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#1
In my quest for a replacement mizzen sail, im faced with the decision: fixed foot or loose foot...

I have a hunch which might be best...but wondering what everyone else's experience is.  Anyone have a loose footed mizzen?  Easier or harder to keep flat than a fixed?  or on a sail so small, will it even make a noticeable difference?

Thanks yall for any advice or input!
#2
Thanks so much Dale, that makes alot of sense.  Good to hear it will be worth the extra cost to go full battens!

#3
Cool to learn, thanks for posting the link!  If you can, post a picture of how it all turns out when you finish. I'm sure many of us contemplating cabin sole options will appreciate seeing what you did.
#4
So I'm on the hunt for a new mizzen as mine is past it's prime.

I've found a few used options, and have a number of quotes from sail lofts for new ones.

Before i pull the trigger I wanted to ask and get y'all's input on a fully battened mizzen...

Have folks made the switch from a partial to a full battened mizzen?  Worth the extra cost?  Noticeable changes in sail performance or trim?  Or should I save the extra money and put it towards other projects?

I'm on the fence and can see the benefits of going either route.

Thanks in advance!



#5
I'm nowhere near CT but would love to have a template like that.  Currently I have the factory finished non skid down below with vinyl and rugs on top.  A proper new sole is on my wish list. Do you know what you will be replacing your sole with?
#6
Chandlery / Re: Mizzen and mizzen staysail.
November 10, 2020, 12:49:53 PM
Thanks Dale, will give you a call!
#7
Chandlery / Re: Mizzen and mizzen staysail.
October 22, 2020, 09:54:43 AM
I know this post is a bit old, but worth asking!  Do you still have a mizzen sail you are wanting to find a new home for? 

I have patched, sewed, taped, and limped my mizzen....but now its time for to retire it and find a replacement.

Thanks!
#8
Okay, I found a picture I took of the bow before the great bow remodel.

Note the boom pedestal just aft of the anchor platform.  Does anyone's else have this arrangement?

Looks like the boom attaches to the swiveling bracket on the top of the pedestal.

But there is no turnbuckle or any similar apparatus in the chain locker for a stay reinforcement.

Could this have been rigged such that the sail could be raised without an associated stay?

Intrigued by the mystery,
Ryan
#9
Beautiful work!
#10
Hello all!

My 1977 Ketch has the factory option of a second headsail.  Aft of the anchor platform, there is a circular deck attachment point for a boom, and forward of the main there is a track for the sheet. 

The boat came with a boom, however.....there is no inner forestay....

And..there is not an inner forestay chainplate.  I also cant seem to identify an upper attachment point on the mast for the stay.

There is also not an extra cleat or winch in the cockpit for the sheet...

In summary, I cant seem to figure out how this inner foresail should be set up!

I was hopeful that the collective wisdom on here might be able to help me understand how she was originally rigged!

Does anyone know?  With the factory option, was there a wire inner stay?  If so, where did it attach on deck and on the mast?

I am eager to figure out this rig!  Was this originally a solent?  staystail?  or storm jib rig?  Looking at the backstays, it looks like the sail needs to extend to the mast head, or to the spreaders. On the forward side of the main, just below the spreaders, there is a small, un0-used, lonely block.

Any ideas, pictures, schematics, or advice would be super helpful! 

I will try to upload some pictures of the boom deck fitting.

Thanks much for any help yall can lend!
Ryan
#11
Those rounded doors do look much nicer!  I still have the original square and plain jane teak formica doors.  Would be nice to spruce them up.

RE windvane pics, sure thing, ill start a new post and add some pictures.

#12
Thank you so much Amity!  I found some teak doors off a Tartan, and was hopeful I could perhaps make them fit.  They were too small however.  Thanks again for the measuring!
Ryan
#13
I'm currently away from the boat, with an odd request.  Does anyone know the size of the head door and/or v-berth door?

Thanks In advance!
Ryan
#14
Pearson 365/367 Yacht Club / Re: New 365 owner!
January 14, 2020, 05:23:47 PM
Hi Dale,

Thanks for the welcome!

Good questions....

I had been (soft) boat shopping for about 2 years, and (hard) boat shopping for about a year.  The P365 was on my short list of makes/models.  The timing worked out just right, and I was able to view the boat up there just a few days after it was listed (and visit family all in the same trip!).  I had been attracted to the build quality, sail plan, and layout of the 365s, and she turned out to be the right one for me.   Importantly, I could tell the previous owner was someone I wanted to buy a boat from.  Having inquired about hundreds of boats, i've learned how important that is.

She is a 1977 (cutter?) ketch, seafoam green, with a recently rebuilt engine, well equipped with a windvane and autopilot.  She will need some interior updates, as the teak vaneer is crying out for some modernizing.  The teak anchor platform was in need of repair, and have been in the process (with the great help from the previous owner) of building and installing a replacement platform and a new windlass. 

I've been sailing since 2007, having had some trailer sailors, as well as a 29 ft sloop.  Looking forward to learning all the nuisances of this new sail plan. Currently looking forward to the trip down the east coast with her.  Her new home port will be in Shell Point, FL, so plenty of opportunities for cruises short and long!

Best,
Ryan

#15
Pearson 365/367 Yacht Club / New 365 owner!
January 14, 2020, 07:36:59 AM
Hello forum members,

I am the proud new owner of a 1977 365 Ketch!   

I found her in Virginia while visiting family, and over the past few months have been preparing her for the voyage home to Florida's panhandle. 

What started out as a quick haul-out for a bottom job grew into a slightly larger series of fun, time consuming, and not all together inexpensive string of upgrades and repairs.

This forum has been a wealth of information during the process, and I wanted to send my thanks.

I have any number of questions that I want to ask y'all, but will save those for another post.

Just wanted to introduce myself (Ryan) and my new boat (formerly Sine, awaiting re-christening).

Best,
Ryan