I highly recommend the brass Abus combination lock. It has a four digit combination that is easy to lock and unlock and very durable. I’m at 15 years and still going!
I have an Olson 34 that has Harken bearings. Last year the lower bearing was replaced by a Jeffa bearing which fits the J105 rudder. The rudder shaft on my boat has s/s sleeves fitted to match the ID of both types of bearing. In my case, my shaft OD is 2.859” and the sleeve increases it to...
I don’t rely on the backstay pressure gauge for calibrating the tension. We have a small batten affixed to the cylinder with a “ruler” that is zeroed when the backstay is taut without any mast bend. Full on backstay for our boat is about 4”. We get a fair amount of bend at that point. See...
Grizz, here are my Loos gauge numbers:
49 Upper
37 Intermediate
46 Lower
i use two different gauges, the upper and lower share the same gauge and the intermediate uses a smaller one. The rigging is not rod…i wish it was.
Charlie
Great to see the mast up and the boat sailing again!
I think I offered the mast tuning we use on our boat. I will get down to the boat this weekend and will post them.
BTW, I experimented with check stays on my boat modeled after Razzberries who had a Ballenger “tall mast” . He ran his with...
Lucky you! Upgrading the rudder is high on my list.
I have been collecting photos of the original rudder and the Schumacher Cal 40 rudder that Foss/Finco makes. Attached is the clearest photo showing the size and shape difference. The new one is 10 inches deeper, 2-3” narrower and thinner...
Sounds like you are making major progress! That area set aside for the mast assembly looks like a sweatshop.
Regarding the rudder story, I just wanted to see if Buzz could confirm it. Coincidentally, Friday, Baleineau was hauled out for some repairs and the boat next to mine is an Olson911...
Grizz,
I would imagine that you must be in the middle of your mast rebuilding by now. At least I hope so!
Regarding the Olson34 history, the only thing I am curious about is the rudder story. Did George Olson take the 911 rudder and stick it on the 34?
BTW, if you have any time next time you...
What a bummer!
Are you going with a carbon fiber mast?
Ballinger spars in Santa Cruz CA has made a couple of Olson 34 spars. One was carbon, the other aluminum.
Bruce Nesbit while he owned Razzberries replaced his mast as a preventive measure when he observed cracking around the topping...
Thanks for the link to Emily and Clark, it answers a lot of questions. While on YouTube, I discovered a review on the Takacat and the Torqueedo motor that Ryan and Sophie did on their channel. Seems like they are popular in the cruising community.
Very timely question! I have an ancient Hypalon Avon I picked up from Craigslist that is on its last legs and is ready to be replaced. I ran across a new to me inflatable called Takacat that is made in New Zealand. The design uses two catamaran like chambers held together by a frame and a...
The boot arrangement sounds pretty solid. Unless the inner hose clamp is really loose I would look for another leak source. Is the mast sail groove caulked? Are you seeing water drips on the mast inside the cabin?
I have tried the wide self amalgemating tapes and found them very difficult to...
Ouch! $1800 for just one bearing? That’s double what I expected. Does this include the fiberglass tubing and bearings? Looking forward to your progress reports.