Pat, I have just recently traveled that road. I started with an over the transom ladder made of aluminum and plastic. That didn't last and was soon broke. I...
I noticed that under a fresh brease a working jib alone would create noticeble and unpleasant lee helm while the genoa alone keeps the boat balanced. For short...
Thanks for the input, I only like making things once ( but that seldom happens) My lastest idea is a foldup platform with a ladder hinged off the bottom of the...
I forgot to crank up my keel when mooring to my buoy. At a very low tide the keel got in the mud and it broke the cable right at the keel connection. It also...
After a honeymoon first season with YoYo, we had our first "argument" today as I pulled her out for the season. (Maybe she was mad at the prospect of a winter...
That is a hard one i think that the tongue has to stuck out the left side of your mouth or is the right side hmmmm.... let me think..... Seriously it should...
Hi All! I just acquired class #1473 from Steve Snyder, a member of this group, and would like to introduce myself. My name is Bernard Brooks, and I sail out of...
Hi Bernard....welcome to the group!!! Have you named your boat yet? If you get a chance you should post some pics of her. Surface warfare huh?....maybe you...
I put a set of oar locks on the Siren and used 8' oars for the first time . The oars do work and push the boat around nicely,I wouldn't want to go a long...
Hi All, I have named hull #1473 "Athena", in honor of the Greek goddess of wisdom & knowlege, and reputed to be the inventor of the boat. I searched the 'net...
- ... aft, ... retaining pin to ... problem ... down with one hand while holding it up with the other.The trick is too get some one to give it a slap down with...
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When I drop the mast I stand on the back hatch and give the mast a small hit on the top of the mast. I think I also kinda push forward a bit to. Its easy for...
... sides of the gunnels. About a 1'&1/2 back, between the cockpit and the jib track. {They look good buy a nice chrome pair}They need to be about an inch...
Hi Bernard, and welcome to the site. Cindy and I did a lot of research to find a name for our Siren to come up with the name "Lorelei" which I believe was the...
Hi, We've just joined this group, a week earlier we acquired our first sailboat, a Siren. Anyway, perhaps someone could tell us how to find the hull number,...
Hello Julian & Sally, You should find the hull number on the starboard side of the transom, outboard, as part of the serial number. If I have deciphered the ...
Hi Jeff & Cindy, I missed "Lorelei" as she is from German mythology; Lorelei is the siren that led sailors to their deaths at a treacherous narrows in the...
Alas the hurricane winds before the Canadian Thanksgiving took their toll on my poor Mimosa. I need some major work done. Anone have any preferences where...
I've put off ordering a set of sails for my Siren long enough. Does anyone know when Genco has their winter sail sale? I understand in the past it has been...
Hi Jerry, Last week I ordered a new 110% furling genoa with uv cover from Genco. The sail sail discount they quoted me was 15% off if I placed the order...
Someone said that they could not find the real names of the Sirens. Well here they are. Depending on the author there may have been two, three, four, six, or...
It's lost in history, but YoYo was she who lured seamen to her embrace with a round toy that went up and down on a string. Or was it she who played a cello? ...
Thank you for your inquiry. A mainsail for your Siren 17 would be $465.00 (includes sail slugs) and reefs are $85.00 per row. Note that these prices do not...
I was asked a question about another boat and I went to one of my favourite places for boat group information, the Good Old Boat magazine site and discovered...
