S2 7.9 Meter Class Association

To a sailor 5-10 degrees is flattish...Is that a word?

We try to keep the boat flat, 15 degrees or less and steady. That seems to work well against the J30's and we often meet or exceed the factory polars.
What seems to work well for the rest of you? Doug (on Muskegon Lake)

First of all everybody...Have fun at the 2013 Class Championship...will miss you...work intrudes. So how much forestay sag do you run with in various conditions. Give me some inch numbers for flat water and waves. Does anybody take any loos gauge readings on their forestay. We run about 12 to 15 (ne...

Ok...if you guys are absolutely sure I won't make a fool out of myself..

Thanks

d

So has anybody hoisted their centerboard out of the boat, with the mast up, in the water, with boat tied up to dock. Need to quick sand and VC-17 the board and slip it back in. Is the non-centerboard ballast enough to keep the boat upright if everybody is real careful. We usually hoist the board out...

Link to hull liner material.

http://www.yourautotrim.com/sabemahu.html

Actually things are warming up to 40 degrees but wind was blowing 30-40 mph for a couple days before weekend.

Doug

Where is here...we must be close as it is 30 degrees here too.

Doug

It is easy to fix bad core....see old post link below on core work for more tips: Working from bottom after taking headliner out...just start drilling small holes every inch up into punky balsa starting from source of rot and heading out until you find good dry light cream colored balsa...stop and m...

One last photo from the S2 7.9 Forensic Pathology Archives.

Under Robyn (hull #177) tabernacle looked like these before photo's: Replaced with section cut from (.250) 1/4" x 12" x 12" Aluminum Plate (below) from McMaster-Carr. Corrosion-Resistant High-Strength Aluminum (Alloy 7075) Exceptionally strong but still lightweight, this aircraft allo...

Aluminum Plate on newer boats BUT rusty steel plate on my 1982 vintage boat. After digging through goo to rusty steel plate (really rusty....not just some surface rust) Big rusty flakes peeling off...did I say flakes? Thin chunks was more like it. Took out remains of steel plate, ordered similar thi...

Your cost on a complete mast with spreaders and a steaming light with PVC conduit to the top is $2162. We need you to send us the existing mast plug as we have never supplied these. We can offer you a $150 credit if you would like to re-use your old spreader bracket. As you mentioned you would buy t...

Hi Cara...It is stuck on with some kind of carpet adhesive...not continuously...but enough that I am going to try a little heat gun (low setting) action on it to soften up the glue before peeling. And keep the pieces as they can be used as template for new. According to the famous S2 letter, it is i...

Anybody used this stuff. Looks as if it is pretty close to original, which on my boat needs a shave after all the velcro stuck to it over the years. Item #: Mariner-Hulliner-Sand-M38 Availability: Usually ships the same business day. Wholesale Price: $14.95 Quantity: Product Description Marine Hulli...

Jim....those plugs are kind of like shock absorbers to prevent damage to the back and front of CB trunk bottom opening. When you hit something with your board the back and front of trunk opening take a beating. Mine are little Delrin 3/4 x 3/4 x 2 or 3 rectangular sections. They can slip down from t...