I would say beyond a shadow of a doubt, the most important sailboat hardware has to be the thru-hulls. If a thru-hull, clamp or connecting hose fails, you'll be on the bottom pretty quickly.
My $.02
If you are looking to sail with comfort, safety or performance you may have to put together not only the wind, the ocean, the sails but your sailboat hardware.From blocks for proper sail trim to furling units for easy sail handling. These are examples of some important salling hardware: Bailers, Blocks, Rigging, Winches, Shackles and rope cluches.
The most important is that stern plug that you must put in EVERY TIME YOU SAIL.
Ahem.
Sorry pie. Sailboats don't have stern plugs.
No need to apologiz, just tell me what yyou call the little black rubber thing that I plug into the hole in my stern every time I put my boat (a sailboat) into the water.
If you're depending on a "little black plug" to keep your boat from sinking, you're much more brave than I am. I would STRONGLY suggest you install a thru-hull. Carry on.
Given that my boat - and the thousands others like it - was designed by a very well known sailboat designer (Gordon Douglass) and it was his idea, I think I will be okay and not modify his design.
And when I do a Google search for "stern plug", a picture of the little black rubber thing shows up...
Good luck venturing offshore then. Regards.
I'm going to have t-shirts made for my sailing team that say, "Sailboats don't have stern plugs." :)
Hope to see you in the Syd-Hob or VOR then. Good luck.
What size do you wear? I'll save a shirt for you...
So what do you think Steve, could it be that some sailboats actually do have stern plugs?
Well, I'll be. A dinghy that DOES have a stern plug! Nice catch! I stand corrected. I'm going to have all six of the thru-hulls on my boat removed and replaced with plugs. Thanks so much! Regards.
Buy a seventh and put it in your mouth too :)
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