Here is a real Santa Cruz. Albeit, a heavily modified one, in this case an SC52. This one had a deeper keel with T-bulb added along with a large "sugar" scoop transom extension and a deeper shorter cord rudder. These mods have been proven very effective. Nice sailing boats.

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Have you ever seen anything you can't explain while sailing?
https://enigmalabs.io/collection/1ac6fede-9cbe-49aa-8b44-169fd90b9e33

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Keel Blisters to address now or later?
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PVC or PU rain bibs with non-elastic shoulder straps

I am a huge fan of low-tech PU/PVC foul weather gear. I am on year 8 of my grundens jacket / carhartt bibs combo. However, I absolutely hate the elastic shoulder straps. They stretch and I'm constantly stepping on my own bibs! And as the years go by, they stretch even more.

I don't care if they are cheap amazon generic ones or fancy branded ones - does anyone know of bibs that don't have this elastic shoulder strap?

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What to tip ASA Sailing instructor?

I recently took a 6-day on-board ASA sailing course in Mexico (101-104). The cost of the whole package was something like US$2700 and included food and certifications. The instructor and assistant instructor (young woman who came along for the ride for free and helped) were excellent.

The school recommended a "15-20% tip per student" which honestly just sounds excessive considering the cost of the course (and that there are 2 instructors). It's my humble opinion that tips aren't supposed to replace full salaries, nor make up for if someone is otherwise underpaid, but I also don't want to rip off those instructors who did a good job.

Am I wrong to balk at that amount? What tip is reasonable?



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First Boat

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More Bad news on Catalina Yachts

https://loosecannon.substack.com/p/catalina-yachts-owner-evicted-from

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What is this style of hull called without a cabin on deck and is there a modern version of it
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Emergency Inflating hole filler.

I'm wondering why we don't have any kind of emergency inflation devices to fill hull damage.

Think of a pfd that inflates automatically when submerged or via a pull cord. In the case of a major hull puncture I feel like this could potentially save a boat, and if not save a boat, dramatically decrease the amount of water ingress and buy time for escaping the boat safely.

I understand that these types of devices likely would not save many boats as it would likely punctureo we time as the boat rocks and rolls, however I think in a lot of situations this could buy an hour or two at least. This time could potentially be used to put together a more appropriate fix for the situation or at minimum escaping a vessel.

I'm imagining a rod, or dowel shaped device, that you could cram through a hole, and rip a pull cord, and this would create a twofold patch, the material on the exterior and interior would create a water tight seal against the hull, inside and out, while also pressing material outward against the interior of the damage.

I've thought of this many times and can't think of a reason that it shouldn't work other than that most hull damage is not uniform or at all easy to predict, one puncture is going to look entirely different from the next.

Anyways just thought I'd post and see if it started a discussion

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Australians, how much do you pay for your hull clean?

I'm just curious how much people are paying to have thier hull cleaned in water. Also how big is the hull?

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