Technical
Elfida’s New Standing Rigging
Dave S writes… Having been lifted out of the water at the beginning of September, Thursday 2nd October saw Elfida […]
Carina’s Lazyjacks
Chris W writes… Lazyjacks Since the tear in the sailbag has been repaired we have taken the opportunity to install […]
Jocalia’s Windlass
Peter C writes… After 22 years of service, the casting holding Jocalia’s windlass motor gearbox assembly in the forepeak cupboard […]
Bosun’s bits: update from Carina
Authors Chris W and Steve B, on behalf of the Bosun team Many thanks to Dave B who created the […]
Lazy jacks and mainsail trim
Bob Baylis writes… Following the damage to the mainsail bag on Carina the Bosun team discussed the probable cause and […]
Elfida genoa furler
Dave Smith writes… Tim Phillips organised a rig inspection by Martin Leaning Riggers at Port Solent around the middle of […]
Kings Harbour Master LNTM 47/25
As you transit Portsmouth Harbour you will notice that the callsign used on Channel 11 is now Portsmouth VTS (Vessel […]
New Suzuki outboard for Jocalia
Peter Greinke recently shared news of Jocalia’s new outboard motor: a Suzuki D2.5, replacing the ageing 2-stroke Yamaha. After an […]
Jocalia’s battery monitoring
New batteries were fitted to Jocalia last August, and a fresh alternator is now installed. At the AGM, the club’s […]
Bosun’s bits: updates from Elfida and Carina
The latest maintenance reports and feedback from skippers have flagged a few key items that need sharing. These notes are […]
Jocalia’s course computer quirk
There is a known rare problem with Jocalia’s Course Computer, where it loses its calibration data and the heading symbol […]