R-23
Newsletter Index
December 1994 Dec94_s.pdf
New Crew Comes Aboard (Arvel and Pat Gentry take over R-23 Newsletter)
The Skipper and Kittiwake (Ranger 23 No. 20)
Currents and Tide (a computer program helps)
Outboard Problems
My Latest Mistake (life line problem)
Editor’s Opinions (what works for me might not work for you)
Kittiwake Special
Why We Sail, I Get the Bug (my first sail)
Hull Number 20 (first race successes)
Switch to the Tall Rig (taller mast helps)
The Move to the Northwest
Kittiwake Races Again
An Engineer Looks at Sailing (developer of modern sail theory)
Gentry-verklikkers (The Gentry Tuft System)
Sailing Theories Finally Accepted
Kittiwake Helps Win America's Cup (mast design)
More America's Cup Research (mast and keel designs)
April 1995 April95_s.pdf
Keel Problems (“keel sump was overflowing”)
Using the Tallboy Staysail
Sailing With Children by Pat Gentry
Oldest R-23 Owner (Philip Hecht at 82)
R-23 PHRF Ratings
What is a Standard R-23?
Keel Sump Repair
The Work Plan (sump crack, keel movement)
Keel Removal
Strengthening the Sump
The New Cabin Sole
Keel Installation
Cost
August 1995 Aug95_s.pdf
Leigton Wood and Wahini II
From Marv Marcus (outboard support, jib reefing)
Recommended Reading
Bloopers (that strange downwind sail)
Kittiwake Race Report
Think it Through First! (go slow, consider all aspects of the problem)
Clay Weekley & Kurt Weiss (supporting the R-23 Class)
Climbing The Mast
Going Aloft (without muscle)
Safety
The Mast Climbing System
Genoa Car Adjustment
Ranger 23 Side Labels (vinyl labels replace broken originals)
Weight Distribution (keeping the transom out of the water)
November 1995 (Special Double Issue) Nov95_s.pdf
Deborah Lag - Our California Girl
Greg Deegan's Got Wet Feat
How Are Your Keel Bolts? (John de Reeder reports on keel sump stiffening)
David & Nan Evans - Blue Parrot
Ranger 23 Gear (photos of Kittiwake’s equipment)
Ranger 23 Tall Rig Sail Plan Drawing
1995 Member List
Kittiwake Goes Cruising
How to Adjust Your Compass (using range marks, azimuth of sun method)
Ranger 23 Transom Traveler Replacement (by Ed Marks)
February 1996 Feb96_s.pdf
A Major Overhaul for Seanile (Dennis Reim does major refit of his R-23)
Sailing and the Internet (interesting www sites)
Repairing the R-23 Sliding Hatch and Hatch Cover (by Arvel Gentry)
Building New Teak Rails
Hatch Cover Repair
Repainting the Sliding Hatch
Installation of Teak Rails
Reinstalling the Hatch Cover
May 1996 May96_s.pdf
Fun Under Spinnaker (Kittiwake takes on water)
Sailing in Washington State on Kittiwake (by Deborah Lage)
A Trip to the Bay Area (North Sails 3DL plant, sailing on California Girl)
Cinnabar's Paint Job (Jim Josephs, removing forward lowers?)
Race Reports (Phil Hecht’s Spunky; Mike Daw’s Renegade, Douglas McDonald)
Sailing to Windward With the Gentry Tuft System
Some Telltale History
The Leading Edge Separation Bubble
Tuft System Installation
Driving The Boat
September 1996 Sept96_s.pdf
Jean Penney's Illusions
Tuning the Ranger 23 Rig (don’t let your stick fall down)
Preliminary Adjustments at the Dock
Tuning Under Sail
What Size for #2 and #3 Genoas?
