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Vtonian
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FWIW, i talked to a guy at Fisheries Supply today about Amsteel in cam cleats and he said yes, it'd be slippery but also not having a...
May 7, 2024
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Power boaters are always in a hurry to get somewhere, sailors are already there.......
May 7, 2024
windblown
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“There’s nothing––absolutely nothing––half so much worth doing as messing about in boats.” Ipso facto, messing about twice as much with...
May 7, 2024
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Thanks for the heads up. Soft decks on any prospective boat are cause to walk away.
May 7, 2024
Dave G.
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Power boaters are always in a hurry to get somewhere, sailors are already there.......
May 7, 2024
Prairie Schooner
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Regarding passage time, there are many factors more important than subtleties of sail trim. Trade wind speed varies, often from 10 knots...
May 7, 2024
Prairie Schooner
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I was on a Zoom call this morning with Brendan Huffman of UK sails, and I asked him about my cruising world of no Cunningham. They are...
May 7, 2024
Prairie Schooner
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Well, that has been my experience recently. A broken seal seems to keep the SS fastener "sitting" in water, surrounded by the damp/wet...
May 7, 2024
Prairie Schooner
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Hull Blisters, Treatment of [Master Thread]
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After much vacillating, we’re going to barrier coat the bottom before we bottom paint. What tipped the scale was a chance re-connection...
May 7, 2024
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I was guesstimating that on one of your 6k mile roundtrippers to HA you might save about 3 days (~.5kn speed improvement), but then...
May 7, 2024
Loren Beach
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I have had a long term (2nd generation) and extremely loyal Catalina owner sail my Olson 911. His eyes lit-up the first time he went to...
May 7, 2024
Vtonian
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Regarding passage time, there are many factors more important than subtleties of sail trim. Trade wind speed varies, often from 10 knots...
May 6, 2024
Vtonian
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Small crew or single handing also requires that personal safety and condition of the boat must override constant tuning & futzing. At...
May 6, 2024
Kenneth K
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From what I remember, the center and starboard base bolts were accessible from the headliner zippers. The port side is wonky though...
May 6, 2024
Vtonian
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Evolution is often used to denote progress or some sort of advancement in technology or engineering. I concur with putting the word in...
May 6, 2024
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