S2 7.9 Meter Class Association

Hello Bigkahunna I'm not considering such a passage but if I were I would not consider either the Elliot or the Tripp. Aside from stories of less than robust construction of those two choices I believe the 7.9 is to only one with the majority of it's ballast within the hull. With the other two shou...

Very interesting read Alan, thanks for sharing your thoughts. Especially helpful because you've already done at least one crossing. When we finally made port, after breaking the rudder on our Express 37, I spoke with Carl Schumacher and he had Waterrat build us a new rudder. Twelve grand and 8 month...

On advice from the guys on ARturo the Aquaboy, who did the Pacific Cup, I built a rudder. I have a thread about it, down below. The thread has links to Sailing Anarchy and the Wooden Boat forum where I documented how I did it in gory detail. I built in about 12% balance. I had two reasons for build...

Then again, maybe not carbon fiber: https://www.corrosionpedia.com/galvanic ... ers/2/1556

Yes, rudder cheek plates are aluminium. New ones can be ordered from Stef on this site -- he's a great resource. I've replaced mine twice. I also have gone to over-size stainless pintles, and I put a sacrificial zinc on the bottom one. Jim Not sure the zinc is doing your stainless any good. It woul...

I don't think you can pin the rudder down through it's box without creating a nasty leak. If you're really worried, wedge a 2x4 between the top of the board and the stainless steel keel lifting plate. Although I recall reading that the board will stay down even when pitch-poled. As long as the hole...

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More things "to do":
5. Beef up the cabin port lights.
6. Big, manual bilge pump.
7. All the other ORC / TransPac requirements.

Hi all, new to the group and the 7.9, but not new to sailing by any stretch of the imagination. I've recently relocated to the East coast (the Outer Banks of North Carolina specifically) and want a boat I can plunk around the protected sounds or take outside into the ocean. Because of the lack of de...