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Flicka 20 Mast – Tang Removal

After lowering the mast on Sampaguita, my 1985 Flicka 20, disassembly was next. All was well until the shroud and stay tang assemblies. Even installed, I could see there was galvanic activity where the stainless steel tangs met the aluminum mast. Since the tangs share the same loads as the chainplates, and I would be removing and inspecting those, it made sense to do likewise with the tangs. The mast was 34… Read More

Category: Gear & Maintenance, The Dock Life Tags: aluminum, bolt, compression tube, dog bone, flange bushing, Flicka 20, galvanic corrossion, Kenyon, liquid wrench, Mast, Pacific Seacraft, propane torch, rigrite, Sampaguita, stainless steel, tang, tangs, tef-gel

The Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20

If you are interested in more information about the Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20 sailboat beyond what this blog has to offer, check out the following links. There are some great pictures, specs, reviews, articles, newsletters and more. http://www.flicka20.com Tom Davison and Dennis Pratt have published a newsletter called Flicka Friends since 1995 that provides a plethora of information about Flickas and their travels. http://www.flicka20.com/flicka-newsletters Tom was gracious enough to reproduce my “June on the Hook 2017… Read More

Category: Gear & Maintenance, June on the Hook 2017, Overnight Trips, The Dock Life, Vancouver Island 2018 Tags: 20, anchoring, blue water, bruce bingham, circumnavigation, designer, Fan site, flicka, full keel, john vigor, june 2017, magazine, Newsletter, pacific northwest, Pacific Seacraft, sailboat, sailing, salish sea, Sampaguita, small craft advisor, tom davison