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I find it far easier to hank on the head sail while still on my hook,, have the sheets all routed either through the genoa cars or the eyes on the cabin in my TY. I figure the farther along you have the proceess prior to actually hoisting the sails the better. I dont have a main sail cover that real...

[quote="Oswego John"]Russell and all, I think that the next project will be to devise a way to raise the mains'l from the cockpit, also. Any ideas? Try ,,, standing in the companion way with your feet on the quarterbirths ...... it give you access access to the mast, the hallards and you d...

I pre load the sails ....and have them bungied to keep them from getting a mind of their own while i motor out into open water to give myself some drifing room ,,,, head the boat up into the wind ,,, raise the jib ,, then back it... and tie the tiller to put the boat into a hove to situation...... t...

Question, don't anchor lights have to be of 2 mile visibility? If they have that range of visibility, then one should have no problem with seeing it. And, keeping it low will cause it to be obstructed at one point or other, defeating the 360 degree requirement, wouldn't it? I am sure it would ,, bu...

A terrific option for an anchor light is to go to home depot or any sort of home & garden center and buy those lights designed to light up your garden, they have internal batteries and little solar panels on them, no need to wire them into your system, and they can be hung anywhere. Just hang i...

The ability to singlehandedly step the mast of a Typhoon is relative to one's strength and agility. Rigging a block at the foredeck and running a line from the mast, through the block, and back to where you can pull on it as you lift the mast is helpful. I can step and unstep the mast alone, but wo...

I just finished my first season with a typhoon. My first experience with it was trailering it back from MN to MI in a late nov snow storm. I am towing with a S10 2 door blazer. It has a factory towing package. The boat tows great ,,,,, The trailer i would guess is the factory type trailer ..... Its ...