S2 7.9 Meter Class Association

I'm going to state some obvious things, so please don't shoot me for it... The J80 has to sail some pretty hot angles to get it's rating. On paper the speed of the 80 is significantly faster than the 7.9. This assumes the 80 is sailed in its OD configuration. Some 80s, have added genoa tracks, and e...

Stef knows of which he speaks.

I reiterate... we need a like button.

I can verify what Stef says, the J/24 folks don't like people in front of them. Our season should be interesting with an M-24, another J/24, and the B-25 though. I switched to the S2 to get a better feel for how (poorly) I'm doing, also my Capri 25 wasn't a real comfortable boat for when I wasn't ra...

Nobody ever cares what you do as long as you are losing.

I doubt the PHRF board is going to care much about the complaint given the strong history on this very subject (search here you'll see what I mean).

Southern Gales wrote:A month and no replies... I don't know what's up with this forum.

Maybe not a lot of windows replaced. Its entirely possible. The windows on my 1982, are scratched, but still functional...

In and stick up...

Come on 8 pages.... heheheh. Ok, some better shots of the flicker and cascaded backstay, it works real well, thanks again Tom! http://www.shnool.com/images/S2-7.9/2015-05-07StickUp/20150507_191809.jpg and the flicker. Ignore the shrouds.... wanted to see if the backstay was the right length. Everyth...

Thanks to Tom and Hot Tomale's website, the cascaded backstay design, I made a new flicker, amsteel backstay, and rigging... Pretty cool, did it all tonight in about 4 hours. Here are some of the parts. http://www.shnool.com/images/S2-7.9/2015-05-06CascadedBackstay/20150506_115358.jpg Oh but first, ...

Pinstriping the port side... yes the port side is "Better" but still not good... I'm going to leave doing 2 more layers of gelcoat until next winter because I want to "redo" what I did... I didnt' get a smooth enough finish on it so I need to sand down more and do another coat......

tractoring it out of hibernation.... literally. Way easier to use the tractor than the pickup... allows me to fit the boat next to the barn, cause the tractor turns on a dime. http://www.shnool.com/images/S2-7.9/2015-04-30Awakening/20150430_164512.jpg slowly gonna compound polish and wax. http://www...

Well the traveler is back on. http://www.shnool.com/images/S2-7.9/2015-04-29Rerigging/20150429_192833.jpg So here are the hatchboards from before. http://www.shnool.com/images/S2-7.9/2015-04-29Rerigging/20150429_192836.jpg So is the mast.. with new pulpit mast support... http://www.shnool.com/images...

Ok, back to actual work having been done. Keel support in... The issue is the bow wouldn't easily come up when trying to align the boat to the winch... this should force the bow up, to align it properly with the winch during retrieve. http://www.shnool.com/images/S2-7.9/2015-04-28HalyardsKeelSupport...

Ok, well no good pictures of it complete, but I managed to replace my one missing bearing buddy, pack it with grease, and cap all the bearing buddies (they made a mess when last I added grease cause the rubber covers were missing from them)... Keel roller goes on soon. Here's the parts (and more kee...

I'm finally tidying up my port cockpit seat... I am not totally excited about the quality of job, but I am not disappointed either. I think with practice I could get good at this work... but as with everything I do, its just kind of me thrashing at it. It's totally functional, and looks OK. That's a...