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jmczzz

jmczzz

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Mar 31, 2013
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Pearson 26 fin 4' Tacoma
Richard19068 said:
You might want to also change the make of boat and your home port. That is just below where you changed your avatar.

It currently says O'Day 26 CB and New Orleans
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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
 
Tally Ho

Tally Ho

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Jan 7, 2011
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Oday 322 East Chicago, IN
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…

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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.

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jmczzz

jmczzz

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Mar 31, 2013
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Pearson 26 fin 4' Tacoma
jmczzz said:
I know it does. I clicked on everything I could, but I do not see how to change it. Got any advice? thanks c j
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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
 
jmczzz

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Mar 31, 2013
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Pearson 26 fin 4' Tacoma
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
 
jmczzz

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Mar 31, 2013
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Pearson 26 fin 4' Tacoma
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
dLj said:
Doesn't look like you got the boat picture changed , but the rest looks good.

dj
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That is the first thing I got changed. That is a photo of the Pearson 26
 
jssailem

jssailem

SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
Oct 22, 2014
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CAL 35 Cruiser #21 moored EVERETT WA
You did it all with skill. Your data now shares, you are up in the PNW. Less confusion has been created. :yikes:

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.
 
jmczzz

jmczzz

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Mar 31, 2013
529
Pearson 26 fin 4' Tacoma
jssailem said:
You did it all with skill. Your data now shares, you are up in the PNW. Less confusion has been created. :yikes:

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.
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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 J
 
dLj

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Mar 23, 2017
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Belliure 41 Back in the Chesapeake
jmczzz said:
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.
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Always good to get others to clean up their mess...

jmczzz said:
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.
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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.

jmczzz said:
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
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I quite like this interview with Bob Perry - you may find it an interesting read.

www.sailfarlivefree.com

Sailboat Rigs According to Perry (Guest post by Bob Perry)

Inspired writing about sailing featuring personal ponderings, boat reviews, gear reviews, techniques, cruising guides,
www.sailfarlivefree.com www.sailfarlivefree.com

jmczzz said:
That is the first thing I got changed. That is a photo of the Pearson 26
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Ah - glad to hear it - I guess I thought it looked like the previous picture.

dj
 
dLj

dLj

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Mar 23, 2017
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Belliure 41 Back in the Chesapeake
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...

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Kings Gambit

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Jul 27, 2011
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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.
 
jmczzz

jmczzz

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Mar 31, 2013
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Pearson 26 fin 4' Tacoma
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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