A Simple Idea (supporting outboard on hatch boards for service)
Ranger 23 Spinnaker Handling
Equipment
Rigging the Spinnaker at the Dock
Approaching the Windward Mark
The Mark Rounding
The Spinnaker Jibe
Changing Spinnakers
Dropping the Spinnaker
December 1996 Dec96_s.pdf
Cruising With the Blue Parrot (by David Evans)
This Summer’s Projects on Blue Parrot
(spar painting, keel fairing, rigging, coaming box, drink holder,
batter tray, head hatch spring, winter cover, GPS)
Next Summer’s Blue Parrot Projects
(roller furler, turning blocks, bebed stanchions and chain plates, glasswork)
Making Your Own Genoa (by Arvel Gentry)
A New 135% Genoa for Kittiwake
Requirements
Some Assembly Required! (The Sailrite genoa kit)
Getting Organized
Sewing the Sail Panels
Applying the Corner Patches
Joining the Four Large Sections
Luff, Leech and Foot Tapes
Installing Steel Corner Rings
Installing the Leech Line Pocket
Applying the Sail Numbers
Applying Draft Stripes
Installing Spreader Patches
How Did It Come Out?
Comments from Sailrite
April 1997 April97_s.pdf
Crewing on Other Boats (Arvel’s experiences sailing on 6-meter, Kialoa III
and on Dennis Conner’s America’s Cup boats in Newport, Rhode Island)
A Ranger 23 Goes High Tech (Doug McDonald fixes to the keel sump)
E-Mail
Halyard Stuck?
Tiller and Rudder Shaft Problems
Tall or Short Rig?
New to the Ranger 23?
Internet and the Web
Letters to the Editor
The Best Summer Ever! (from the Myers Family)
(water in balsa core, topsides crazing, thin gelcoat?)
Report From Texas (Robert Faber)
(rewiring, replaced running rigging, traveler, awning,)
Report from Marv Marcus
(installed 11 gal. fuel tank, cleaning headstay foil track,
cockpit hatch holders)
Kittiwake’s North Sails 3DL genoa
Spinnaker Handling Ideas (from Clay Weekley and Marv Markus)
More Spinnaker Handling by Arvel Gentry
Rigging
Packing the Spinnaker
Spinnaker Trim
The Light Wind Jibe
The Leeward mark Rounding
August 1997 Aug97_s.pdf
A Near Miss for Kittiwake (almost head on with a Santa Cruz 50)
California Girl is Big Time (she’s featured in SAILING Magazine)
Single-handed Sailing, With Help (on Kittiwake)
Autopilot Installation
Using the Autopilot
Stuck Halyard Problem (Royce Stauffer solves rats nest problem, really!)
(Stewart Smith solves his stuck halyard problem)
Cabin Window Maintenance (from Richard Clark. Re-beds port lights with
Silicon seal, not 3M 5200! Bending mast to flatten mainsail?)
Sail Shopping (a visit to the Seattle Boat Show, what to look for)
Keep Your Bottom Clean (from Richard Clark, windows in sails?)
The R-23 Is Not a Dinghy (from Jim Lilliston. R-23 heeling angle,
fuel line through transom, how are sail numbers assigned?)
Hard Starting Outboard?
Ideas (Mark Nicklanovich, GS and fish-finder/depth sounder installation)
Ranger 23 FUN Boat (a different Gary Mull design than the Ranger 23)
Cabin Bulkhead Replacement (details wanted)
November 1997 Nov97_s.pdf
Ranger 23 on Front Cover (from Stewart Smith)
(R-23 on cover of Hardin County, Tennessee, Magazine)
Kittiwake 1997 Racing Report (first in class and first overall in Summer Series)
Explenture!@? Goes Cruising (by Ike Stephenson)
Single-handing the Ranger 23 (jack lines, Autohelm)
Installing the Hood 700 Roller Furler (by Royce Stauffer)
Mail Bag
T-track Sliders (from Richard Clark, sources for old sliders?)
Keel Problems (from Bill Strebel, water leaking into keel sump)
Hard Aground! (from Bill Strebel, keel-sump joint problem?)
Rudder Shape, Speed & Depth Sensors (from Richard Clark)
Weather Helm, Transducers (from David Evans)
Tiller Replacement (from Richard Clark, replacement source?)
Boom Vang (from David Evans, bending the boom? Traveler car?)
