troubles

I recently had the toe rails pulled off and the hull-deck joint re-sealed as they were leaking badly (at least one side). Today the boat was at the yard and was supposed to be pulled out. When the boat was lifted about a foot there was a loud crack and a part of the hull-deck joint opened up...

Hi all, I have a E29 with a harken roller furler headsail. The previous owner had said he had problems with halyard wrap and to be aware of it. First off, I had a devil of a time getting the sail down as I had thought the wire halyard had come off the mast head sheve, but after I finally got...

I replaced my stuffing box and am not sure if I am seeing the right results. I used the flax size recommended by the dealer who supplied it. I used a Teflon based flax. It was very challenging to get into the packing nut. I had to push in in carefully with a screwdriver and use a little Teflon...