I know it does. I clicked on everything I could, but I do not see how to change it. Got any advice? thanlks c j
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I am doing this on my iPad, but I think it works on any platform…
At the top of the Sailboat Owners page, click on your name/photo…
Then click on Account Details.
This should take you to a page where you can change your avatar picture, boat details, etc. if you have a signature, you can also update that from this page.
Greg
At the top of the Sailboat Owners page, click on your name/photo…
Then click on Account Details.
This should take you to a page where you can change your avatar picture, boat details, etc. if you have a signature, you can also update that from this page.
Greg
and T Ho; I hope i have all this changed in the right spots if not we can keep on dueling with the spirits of the computer codes and try whatever else you guys want, lol, you gotta love this stuff don't you? C J
Now the next challenge is getting liability insurance on a sailboat more than 50 years old. The Capitalist will be a lot harder to beat than the code spirits; they are genetically connected due to some molecular accident that occurred in a place that was known as Fort Knox when USD had actual value. lol C J
I think I have convinced the prior owner, who had turned the P 26 into an apartment, to take the refrigerator and microwave with him. I am also thinking of either replacing the roller furl head sail with a hank-on reef-able working jib and a replacement storm jib and 130 genny when conditions warrant. and/or rigging an inboard second fore-stay. (old grey cells go blank trying to call it by proper name) and matching those with a gaff for a big downwind main. I am sure there are a lot of voices that will be raised in opposition, but the thrilling agility gained from going forward to change a head sail at sea is unmatched by love nor money. The sense of concert with nature when a drog is out, main ree
That is the first thing I got changed. That is a photo of the Pearson 26
jssailem
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You did it all with skill. Your data now shares, you are up in the PNW. Less confusion has been created. 
Hank on sails are simple. Storage of the sails might be possible now that the refrigerator has left the boat. Your downwind dream of sailing the Puget Sound from Tacoma is a winter adventure. Winds here are not the trades. Then there are the tidal currents which can leave you floating towards new places or those less desirable.
Enjoy.
Hank on sails are simple. Storage of the sails might be possible now that the refrigerator has left the boat. Your downwind dream of sailing the Puget Sound from Tacoma is a winter adventure. Winds here are not the trades. Then there are the tidal currents which can leave you floating towards new places or those less desirable.
Enjoy.
Your comment on the Trades is well taken. But then begs the question, what are the traditional rigging and sail plans for the sound, San Juan's, and points north? Are the moon cycles the only natural force to utilize? I imagine this Pearson 26's prior captain rigged her as he did for a reason. I am sure, "there is an app for that", but I prefer human local knowledge. Thank you, C JYou did it all with skill. Your data now shares, you are up in the PNW. Less confusion has been created.
Hank on sails are simple. Storage of the sails might be possible now that the refrigerator has left the boat. Your downwind dream of sailing the Puget Sound from Tacoma is a winter adventure. Winds here are not the trades. Then there are the tidal currents which can leave you floating towards new places or those less desirable.
Enjoy.
Always good to get others to clean up their mess...
You would help us by posting pictures of your boat. If you'd like to anyway...
How is the boat currently rigged? one main sail and one roller furling foresail?
I've sailed a lot of boats with hank on sails. I kind of like them. But I'm not over on the "dark side" with all my sails furling. It suits my age and sailing style. But, you should make your boat what you want. Doesn't matter what I like.
One point, when single handing with hank-on foresails, it's really useful to have an autopilot. Makes things a whole lot easier and safer. Does this boat have an autopilot? I don't remember seeing you mention anything about that above.
I quite like this interview with Bob Perry - you may find it an interesting read.
Sailboat Rigs According to Perry (Guest post by Bob Perry)
Inspired writing about sailing featuring personal ponderings, boat reviews, gear reviews, techniques, cruising guides,
Ah - glad to hear it - I guess I thought it looked like the previous picture.
dj
Yeah, something was telling me to go back and look through the entire thread, but I got lazy....
dj
Looking at that first photo - I've done a blow of of the bow section where an attachment for a stay sail would have to fall. It doesn't look to me like there would be room. Hard to see in this photo, but it looks like from whatever that bag is forward to the base of the bow pulpit stauntions there is probably an anchor locker. It doesn't look like there is room forward of that, and putting an intermediate stay to put on a staysail further back aft from that locker would be too far away to be effective.