Stuck Halyard Problem (from Royce Stauffer)
R-23s in Texas (from John McGinty, Texas hot bed for R-23s)
Alternative Autohelm Installation (by Royce Stauffer)
Downwind Performance
Optimum Jibing Angles (data from VPP program improves downwind
performance of Kittiwake)
January 1998 Jan98_s.pdf
Ranger 23 History
First and Last?
And Changes Were Made
Race Time (Kittiwake wins class in Southern California
Little Whitney series right out of the box)
Ranger 23 Wins Big (R-23 wins 1974 Yachting Magazine One-of-a –Kind
Regatta at Newport Beach, California)
High Seas Solo, Atlantic Crossing in a Ranger 23, by Jeffrey Cardenas
April 1998 April98_s.pdf
Phil Hecht and Spunky
Handling All of the Strings With Only Three?
Tacking with Three, Downwind with Three
Downwind Without Spinnaker (from Richard Clark, non-spinnaker downwind?)
Hard Aground (from Bob McInerney)
Neat Ideas (from Mark Nicklanovich, fish-finder/depth sounder mounting,
molded Ranger 23 labels)
Aluminum Toe-Rail Repair (from Loreen Ozaki, need for replacement)
Major Refit (from Stewart Smith, replacement of genoa tracks, sealing the
toe-rail)
EPIRB Rental
R-23 Table (from Ike Stephenson, dimensions of cabin table for R-23)
Ranger 23 OEM List Wanted (from Peter Canning, original equipment manufacture list needed)
Almost Cuba by Jim Harley (Grendel’s trip from Harbor Strings, Michigan to Key West, Florida)
September 1998 Sept98_s.pdf Hull_Blister_Problem.pdf
Rigging for Spinnaker (from Ken Skoglund)
More Downwind Without Spinnaker (from Charles Lowe)
GPS Mounting Arrangement (from Mark Nicklanovich)
Leading Lines to Cockpit (Jim Lilliston, details of Kittiwake’s boom and rigging)
Damaged Aluminum Toe-rail (from Norman Smith, finding a replacement)
Cabin Top Tracks (from Loreen Ozaki, about using cabin top genoa tracks?
(reply from James Josephs, a better solution)
Outboard and Rudder Play Problems (from Bill Strebel)
Ranger 23 Ice Chest (from Dennis Casey, beautiful custom box replaces the
original ice chest as the step into the cabin)
Winter Kittiwake Tasks
Battery and Charger (switch to a gel battery)
Varnish Tiller (strengthen tiller)
Rudder Post Bearing Block (strengthen block attachment)
New Primary Winches (attempts to re-furbish old Barient 20s fails,
replaced with new two speed Harken self-tailing winches)
Recommended Reading (Dennis Conner’s book, “The America’s Cup”, describes
Ted Turner’s attempt to get the Courageous’ Gentry Mast from Russell
Long in 1980)
To Cuba? (from Jim Harley, he finally made it to Cuba. He almost lost his motor
in the Gulf stream when the outboard pipe shaft broke)
The Hull Blister Problem (Kittiwake gets her bottom fixed at CSR Marine)
Watching the Patient
The Diagnosis
References
The Cause
The Operation
Peeling the Gelcoat
Drying the Laminate
The New Bottom
Other Work (replacing sink valve, cockpit drain hoses, gel coat transom)
Conclusions and Recommendations
December 1998 Dec98_s.pdf
Still Seanile by Dennis Reim (race results after Seanile’s refit)
(first use of Color in the R-23 Newsletter)
A Great Boat (from Frank Ferry, fixes to chain plate leaks, deck core problems)
Water, Water, Everywhere (from Clay Weekley, where is it coming from?)
This Isn't Lake Washington, Toto (Arvel and Pat encounter Star boats at
Lake George, New York)
Seanile Details (color photos of Dennis Reim’ refit of Seanile)
Painting the Hull (from Stewart Smith, to be done by auto-body class?)
Traveler Replacement (from Zip Krummel, windward sheeting, traveler loads?)
Bridgedeck, Rig Aspect Ratio (from Bill Strebel, cockpit traveler, boom height,
tall rig vs. short rig)
Compression Beam Problem (from Bill Strebel, in-cabin support of mast,
relationship of Ranger Yachts to Cal and O’Day?)
