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PaulK replied to the thread "True wind" vs "ground wind".Intéressant. Je vais m'y mettre pour voir pourquoi le vent réelle est tellement utile à savoir. -
Stu Jackson replied to the thread Running rig lines aft to cockpit?.That's really very outstanding woodwork, congratulations, I truly envy your work. I am not sure how this translates to sailboat... -
Tally Ho replied to the thread Was I lucky or what? Forestay failure!.As an update, after getting some comments about the finish on my new bow chainplate, I took it back off the boat this morning to try and... -
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I’d buy a Lazarus Yacht. ;)I might pass on a Job Yacht. Or an Icarus Yacht. -
OK I get it now. David's example helped a lot. To rephrase: if I'm running at 5kt in 10kt of ground wind against 5kt of current, SOG...
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jssailem replied to the thread Time to get moving....Sounds like a great adventure. Fair winds.
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jssailem reacted to FastOlson's post in the thread Was I lucky or what? Forestay failure! with
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One bit of info about standing rigs -- there are industry standards, depending on venue and latitude for every sailing area. You can ask... -
JoeWhite reacted to danooxnard's post in the thread ADVICE FOR FIRST TIME BUYER: 1984 Catalina 22 — asking $10k w/ trailer. Would you walk away? with Like.
I agree with Gene Neill, I would walk away, lots of worries on this one. One of them is the keel and keel pin. Sitting in water for who... -
Ccolemj replied to the thread Removing barnacles from CopperCoat.The way I've used it in the past for barnacle feet is to use a small acid brush and just hit the feet themselves. It goes a lot faster...
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JoeWhite reacted to Gene Neill's post in the thread ADVICE FOR FIRST TIME BUYER: 1984 Catalina 22 — asking $10k w/ trailer. Would you walk away? with Like.
I'd walk away regardless what the price was.
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jssailem reacted to Stu Jackson's post in the thread Running rig lines aft to cockpit? with
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dmax gave you the answer in his reply: Garhauer They provided the gear for Catalina for decades. You should be able to get the manual... -
Stu Jackson replied to the thread Running rig lines aft to cockpit?.All anyone can reasonably answer to that question is what they have done, not what you should do. I gave you my experience with the...
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Stu Jackson replied to the thread "True wind" vs "ground wind".HC, Whew, I'm sure glad you followed up your OP with this explanation, because when I first read your question I was aghast that a...
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One bit of info about standing rigs -- there are industry standards, depending on venue and latitude for every sailing area. You can ask... -
thinwater replied to the thread "True wind" vs "ground wind".If you understand the questions, including the effects of variable currents on course made good and sea state, then you know the...
