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Thanks Michael & Toni, That confirms what is on those blurry old specs. I recently bought new sails for my Typhoon. They didn't fit because they were cut correctly for Typhoon spec dimensions & I have since determined through measurement that neither my mast, boom nor sails are original &...

The diagrams online have become too fuzzy to read. Yes, even with my glasses on! Can anyone confirm: Mast 22 ft. 7 in., Boom 8 ft. 10 in., Sail Luff length 22 ft., Foot 8 ft. 9 in. ?

Thank you.

Don

Hi Alan,
Do you have the original mast & boom for the typhoon weekender?

Thanks Bill,
Your theory makes a lot of sense to me. I'll ck when I haul out in a couple wks.
Don

No doubt about it, water is seeping in thru the cracks around the eyebolt from under the bilge. Since I've had to bucket out the bilge every day or two for the last 10 days, (about 7 gal/day), can I correctly infer that the thru plug (has a cap on it outside the hull) for the since removed head is a...

I'll look again. There is a thru hole for the old potty but I thought it was dry. Thanks,
Don

I have checked the thru holes for the scuppers, (& the valves & hoses). All are dry & the scuppers drain the cockpit effectively. There was once a head but the inside capped pipe is secure & dry also. But water is seeping into the bilge thru those cracks on either side of the bolt! (...

Well,,,,the fitting at the base of the tiller doesn't leak. As you pointed out Seahunt the tiller plate gets wet when the scuppers don't drain! Have now isolated the leak. Cracks in the glass lateral to the rusted eyebolt sticking out from the bilge. (This eyebolt is just under the 4" square te...

Just a note to Tadpole (& others?) to bring this up to date. I had concluded that the water in the bilge (about 30 gal. over 48 hours) had come from a heavy rain downpour that leaked into the bilge thru the teak base plate at the tiller. This seemed even more probable when I found the scuppers p...

Thanks Tadpole. A thoughtful theory & probable solution I bet. I'll check that out.
Don

Thanks Tadpole. A thoughtful theory & probable solution I bet. I'll check that out.
Don

Hi, As the new owner of a Typhoon Weekender can anyone offer suggestions as to removal/repair of the pipe/housing for the rudder shaft to identify the cause/repair of a leak at the base of the housing? :roll: :roll: (Not only am I anxious about whether anyone will understand my question but also whe...