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by Tont Steven
Tue Aug 20, 2013 9:26 am
Forum: Repair, parts and maintenance.
Topic: Companionway Hatch Cover
Replies: 12
Views: 14865

Re: Companionway Hatch Cover

If your hatch slides are banged up I cannot help, butif they have just gone white from exposure there is a fix.
Wipe them down with acatone until they are back to the black then paint them with a clear coat I used Minwax Helmsman.
by Tont Steven
Mon Aug 13, 2012 5:15 pm
Forum: Repair, parts and maintenance.
Topic: Rudder weight
Replies: 0
Views: 1981

Rudder weight

I see from the rules that the min weight for the rudder & tiller is 61lb. Mine is weighting in at 79 lb without the tiller. Is this common. Took the rudder off to fix it from kicking up past the 1/4'steel pin, it peeled the top of the stock. It made the boat unmanagable and with 5 mile of a 7.5m...
by Tont Steven
Sat Jun 23, 2012 6:14 pm
Forum: Racing / Tuning & Rigging Tips and Tricks
Topic: spinnaker halyard
Replies: 2
Views: 3113

spinnaker halyard

What is the usual setup for the Spinnaker Halyard? My mast has two sheaves side by side below the forestay attachment. The class rules say only standard halyards but some posts would indicate that a seperate spinnaker halyard is used and these are two jib halyards. If a seperate spinnaker halyard is...
by Tont Steven
Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:23 pm
Forum: Racing / Tuning & Rigging Tips and Tricks
Topic: catagory 3 for offshore racing
Replies: 2
Views: 5870

catagory 3 for offshore racing

I an upgrading Wai Whare to cat 3 to enter some offshore races. Has anybody done this and are there any areas that need attention, such as cockpit drains and locking down the centreboard.
any advice appreciated
by Tont Steven
Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:14 pm
Forum: Welcome -- ->>> Account Activation Procedure <<<-
Topic: Change name in profile
Replies: 1
Views: 6461

Change name in profile

Hi
As a new member my first post is how do I change my name, can't type my own name.?