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For the East Coast, anyway. So where ya at? Bergen? Cape May? Someplace else? Dave at Eggars (http://www.johneggers.com/) did a great job on my Ty sails. He listens hard, has very good suggestions and a wealth of experience. Everyone there is super nice and concerned that you are satisified. They al...

http://na.northsails.com/Cruising_Sails/rf2_genoas.html Scroll down to the rope luff. I'v got one on my furling tri-radial #2 for the Ensign. Cool idea. Limited UV degradation, sheds water faster and helps maintain the sail shape when furled. See if you can say that about your 2 year old foam pad. M...

The main is just worn out. When I first got my Ty it had incredible weather helm in any breeze above 8 knots. I tried reefing, luff and foot tension, hiking and all sorts of other things, but the affliction stayed with us till the new sails arrived. The boat stood back upright (about 10-15 degrees i...

You could explain to me how your analogy is applicable?

FYI: I've got an SUV, and I've had a Ty, and I currently own an Alberg boat.
So what did you mean?

Bill

Lots of info in the archives concerning good, functional inexpensive ways to keep the seat hatches from coming open or adrift.
Good luck
Bill

The Bristol has a big advantage for non-sailors in that one sits in the boat, rather then on it. In a small boat the difference can be huge. It's enormously satisfying to have the MS. on the water with you. If this is the difference that works, do it at almost any other cost That being said, the C19...

CD's kit for the Ty was a SS post with a horizontal flat plate that screwed to the cabin top area near where the tabernacle was and was skewed forward to the liner vertical wall about 4-6" forward. At that point there was another flat plate, vertical this time, which bolted to the vertical wall...

Hi Randy I had a Load-Rite trailer, and had my dealer sell me a 10' section of the same box section tubing that the trailer used. I put a bolt thru the trailer main stem (just a foot behind the coupler/ball centerline) on the bottom. I used a fender washer on the outside and a self locking nut. The ...

Itr's 12" high, and just barely fit under the fake teak cover on 696. Everything else I looked at was too tall.

The key to success with any portable marine sanitation device is to require the user to be the servicer.

Bill

Hi Paul I tried the underside replacement with my Ensign, and gave up. I actually had to remove the deck to finish the job. It's easy to remove the old material from the underside, but a lot of work to replace it. During the time the epoxy is getting solid, the core and FRP overcoat need to be held ...

My Ty (#696, 1974) mast had a distinct turn rearwards above the spreaders. I just adjusted the shrouds and stays to about the same tension. Now I'm sailing an Ensign (#303, 1963). With about the same tension on the shrouds and stays, the upper mast curves back. The old mastsections of this era usual...

www.mcmaster.com Go to Raw Materials and Springs/Metals/Aluminum Pick your preference. Small sizes/small quantities OK. You'll need this:http://www.tef-gel.com/ for the SS/Aluminum interface. Zeke at Ensign Spars (The new Ensign builder) embeds the plates as a core replacement and taps for hardware ...