Just my 2 cents and not having a lot to go on...
dj
Just my 2 cents and not having a lot to go on...
dj
From my experiences sailing that area (PNW) your chief wind directions in summer are NW for clear conditions and SE for inclement conditions. Sail south on northwesterly fronts, and north on rainy, cloudy southeasterly fronts, etc. If traveling east to west or west to east, then return, you might get to sail in both directions.
I owned and sailed a Pearson 30 for 11 yr in FL and CA, same boat. They’re good, well-designed sailing boats. According to reports, the P-30 was Bill Shaw’s favorite model.The 26 may have been close in that company as well.
I owned and sailed a Pearson 30 for 11 yr in FL and CA, same boat. They’re good, well-designed sailing boats. According to reports, the P-30 was Bill Shaw’s favorite model.The 26 may have been close in that company as well.
thank you both for your comments. T H I think you may be right that "bag" on the fore-deck is about where the aft of the anchor locker crosses. that would be the best anchor point, but you are right that it may be too far aft to be good. And Gambit, thanks for that prevailing wind info. you are right, i was on board today, and the motion of her on the water felt really good and smooth. C J
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One option in the PNW for local knowledge is the Waggoner’s Guide.
You might also find answers in the PNW Cruisers forum
It seems I have stepped into a pile of insurance poo. The Mariana, the great old classic 1973 Pearson 26 I just bought, requires $300,000. liability. I am discovering my out-of-date knowledge of boat insurance requirements, and limits is going to end my renewd dream of sailing in my golden years before they even start. I got a quote from Geico it only shows $100,000 liability coverage. The sinking feeling I feel i my guts has nothing to do with the water.
I am really unsure of the best way forward. How, where do I even begin to solve this problem? Any liability insurance advice out there from anyone?
I am really unsure of the best way forward. How, where do I even begin to solve this problem? Any liability insurance advice out there from anyone?
Thank you I will check these out. C J
The wind direction pattern of the PNW is generally that of the entire North American coastline. It’s not like that of the Gulf and subtropical Atlantic coasts. Relatively light wind nearshore is from the east or southeast after midnight into mid-morning in settled weather, then fills in from westerly directions in the afternoon. Northern to central areas usually experience west and northwest afternoon winds; in southern areas it’s west and southwest in the afternoon. Inclement (stormy) weather arrives from the southeast along the entire coast.
Strong easterly (desert) winds are common in mid-fall to mid-spring weeks/months in Southern California. Those are dubbed “Santa Ana” winds. They arise out of the Great Basin of Nevada due to dense (cold) air falling and displacing the near-surface air. Anti-cyclonic rotation drives the displaced air mass toward the coast where it rises over the coastal mountains and then descends and spreads out over the coastal plains and through the valleys. It’s warmed by compression (adiabatically) as it decends and blows out over the costal waters. The strong wind creates powerful wind waves and swell which can roll into the island anchorages off shore. Not pretty.
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Thank you, obviously, a carefully studied pattern of the PNW. I have a lot to learn about differentlyThe wind direction pattern of the PNW is generally that of the entire North American coastline. It’s not like that of the Gulf and subtropical Atlantic coasts. Relatively light wind nearshore is from the east or southeast after midnight into mid-morning in settled weather, then fills in from westerly directions in the afternoon. Northern to central areas usually experience west and northwest afternoon winds; in southern areas it’s west and southwest in the afternoon. Inclement (stormy) weather arrives from the southeast along the entire coast.
Strong easterly (desert) winds are common in mid-fall to mid-spring weeks/months in Southern California. Those are dubbed “Santa Ana” winds. They arise out of the Great Basin of Nevada due to dense (cold) air falling and displacing the near-surface air. Anti-cyclonic rotation drives the displaced air mass toward the coast where it rises over the coastal mountains and then descends and spreads out over the coastal plains and through the valleys. It’s warmed by compression (adiabatically) as it decends and blows out over the costal waters. The strong wind creates powerful wind waves and swell which can roll into the island anchorages off shore. Not pretty.
than the Gulf South and the Atlantic coast. C J
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