Now I am very confused

[STARWINDY]

when in doubt...reach for the Beam.. i heard global warming is drying up the Jack Daniels

[tomaz_423]

Originally Posted by sailortjk1

My question...........
What are those little pieces of string on my head sail?
Should they point up or down?

No they are not scraps from the factory. They are reef lines in case your roller furler fails.

[Giulietta]

Originally Posted by sailortjk1

My question...........
What are those little pieces of string on my head sail?
Should they point up or down?

And you think that is confusing?? On my cloth, they are red on one side and green on the other...

No matter what I do, I never managed to get the green ones on the right side, or the red on the other side.

But....if I go forward on my boat, they mysteriously change sides......

[PBzeer]

TJK - the best thing to do with the strings on your headsail is to epoxy them they so they are point straight back and level. That way, you can always be sure you have perfect sail trim and don't have to bother with the sail.

Currently at 35 01 29 N 76 41 43 W

[tomaz_423]

And they ask if we drink and Sailnet - (http://www.sailnet.com/forums/off-to...-dont-you.html).
We need no alcohol to produce stupid ideas.

[mpraca]

Giulietta (is that Italian for Juliet?) I have been sailing for decades and these problems were never an obstacle. If the lights on the other boat seem to be wrong, that is not your problem. As to your own lights, if they have not produced a collision so far, I would suggest that in itself that is a pretty good indication that your reasoning is more dangerous than leaving well enough alone.

[painkiller]

My old lady gets offended when I tell her to "Gybe, Ho!"

[T37Chef]

Please explain how one is supposed to see my call sign when I hold it up in the air. I mean sometimes they are miles away...is there some kind of high powered binocular I should get so I can see their call sign???? Help! Do you think a kite would be the answer?

[painkiller]

I hate that arrow up there on my mast. It's useless. I thought it's supposed to tell you where to go, but every time I follow it, my boat stops.

[Rickm505]

I'm still trying to figure out that rope thing with all the pulleys that's hanging down into my cockpit. I told my girlfriend it was obviously an engine puller since it was hooked to that aluminum bar thing over my head.

It must be standard equipment on boats with engines.

Rick in Florida