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DIY Sailboat Projects

Propeller shaft struts like this one make removing cutless bearings easier. However, the distance between the aft end of the bearing and the forward face of the prop shouldn’t exceed the diameter of the shaft. In this example, the gap between the strut and key is too great, thus there’s too much load on the shaft.

Shaft Bearings

Bearing Down on Shaft Bearings: Removing and replacing this key component in your boat’s drivetrain assembly takes care and persistence.

Moore 24 Gannet

Refitting Gannet

Circumnavigator Webb Chiles refits the deck of his Moore 24 with a roller-furling jib, solar panels and new lifelines.

Creative can storage

Reader Tip: Can Storage

Have you rummaged through the can locker to look for something and thought, “there must be a better way…”? Well, there is!

The girls kayaking through the San Diego mooring field near our anchorage.

To the City of Peace

We’re leaving San Diego as we came, our boom broken. We’re going to try to get it repaired in Mexico. Absurd? Crazy? Maybe. I can’t

Propeller shaft struts like this one make removing cutless bearings easier. However, the distance between the aft end of the bearing and the forward face of the prop shouldn’t exceed the diameter of the shaft. In this example, the gap between the strut and key is too great, thus there’s too much load on the shaft.

Shaft Bearings

Bearing Down on Shaft Bearings: Removing and replacing this key component in your boat’s drivetrain assembly takes care and persistence.

Moore 24 Gannet

Refitting Gannet

Circumnavigator Webb Chiles refits the deck of his Moore 24 with a roller-furling jib, solar panels and new lifelines.

Creative can storage

Reader Tip: Can Storage

Have you rummaged through the can locker to look for something and thought, “there must be a better way…”? Well, there is!

The girls kayaking through the San Diego mooring field near our anchorage.

To the City of Peace

We’re leaving San Diego as we came, our boom broken. We’re going to try to get it repaired in Mexico. Absurd? Crazy? Maybe. I can’t

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