Ranger 23 Number 1 (the first Ranger 23 is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota,
but no more information is available)
May 1999 May99_s.pdf
Evolution of Number 20 (the changes in Kittiwake over the years, in color)
Y2K and EOW (affects of GPS End Of Week rollover on old GPS systems)
Twin Sheet Bags for the R-23 (from Royce Stauffer)
Keel Surface Repair (from Pierre Leboeuf, how to repair chipped keel?)
Cockpit Vents (from Mark Nicklanovich)
More on Ranger 23 # 1 (from Dick Haley, No. 1 was Foxy Lady. Dick’s own
R-23, Fast Break, is now owned by his 16 year old daughter.)
Depth Sounder Through-Hull (from Magnus Kling, best location for?)
Favorite Sailing Photo?
Headsail Furling (from Harvey Minsky)
New Owner Questions (from Bill McMillin, bought Cannon, compass plastic
dome discolored, sail selection, original interiors, stripped out boats,
wiring, topping lift, outhaul, traveler, halyard replacement, mast light?)
A Complete Rebuild (from Jim Freeman)
Wood Replacement (from Robert Faber, bubinga used in place of teak)
Captain Kidd's Treasure (from Bill Strebel, a cruise out of Mystic, CT to
Gardiner’s Island)
Keel Problems (from Jim Facey, keel joint problems? Hull/deck joint at the bow?)
September 1999 Sept99_s.pdf
Man Overboard (Overboard situations, the Lifesling)
Surprise Curtains (from Nicole Wells, port light dimensions for curtains)
Boat Trim and Leaks (from Jim Harley, back from Cuba again, leaks, water
under the bunks?)
Philip Hecht Still Going Strong (Phil wins the Prince Henry the Navigator race
again)
Best Genoa Size? (from Ike Stephenson, size and reefable genoa?)
Bow Deck/Hull Separation (from Scott Galloway)
Which Sailmaker? (from Jim Daubenberger, headsail sizes?)
Quiz--How Sails Work (questions and answers)
Sail Care (cleaning, fall checkover)
February 2000 Feb00_s.pdf
Racing PHRF
History of PHRF
How It Works
Ranger 23 Handicaps
PHRF Problems
Single-Handed Sailing (photos of Arvel on Kittiwake)
Swinging Spreaders (important to keep spreader tips in line with chain plates)
Boat Lift (from Bill Revkin)
Instrument Console (from Phil Hecht, construction of Kittiwake’s console?)
Reproducing Teak Grab Rails (by Robert Perkins)
Spinnaker Pole Bridles (from Royce Stauffer, Kittiwake’s pole?)
Rigging Questions (from Ralph Woodard, when to replace?)
Balsa Core Problems (from Bill Strebel, deck depression in the mast deck step)
Good Reading (John Caldwell’s, Desperate Voyage)
How Sails Work Quiz (time for our aerodynamics class)
Permission to Copy (R-23 Newsletters are copy righted, but it’s OK to
copy them for use by your crew)
June 2000 June00_s.pdf
A Passione for the Ranger 23 (Royal Clinton’s restoration of Passione)
Mast Work
Paint Deck, Cabin and Cockpit
Back in the Yard Again
The Cabin
Topsides
Spring Regatta 2000 (Kittiwake at “between 8.5 and 9 knots”)
More on PHRF Time on Time vs. Time on Distance
Teak Toe-Rail Repair (from John Rose,
Wanted: R-23 Spare Parts
Sailing On The Web
Owners List – 2000
November 2000 Nov00_s.pdf
The Complete Restoration of Friends, by Robert Perkins
Deck Repair and Bulkhead Replacement
Teak Toe-rail Replacement
Dove In Australia (from Noel West, information on Dove’s in Australia)
www.Sailcloth.com (Bainbridge International site)
Harken Compu-Spec (deck hardware for the Ranger 23, loads, etc.)
A Good R-23 Summer (from Jim Facey)
My 25th Boat (from William Gibbons, rigging twin jibs, self steering system?)
Good R-23 Ideas (from Jim Wagor, tiller-head bracket ovalized, use of
power washer, Sikkens Cetal for teak, replaced spreaders, cockpit
umbrella, tension release for Kittiwake’s forestay?)
