Maintenance Tips and Myths for Cleaning and Storage
Want better and easier ways to maintain your boat? Want to avoid myths that that can turn into costly errors? […]
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Boat Care & Maintenance
This category covers essential skills for boat care and maintenance for one-design sailboats, including knots, lines, repairs, cleaning and hull prep, and storage.
Hull Care – How to Get Smooth and Stay That Way
How do you approach hull care? As we saw in our post, Hull Smoothness – What Matters for Speed?, hull
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Hull Smoothness – What Matters for Speed?
How much effort should you spend on hull smoothness? We decided to investigate this after seeing a variety of approaches.
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Easy Way to Roll a Sail Singlehanded
Here’s an easy way to roll your sail singlehanded while it’s on the boat. This method prevents wrinkles from forming
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Stabilize the Rig for Mooring or On-Water Towing
Here’s a tip for newer sailors planning to moor a boat or tow a boat on the water. To prevent
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Season Prep Tech Tip: Clean Your Pulleys
What are you doing to prep for the season? An easy performance improvement, especially for your mainsheet, is to clean
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MC Boards Sticking? Three Potential Causes
If you have an MC Scow numbered 2476 or earlier, you may have had the lee boards stick in the
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Does Your Mast Float?
For 1996 and later MCs, all masts must float for 10 minutes. MC Scow Scantlings Many one-design classes require some
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Changing Trailer Wheel Bearings
John Porter, a Lake Beulah Yacht Club member and A-Scow, E-Scow, C-Scow and MC-Scow sailor, took some time to walk
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Prevent Breakdowns – Top Tips, Updated
Nothing can ruin a race faster than an equipment breakdown or failure. Most breakdowns are preventable. Spring is the time
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