Sage Marine Forum

Thanks Jerry. DM-3 and DM-4 look identical. Sizes are real close. Used a set of cheapo plastic calipers to measure. Side note regarding the standing rig. More than care now when stepping or dropping the mast. Friend and 3 other buddies tried circumnavigating L. Superior on couple Hobies this past se...

Just measured the mast. ~2 3/4 x 2 1/8”. Checked out the Dwyer Mast sight. If a Dwyer mast the profile and dimensions look to be a DM-3.

Is it a Dwyer DM-4?

Curious to what Sage Marine uses in construction of transom and bulkheads? Old, questionable memory of seeing images of plywood being used on the bulkheads. This months Practical Sailor magazine had an article comparing the +/- of Coosa, foam, end grain balsa and plywood. Didn’t realize until readin...

Probably should have named Vela, Magnet.
Jerry’s design. Sage’s build. Attracts many people off and on the water.
Winter(snow on the ground) has arrived. 143-173 days until the beginning of the season.

We have had couple days of gale force NE winds and cold rain. Leaves dropping like snowflakes in a Northwoods winter blizzard. Vela now sits sheltered from the elements. Glad I put Vela to rest last Friday. The last sail was close to a perfect day. Awesome autumn colors illuminated by shafts of ligh...

Checked the padeye fitting for any burrs or edge. Feels smooth. No wear on the line where it sits slack at the pad eye when the daggerboard/drop keel is down. Guessing if the pad eye was the issue the ~1500nm of sailing relatively choppy conditions of L. Superior might result in chaff if a burr/edge...

A life saver. Or at least peace of mind. This season Vela and I experienced an almost knock down. Didn’t make it into the marina before getting slammed by a squall. Just had enough time to drop, tie down the sail and just hook in. If the S15 had spreaders I think they would have been close to or tou...

Needed to replace the section of line that runs from the daggerboard/drop keel snap shackle to the block set up. My township road is a gravel/dirt mile of rumble strip. 26 round trips last season resulted in the covering of the line where it turns 90°at cabin roof to wear. I do remember to drop the ...

Thanks Jerry. Just downloaded the Harken 6 pdf manual. Simple winch to service. I like simple.