Recent content by Dave G.

No interest or knowledge of this boat. Saw it listed on Facebook and they didn't make too may of these. I may have a look the next time I go to Chicago though :)...

I have no direct knowledge but would suggest you measure your exact set up. Most older boats like ours have been through at least a few PO modifications so are not original specs. whether it's yours or theirs. That copper is pretty pricey too so you would want to get it right the first time :)

No, they are on the side of the mast. It's a "standard" position for most all boats with LJ's, that I have seen anyway. I don't recall anyone having problems with the spreaders slicing the lines. I used them that way for 6 years and didn't see any sign of line damage from the spreaders.

Not at all, and mine were 70% up the mast. They should be tight enough that they couldn't hit the spreaders at all. The practice I used was that I did not deploy the LJ's until I was ready to drop the main. So I didn't have worry about any chance of stressing them or looking at them under sail...

Retractable LJ's are IMHO the way to go. You need to have enough line to be able to pull the aft LJ lines along the boom and secure and tighten to the mast. I just pulled them forward wrapped the lines around the reefing horns, pulled it tight and tied off. This also allows you to use your...

Pretty sure you have a toe rail ? I would buy a couple rail cleats, no drilling and you can put them anywhere along the rail. Like these below but there are many choices, Schaefers are a bit pricey.... https://defender.com/en_us/schaefer-mid-rail-stainless-steel-chock-cleat-7-1-2-long-70-75

The only thing that looked like that on my boat was in the chart table under the lid in the back section, for chart storage.

Those also have rubber/plastic tubes that go between the rotor and shaft log. I personally believe the PSS seals to be the tried & tested product. I know nothing about the DSS & Glide products above and I don't know anyone that has installed either. I'm sure they work fine too but they all seem...

A friend of mine, who has a C&C 37, had his shaft come loose from the coupler when he put in reverse while docking but luckily(or unluckily) it hit the rudder before it fell out. Pretty big chunk out of the rudder and the landing was rough too. So I guess if he had any offset on the shaft it...

Good idea if you don't know the age of the existing one. I changed mine while replacing a coupler and shaft. Never had a problem with it but couldn't believe the difference between the old bellows and the new one. The old one you could compress with little effort, the new one was also thicker...

Here's another Great Lakes 34-2 Wing Keel I saw on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/4413888732176999/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Aa183054c-6024-4ea6-9717-e72b78ce4189

What ! Nope..

Good info and read, thanks !

So are you leaving the originals in place and adding a 3rd one ?

Your going to need a bigger boat !