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Roller furling rigs
JBP-PA at 6:47am 11.17.22
Furlers tends to be expensive but if you are on a tight budget you can find them used either at a ch
Electric dinghy engines
dlochner at 6:25am 11.17.22
Do you like Pocket Yachts
Scott T-Bird at 6:09am 11.17.22
My definition of a pocket yacht would be a sailboat that allows you to feel like you could take her
Do you like Pocket Yachts
Scott T-Bird at 5:47am 11.17.22
those cal's are fast! right John? I'd speculate they are sailing at greater than hull speed! :t
Roller furling rigs
kappykaplan at 4:55am 11.17.22
@kappykaplan and I both forgot to mention adding UV protection to the sail's foot and leech. :plus
Roller furling rigs
dlochner at 4:55am 11.17.22
Ah, the plot thickens! Again, thank you for your help. And thus is the story of boat upgrades, pr
Do you like Pocket Yachts
dlochner at 4:53am 11.17.22
My definition of a pocket yacht would be a sailboat that allows you to feel like you could take her
Roller furling rigs
Messing About at 4:53am 11.17.22
Ah, the plot thickens! Again, thank you for your help.
Roller furling rigs
dlochner at 4:52am 11.17.22
@kappykaplan and I both forgot to mention adding UV protection to the sail's foot and leech. This is
Do you like Pocket Yachts
Will Gilmore at 4:50am 11.17.22
With the 362, it is much more like work and when I go out I want to go somewhere and not come back
Clever Boat Names
rgranger at 4:47am 11.17.22
Roller furling rigs
Messing About at 4:43am 11.17.22
Very helpful - thank you!!
Miss sailing
rgranger at 4:42am 11.17.22
I miss it because of this. When management admitted she wasn't feeling the love anymore, ( for sail
Roller furling rigs
dlochner at 4:41am 11.17.22
Mullet Lake is certainly way up there! For a smaller boats, such as yours, a CDI furler may be the
Do you like Pocket Yachts
dlochner at 3:58am 11.17.22
When I had smaller boats, I sailed them more. It was quick and easy to take the Tanzer 22 out for a
Roller furling rigs
Messing About at 3:38am 11.17.22
Roller furling rigs
kappykaplan at 3:33am 11.17.22
Your local sail loft should be able to convert your hank-on foresail to one with a luff tape once yo

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