"Michael,
From experience over three keel boats a fully battened main is almost a requirement.
Not only will it make dropping the sail into the boom bag far easier it certainly reduces any flogging and vastly lengthens the life of the sail. While…"
Larry Wilson's Blog – August 2010 Archive (1)
Rebuilding a 1979 Columbia 8.3 sailboat
Group,
I was given a Columbia 8.3 earlier this month, and I want to keep a running commentary on the rebuilding process. I thought that here, in my blog would be a good place to do it.
August 7,2010
Just a quick note. Looked at and bought a running Atomic 4 today. May not need
it, but thought at the price, it would be foolish not to have it standing by
just in case.
Now to clean up the old… Continue
I was given a Columbia 8.3 earlier this month, and I want to keep a running commentary on the rebuilding process. I thought that here, in my blog would be a good place to do it.
August 7,2010
Just a quick note. Looked at and bought a running Atomic 4 today. May not need
it, but thought at the price, it would be foolish not to have it standing by
just in case.
Now to clean up the old… Continue
Added by Larry Wilson on August 30, 2010 at 6:27pm — No Comments
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