Plastic Classic Forum

I am on the market to buy and install a satellite data system so that I can have simple Internet anywhere in the world. My main goal is to have access to weather, email, bank accounts, simple web browsing for research etc. I just visited Satellite Phone Store in San Diego and they are recommending m...

Thank you guys for your reply is very much appreciated and now I have something to go on continue with. I am feeling like maybe just replacing these portholes with “lights but I found on defender.com and there are three models that are within my budget. Can I please leave the leave them here if you ...

Hello guys I am currently trying to stop the leak in my port late… I have those cheap aluminum port lights that come standard on almost every boat through the late 70s and 80s picture is attached. So far I disassembled the porch light and put it back together using silicon sparingly. I then used but...

Awesome... much obliged.

Thank you for the resource… I went through it but it still seems that I’m lacking some given knowledge about reefing in general. For example how do you pull the leech down so that you can hook the tack floppy rings into the goose neck ring in a hard blow? Are there lines that live in the reef tacks ...

Hello, As I’m now rerigging I need to instal reefing for mainsail. Previously my boat had behind-the-mast furling and now I’m using slab reefing on standard conventional main, so I have nothing in place for reefing. To start out I’m hoping to install a simple and strong system first... what do y’all...

Great responses... I’ll be referencing this as I proceed. Thank you.

I m now ready to replace all lines on my boat... I have 1/2 genoashets 60 feet long each, 1/2” halyards that are spliced into steel wire and are 90 feet in length... going to west marine has so many options it’s overwhelming. For cruising what are tips to replace my currents rig and what tips can yo...

Garhauer offers a range of boomvangs from 2800lbs to 500... how do I know what is the correct size for my Pearson 365?

I have a Pearson 365 and I do not have a whiskerpole yet, nor do I have a track or any special rigging.... how do I select the proper size for my boat?

I am hoping to buy sails from an overseas factory since this is what my local sailmakers are doing anyways… However I would like a good recommendation for who is the best overseas sailmaker that I should order from. Your answer is greatly appreciated thank you.

I am hoping to create a water tight fitting for the propane hose going through the top yet into the cabin. What makes this presumably more challenging is that the gas line has a feeling there’s about an inch wide in diameter but the line itself is only about half an inch wide in diameter so what is ...