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by terrulian
Sun May 16, 2021 9:55 am
Forum: Cracker Larry's Corner: Boat Repair and Rebuild Support
Topic: Jaysen's Helms 24
Replies: 592
Views: 46994

Re: Jaysen's Helms 24

Piacere is a Hans Christian? Beautiful boats. Not too fast but who cares if you're cruising. Lotta brightwork. You have to have the money to buy and also the money to hire a little man from the village for varnishing. In regard to the winch placement: Without being there it's a little hard to say. M...
by terrulian
Fri May 14, 2021 10:09 pm
Forum: Cracker Larry's Corner: Boat Repair and Rebuild Support
Topic: Jaysen's Helms 24
Replies: 592
Views: 46994

Re: Jaysen's Helms 24

Big fun, my man. BTW, I think you mean the jib "cars" not "carts" unless there's a local variation. I'd love to see a photo or two of the layout of the tracks for the jib cars and their relation to the winches. It is possible, I suppose, that the previous owner had everything set...
by terrulian
Fri May 14, 2021 11:47 am
Forum: Cracker Larry's Corner: Boat Repair and Rebuild Support
Topic: Jaysen's Helms 24
Replies: 592
Views: 46994

Re: Jaysen's Helms 24

With hanked-on headsails, the jib is stowed in a bag either at the base of the headstay or below. The sheets are left in the bag or removed. I personally wouldn't worry about sheets deteriorating in the sun, as ours, which were nothing fancy, just Sta-Set, lasted for the entire circumnavigation and ...
by terrulian
Fri May 14, 2021 1:38 am
Forum: Cracker Larry's Corner: Boat Repair and Rebuild Support
Topic: Jaysen's Helms 24
Replies: 592
Views: 46994

Re: Jaysen's Helms 24

First of all, congrats! A calm day is a fine beginning. Since the motor was running fine for awhile, make sure the water is streaming out of the cooling system. Of course the carb/fuel supply should be looked at; but overheating can warp the head. Which you don't want. Try to put tension on those ji...
by terrulian
Tue May 11, 2021 12:34 am
Forum: Cracker Larry's Corner: Boat Repair and Rebuild Support
Topic: Jaysen's Helms 24
Replies: 592
Views: 46994

Re: Jaysen's Helms 24

OK, keep us updated. :D
by terrulian
Mon May 10, 2021 4:11 pm
Forum: Cracker Larry's Corner: Boat Repair and Rebuild Support
Topic: Jaysen's Helms 24
Replies: 592
Views: 46994

Re: Jaysen's Helms 24

One more thing: In regard to jacklines: Do you have a dodger on that boat? Whether you do or not, here's my recommendation: 1) In the cockpit, one line down the center, beginning so you can clip in before leaving the companionway, and ending aft at a point where, if you are tethered in, you can reac...
by terrulian
Mon May 10, 2021 3:45 pm
Forum: Cracker Larry's Corner: Boat Repair and Rebuild Support
Topic: Jaysen's Helms 24
Replies: 592
Views: 46994

Re: Jaysen's Helms 24

OK, I'm back, and it's time to butt in! As to getting out of your slip, I think the main problem was handling, or mis-handling, the tiller on the engine, which should be very effective. With that, you can counteract any prop-walk, which should not bother you in a boat where the prop is not fixed. Sm...
by terrulian
Mon May 10, 2021 2:45 pm
Forum: Cracker Larry's Corner: Boat Repair and Rebuild Support
Topic: Jaysen's Helms 24
Replies: 592
Views: 46994

Re: Jaysen's Helms 24

Jaysen,
I've had your page up on my computer for a long time but for some reason the site isn't updating...so now I have to go back to page 19 to see what you're up to. More after that...sorry.
by terrulian
Sun Mar 28, 2021 6:46 pm
Forum: Cracker Larry's Corner: Boat Repair and Rebuild Support
Topic: Jaysen's Helms 24
Replies: 592
Views: 46994

Re: Jaysen's Helms 24

It hurts nothing to hoist a single headsail on an extrusion with two slots. We ran double poled-out headsails off the wind: one was the genoa on a furler, and the other was a light nylon 125 with a wire luff that we hoisted behind the headstay and just shackled to a fitting on the deck. This system ...
by terrulian
Sun Mar 28, 2021 4:53 pm
Forum: Cracker Larry's Corner: Boat Repair and Rebuild Support
Topic: Jaysen's Helms 24
Replies: 592
Views: 46994

Re: Jaysen's Helms 24

Not that unusual to have two tracks. Possible uses: quick headsail change, or twin headsails for running.