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- Tue Apr 27, 2010 9:03 am
- Forum: Performance & Tuning
- Topic: Noob in RI needs rigging help
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1174
Re: Noob in RI needs rigging help
I might be out your way this week, definitely next week. Drop me an EM using envelope on right...
- Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:12 pm
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: Buckshot in the daggerboard
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2900
Re: Buckshot in the daggerboard
Es ubersetz wie 'Scheisshafen' auf Deutsch...
- Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:57 am
- Forum: Performance & Tuning
- Topic: Rigging Adjustment Tool
- Replies: 36
- Views: 15691
Re: Rigging Adjustment Tool
..so slightly LARGER than the shroud hole spacing between the plates, of course....
- Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:03 am
- Forum: Repairs and Modifications
- Topic: CDI FF2 Maintenance, parts list, Torlon bearing
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1092
CDI FF2 Maintenance, parts list, Torlon bearing
My genny on the CDI Furler was a bit sticky last season so I knocked it apart this weekend I had upgraded plastic bearing to the Torlon one about 5 years ago. When I took it apart, I found the bottom cast part had corroded away and the attachment screws had broken out of the bearing housing. Tom/CDI...
- Sun Apr 25, 2010 4:42 pm
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: Getting the forestay tight w/o getting into the furler??
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2006
Re: Getting the forestay tight w/o getting into the furler??
I think you are asking a rigging question, more than a rig tuning question, right worm?? Its pretty difficult to pull down the forestay and pin it when the tension is right and high enough. The Mast raising system works well, or you can do it the cheap way - use a sailtie to make a foot loop tied to...
- Sun Apr 25, 2010 4:39 pm
- Forum: Destinations, Clubs, Events and Venues
- Topic: Picture Contest
- Replies: 239
- Views: 83885
Re: Picture Contest
Quick reminder of the regs on Naval vessels- the magical numbers are 500 yards (caution) and 100 yards (stay out) You must operate at minimum speed if closer than 500 yards to any naval vessel in US waters. Do not approach closer than 100 yards. If you are going to be pushed close to the 100 yard li...
- Sun Apr 25, 2010 3:42 pm
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: Haole (white man) rot or over exposure to the sun
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4276
Re: Haole (white man) rot or over exposure to the sun
I think the hard part is going to be making the rudder head, not the blade itself. My pintle is more broken than I thought, so I might need some dimensions on that puppy.
(Im all set with the template - dont need it, to answer your question)
(Im all set with the template - dont need it, to answer your question)
- Sat Apr 24, 2010 4:29 am
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: Haole (white man) rot or over exposure to the sun
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4276
Re: Haole (white man) rot or over exposure to the sun
Well, I was getting geared up on a cot at PHL when Kevin called me on my cell and he was pretty hard to turn down...so it was a nice end to a week in the travel blender...Thanks again for your and the Admirals' hospitality.
Same invite applies to anyone ever stuck in the ALB NY area !!
Same invite applies to anyone ever stuck in the ALB NY area !!
- Sat Apr 24, 2010 4:24 am
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: CB line wear point at base of CP - X boat question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2306
Re: CB line wear point at base of CP - X boat question
Opie - I think you are right on this one. My :macx: board took 7 years before I replaced it (and it hadnt broken yet) - three years in a slip, and the rest trailered. Im sure the wear point is the famous FG hole it feeds up at the top of the board. Maybe a piece of heat shrink sheath could provide s...
- Sat Apr 24, 2010 4:08 am
- Forum: Performance & Tuning
- Topic: Inside Forestay Storm Sail Cutter Rig
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1508
Re: Inside Forestay Storm Sail Cutter Rig
I did one on my 2- years ago : Ill try find post today and link it.
- Thu Apr 22, 2010 7:11 pm
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: Haole (white man) rot or over exposure to the sun
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4276
Re: Haole (white man) rot or over exposure to the sun
Sorry, Im a Dr Ross Doctor. If you have some photons you need correlating, Im your guy...but the only body problems I can solve involve three bodies.. reminds me - I should publish that some day... Stuck in PHL airport, googling to see how far Puff's woods is, since there arent hotel rooms available...
- Thu Apr 22, 2010 5:01 am
- Forum: Performance & Tuning
- Topic: Power thruster--anyone use one?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 8311
Re: Power thruster--anyone use one?
and you can go 30% farther on a tank of gas.
Thats a pretty bold claim and I doubt it can be supported with a reference.
- Thu Apr 22, 2010 4:56 am
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: Set the Sails!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2696
Re: Set the Sails!
congrats Alan - remember that sailing in 5 kts of wind is the HARDEST thing to do and the toughest on a beginner...ideally you want 10-15 kts to power up the boat and learn about sail trim.
- Thu Apr 22, 2010 3:31 am
- Forum: Repairs and Modifications
- Topic: Bottom painting while on the trailer
- Replies: 43
- Views: 16291
Re: Bottom painting while on the trailer
Without trying to mother hen you guys to death... the pictures shown above show patently BAD practice using concrete blocks. As Russ points out, the blocks need to be properly loaded. In a wall, the blocks are aligned so that the compressive force is evenly spread out on the entire edge of the block...
- Thu Apr 22, 2010 3:19 am
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: Hi-Low Reefer Boom Furler
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2695
Re: Hi-Low Reefer Boom Furler
At that price, it is a bit like putting a Roots blower on a Trabant....