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Passage Prep

Posted by Dave on Feb 8th 2023

Passage Prep

Whether you plan to do one of the many major distance races on the 2023 calendar, or plan to stretch your boundaries with a bigger offshore passage this year, making sure your steering is well-prepare …

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How wheel size affects steering

Posted by Dave on Jan 27th 2023

How wheel size affects steering

A couple of posts ago, we alluded to the effect that a different size wheel will have on steering. In addition to practical considerations like making it impossible to move around the cockpit or havin …

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One wheel good, two wheels better?

Posted by Dave on Jan 10th 2023

One wheel good, two wheels better?

When I first started racing on big boats, the coolest boats all had gigantic wheels, preferably sunk deep into the deck. Getting the helmsperson outboard as far and as comfortably as possible was the …

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Fitting a new sailboat steering wheel

Posted by Dave on Dec 28th 2022

Fitting a new sailboat steering wheel

For any number of reasons (some of which will be the subject of subsequent posts), you may want to change your sailboat's steering wheel. While this is actually more straightforward than a lot of …

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Cable Clamp Tricks

Posted by Dave on Dec 19th 2022

Cable Clamp Tricks

Our friends* at Captain Q posted a video of a staggeringly nice Ted Hood boat last week, and a few astute commenters caught a great but easily missed detail on the quadrant. Leaving aside ho …

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Annapolis Boat Show 2022

Posted by Dave on Oct 19th 2022

Annapolis Boat Show 2022

What a great show at Annapolis this year, and this coming from a reluctant boat show participant. With Thursday morning and pack-out time as notable exceptions, the weather was fantastic which brought …

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