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I am curious as to the amount of force it should take to turn the rudder. The boat I have was on the hard when I got it and the rudder was very stiff. Have dropped the rudder and cleaned out alot of old caked grease and debris. Replaced the Rudder packing with new. 1/4" packing was to small, did...

In my quest to refurbish or replace my portlights I came across this company that fabricates marine and RV windows. Does anyone know of them or have any experience with them? I was thinking of sending them dimensions and having them give me a quote on their 1200 or 1250 fixed portlights...

Lew warned me it might happen, but I was still surprised. After a wonderful day sail including a whale encounter with a noisy exhalation and another encounter with a pod of smaller pilot whales, the wind died so we ended up motoring the last 4 NM back to the dock. Once we'd tied up I...