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Stanchion Bases
Stanchion bases are an often forgotten about, yet important, portion of our boat. They are responsible for giving our boat’s lifelines ‘a foot to stand on’ – so to speak. Unfortunately, stanchion bases are also a major reason for soft decks. We (at The Rigging Co.) tend to think this is because of the long fulcrum that is naturally created by the…
A Foiling Wonder
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Views from Aloft
The Rigging Company aloft to install a digital apparent wind instrument. An Osprey made its nest on top of it and broke the cheaply made mounting plate right off. The view of a Bristol 43, nice boat! Any guesses as to where we are? Thanks for having a look at the view.
W O W!!
I am sure if you keep up with the Louis Vuitton Cup you have already seen this. Either way just go ahead and watch 2:09. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFjxEfg_mEw&w=420&h=315] W O W!! Thanks to the Americas Cup YouTube feed for allowing us American’s to actually watch some of the AMERICAS CUP! ;-0)
A True World Cruiser
I don’t know what it is, but I really like this boat. It almost looks armored…. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM4Rzcm_Df0&w=560&h=315] Where do you want to go we are ready! Check out the JourneymanSailing channel for more vids.