Terry In the 32 years we've owned Dana, The cutlass bearing has been changed 3 times. Every time the rudder was dropped. One of those times was...
I would guess that a previous owner just jammed a new cutlass bearing in and pushed the old one further into the shaft log because he couldn't get...
We use a lock-button type whiskerpole. It stores on deck, in the collapsed state, when not in use. It would be way too long to store on deck in...
John Thanks for the info. It's one of my winter project plans to remove the sliding hatch cover and inspect the wood beneath. Rebedding the rails...
Good thought. Don't look!! Jim
Keefer At the boat today I measured the distance from the tip of one of the prop blades to the top and bottom of the prop aperture. With the 16"...
Keefer What is the diameter and pitch of the new prop? We run a 16x11 RH fixed three blade and never experienced the noise you describe. By the...
I'm so glad to hear that I made the right choice with the lucky penny. Even if it really wasn't placed there as a good luck piece originally. We...
Rick If you are going through the process of installing a negative shunt, you should look into a Link 10 or Link 20 system. Although I think the...
Forgot to post the photo. It's slightly out of focus but under all the crud is a penny. Jim
A while ago when we were discussing photographing the mish-mash of fiberglass under the mast bucket, I noticed a strange thing. In my photo of the...
John I am as perplexed as you are. It seems that the port and starboard shrouds would need to be equal in length to have the mast standing erect....
Judging by the recent photos of the mish-mash of fiberglass placed under the mast step buckets by the builder, I don't think there was a fixed...
Tommy Boat or no boat, that invitation to sail with us in New York still stands. And if we can't sail, we can drink beer. Jim
Congratulations! Enjoy her. Jim
Walk away!!!
Oops! I don't think the photo posted! Here it is. Sorry. Jim
To get a reproduction of Travis's photo on board Dana, I first tried my big Canon 7D, That didn't work. Next a small point & shoot, that didn't...
I'm heading out to the boat for our last weekend cruise of the season. I'm going to try to replicate Travis's amazing photo on Dana. I know my...
Dave Share some photos please. Jim
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