple of times and been in the North Channel 6 times on the Tanzer and my Sandpiper 565. I agree that the North Channel is the...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 29-05-2020, 20:15
Replies: 425
Views: 43,927
Posted By Boulter
Re: Prices not going down??

Yes, when buying a boat, you are really financially acquiring two things: the boat, the actual asset, and the net present value of the liability stream of winter storage, lift in/out, seasonal...
Forum: COVID-19 | Containment Area 10-04-2020, 06:55
Replies: 350
Views: 30,319
Posted By Boulter
Re: Canadian boating - Great Lakes and Atlantic region

I took my tricycle up to the park on a small lake about 10km north of where I live a few days ago. A closed sign was posted at the launch area. There was still so much ice, that all you might...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 25-03-2020, 17:54
Replies: 22
Views: 2,406
Posted By Boulter
Re: Trailer Sailors - Why no stacking ideas?

I had never heard this term. Other than suggesting my crew occasionally moving to a different spot, it is not an idea I would be interested in pursuing. The variable I want to optimize is not...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 25-02-2020, 16:11
Replies: 18
Views: 2,406
Posted By Boulter
Re: Beginner Boat Recommendations for Lake Sailing

Hi:

I own a Sandpiper 565 (18.5 feet) and a Tanzer 22. I have been out for weeks at a time on both.

The Tanzer has more room, more seaworthy, faster, but harder to launch, harder to get the...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 18-02-2020, 21:33
Replies: 2
Views: 1,026
Posted By Boulter
Re: What Downwind/light wind sails? SailCut?

Thanks for the suggestion slug.
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