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Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-26-2010
Replies: 199
Views: 11,624
Posted By wunhunglo
"The bloated dead horse" gallops on... will it reach the shore?

Brian,
My post had no intent to belittle. My apologies if you felt that.

Your original topic's title made this almost mandatory reading, so I entered the hallowed halls of SN, cap in hand as a...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-26-2010
Replies: 199
Views: 11,624
Posted By wunhunglo
Liferafts and short-handed

Smackdaddy.
I admit to spending most of my time on the water racing inshore and offshore. (Mea Culpa - hangs head in shame :D). However, when I'm not, I'm probably doing a short-handed delivery (no...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-25-2010
Replies: 10
Views: 1,454
Posted By wunhunglo
Jackstays/jacklines specs from ISAF

The ISAF Offshore Special Regulations (http://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/OSR2010Complete101209Web-%5B7979%5D.pdf) contain excellent guidelines for jacklines (amongst other specs).

See section...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-25-2010
Replies: 199
Views: 11,624
Posted By wunhunglo
Surviving is a laminate of many integrated activities

So... for a topic that was billed as as very important, it seems to have deteriorated into the following sequence of events:

- a boat owner with a dramatic tale of an empty life raft that would...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-21-2010
Replies: 199
Views: 11,624
Posted By wunhunglo
What's your problem?

What's your problem?
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-21-2010
Replies: 199
Views: 11,624
Posted By wunhunglo
getting aboard a raft

Many current designs have an inflatable platform to assist the climb into the raft. The webbing ladders are almost useless, particularly when exhausted. The key problem with the webbing ladders is...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-21-2010
Replies: 199
Views: 11,624
Posted By wunhunglo
Extreme sweeping generalization on liferafts

Sweeping generalizations like that do no one any favors.

Perhaps on the raft you discovered, there were some "features" that made THAT brand and design of raft questionable.

To make the...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-21-2010
Replies: 33
Views: 2,610
Posted By wunhunglo
Trimaran

Looks a bit like a modified coachroof on a Piver designed tri hull.

Edit: CruisingDad, I don't have a problem with the functionality of furling a headsail completely. They clearly work for that...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-20-2010
Replies: 33
Views: 2,610
Posted By wunhunglo
Mainsail reefs

Thanks for the updated link.
That mainsail has one reef. Nice looking condition of the interior and the engine.
Forum: Racing 04-20-2010
Replies: 169
Views: 24,745
Posted By wunhunglo
Paulo, Being on the first boat of only two...

Paulo,
Being on the first boat of only two boats to round the furthest mark on the long course, let me offer my observation too. The race was abandoned as a combination of many things. It had little...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-20-2010
Replies: 33
Views: 2,610
Posted By wunhunglo
Roller Reefing Headsails

I have a hatred for roller reefing a headsail. No issues with roller furling i.e. all the way out, or furled all the way in, but a partially "reefed" headsail not only has terrible shape, but...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-20-2010
Replies: 33
Views: 2,610
Posted By wunhunglo
Morgan NA 40

Despite being an IOR vintage design, there's nothing about the design itself that would stop it from being a good cruiser. It's what you do to prep it and yourself for a trip like that.

Some have...
Forum: Racing 04-20-2010
Replies: 11
Views: 1,596
Posted By wunhunglo
Halyard Stoppers

I agree with Faster. Halyard stoppers particularly on the spin halyard, make life a lot easier for foredeck and pit.
Here's some Schaeffer stoppers...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-13-2010
Replies: 4
Views: 449
Posted By wunhunglo
Liferaft coastal vs ocean

The differences between models vary between manufacturers, but some of the differences are:
- Number of tubes
- Double / inflatable floor or single floor
- Canopy or no canopy and type and...
Forum: Racing 04-12-2010
Replies: 20
Views: 2,312
Posted By wunhunglo
Tacking...smoothly to keep as much speed as poss.

Some great posts. I tend to do as Sailormon6 and JPollard do.

I don't know the boat the OP is sailing, but light vs heavier displacement boats will alter the general guidelines in terms of speed...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-12-2010
Replies: 53
Views: 4,279
Posted By wunhunglo
You have more interest in me?

How flattering...but sorry Jim...I'm taken !!! :laugher
Seriously, I'm in West Vancouver, waaay north of the Bay although many years ago, I lived in SF and had some great rig work done on my boat by...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-12-2010
Replies: 53
Views: 4,279
Posted By wunhunglo
9ft to 12ft small chop?

The more questions asked of him, the more his story unravels. On SA he says the interval was 5 seconds and change. With those wave heights, I'd say that's no small chop. That's close and steep...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-11-2010
Replies: 15
Views: 1,606
Posted By wunhunglo
Harken Compuspec

I don't know if you are looking for sail loads, but just in case, I added the specs for the boat to Harken's Compuspec tool (http://www.harkencompuspec.com/cgi-bin/cs303.exe). You can look it up at...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-11-2010
Replies: 53
Views: 4,279
Posted By wunhunglo
This topic has holes in the story

After 5 pages of some interrogation over at the dark side of Sailing Anarchy, a consensus seems to be forming that there isn't sufficient evidence that the yard caused the rig failure. There is a...
Forum: Racing 04-09-2010
Replies: 169
Views: 24,745
Posted By wunhunglo
MOB Pole -Stern Tube

I cut a hole in my transom and made a stern tube using a plumbing pipe, just larger than the diameter of the float on the pole, as a mold. The tube took up some space inside the cockpit locker as it...
Forum: Racing 04-08-2010
Replies: 169
Views: 24,745
Posted By wunhunglo
Hi you old Marsupial how are you ?:) It was...

Hi you old Marsupial how are you ?:)
It was quite a race. On the Long Course, on Kinetic (Beneteau First 47.7) were the first around the Sisters (1st mark of the course) about 50 miles downwind,...
Forum: Racing 04-06-2010
Replies: 169
Views: 24,745
Posted By wunhunglo
PIYA Considering changes

Finally, it sounds like a reasonable voice representing the PIYA, is asking for suggested changes to the PIYA Certificate. As many have suggested, the ISAF Offshore Special Regs (OSR) should be...
Forum: Racing 04-06-2010
Replies: 169
Views: 24,745
Posted By wunhunglo
Receiving weather data while racing

Typically, boats are permitted to get any freely available data. (RRS- 41.c & d ) The NOR and/or SI's may go further and specifically state that "freely available" excludes any weather service for...
Forum: Racing 04-05-2010
Replies: 169
Views: 24,745
Posted By wunhunglo
Heavy weather sails

Hi Charlie (nice work BTW on your boat).
In general, I think PIYA has missed the point in their section 7 of the safety cert. They don't require a storm jib for ANY category of race. This needs...
Forum: Racing 04-05-2010
Replies: 169
Views: 24,745
Posted By wunhunglo
What a great experience that was on Friday

Hi Stillraining... long time so see.
No problem with quoting my other post over here.
I think the Race Committee did all the right things including the weather briefing on Thursday from...
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