Beta zinc anode

[Vega1447]

Hi Marie,
I used to worry - less so now..

My berth is usually head to wind so I just reverse out.
Once out, the wind blows bow downwind. In close quarters, there is no
point in trying to be clever so I just drive downwind until I have
room to turn.

I find the boat turns in a tighter circle to starboard - may depend on
weight distribution?

So I accelerate up to say 3 knots with with tiller centred then turn
with tiller hard over and dropping engine revs and she turns quite nicely.

Of course if the wind blows bow in direction I want when I leave my
berth I just drive out of marina..

When returning - again usually to windward, I just drive in. Remember
2 knots is about 1 metre per second so as boat is over 8 metres long
you have several seconds to get ashore with your lines!

When on my own I use a "braking spring" - a line with a loop at one
end that comes back to cockpit winch via a block at the pivot point of
boat. Just drop the loop over the cleat at end of finger, winch it in
with engine still driving slowly forward. You have steerage and can
bring boat alongside. When all is calm just step ashore with bow &
stern lines...

If you do it right it looks very cool..

I'm sure others have better methods.

John

Vega 1447 Breakaway

 

[emmajen5]

Hi Marie,

To get steerage astern you have to be going alarmingly fast. But she will begin to respond at a very slow speed going ahead. So the trick to me has alway been to get the bow pointed in the direction you want whether you have to hand it around or use lines or whatever is available. Once you're underway it steers fine from something like a crawl on up. Docking is generally not a problem as long as you keep up some headway.

Garry
"Raven" V. 2427

 

[wxt8981]

Hi:
I sail about 99% single handed and have no problem getting
out (or in) from the slip. My Vega has only one way out,
and no turning around if going the wrong way. When she's
free from the dock, a back her up fast. If I'm lucky she
will turn the 90 degrees and the bow faces the right
direction. But if the stern turns the other way- I don't
fight it. Keeping the engine going fast, I just back out
stern first.It doesn't always go easy, but with a little
luck I keep her pointing the right direction (astern). But
remember, you do need a little speed- and you have to learn
to back up - but that is best done out in the open water,
because the bow doesn't always follow the stern as you want
it to do! Going back into the slip is only tricky when the
wind blows into the slip. You have to put the prop into
reverse or you might hit the bulkhead- not a good idea. And
a point of advise: Once you make it in and out of the slip
with the engine- the next step is to do it under sail- good
luck!
Wilhelm, V-257

 

[coonhopper2000]

Trying to figure out why this attachment is on my mail and if it is some kind of worm. Can anybody advise on this? Pat V2137

JenCluff~GarryMcKevitt Garry_McKevitt@... wrote: Here's some info Steve Birch sent along to me last
year:

Series I = 1967 - 1972

Series II = 1972 - 1976

Series III = 1976 - 1978

All approximate.

From Vega number 1 (Wooden boat called Mahogony) to
about V1380 is Series I. This can be checked with
engine type as they would have an Albin 021 or 022 as
original equipment.

Series II started with some Series I mouldings but
different engine bearers and used the Volvo MD6A
Diesel. From about V1450 the moulding was changed
slightly but still used the Volvo MD6A. From V2900 ish
the engine was changed to the Volvo MD6B which is the
same as the MD6A but uses a starter motor with a
toothed flywheel instead of the Dynastart. This lasted
to about V3075 ish....

Series III Vegas carried on and used the MD7A which is
a bored out version of the MD6B giving 12HP instead of
the 10HP from the MD6A/B. The coaming around the
cockpit is much wider making comfortable to sit on but
this is at the expense of the very small toe-rail. The
anti-slip area on the coachroof etc is much coarser.
There are also very small differences inside with the
furniture etc.

In short:

V0002 - V1375 = Series I (Albin 021/022 Petrol Engine)

V1376 - V3075 = Series II (Volvo MD6A or MD6B Diesel
Engine)

V3076 - 3450 = Series III (Volvo MD7A Diesel Engine)

These numbers are approx. so please dont shout at me if
it is slightly off.

Garry McKevitt
"Raven" V. 2427

 

[td76]

Pat:

I hope this helps.

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Worm Attacks Yahoo E-Mail

Mass-mailing worm exploits a vulnerability in the Web-based e-mail, but
its impact is low.

Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service
Monday, June 12, 2006

A mass-mail worm that exploits a vulnerability in Yahoo's Web-based
e-mail is making the rounds but the impact appears to be low, security
vendor Symantec said today.

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The worm, which Symantec calls JS.Yamanner@m, is different from others
in that a user merely has to open the e-mail to cause it to run, said
Kevin Hogan, senior manager for Symantec Security Response. Mass-mail
worms have usually been contained in an attachment with an e-mail note
encouraging a user to open it.

The worm, written in JavaScript, takes advantage of a vulnerability that
allows scripts embedded in HTML e-mail to run in the users' browsers.
Yahoo users should be able to modify their settings to block the
zero-day exploit, Hogan said.

Symantec rated the worm a Level 2 threat, one notch above its least
harmful ranking. Hogan said the worm did not appear to be spreading
widely, and he did not anticipate the threat level rising.

How It Spreads

When activated, the worms then sends itself to other users in the
victim's address book who also use Yahoo e-mail with the suffixes of
@... or @yahoogroups.com. The worm mimics a function within
Yahoo's Web mail called "Quickbuilder," which allows a user to add
contacts in an address book from received e-mail, Hogan said. The
process, however, is transparent to the victim, he said.

The harvested e-mail addresses are sent to a remote server. Users of
Yahoo Mail Beta
New Web Mail: More Polished, Powerful do not appear
to be affected, Symantec said.

The worm also opens a browser that displays a Web page that does not
appear to contain malicious content.

Although Yahoo's Web e-mail has not been fixed, users are advised to
update virus and firewall definitions and block any e-mail sent from
av3@.... The subject line of the e-mail with the worm says "New
Graphic Site," and the body says "this is test."

Yahoo officials could not immediately be reached for comment.

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