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me too: got in water yesterday.

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bill t. wrote > Could you point to any good resource that describes or depicts a > preventer setup in more detail? our setup is permanently rigged, from a boom-point 1/2 beam aft the gooseneck, to blocks shackled to lifeline stantion bases just outboard of the upper shroud, then aft outside the comb...

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> cut...the Yanmar...mount corners

or you could use smaller mounts on the back--we use Vetus on
our 3GM30

tpl

under IOR, foresails measuring between jibs and symmetrical spinnakers were heavily taxed. Bloopers measure in as jibs, with half height width being 1/2 the foot: much smaller than asymmetrical "flashers" or whattheymaybecalled. With the spinnaker, In heavy air they help as "death rol...

tpl

great news, thanks

during late 70's we had fun with "flower" #331.
we fixed her up according to our lights, took her around Lakes Erie,
Huron (twice) and Michigan

now it seems she's down in Florida...wide roaming, that boat

tpl

> 100% jib with the #3, if your timing is good, you hardly need a winch: the sail comes aback, you cast off, you catch it to leeward--no problem. personally, I avoid Lewmar who use diverse metals--alu, ss, bronze==corrosion. My own better experience is with Barient/Barlow, tho I am told Harken is $g...

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at the human end, I whacked an inch and a half off an old broomhandle,
bored a thwarthship hole, threaded the brake cable thru--been working
good ever since. Easier to grab than the came-with handle.

tpl

if long enough, a bicycle brake cable works

tpl

please consider kerosene as a 2-burner countertop. This was our deal during 60 thousand miles, circumnavigation included: no restaurants. The fuel is safe, hot, obtainable, inexpensive, and loaded with BTUs: a pressure kero burner is hotter than butane, and much hotter than alcohol. Optimus has a go...

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one stud of my Merriman turnbuckles is T-headed, to take a
toggle. This would be the downward end. It has the LH
thread: tighten anti-clockwise.

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congratulations

recommend Ocracoke Island as waiting place near Hatteras

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a carpenter's level should tell whether she is floating to her lines
a midships berth is a good place for it--no cushions

we trim down slightly by the bow

tpl

congratulations & fair winds

tpl

> S&S 35

known are S&S 33, 34, 36, 37 and 38--but 35? tell us more

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> bristol 27 nice boat. One of your photos shows 2 cockpit lockers: Do they drain into the bilge? > watertight lazarette if you're really serious, the obvious thing to do after sealing the plywood bulkhead completely, especially at the bottom--and reinforcing it to withstand all that water, your eff...

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> cockpit drain size...pooped let us get this discussion in order. Cockpit drain size means nothing unless other measures are taken. Once the cockpit well fills question 1 is protection of your companionway. many sailboats have cockpit wells draining directly forward into the accomodation: no bridge...

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merry christmas:-)

clyde mcphatter & drifters

http://www.aroundmd.com/whitechristmas/

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woof:-)

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recommend
1. remove drift bolts & separate mahogany pieces
2. restore good parallel glue surfaces
3. add another thin piece ~1/2" to make up removal
4. glue back together with drift bolts
5. sand, shape paint to suit
pocket $3500:-)

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> Cape Cod to North Carolina in early dec '95 we sailed from New York to N.C.: suggest long hops offshore, with minimum stops 1. if coming down L.I.Sound--not recommended--get tide right at Hellgate 2. do not recommend Delaware Bay-->Cheseapeake: much faster offshore 3. give Cape Hatteras a good off...

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tung oil varnish, quite different from the transparent rubber paints
sold by others as "varnish." Have used with good success.

tpl

how about, putting the money into 2 weeks of
boat repair, and sailing her up? Closer to shore,
you're in a lee, and out of the worst current.
Big radar reflecter, handheld GPS and laptop
chartplotter is all you really need for fog.

tpl

we sailed Annapolis-->Staten Island last year,
via the canal. Three cautions
1. get the canal current right
2. give Cape May a wide berth
3. maybe fog on Chesapeake

tpl

galley fires happen--are you sure you want gasoline nearby?

tpl

instead of #10 suggest 1/4" at least--we used 8mm=5/16" bolts
also suggest cutting slots on the bolt ends so that should they
ever loosen you can hold them with a screwdriver

tpl

1. recommend Simrad over Autohelm: better water seals,
better support/service

2. recommend windvane device over anything electrical,
especially when sailing in wind/seas

tpl

local sailmaker usually will sell fabric/thread/etc in
small quantities--also good source of advice or even
*gasp* sails:-)

tpl

http://www.woodworkingshop.com/cgi-bin/ ... oup=SANDAC

KL05340 DISC SANDING BLOCK 5" KLING-ON $8.95

looks a lot like yr pic

tpl

as an alternative to adding material, have you considered removing some? The problem is, you can't clean inside the void--well, what about cutting some access? A pair of paired 4-5" holes removes a good deal of troublesome material, furthers the "lighter is better" program, and permit...

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some discussion here http://home.att.net/~sail-trailers/mastlift.html another method, used with our 22.5 electra, was one man standing "wallenda style" with the mast horizontal atop a suitable waterside building--we used the marina's fueldock shed--and another on deck: then the mast can be...

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> ensign love it--our "lakes boat" was the self-bailing version "electra," with evinrude 4hp and ratcliffe wind-steering: sailed around Lake Erie, sailed to Chicago, twice around Lake Huron. Great boat. for the "ocean boat" with what she taught us, we found nothing real...

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odd your break should be circular: is there some hardware outside the shaft tube? If not, grind away all you like, then rebuild. bearing removal is vastly eased by using a hacksaw blade to cut the long way through the bearing--it's rubber, and some brass: it then pulls out rather easily. Make a hand...

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at 45" this is pretty long: have you considered laminating in some stiffening ribs on
the underside? They could be attached to yr 3/8" ply, then glassed over.

tpl

the Pfaff is a rugged little monster--ours is from New Zealand, and is handy onboard: yet in the loft, sailmakers seem to prefer commercial zig-zag models such as the Singer 107: using a clutch-motor, you have better control, speed and penetrating power: also the kneelifter is a wonderful device, pe...

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another way, is to glass on small wood blocks in the way of yr fittings.
we use plywood, with several layers of cloth epoxied over. Short fat self-tapping
screws go in very satisfactorily, and hold well. If fanatic, you could embed t-nuts.

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we carry 2 of these onboard, alternating use. Sixty thousand miles, including a circumnavigation, very satisfactory. Kerosene is obtainable usually at small regional airports such as fly rescue helicopters: 40 litres lasts us more than a year--better and cheaper than any other source. for burner tun...

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bought my aries from Nick Franklin at Cowes in 1986--still going strong
after 60,000 miles. Nick's daughter Helen has spare parts galore,
www.ariesvane.com.

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