On an exciting sailing day I was tired from hiking and bailing. How to rest while a DIY Electric Pump for Sail boats emptied the water.

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Goat Island Skiff group has developed a faster reefing system for cruising dinghies. No special fittings are needed so quick cheap and simple

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Simple to build boarding ladder for small boats from wood, fastenings and glue. Timber ladder mounted on transom for safety & convenience. Woodworking project for sailors

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Venturi Dinghy Self Bailers and Does your Sailing Dinghy need them? - Storer Boat Plans in Wood and Plywood

Checklist for choosing and fitting Dinghy Self Bailers to sail boats. Why they suit some boats but not others. Suitability for different events and uses.

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Fittings list for the Goat Island Skiff and other Lug rigged sailboats. Two suppliers who can ship full package.

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Discussion from long term Goat Island Skiff owners about sailing upwind in rough water and how the GIS handles it with Video evidence. They share some tips for sailing fast in rough conditions and reducing slap to next to nothing.

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Teo's Weekly Video series building a plywood sailing dinghy - the performance oriented Goat Island Skiff. Domonstration of building methods. He is currently up to week 18 (March 2020)

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Replace yard on a lug mainsail with a carbon windsurf mast. Replacing a standard wooden yard for the top of the balance lug sail on The Goat Island Skiff with a piece cut from a windsurfer mast.

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Some of the decisions that have to be made before ordering Goat Island Skiff or other lugsails.

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Question was how to stop a freestanding mast from falling out on a small sailboat? A few simple fittings and a neat solution

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