Climbing the Mast

I never thought I was afraid of heights until I got to the top of my somewhat bendy Young 88 mast. As I clutched on to the top for dear life, and looked down at the deck way below I could literally feel my knees knocking together as I fumbled with the halyard that had…

Rigging

Our September 2016 event was held at Oborns Nautical and was all about Rigging. Matt and Grant are the local experts in all things rigging, and it was great to go along to their workshop and be able to see masts, rigs and various parts in the flesh. Grant spoke about how insurance companies sometimes…

Mysteries of Electrolysis

Notes prepared by Ian Duff 17th June 2014 MYSTERIES OF ELECTROLYSIS ON BOATS What I propose to do is to give sort of prejudiced overview, then take a look at the corrosion characteristics of various materials used in boat systems, then talk about what to do or not to do by way of remedy. I…