S2 7.9 Meter Class Association

The real 'trick' with the mast raising system is that you want those turnbuckle setups to keep your halyards (the temporary sidestays for the mast) at the same height as the bolt that goes through the mast stepping plate/mast boot. The bolt is a pivot point for the mast. If you keep the turnbuckle s...

Hey that's my backstay :). How the backstay attaches in your cockpit will depend a lot upon your boat's layout. Mine was redone a few years ago, they use a bit of a different setup from the factory. The owner manual shows quite well how the original backstay hooked up in the cockpit. You can find it...

Yeah I was supposed to race against Foxy in a lake michigan doublehanded distance race. Dad and I started the race but Foxy was nowhere to be seen. We bowed out of the race a few hours in when the wind piped up to 35kts and the waves built up to 8 feet -- didn't want to break anything (most of all m...

Early on with my new mast I had a fun thing happen: one of the screws broke a head on my spinnaker pole ring. I ended up drilling it out and putting a slightly larger screw in, tapping the mast for it.. But I've not had a great time in general keeping screws in the ring. The mast is pretty thin and ...

Likewise I happened on the site today (mostly 'cuz I saw a 7.9 for sale on Sailing Anarchy, Foxy, with a bowsprit and asymmetrics! Was wondering if anyone had any info on Foxy on the forums ;-)). I did just register for an account. May mail a check to the new clubexpress thing, although I think I pa...

+1 for Minicraft/McKote. Had their smallest batch (1 pint) of gelcoat made up so I could fix a couple of chips on the deck. It was way more than I needed but that's okay. Color-match was fantastic. I was surprised since I figured 35+ years of UV exposure would make the white a bit different. I can't...

Found what seems to be the 'stock' bar: Defender Marine carries the "White Water Stainless Steel Oval Grab Rail", as of 2023 sold as part number 888030. White water marine stocks it as part number 7875S. It's made from 304 stainless which is a little sad, but I guess for freshwater that's ...

Old thread but figured I'd help future people. I ordered a set of sample rubber trim bits from McMaster-Carr and ended up buying their part number 8451A13 "Heavy Duty Plastic Trim, Style 7". It's black rubber molding with a (I think) metal interior. Might hit the ends with some hot glue or...

Whereabouts are you located? You might try and call Marc Crutcher at Unbridled Sailing. He has rehabbed a lot of S2s including 7.9s and 6.7s. IIRC the 6.7 and 6.9 share keels but I might be off on that. When I had my 7.9 keel repaired the fellow that did looked into shipping it out. He said that the...

Thanks for the photos. G10 sounds nice and long lasting. Might do it that way too. Heading to the boat to measure the bolts on the chainplate to order some longer ones/deal with the extra thickness of some backing material. Glad I'm not the only one doing this ugly kludge. Better to keep the up and ...

I'm prepping to actually install delrin slides on my board (they're missing, presently!). I also saw Marc at Unbridled Sailing did a S2 6.7 keel and put just short pieces of delrin at the corners of the keel (and on each end). It's hard to tell from the photo he posted (below) but it sure looks like...

This photo was shared on the sailing discord server (The Companionway). The photo might be disappear eventually, but for now: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1021965713591762947/1092901963663945808/IMG_20230129_142212235_HDR.jpg I suspect it's cklamp's setup ;-). Also holy cow, SailingUphill ...

Heh. I'm starting to think I'll just do my temporary solution using a medium-sized piece of plywood: pull off the backing plate, drill holes in the reinforcement plywood, get some longer bolts and attach the chainplate using longer bolts through the original (potentially compromised) bulkhead, the n...

Replacing the starboard bulkhead is on my list of TODOs but I'd like to ease my paranoia with a simpler fix for this coming season. I wonder if anyone knows of a good source for, say, an "L" or "T" shaped backing plate/bracket for the chainplate? I thought a reasonable solution u...

Hear, hear.

7.9 class Membership is literally the lowest-cost sailing-related expense I've had. And it's helped me quite a few times in tracking down parts and getting tips.