Boat Forum / Sailing / July 2004

Just about to move boat onto swinger on medway which I have'nt done
before. Any top tips??  I've got ring ontop of buoy   shackled with
monel siezing wire into    large galv swivle      to    2 lines with
thimbles  -     boat.    Lines have reinforced pvc sleeve where they

I looked at some sailing simulator software several years ago and it was all
pretty bad. Is something decent now available? I'm especially interested in
the effects of sail trim in different conditions on my Pearson Flyer.
Dennis

I've got a hanked foresail that used to belong to a Macwester 26. It's still
very useable, and it's got all of the fittings to be hoisted up a wire
forestay.
Looking for £20.00.

Anyone every sailed in a fleet of boats?
On Thursday, I balanced the boat on a close
haul and snuck up on the kids sitting in the bow
while the boat steered itself, and waited to see

In True Texas fasion Lance took the Tour De France for the 6th strait
time.
President Bush gave him a call from the Western Whitehouse here in
Texas to let him know us Texans think his preformance was "awesome".

Well, I was sailing on Lake Mead with a friend and we were in his South
Coast 26'a and we were having a fun race against a bunch of Mac 26'Xers and
the water was like glass and the winds was almost nonexistent. We were ahead
of everyone, then this old salt who in one of the Max ...

Did I hear mention last week that the powers are going to let a little
water into your pond?
Oz1...of the 3 twins.
I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

Anyone got a masthead unit for a Navico WD200 wind/direction unit?
Dave W

Won't keep you long from the main thrust of .asa but I'm compelled to ask
advice on a sailing question?  REALLY?  Imagine that!
I've done a ton of research and come up with several 'candidate' props for
the boat.  They are all of the self-feathering variety.  Max-Prop,

Hopefully will pull in at least one flag at Bay Week, finished 3rd across
the line last night, corrected to last. The skipper didn't say much about
it, but does anyone out there know the weight limit for a 39' boat. Is it
length dependent or what? Several of us were commenting on ...

I have a mid 90's engine driven holding plate system that I'm guessing isn't
running as well as it should.  I don't have any documentation and am at a
bit of a loss.  The sight glass (sporlan sa-12fm) has a green dot and looks
half full of liquid and bubbling when the compressor is ...

Can anyone tell me how realistic Sail Sim 4.2 is and how it compares to
Virtual Skipper 3?

Can I add ballast to my 470 so I can singlehand it more easily?  If
so, what would be the best way to do it?
Thanks
Richard

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