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Advice for a Solo Sailor?
Alan Gomes at 7:59am 08.21.23
I was going to respond with the exact same thing that KG said but he beat me to it. When sailing s
Advice for a Solo Sailor?
jibes138 at 7:26am 08.21.23
Any thoughts on wearing a wetsuit while single handing? If you end up in the water it could greatly
Sails up at the dock ?
JBP-PA at 6:55am 08.21.23
Raising sails at the dock is fine (within reason). What you don't want to do is raise sails on th
Hunter 23 Keel
rgranger at 6:43am 08.21.23
If you want decent performanc to windward, you are gonna want to run the line that holds the keel do
CL14 Dinghy
Fuzzy_logic at 6:42am 08.21.23
Removing the stern sounds a bit extreme, but it makes a lot of sense. It may not work here, because
H49 Selden Furling Mast Base Plate replacement
kloudie1 at 6:38am 08.21.23
Strange, looks like "corrosion jacking" from a piece of iron or steel between the two plates.. the
Sails up at the dock ?
kappykaplan at 6:35am 08.21.23
Can I raise the sail for a short period while I am tied to the dock in light wind? Can I let the he
Sails up at the dock ?
Don S/V ILLusion at 6:30am 08.21.23
Yes.
New owner!
PMK at 6:18am 08.21.23
She is in the water at Safe Harbor Pilots point hull #11 Quite an ordeal getting boat and trailer h
Hunter 23 Keel
Crazy Dave Condon at 5:29am 08.21.23
It must be one of the first winglet with a centerboard attached. If the poster could supply the hu
Advice for a Solo Sailor?
smokey73 at 4:40am 08.21.23
I guess I'm missing something in the "hove to" to raise the main. How can you hove to when the main
Expectations from solar
Captain Larry-DH at 4:08am 08.21.23
The MPPT works more efficiently with one per panel, if there is any shading or difference in panel
Hunter 23 Keel
shemandr at 4:03am 08.21.23
I couldn't tell from the original post that the centerboard is housed in a wing keel (At least that'
Wema tank level sender
jssailem at 3:52am 08.21.23
I installed one of these sensors in my diesel tank. If I was going to cut the donut off I would try
Hunter 23 Keel
caverun at 3:49am 08.21.23
While we wait for Crazy Dave to chime in, check out this previous thread- apparently an early versio
Capri 22 How does it race with a bit larger boats?
Drinky Crow at 12:21am 08.21.23
. If the spread is too much, groups of boats can see a very different race -wind, tide and shifts.
Advice for a Solo Sailor?
Alan Gomes at 10:30pm 08.20.23
So can leave the helm to go to the mast to hoist; heave-to sustains the boat relative to the wind;
Advice for a Solo Sailor?
Kings Gambit at 10:26pm 08.20.23
Why would one want to go heave-to to raise the main? So you can leave the helm to go to the mast t

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