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john6206 replied to the thread Was I lucky or what? Forestay failure!.We all hope that we are cool headed and resourceful enough to get home safely when shit goes sideways. Good job! -
kappykaplan replied to the thread Heavy Winter Sailing..I seem to recall: Everything has a place, everything in its place. Potato, potahto . . . -
kappykaplan replied to the thread Heavy Winter Sailing..It was intense! We couldn't run into port because the storm was moving west to east, so we just gutted it out. The North Sea can be...
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BigEasy replied to the thread Was I lucky or what? Forestay failure!.That slot in the broken attachment appears to be the weak link & go figure; that’s where the fracture occurred. Of course, it took... -
BigEasy replied to the thread Was I lucky or what? Forestay failure!.Great that you were able to locate the original rig shop for your 322. They should be a terrific resource for you going forward with...
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shemandr replied to the thread Heavy Winter Sailing..It was a good video. I wish it was in English :biggrin:. It would be improved, I think, by highlighting that the Trysail allows jibes... -
Ditto on the bungee. If you wrap it around the binnacle it’ll works fine. We have an Edson Folding Wheel and always secure it with a... -
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jssailem replied to the thread Engine went Kaput seven days into a three-week cruise..A sailboat sailing skipper.:beer:
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jssailem reacted to capta's post in the thread Engine went Kaput seven days into a three-week cruise. with
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We lost our engine on our Pearson 530 on the first night of a 7 day charter in the Windward Islands. We completed the charter and I'm... -
jssailem replied to the thread Heavy Winter Sailing..990 millibars. That is a strong storm low. I liked how the video reviews the process of securing the cabin before leaving the slip. I...
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I was in a 990 millibar low off the east coast of England in a 55' sailboat a lifetime ago. We had three reefs in the main and the...
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capta replied to the thread Engine went Kaput seven days into a three-week cruise..We lost our engine on our Pearson 530 on the first night of a 7 day charter in the Windward Islands. We completed the charter and I'm... -
A few years back I changed marinas and found the first sailboat I owned sitting there. It was a Tanzer 22 and a really fun boat to sail...
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Bob S reacted to Michael Davis's post in the thread Something is jamming GPS over Europe. Here's what we found with Like.
Well, I still have my sextant…..now to remember how to use it!