Stock Handrails (from Royce Stauffer, using West Marine handrails)
Halyard Exit Problem (from Michael Finn, halyard exit plate needed)
HydroHoist (from Jim Wagor, use of HydroHoist International, Claremore, OK)
Genoa Tracks (from Mike Shirley, genoa track location, R-23 racing package?)
How To Make it Go (from Mike Whitney, best way of learning, references?)
How Ranger Yachts Built Them
Ranger Yachts
The Ranger Hull
The Ranger Structural Interior and Deck
Free Mast Exit Blocks (old Kittiwake blocks available, without sheaves)
How Does The Organization Work? (from Michael Finn, membership year?)
Thinking of Gary Mull (remembering the Ranger 23 designer)
June 2001 June01_s.pdf
Kittiwake is Reborn – Major exterior restoration of Kittiwake
Now or Never
CSR Marine (work estimates)
Painting Deck and Hull
Leg Work
Standing Rigging
Cabin Port Lights
Instruments (Nexus)
Other Problems
Deck Hardware
Installing Deck hardware
The Mast (replacing all running rigging)
Back Home (backstay problems, Headfoil 2 problems)
Recommended Reading (North to the Night, Performance Racing Trim)
R-23 Rescued (from Cliff Hunter, cleaning boat, replacing interior hull liner)
Port Lights (from Bob Perkins, source for original port lights)
Searching for "Arvel Gentry" (translation of references on the web)
Winch Installation (from Royal Clinton)
Roller Furling Problems (from Charles Lautier, Harken communications)
A New R-23 Owner (from Jeff Owens, Kansas City, goes to Vermont for R-23)
Stoves, Heads, Deck Prisms (from Faye D’Opal, use of prisms, gas or
alcohol stoves?)
Old Spinnaker (from Mike Whitney, old Kittiwake spinnaker?)
Light Air Long Island Sound (from David Watson, outboard size, solar panels?)
New R-23 Owner (from Palo Gomes & Taryn Eliades, mast weight, lowering
the R-23 mast, don’t remove the headstay or it will fall down!)
November 2001 Nov01_s.pdf
Ned Kelly & Dove In Darwin Australia by Ewan Grenenger
The Ned Kelly Story
The restoration of Ned Kelly
Emails from Australia (from Ewan Grenenger)
Solar Panels
Sailnet.com
Webforia.com
Gary Mull on The Ranger 23 (1990) (Gary recalls The Dove movie)
The Movie (source of VHS tapes of The Dove movie)
Ranger 23 Drawings (attempts to get R-23 drawings)
A PHRF Problem (resolution of rating problems with Aeolia)
A New PHRF Program (a program for calculating PHRF ratings)
Spinnaker Size, Used Spinnaker (from Mike Whitney, standard spinnaker
dimensions, gets Kittiwake’s old spinnaker)
Traveler and Transom Problem (from Ron Wizelman, traveler ripping the
transom joint)
May 2002 May02_s.pdf
Sailmaking Technology
Computer Aided Sail Design
The Sailmaking Business Today
Sail Costs
Conclusions
How Stiff Is She?
Battery Charging Systems (Dennis Rayfield)
Solar Panel Installation (Royce Stauffer)
Hello from La Paz! (Shawn MacRae)
Traveler & Transom Damage (Allen Barth)
VHF Antenna Placement (Bob Carr)
Ranger 23 Web Sites (they are all gone now!)
Disappointed Member (Denny Reim)
Solar Panel & New Sails (James Daubenberger)
Keel Airfoil (Ted Alfriend)
Short vs. Tall Rig
Newsletter Frequency
December 2002 Dec02_s.pdf
The Movie Doves
Profiles in Persistence (Jim Llewellyn)
The Youngest Ranger 23 Owner
Engine Mount, Cockpit Drains (Jacques Dreyer)
Super Accurate GPS
Practical Sailor R-23 Article
Stainless Handrails (Thomas White)
Low Maintenance ?
New Sail Prices (Howard Price)
Kittiwake’s New Cabinet
Copy Right Notice
The Final R-23 Newsletter