Betting electric. high speed jack screws or hydraulic, which could also be run off batteries.

Those are standard headboards; Sailrite has them in various sizes. I found that those cheaper, white plastic fold-out tables from wally world, etc. w...

I believe all my headboards are riveted in place, IIRC. Bummer about the penny-spent many an hour searching for a bolt dropped under the hood... Yup...

Then there's always something like a smart watch that syncs to your phone with the GPS and compass built into the watch. Not good for mapping, but wa...

Yeah - no sharks in the Gulf... Around here, the kayakers had a sport of hooking good sized bull sharks and "riding them". That activity kind of end...

Of course you do Bill - sigh... 🙄 I already ordered the material. But! I really appreciate the offer, and hold on to that thought in case I m...

Yup- got the larger pocket; have that now, well actually 2 of them and they both get filled up. One for the main halyard, the other for the extra dow...

So, to the earlier question - How the heck do you get the sail back off the hook to lower it? Unless you don't hook it, but that sure would put a bun...

Not meaning to hijack this thread, but looking at your pics, you have one titled "5 year paint" showing a very clean boat/paint job (appears durable)....

Holy cow! That trailer is made with some kind of articulating set of axles. Intriguing! I ran my shocks from the axle to a brace I welded on the whe...

Did that with my utility trailer. Works pretty good to keep the trailer from bouncing, but they certainly aren't "great" shocks. Get them in a kit f...

I have the same problem with my Singer 20U83; bobbin size. Doing the leach of my main took, I think 4 bobbin changes. I'll get picks of my router an...

I made a CNC router; sitting in my garage now...thats a hobby of its own. Don't know why you'd want to hook a stepper motor onto your sewing machine;...

For me, it depends... If it's standing rigging, I just go to my local rigging shop and have the roller swage top end stuff. Mostly because it's safe...

Yup! Feel your pain. 2 tips: 1) Get GOOD, real wire rope cutters. Not "cable cutters", which are designed for copper, but these: This makes the abs...

Ditto the above. The VMG reading isn't that accurate; maybe a "gee whiz" and MAYBE of some use if the wind is 100% rock steady (when is that?), so I ...

Will check out "dinghy racer" - amazing what can go on these watches. Mine has full topo maps, but find it kind of hard to deal with on such small re...

Oh - clarification - I DO NOT ship my boats this way! I would NEVER treat a beach cat in such a fashion. Note: No beach cats were hurt in the making...

Now THIS is an AWESOME reply! I had to read the thread to figure it out...I should have read it more thoroughly before blowing 10 minutes... Live ...

Got the Garmin Fenix 5S, but "reconditioned" or whatever - It looked brand new when I got it. Love it, and the fact the watch is very independent fro...

Ditto the above, except I have to seal my wing tubes so they don't collect water. I also remove the drain plugs and crank the bows up so they stay dr...

Yup, usually a sail-stitch is a bit longer, for some reason; I think its too keep it from "unzipping". The biggest challenge you're going to find is ...

They are, but they age and get lost sometimes. Not that I have lost one from each side or something...

+1 on the Delrin needle bearings. Even one missing has a difference, but still usable. Problem is, there's no excuse to not have them. The dang stu...

On the bikes - I do know that, but haven't gone to jail over it... My second or third street bike was a Honda CB900F Super Sport. Got it used and the...

Note-have to reload Sailcut...missing menus somehow. It also won't run on a Surface Pro on Windoze 10.

What I want to see is the 3D rendering after inputting all the sail parameters, like the boot screen. Would love a comprehensive how-to guide... F...

A two-step zig zag will do the job, just have to re-seam twice. Many sails built this way in the past, just a 4 point stitch saves time. Down side i...

Sailrite will get you the cloth - have to call them. They'll even cut you out a "kit", but the kit runs about the same as a finished Whirlwind sail (...