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Newbie questions about an Ericson 34 [and Shipping a Boat by Truck]
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I can't argue with anything you've said. Good (and useful!) analysis. Having said that, perhaps I'll be forgiven a random aside. In...
Mar 17, 2024
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I would amend GLOCS with 'no matter how much effort you put into making clear and accurate documentation, no one will read it' (RFM).
Mar 8, 2024
bgary
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Can't lower Harken furling jib
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That's awesome! And makes me wonder if there is a boat-related corollary to the "Gary Law of Computer Science" (*) B (*) the GLOCS...
Mar 7, 2024
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Big Problem while sailing yesterday [Main Halyard]
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+1 on MLX-3. I made my main halyard with it, good line (I went with 8mm, plenty strong enough IMO and works fine in my self-tailer) I...
Mar 1, 2024
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CA Boater Card -- good online course?
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^^^ +1 I've probably told this story, not sure... (not enough coffee yet)... I was sitting in the Rosario Marina listening to the...
Mar 1, 2024
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West Marine Winch "BOGO" starts 2-29
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Cannot help you with that exact upgrade, but if the base sizing is close enough I would sure consider it. (Remembering that stock winch...
Mar 1, 2024
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I like it when it was a challenge even to the rigger. Means we didn't give up too early. Congrats. And now we've all checked the...
Feb 28, 2024
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Misc. EQ
Recommended Marine Combination Lock
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I got a Master 4-wheel combination lock from Lowe's that works fine. Not, probably, the most unbreakable lock in the world, but it...
Feb 27, 2024
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Sliding companionway hatch rails not parallel on purpose?
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I wonder if it has a subtle function. Like, when the slider is all the way open it's jammed against the wide-spot on the rails, which...
Feb 25, 2024
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Ericson's ventilation systems
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Late to the thread, but... I don't actually think the dorade does a whole lot. Big opening on deck, but by the time air makes its way...
Feb 23, 2024
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Advice re: SF Bar / Golden Gate / Offsore near San Francsisco
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"low speed chase". 2012, IIRC
Feb 22, 2024
bgary
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Big Problem while sailing yesterday [Main Halyard]
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Somewhere around here (I'll see if I can dig it up) there's another thread where a halyard got stuck inside the mast. There were a...
Feb 21, 2024
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38-200 Bridge clearance
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The "I" dimension (height of the jib) on a 38-200 is 50 feet. Add a foot for the distance between the top of the jib and the top of the...
Feb 20, 2024
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Newbie looking at E32-3 cutter rig
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The reality is ANY boat is an ongoing project. Or, as my dock-neighbor (with the 25-years-younger boat) says... "a boat is a floating...
Feb 18, 2024
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PNW Rendezvous Summer 2024
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My wife and I are planning to attend. :) Frank
Feb 17, 2024
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