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I unfortunately do not know how to dry out the wood. i seem to remember seeing some kind of resin compound to strengthen rotted wood. i would definitely recommend putting in some inspection ports. you should be able to see where mine are in previous pictures. I had to do some work on my daggerboard ...

on the water time is really the only way to work out kinks.. of which i still have many. the shroud tensioning system sounds right. mine does the same thing. The shroud comes down and clips to a block with a tackle on it which is connected to a purchase system (3:1 i think) that is all located aroun...

I don't have the GP rig either, and I have no bobstay. The system works well for me. I don't know whether the difference in rigging between GP and non GP was personal preference, or whether the bobstay was there for support, but I don't think you need it on the non GP rig. If you want to keep the bo...

I go to school at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and i will be around for a good bit of the summer.

Awesome! I actually go to school in Worcester, and will be here for part of the summer, maybe at some point we can meet up? also have you seen this thread: http://forum.international14.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1217&start=15 I started it a while ago for us old school 14ers (aka those of us that can't ...

Matt, I would be more than happy to help with anything i can. i am no expert, but i have put a good bit of work in to improve the systems to my liking. it is an ongoing process of trial and error. hopefully with some teamwork we can get less of the "error" part of the the process. as far as the mast...

So, my name is Matt, and I'm a senior at Worcester polytechnic institute as a Mechanical Engineer. I am also the captain of our small sailing team and a OD 14 and sailor. I am currently working on designing a senior project, about designing something with regards to sailing, and specifically 14s (be...

hmm i never thought of a barberhauler. if you could maybe snap a pic that would be helpful. my thought about reusing the track is that i have the space, and the hardware already (and, as a broke college kid, can't afford new ratcheting blocks) I already have nice harken cam cleats and angle risers, ...

So i am thinking of re-doing my jib lead system because mine has a lot of friction in it (AKA when i uncleat the jib i need to physically pull the line through in order to actually release the jib), and was wondering what you guys thought of your setups. do they trim right, is there a lot of frictio...

I am less than a week away from getting home from school, and on the water and I am ready to start practicing. Anyone interested in doing some get togethers/ informal racing?

Sounds interesting, j would love to read it if I can get a copy!

I am super excited that this group keeps growing! I will be on the water as soon as i get back from school in may. if it is going to be portsmouth yardstick, anyone know where to find reliable numbers for the boats? mine is an OD with a standard rig.

Nice work, i had a feeling the 29ers would be no match.. 14 rules

from everything ive heard, the 29er shouldn't be much competition for your boat. but im curios as to how it goes. please post after the racing

Ahhh that may be one of the reasons mine doesn't work so smoothly. i was thinking of modifying the fiberglass cross piece that is more forward. does anyone have any idea to improve my setup?