How To

How to do stuff like buy a boat, run a regatta, fix a hole.

Flying Scot Winter Boat Storage How-To

Let me start by saying that the way that I store my boat for the winter works for me. This method will not work for everyone and certainly not every boat type. This article is only intended to describe how I store my Flying Scot. When storing your boat make sure to take the properties of the surrounding area into consideration. I will describe some of the issues that you might see but it is not possible to cover every possible scenario.

Flying Scot Centerboard Repair

If you own a boat somewhere along the way you will have to do some epoxy and fiber glass work. It is not hard but it does require some planning and patience. For a while I had known that the centerboard in my Flying Scot was a mess. It got to the point that I did not even sweat it when I heard it banging on rocks. Last fall I decided that it was time to make the necessary repairs on the board during the winter. In the following text I describe what it takes to repair the end of a Flying Scot centerboard but thes

Mooring Information

The easiest way to get a mooring is to have one prebuilt by Boats & Motors.  They are very helpful and right down the street from the club.

These are guidelines for the construction and placement of moorings in the club anchorage. A drawing that shows various acceptable moorings with the associated parts and construction is shown below.

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