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DIY – Lowering a Small Sailboat Mast – Video

Here are a couple videos about lowering masts on small sailboats for the DIY folks. First, a keel-stepped mast using a gin pole. Courtesy of the Port Townsend Sailing Association. Video: Steve Scharf Second, a deck-stepped mast using the boom. There was also a write-up on this in ‘Lectronic Latitude – Lowering the Mast on a Small Boat with The Resourceful Sailor.

Category: Culture, Gear & Maintenance, Life in 240 Inches, Marlinspike, PTSA, The Dock Life, The Resourceful Sailor Series, The Salish Sea, Video Tags: Boat Haven, boom, DIY, Dock, Flicka 20, Gin pole, Lower Mast, Mustang Sally, port townsend, PTSA, sailing, Sampaguita, T-Bird, Thunderbird

Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20 Plans

These Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20 plans are updated to various dates of 1983 by W.B. Luther. Higher resolution images can be requested by email. The plans are not mine to sell, however a donation for the sustenance of the website and Sampaguita would be appropriate. CAUTION: I received these plans in oversize prints. I have then taken photos of these plans and provided them below. Due to the limitations of the process,… Read More

Category: Culture, Gear & Maintenance, Life in 240 Inches, Marlinspike, The Dock Life Tags: boom, bowesprit, Deck arrangement, Flicka 20, genoa, Gooseneck, Halyards, jib, mainsail, Marconi Rig, Pacific Seacraft, Plans, Rigging Guide, Sail Plan, schaefer, Shrouds, Stays, Storm Jib, tang, Traveller