My b
rother came to our house for Christmas which was a special gift. A week later, we received another gift from him – a box of perfectly custom-made bronze genoa stop screws*! He is a professional machinist so this job was nothing for him. He’ll have a website up soon, as we’ve urged him to start a side business machining custom parts for our fellow salty dogs. In the meantime, he can be reached at sharpe3006@gmail.com.
*Translation for our non-sailing friends: A genoa is a sail on the front of the boat that complements the main sail. It’s sheets (ropes) are attached to an apparatus called a genoa car that is mounted on a genoa track that is mounted on each side rail of a sailboat with such sails. Genoa stop screws hold the genoa car in place based on how you want the genoa sail to interact with the wind. When the screws are twisted up (to remove the tension), the car moves smoothly along the track. Get it?
Those are gorgeous! Happy sailing indeed!
Our brother is amazing~High quality work he does! They look beautiful Kim!!
Indeed he is and does! The new screws are better than the originals!
Wow–I’m so enthralled with the story of the screws that now I want my own boat/ship!!! Is there a way I can use them on my kayak?
I’m sure we could hook you up, Dottie. The canoe Clay built me includes some bronze cleats for tying it up to shore.