Forum Replies Created
-
Posts
-
Randy, your kindness never ceases to amaze me. To the OP: Call Harry @ FS. I bet he’s got a used boom to spare. Be thankful your mast didn’t bend. To get the old drive rivets out, I use a cold chisel to wack the top off. Put the boom in the grass where it won’t get scratched or dinged but still can be held firm.JHS
This is helpful, thanks. The trailer has an adjustable axle mounting point so it can be moved fwd or aft to adjust hitch weight. Also, the design of it is to have the boat sit lower in the trailer – more between the wheels rather than above – so launching in shallow ramps is supposedly easier because the boat is closer to the water level. Is your frame 17′ from hitch to the farthest point aft? Also, how wide is the outside fender measurement? Just curious but if you can check, that could be pretty informative.I just checked your pics. Very clean boat. Inside looks great. My current trailer is similar to yours – I wonder if redoing the bunks – wider and longer and tuning up the rollers might be all I need…Thanks again!JHS
Also, there’s one here: http://www.fssa.com/for-sale
UPDATE: Drove out to Deer Park, MD two weeks ago and Harry found me a pretty good used mast. Sailed all last week and it went well.
Thank you – Thistles are designed by same guy…Sandy Douglas but not interchangeable.
“If the sea did wild or wicked things, it was because she could not help them.” – Hemingway
Awesome, thanks, I will.
“If the sea did wild or wicked things, it was because she could not help them.” – Hemingway
quote:[i]Originally posted by JohnCooke[/i]
[br]i have oneI just e-mailed you.
“If the sea did wild or wicked things, it was because she could not help them.” – Hemingway
When I did my “immediate-emergency-mast-take-down” with the help of an overhead cable, the forestay extension sheared clean right at the bowplate fitting. I am not sure of the shape of a new fitting but the hole in mine has a bit of a right-angle rather than a rounded hole. I think that’s a weak spot in the rig. As it came down it made a 90 deg. turn (bending the hinge) so the mast landed on its side. The force of it falling caused a fatal crease in the mast. The point being I don’t know if the weaker “forestay breaks so the mast doesn’t bend” theory holds up. In my instance a stronger forestay extension would probably have kept the mast up. I would like to see the Thistle fairlead idea adapted.
“If the sea did wild or wicked things, it was because she could not help them.” – Hemingway
Thanks. That seems far too simple. I am sure I will find a way to break something or even sink the boat while installing it.! [:D]
“If the sea did wild or wicked things, it was because she could not help them.” – Hemingway
quote:Originally posted by Andy Carrier
My real concern is liability coverage.
When you say your concern is liability, I can almost say for sure that your automobile insurance covers damage caused to others by your boat or trailer while driving (up to the agreed-upon limits). Your policy may also cover your own loss regarding the trailer but, as Transom points out, not the boat.
“If the sea did wild or wicked things, it was because she could not help them.” – Hemmingway
Yes, my dishpan wouldn’t support a boom (so I didn’t try). But that wooden jamb cleat on the stbd side of the tabernacle won’t let me rest it in the cb drum. My FS is 30 years old – perhaps newer ones are different?
“If the sea did wild or wicked things, it was because she could not help them.” – Hemmingway
