Gimmicks and Gadgets

A technical column by Roger Waite of Rocky River discussing various boat improvements and sailing gadgets. The article covers a turnbuckle jaw design contributed by Logan Goar, a stainless steel rod system from Jack Barnes, boom vang designs discussed by Corinthian Waite and Ted Wells, and various other modifications to improve Thistle performance and handling.

This is a summary. The full article text is © the Thistle Class Association — read the original scan via the link above.

• boat design
• technical improvements
• turnbuckle
• boom vang
• rod systems
• Rocky River
• engineering