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Excellent, Steve! Thanks for the help!

Hey Steve, I've looked for you when in GCS marina several times, but looks as if we don't happen to be there at the same time. I'm still interested in taking some measurements from Arrrgh's rudder, but naturally would want to have you there at that time. If you are inclined, please e-mail me at...

Gents, I had a similar experience with my mast ('84 384, hull 47) but the orientation of the cracks was radial instead of tangential. It appeared that the cracks were contained within the weld bead, but it is difficult to tell without some test instruments. Not thinking that welding was a good...

I have the same issues with my old Nicro-Fico too. Refurbishing the car with new rollers would probably work OK, but need to make new parts. The roller axle removal might not work too well, since they are essentially rivets. Looks like the car might get damaged during the process. Matt, did you...

Jeff and Jose, Sound reasoning on your parts. It's pretty well known as a best practice to keep the weight centered and low in the boat. But we can't put it all there without making a really weird interior layout, ha ha! I was only wondering if you had any numbers to share. We know that the...

Jeff, I like your "design for service-ability" and engineering skills. About your battery relocation to the floor locker fwd of the galley sink - Did you happen to do any calculations in regards to righting moment and trim changes? I am at the beginning of a significant repair of Xanadu (384...

Tom, Oh, I understand. If you didn't have any problem pulling out the old antenna, the new one will probably go through OK. I guess maybe you haven't pulled the old one, since you need the reeving line. Anyway, I had no trouble at all getting the wires into mine. I ran the VHF antenna (new...

Alan, Getting back to rigs, how did your friend make out with the elongation measurements? I was thinking that it might be tough to get a good measurement from a Sharpie mark, but with the calipers, one could take a slack measurement from the rod end to the upper or lower edge of the mark...

Hi Steve, Sorry I haven't seen you at the yard. I was there a couple of days ago, but no Steve! The crane company is Grace Crane. You can set up everything with Crystal when you get ready. If you can team up with another owner(s), the cost gets better. Expect 1 day to a week lead time. Are...

Tom, I just had my mast down, and the original conduit is between 1-3/4 and 2" dia. I'm just guessing, as I didn't measure it. Are you replacing yours? Rick Noddin (Xanadu)

Being an ex-engineer, the terms "tight and loose", or "a good tug", or 1-1/2" are all about as inaccurate as, well you name it. Quantified forces and deflections are about all we have to go by, as a starting point at least. The Selden manual on rig tuning gives a pretty good description of how...

Dick Kilroy, Great point for training during the daytime. I think that the technology bringing us radar/plot overlays is great stuff, and will add to the daytime learning. Great electronics these days. It is interesting and maybe could be called benevolent - to sailors and producers as well -...

Lee, Actually, there are no plates currently installed. The crack is located on the mast at the welded mouth of the lower shroud mount, where the through bolt that holds the lower shroud tang goes through the mast. The new 3/16" thick SS plates would have one big hole for the tang through-bolt...

My 384 mast is generally in very good condition, considering her age, but after pulling due to unrelated lightning damage, I see that the lower shroud mount has a couple of small cracks at the entrance of the tube that accepts the through bolt for the tangs. You can see that the crack is in the...

Xanadu took a lightning bolt in July, so everything was toasted. I like the Garmin options, even though all of the previous equipment was Ray. Also, most was "enima" 0183, and the wiring was at best confusing, and at most a rat's nest. I'll be going to all NMEA 2000 this time. Chartplotter: GPS...

Thanks mates! After cleaning out the mast and conduit, I decided that the old one is still usable as is. I like your ideas! Rick Noddin, Xanadu

Has anyone replaced the pvc conduit inside the mast? I have a few loose rivets in mine and am contemplating renewing the whole conduit, but need some advice. If the old rivets can be removed without enlarging the holes in the conduit, it might be possible to replace the bad rivets. I'm trying to...

Lee, Comparing notes on the M384 would be informative. I don't spend much time on this website, so my contributions/replies may be sporadic - nothing personal! I bought the boat last year about this time. It had two previous owners, and had been stored on the hard for four years. The last PO...

Thanks Alan and Cheryl! The sails were stored here in Florida for about 4 years, and probably experienced some high temperatures. The shrinkage is believable, especially with oriented plastics, having had a good deal of experience with oriented films and extrusions in the medical product field...

More info... The leach also has a tensioning line, and I can get some adjustment with that, but it naturally doesn't affect the luff. Slacking the topping lift also has no effect. There is at least 4" of travel available at the top of the mast track when hoisted tight. I've sailed a bunch of...