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Date Posted: - Thursday - 07/20/06 - 9:01pm
Author: Chuck M40 Sea Trek
Author Host/IP: 1Cust7797.an1.hou17.da.uu.net / 63.20.30.117
Subject: Roller Furling
In reply to: Lawrence Killingsworth 's message, "Roller Furling on a M40" on - Tuesday - 07/18/06 - 4:47pm

Lawrence, we have been doing some heavy duty cruising on Sea Trek for 15 years with our Harken furler and it has performed flawlessly with a 120 Genoa.

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[> [> Good Stuff -- Lawrence Killingsworth M40 Ta' Ata Ori, - Friday - 07/21/06 - 11:41am (67.105.128.162.ptr.us.xo.net/67.105.128.162)

Thanks, Chuck. I know Harken makes good stuff. I just replaced the original Barient genoa sheet winches on Ta' Ata Ori with bronze, Harken 44 two-speed self-tailers.

I was looking at the photos you have posted of Sea Trek. Are your masts aluminum? If so, where were they fabricated? If not, how are they holding up with the extensive cruising you have done? I'm looking to perhaps replace my main mast. The former owner (quite a handy fellow) made it himself about 25 years ago on Nuku Hiva in the French Marquesas, after he was dismasted at sea. I asked him what kind of wood it was made of and his response was, "Whatever we could get."

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[> [> [> Masts -- Chuck M40 Sea Trek, - Friday - 07/21/06 - 7:09pm (160-pool1.ras01.dfw01.dial.cogentco.com/206.149.160.160)

Lawrence, The spars are aluminum and were purchased from Annapolis Spars in Maryland. Apparently the boat came to the US sans sticks. We just did an Awl-Grip job on them two years ago because they were starting to oxidize badly. But the boat is 26 years old. We have Awl-Gripped everything from the waterline up over the last few years and it us holding up well. We have done all of the work ourselves using the Awl-Grip system and following their directions to the letter. We rolled the paint and primers on the spars.

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