Re: Stus-List Bowsprit/Asym

2013-12-09 Thread Bill Coleman
Try tacking an Asym in front of your stay on Lake Erie and you get a severe caning ! 11.6.2 Asymmetrical Spinnakers: Asymmetrical spinnakers shall have the following characteristics: 11.6.2.1 Area no greater than a symmetrical spinnaker; 11.6.2.2 Luff and leech of unequal lengths where SLU/SLE ≥ 1

Re: Stus-List Impeller change - thanks

2013-12-09 Thread Curtis
Well I heard of penutbutter but not oil? On 12/9/13, RAYMOND SHIBE wrote: > > Store used impellers in a used mayonnaise jar with olive oil. They will > be lubricated for > installation in the spring and will not have a set as a result of > spending the winter in the pump. > This not an original

Re: Stus-List Bowsprit/assym

2013-12-09 Thread dwight
Tom You wrote when the wind is on the beam or forward of it, the sail will having you moving through the fleet I think this depends on wind strength.maybe true in very light air but I believe all things otherwise being equal a good light #1 would be hard to roll over in anything but the

Stus-List Bowsprit/assym

2013-12-09 Thread TOM VINCENT
It should be very obvious to the group, there are advantages and disadvantages to flying an asymmetrical shute. I have been racing with an asym for 5 years and have learned that when the next mark is dead down wind - you need to fall off and gybe. The boats with the regular shutes will eat yo

Re: Stus-List BinocularS

2013-12-09 Thread Rich Knowles
I guess you need the "Hey Diddle Diddle" jobbies, but they are not waterproof. Rich > On Dec 9, 2013, at 13:44, Don Harben wrote: > > ... but I really just need to spot any cows on the foredeck ... and then to > see through them ... > > From: Rich Knowles > To: cnc-list Cnc-List > Sent:

Re: Stus-List Impeller change - thanks

2013-12-09 Thread RAYMOND SHIBE
Store used impellers in a used mayonnaise jar with olive oil. They will be lubricated for installation in the spring and will not have a set as a result of spending the winter in the pump. This not an original idea on my part, it came from a Yanmar maintenance seminar. Ray Shibe 1984 C&C41  w

Re: Stus-List BinocularS

2013-12-09 Thread Don Harben
... but I really just need to spot any cows on the foredeck ... and then to see through them ...   > > From: Rich Knowles >To: cnc-list Cnc-List >Sent: Monday, December 9, 2013 12:34:15 PM >Subject: Re: Stus-List BinocularS > > > >Geez, Jim, any binoculars th

Re: Stus-List BinocularS

2013-12-09 Thread Rich Knowles
Geez, Jim, any binoculars that can spot flying reindeer have gotta be great! They are not easy to see. Rich On Dec 9, 2013, at 12:20 PM, Jim Watts wrote: I looked through the Pro Mariner series when I was working at another marine retailer. Meh. On 9 December 2013 07:11, Tom B wrote: I th

Re: Stus-List BinocularS

2013-12-09 Thread Jim Watts
I looked through the Pro Mariner series when I was working at another marine retailer. Meh. On 9 December 2013 07:11, Tom B wrote: > I thought this might be interesting, considering the recent string... > > Tom B > > >Is this emailthought some might find thus of interest... not > displaying

Re: Stus-List bowsprit/asym

2013-12-09 Thread Eric Baumes
The PHRF Regs we sail under on the Hudson River are here http://www.yralis.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=555474&module_id=88095 They are more generous in terms of sprit length for W/L courses. Up to 24% of J without penalty, but less generous with the credits. Where you get zinged is on a di

Re: Stus-List BinocularS

2013-12-09 Thread Joel Aronson
Tom, Thanks. Nice price! BTW, I ruled out the Fuji - no center focus. Still shopping! Joel On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Tom B wrote: > I thought this might be interesting, considering the recent string... > > Tom B > > >Is this emailthought some might find thus of interest... not >

Stus-List BinocularS

2013-12-09 Thread Tom B
I thought this might be interesting, considering the recent string... Tom B > > > Is this emailthought some might find thus of interest... not displaying > correctly? View it in your browser. > >

Re: Stus-List bowsprit/asym - PHRF implications

2013-12-09 Thread Hoyt, Mike
All The reason I was contacting Eric re this is that not all areas have this fully defined at this time. Be very careful in consulting and working with your PHRF area authority so that you get the maximum benefit for the least penalty and combine that with your ease of use and speed. In PHRFNS w