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Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 3,969 brucat
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Posts: 3,969 | Jeez, won't somebody comment on how finely polished the boat is? I spent four hours washing and buffing that baby the weekend before! OK: It looks beautiful, and when taken as a whole, is clear evidence that those fours hours would have been better spent, I don't know... practicing??? (Hey, you asked...) On the bright side, at least you remembered to let go of the Hot Stick. Too many of us have tiller remnants from when that goes wrong... Mike | | | Re: Karl's wild ride
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#252887 10/01/12 12:18 AM 10/01/12 12:18 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,293 Long Beach, California John Williams
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Posts: 3,293 Long Beach, California | Where's the risk in that, Lee? You don't have body hair; you have a pelt.
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- The harder you practice, the luckier you get - Gary Player, pro golfer
After watching Lionel Messi play, I realize I need to sail harder.
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#252892 10/01/12 08:20 AM 10/01/12 08:20 AM | MN3
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Unregistered | Jeez, won't somebody comment on how finely polished the boat is? I spent four hours washing and buffing that baby the weekend before! the bottom of your hulls look very nice and shiny | | | Re: Karl's wild ride
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Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL waterbug_wpb
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | thank you for showing the finely polished hulls to us at great personal sacrifice.
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#252919 10/01/12 06:08 PM 10/01/12 06:08 PM |
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Posts: 217 Palm Harbor, FL | If nothing broke, then you did a great job. Better than I have done so far. :-)
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#252922 10/01/12 07:10 PM 10/01/12 07:10 PM |
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,118 Northfield Mn Karl_Brogger
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Posts: 4,118 Northfield Mn | I did learn this mast is heavier than my old one. Couldn't right the boat. Had to get help. I could get it out of the water, but not past horizontal.
I think I'm going to take the top off, pull the foam and re-do it as thin as I can and see if that does the trick. I'm borderline anyways.
Maybe my tapered main halyard was enough with my last boat? Kinda doubt it.
I'm boatless.
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#252923 10/01/12 08:27 PM 10/01/12 08:27 PM |
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. Timbo
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Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. | How about inserting a 4' long tube type bladder at the tip and fill it with helium?
Blade F16 #777
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#252936 10/02/12 06:56 AM 10/02/12 06:56 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | I did learn this mast is heavier than my old one. Couldn't right the boat. Had to get help. I could get it out of the water, but not past horizontal.
I think I'm going to take the top off, pull the foam and re-do it as thin as I can and see if that does the trick. I'm borderline anyways.
Maybe my tapered main halyard was enough with my last boat? Kinda doubt it. Once it's at horizontal, it should fly up practically on its own.
Jake Kohl | | | Re: Karl's wild ride
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#252943 10/02/12 08:10 AM 10/02/12 08:10 AM |
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,118 Northfield Mn Karl_Brogger
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Posts: 4,118 Northfield Mn | I know, just couldn't get it there. Close, but not quite. My last boat, putting my arm over my head made the difference between getting it back up our not.
I'm boatless.
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#252946 10/02/12 08:25 AM 10/02/12 08:25 AM |
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Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. | I know, just couldn't get it there. Close, but not quite. My last boat, putting my arm over my head made the difference between getting it back up our not. I had the same thing happen after a spill, the mast would only get to horizontal and no more. It just wasn't windy enough to get it to blow up any more. Then I remembered Karl saying he put his arms up over his head, so I did, and slooooowly it came back up! I never thought my arms were that 'heavy' (more like chicken wings) but I guess since they are at the far end of the lever, every ounce helps.
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