Gene writes.... Googled "Spin-Tec" and a comment in your blog showed up. I'm looking at this furling system and was wondering if you'd purchased one or have received any comments about them from locals? Gene S/V Mardalee Bremerton, WA Wow, that post about Spin-Tec was back from January...

This is a great article by Mark Matthews on Sailnet.com about his DIY project to replace the standing rigging on his boat. I must admit that this always seemed like something a cruising couple should know how to do but now I can see that while not trivial its a very doable project and something that...