... A long/full keel will certainly make a difference. Less directional stability is the price you pay for faster tacking and better performance to windward. ...
On Aug. 31st you wrote:.ca 1-250-245-9858 Subject: Re: [tanzer] pointing to wind ... To add to the jib down haul method, I was given a pointer (pun intended)...
Regina, I always start and engage my motor prior to dropping any sails and then proceed with the genie and then the main. It helps keep the boat pointing into...
Celeste has the shoal keel which is longer and tracks better. I too have taken to backing the jib and dropping it on the deck. Very nice and neat. Bob...
bob laverty
themusicbox@...
Sep 1, 2005 5:39 pm
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Thanks for the pointer on backwinding the jib a little before lowering it. I have real problems lowering it when the wind is high and keeping the clew from...
Regarding backing the jib, please note that's done only when you're absolutely ready to lower the jib, and my experience has only been in combination with a...
Cleaning Question: In terms of simple "T.L.C.", i.e., keeping the mast, boom, etc., cleaned up, looking good and protected to some degree, I wonder what you...
tanzer@yahoogroups.com wrote:There are 14 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1. Re: Re: Silicone removal From: Henry Krauzyk 2. pointing to wind ...
tanzer@yahoogroups.com wrote:There are 14 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1. Re: Re: Silicone removal From: Henry Krauzyk 2. pointing to wind ...
Just a forwarning if using some of the aluminum slugs with silky threads that tie the cover to the slug, make sure the knot is tight and wont slip. I ran one...
... We're in fresh water, so it's simpler than salt. Aluminum is largely self protecting, in that it will quite rapidly form an aluminum oxide layer that will...
... Naptha, Coleman fuel, white gas, lighter fluid, they're all the same product. It's just a little "heavier" than the gasoline we use in our cars, doesn't...
... largely self ... layer that ... cleaning that ... cleaners. ... raise the ... Thanks, Kent .. that's basically what I was wondering about. (Fresh- water...
Regarding mast maintenance, polishing will remove any anodize treatment and leave the aluminum more suseptible to corrosion, definitely a "dondoit"! KG Lee...
I just got back from ProTech in North Vancouver who've redone the standing rigging for my T26. I asked them about lubricating the sail track in the mast and...
I have used Protech in the past and I have had very good service from them. Blake, in particuilar, has always provided excellent, cost efficient solutions to...
What would the PHRF rating be for my T22? Is my genoa (27'X 25'X 11') a 130% Genoa? I realize it can vary from place to place, but they do not have any other...
Rick, Only as embarrassing as you choose. When we first started racing on Tues. nights with the Lightnings, Flying Scots, and other such fast little boats, and...
... Certainly very true with most lubricants. I had tried a couple of different ones, including the previously mentioned Sail Trac and it was certainly very...
RickI am involved with PHRF on Lake George for the LGCYC. We use PHRF New England as a guide. www.phrfne.org Base handicap for a T-22 Fin is 237 and C/B is...
Has any one had any success calking with sikaflex or silicone under the edge of the rubber rubrail next to the deck to stop leaks between the hull joints on a...
That would be one of the first boats to come out West, just behind my number 13. I will try and visit in 006. Just ordered a new rubber ducky tender and will...
After sealing the hull/deck joint wasn't very successful I sealed the top of the rail with 3M 4000. Dry as can be ever since. Don, T8.5 #37...
Don Cavers
drcavers@...
Sep 3, 2005 6:23 am
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Ever been gently swinging on the hook with friends sharing food and chat when someone uses the head and suddenly all conversation ceases when the difficult to...
I have posted several photos to an album called Masthead. the purpose was to show the masthead construction to anyone having to do repairs or just curious. I...
I went out sailing with Owen (#2043) yesterday in some significant wind. 20 knots true while we were out, building to 25 later in the afternoon. We had the #4...
Brian: Your posting has tweaked my curiousity. I have been sitting here wondering about the feasibility of installing a small exhaust fan (ie computer power ...
Michel Brave souls! What's your advice in handling 2o+? Even with the #4, was it essential to double reef the main? I was out with the wife and kids last...
