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Last year a lot of people at our yard vacillated between launching and not, so it gave the yard conniptions. Same with the moorings at the yacht club where I squatted for a season, ( I lent my boat to my parents since they were between boats). We self-isolated on the boat. This year everyone will be vaccinated, so as long as a nasty variant doesn't show up, we should be OK. But as you say, not a license to go crazy. Maybe this is a year to go East. Last year we went West. We splash as usual in mid-May.
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I'm glad to add back a bit of the social aspect, but in terms of cruising, last year was very unique. Many of the most special locations were empty. I wonder if this year will be a zoo? Every time I talk to the yard they are going crazy. Everyone and their brother are splashing.
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Japan usually has something interesting going on from this... To this... Pretty metal if you asked me... Apologies for any re-posts...
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What? There is no One True Way?? /s That said, I bet the mattresses in the aft cabin of the JPK45 fits perfectly into the chine.
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Sadly my balls are also a bit to small as the they sell in the store are all about 30cm. I'd say your balls might be big enough.
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I have an olde timey set up: a 135% carbon genoa on an olde skoole Harken MK1 furler that can furl maybe 10-20% without looking like a bedsheet and a staysail with hanks that lives in zip open bag on a wire stay and an even more olde skoole Barbarossa tensioner - you know the kind where the handles fold down? - I added a low-tech downhaul to make sure it doesn't climb back up the shroud. Always works. Storm jib hanks over the top on a dyneema strop. I do what Osprey does, but If I need moah powah, I reef the main first. Works well with the Monior. The issues: There is a hol
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Anyone have a motoring cone?
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Good question. The one I have is about the same size, shape and construction as my Davis Echomaster except that it's black plastic. I put it up simply because I know that whomever hits me will pull this kind of crap.
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In daytime make sure you have your anchor ball signal up or you'll get more of the same. The hard part is getting raised fast enough before they hit you.
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I have a DHR trawler lamp with a 20" Ideal burner. Came with the boat. Normally hangs over the salon table. Strangely I don't have a photo since it burns most evenings. It's enough light to play cards or a board game. Takes the chill off. And a Weems & Plath that's pretty windproof, but doesn't throw off much useful light.
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Well, Maine does seem like the forgotten land of hard dinghies. You'll see a parade most days even though RIBS are still probably the majority. More often than you'd might think, you see someone towing something big like a peapod, dory or whitehall that's half the length of the towing boat. If you can get it up there on your foredeck comfortably, why not?
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Dyer fits under the boom? Foredeck?
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Regardless, they don't seem to have a clew.
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Might be a bit hard to furl with half the sail in the water. Isn't the generally accepted term, "wanking"? Though here they've added a couple of layers.
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Had two teak decks. "Repaired" one, replaced the other. When I removed it, I think I netted about 300+lbs weight savings.
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