http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/ For owners and admirers of the Pacific S Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:09:20 GMT rmh4@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15169 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15169 Pete, My '81 PSC, has dual compression posts on either side of the passageway.....port side is at the corner of the galley....starboard at the corner of a Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:50:30 GMT Marshall Wright http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15168 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15168 Also you may find a 2x4 or so down the center of the bilge set n notches n the various bilge partitions to keep everything aligned and tied together. IRS a Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:47:01 GMT Marshall Wright http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15167 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15167 You don't anchor. Most posts r aligned with a patition, then screwd into an adjacent casework. The post is set on the sill that is dirctly over a a below sill Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:11:51 GMT Peter http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15166 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15166 Has anyone with an older Flicka ('78 - '80) built (or had built) a compression post? If so, how did you anchor it at the base? Thanks, Pete Tern (1979) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:58:40 GMT Gunther http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15165 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15165 Bill, The bow hawser chafed through. We could hear the strands popping one by one (sounded like a rifle shot). The bow then swung around and the only thing Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:42:43 GMT wfhogan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15164 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15164 WOW! I moored in that cove last summer. Those moorings are stout - did you drag, or did the lines (For those not familiar, they use two at Catalina, bow and Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:04:09 GMT Gunther http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15163 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15163 Bill, I can attest to the conditions you were facing. My two buddies and I were moored in Isthmus Cove/Catalina Island on Tuesday night in a Pearson 26. We Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:55:56 GMT Angus http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15162 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15162 Hi Bill I've never had any trouble with my Schaeffer 750 series furler. It's very well built and has never gone wrong. The only time I had a problem was my Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:57:34 GMT atmarineservices@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15161 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15161 It seems that uv is the biggest drawback. Right know, it is safe to say 5 years, but many claim 7-10. After it needs replaced, you already have the hardware, Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:47:43 GMT luv2bsailin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15160 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15160 And what about chafe? Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:35:56 GMT Bert http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15159 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15159 How does the synthetic standing rigging hold up to UV? Bert Dream Catcher, #261 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:30:41 GMT atmarineservices@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15158 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15158 I appreciate all the info on this topic. It seems to be spot on on the boats capeabilities. Just before haulout the late october, I went out in a few big Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:28:38 GMT clarence conrad http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15157 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15157 I agree with and really like the idea of keeping things  looking Salty and Pyratical lol   Rat Lines   Bronze  Hank on  Tan  Bark and actually the Gaff Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:36:18 GMT wfhogan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15156 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15156 Hi Gus - Sure - feel free to post it there - People should know what the little boat is capable of. I'm really torn regarding roller furling. The boat is Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:56:00 GMT Angus http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15155 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15155 Hi Bill many thanks for posting your story. It's a great read and reminds me of many experiences I have had in the Caraway. In my case I have a furling jib on