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Forum: Gear & Maintenance

16 Hours Ago

Replies: 4

New mooring setup fubar

Views: 244

Posted By mbetter

Re: New mooring setup fubar

Are the pendants hooked to a swivel?

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

16 Hours Ago

Replies: 10

Practice deck core layups?

Views: 265

Posted By mbetter

Re: Practice deck core layups?

Quoted because this deserves to be repeated.

Foam may not rot, but once you get water in there, you're going get delamination in short order and it will most likely be much more widespread than...

Forum: Racing

1 Day Ago

Replies: 80

Who pays for the food and beer?

Views: 4,891

Posted By mbetter

Re: Who pays for the food and beer?

Seriously. Running a competitive and successful racing boat is one of the most expensive and stupidest endeavors one can ever embark upon. After the huge boat payment, the constant sail purchases,...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

1 Day Ago

Replies: 21

What tools do you bring in your sailboats?

Views: 639

Posted By mbetter

Re: What tools do you bring in your sailboats?

Every tool but the one I need.

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

1 Day Ago

Replies: 42

I had a bad day, I need a hug or will kill someone

Views: 1,821

Posted By mbetter

Re: I had a bad day, I need a hug or will kill someone

You ******* rock. Fair winds.

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

1 Day Ago

Replies: 5

Squelch

Views: 264

Posted By mbetter

Re: Squelch

Squelch blocks background noise. Turn it up until the static stops. You can turn it up a bit more if you're still getting garbled messages from other states.

Forum: Racing

4 Days Ago

Replies: 80

Who pays for the food and beer?

Views: 4,891

Posted By mbetter

Re: Who pays for the food and beer?

But you still go out to dinner with people, though, right? Why would the drama on other boats cause you to not want to race?

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

6 Days Ago

Replies: 19

If I had to get one new sail, what would it be?

Views: 509

Posted By mbetter

Re: If I had to get one new sail, what would it be?

Yeah, then I'd definitely be looking at a big sail if I were you. That extra sail area can be the difference between moving and not moving on a light day and should easily make up for the days where...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

6 Days Ago

Replies: 19

If I had to get one new sail, what would it be?

Views: 509

Posted By mbetter

Re: If I had to get one new sail, what would it be?

It probably depends on how frequently you get light air and on the condition of your jib. If the jib is workable, it'll probably be good for 15-20+. I don't think 5-15 would be a problem for a 150%,...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

6 Days Ago

Replies: 12

CDI Furler Halyard is Getting Stuck

Views: 293

Posted By mbetter

Re: CDI Furler Halyard is Getting Stuck

Silicone has no place on a boat, don't use it.

Sailkote is good stuff and almost certainly what the PO used.

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

6 Days Ago

Replies: 19

If I had to get one new sail, what would it be?

Views: 509

Posted By mbetter

Re: If I had to get one new sail, what would it be?

Sounds like a no-brainer. Depending on the boat, I'd consider an even bigger genoa, like a 150%

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 51

Are you done yet??

Views: 1,852

Posted By mbetter

Re: Are you done yet??

My boat looks worse now than that one did before they started the "restoration" and I'm launching in a couple days.

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 25

Self Tailing Winches

Views: 1,229

Posted By mbetter

Re: Self Tailing Winches

I can get a pair of used two-speed, oversized primaries for $300-400. One self-tailer will be at least twice that, and it will probably be barely big enough. So it would be four times more expensive...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 12

Reefing question

Views: 588

Posted By mbetter

Re: Reefing question

The Peterson 34 I crew on has it so that a portion of the sail track is removable. You put all the slugs in and then screw the piece of track in so that it's sealed. A pretty ingenious system, if you...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 59

New Crew

Views: 1,749

Posted By mbetter

Re: New Crew

Starlings eat cats?

Forum: Seamanship

4 Weeks Ago

Replies: 39

Flaking the Main Sail

Views: 1,948

Posted By mbetter

Re: Flaking the Main Sail

I sometimes do this thing where I open the clutch, put half of a wrap on the winch to turn the line and take it with me to the mast. The winch gives me enough friction on the line that I can pay it...

Forum: SailNet Website Technical Support

4 Weeks Ago

Replies: 41

Apologize about sn down time

Views: 792

Posted By mbetter

Re: Apologize about sn down time

My guess would be to differentiate the button from "Like" buttons that are hooked up to Facebook, as this one isn't.

I agree that "Thanks" doesn't really work as it means something completely...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

4 Weeks Ago

Replies: 46

Who sells marine plywood?

Views: 1,190

Posted By mbetter

Re: Who sells marine plywood?

The douglas fir marine plywood I'm seeing nowadays is pretty horrible - not particularly strong, looks bad, all kinds of voids and checks like crazy under finish.

IMO, go for the BS1088 stuff or...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

4 Weeks Ago

Replies: 9

Stove food

Views: 248

Posted By mbetter

Re: Stove food

Why would an alcohol stove be scared of katsailor?

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

05-12-2013

Replies: 22

Mind Your Hi-Tech Splices!!!

Views: 934

Posted By mbetter

Re: Mind Your Hi-Tech Splices!!!

You should have slipped it. :)

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

05-10-2013

Replies: 24

buying advice?

Views: 823

Posted By mbetter

Re: buying advice?

There are a surprising number of boats that meet your criteria on Yachtworld. How about this, it seems suitably Captain Ronny:...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

05-09-2013

Replies: 376

Another America’s Cup entry destroyed

Views: 9,275

Posted By mbetter

Re: Another America’s Cup entry destroyed

Andrew Simpson is the deceased sailor.

News Story (http://artemis-racing.americascup.com/news/4511)

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

05-09-2013

Replies: 23

New Shoe Review

Views: 947

Posted By mbetter

Re: New Shoe Review

Adidas Climacool Boat Lace. IMO, the best shoe out there now by a wide margin.

adidas Climacool Boat Lace Shoes...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

05-06-2013

Replies: 63

Performance Cruisers and Racer/Cruisers

Views: 1,970

Posted By mbetter

Re: Performance Cruisers and Racer/Cruisers

Bene 367s have a very active class in lots of places, more so than most of the other Benes and similar. If I was looking for a cruiser/racer on Lake Michigan, I'd probably go with a 367 or a J-105, I...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

05-06-2013

Replies: 14

Yet another bilge pump thread - Flojet ?

Views: 594

Posted By mbetter

Re: Yet another bilge pump thread - Flojet ?

What does it mean when the bilge is always full of empty beer cans?

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