In a message dated 8/31/2004 11:25:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, twelve_vdc@... writes: I am gettig ready to step the mast down for the first time on a...
Well I'llllll Beeee! I talked to 2 mechanics and neither of them suggested what Rick Perret did - check the plug. Fortunately, I changed out the plug first...
Rick, Glad to be of help - but don't celebrate just yet. I would want to know how the electrode got bent in the first place. That would concern me. Also,...
Hi everyone, While on a relaxing trip last weekend in my T26 the winds came up quite suddenly and the swells were steadily building to about 2.5 metres. The...
I'm sure you'll get lots of opinions on this, but I'd have kept out at least some headsail.......... or maybe heaved (hove?) to. However, heading up into...
TANZER16@...
Sep 2, 2004 2:31 am
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No, provided the correct plug is used, but a piece of carbon on the piston might. Michael ... From: "albert ballman" <xxtallos@...> To:...
I like to have two sails up if possible. In your case it sounds like your smallest jib and a reef in the main. If there is too much wind for two sails I prefer...
... Exactly! Don't just replace what's in there. Make sure you're putting the right one in. ... In my experience, that's rare. Carbon's fairly soft (diamonds...
... The consensus over the years (which has served me well) is that you really want to reduce the main first and only if you're still overpressed to reduce the...
Last Sunday on the Chesapeake was one of those beautiful perfect days. I was on one of those rare solo weekends. (third in 12 seasons, I believe.) Winds were...
Where would I order the manual? I did purchase the spark plug from the Merc Dealer - and to Michael's point, it looked like it had been dropped - however,...
If the wrong plug is installed, yes the piston could hit the electrode. Some plugs have a short reach and others are long. Now that the motor is running, I ...
Hi all. A basic sailing question for you this time: what's the best way to reef while underway? Heave-to, motor into the wind, point into the wind and be...
Rick - see below. Rick T22 #395 Westport, CT ... MARINE, ETC. OR WWW.IBOATS.COM I did purchase the spark plug from the Merc ... dropped - ... engine has ... a...
Just wondering, anyone planning on sailing over to watch the Air Show at Ontario Place this weekend? We watched it from the water last year, in our CL-16....
Thanks Owen for the info. I checked out the Paceship site, I continue to be amazed at how one boat manufacturer sometimes flows into another. No wonder I guess...
Scholefield, Rob
Rob_Scholefield@...
Sep 2, 2004 1:16 pm
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Hi Norm, ... I would opt for heaving-to. I single-hand my T7.5 a lot, and without an autopilot, keeping her in irons long enough to do anything significant ...
Rick, Is your motor a 2 stroke or 4 stroke? Check the old plug to make sure it's the recommended one. If someone put in a longer reach plug, then it may have...
A couple of things on the plug i haven't seen mentioned; was the old plug the right one? some plugs are just a little longer that others, Often the ...
Norm there are three ways to reef. The right way, the wrong way and the way we do it. Sailing towards the wind with too much sail up and it is time to reef. ...
Both plugs were exactly the same and both use a gasket. While the one I pulled out had NO gap (only a slight difference becase of the angle of the ground...
Michael, ... headsail by mistake...Same thing with the main sheet, ease it just enough to take pressure off the sail not enough to have the boom become lethal...
On our Tanzer 29, we have jiffy reefing, where we have a gromett on the luff of the sail that is hooked on to the kringle. The line that pulls the leech down...
DoctorAurora@...
Sep 2, 2004 4:05 pm
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The method I described is for two people. It can be done alone but will not be as smooth. I prefer the line over the hooks because of the control and the ease...
Thank you for that timely response. I also did committe duty over the weekend for our fall ( Commodores Cup ) regatta. We had 29 boats out including a new low...
Hi to all, Looks like good weather for the long weekend. Hope to spend lots of time on the water. With that in mind, I'm not sure of what's happening here....
Steve, How are you measuring your pointing? Do you have a split backstay or the single offset backstay? On my old 22, the knotmeter paddlewheel registered...
Hi Steve, I've never measured my pointing with any precision, but I do seem to remember Ambitious pointing better on one tack too. There are two factors I've...
Hi Tony, I have the single offset backstay. That's a good point. Do you think it would allow a different angle or amount of twist in the main depending on...
