Those are worthless wheels. They are the earlier ones, where they vulcanized the tire onto the outside of the hubs. Being that they were left outside...

My method. Shock the pool and throw the sails in for the day. My sailmaker washes sails with chlorine every season, and says it will not damage the ...

I used HydroTurf on the hull of my Tornado where I sit at the helm. It is awesome and in my opinion it is a safety item. I will never slip off the b...

I've used Goop. Don't let it skim-over before you put the tape on.

Bungee cord preventer as tradisrad mentioned. It is necessary on all cats that sheet aft of the mast.

That is a great price! And you don't have nearly full cans of thinners sitting around, waiting to be disposed of 10 years from now. Make sure you hav...

charlescarlis the Amine Blush is a characteristic of some of the older epoxy formulations. Some of the new epoxies don't do that, but perhaps they ar...

Chuck C., the auto paint is VERY scratch resistant on my Reg White Tornado. I just looked and it was actually painted 17 years ago. Mine was baked i...

That Interlux stuff is good, but nothing beats 2 part auto paint, other than really expensive Awlgrip and Imron. Think about it, your car paint is de...

A common problem is embedded wax, or even on an older boat, mold release from the original production. The wax causes bullseyes that you just can't g...

I've added three pictures of the gin pole. I will shoot some more when I set it up a week from now. The pictures rotated strangely. One shows the ve...

MN3 wrote: One additional point. The gin pole pivot should be on the trailer, not the cross bar. Lot's of front cross bars fail from their normal mast...

One additional point. The gin pole pivot should be on the trailer, not the cross bar. Lot's of front cross bars fail from their normal mast loads, p...

Not using a gin pole, and connecting the winch straight to the forestay puts a tremendous amount of pressure on the mast base, and a tremendous amount...

The picture above is an on-trailer system. The gin pole attaches to the vertical post that has the rubber bumper on it that the beam hits against. I...

Old thread, but to me furling on my modified Tornado is a must. I often sail with inexperienced crew, and we always furl 100 yards from the beach. B...

A few comments on the electric winch system. First of all, that is pretty cool! I've built a few gin poles, and borrowed my ideas from others over t...

Gin pole on a trailer is simple. Suggest getting a section of galvanized fence post. I've used mine for years. Take the front trapeze wires and att...