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  1. footrope

    Barient Winch Story

    I don't know if this is true. It was interesting, anyway. http://www.inthepresentsea.com/the_actual_site/journal/Entries/2010/10/27_Opua__a_reluctant_winch.html
  2. Loren Beach

    "VRLA" Battery failure story

    I am not sure if this type of battery is common for boat usage, but did find the story interesting. The person posting the story seems to be comparing the failure to AGM batteries, but I am not at all sure that the technology is closely related. I know that there are a number of battery wizards...
  3. CSMcKillip

    How Young, plus small story....

    Ok, just wondering what the average age of everyone might be. Let's have an age followed by a short description how you got into sailing. 38, My father won three North American Championships, and a World cup in sailing. I never got to sail the bigger boats, but got to sand and clean...
  4. Rob Hessenius

    E-25 Sleeved Mast Success Story

    After a long winter of mast repair, my boat finally went under wind power this weekend. I will admit I stared at the mast all day and listened to every creak that the boat made. I lost a total of 5" off the height. Total cost of the project was a few doolars shy of $600, all in materials...
  5. Sven

    Foss rudder story

    I think almost everyone here who has interacted with Foss has been pretty happy with them ? Because of that I was surprised to come across a negative thread on the SSCA forum: http://tinyurl.com/89ekkh An anomaly ? -Sven
  6. footrope

    Sea Story: Violence, adult language

    Salvaging a car carrier. http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/16-03/ff_seacowboys?currentPage=0
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    • Forum: The Raftup
  7. Cruzzor

    Snubbers - What's the story?

    I just got a new slip for my E-25, moving from the "Upper" harbor in Santa Cruz to the "Lower" harbor. For those of you not familiar with Santa Cruz, that means two things: No more going under the bridge (YES!) and being subjected to a bit more surge. I've never used snubbers on dock lines...
  8. Sean Engle

    Another Bayliner Story

    I was just reminded of another Bayliner story - and before more of my brain cells die, I thought I should get it out here to amuse all of you... This one is about a fellow who used to be across the dock from me. He bought one of those little short Bayliners (23'?) with the big radar bridge...
  9. E

    Free raster charts - What is the story

    Hi, Now that Maptech is releasing charts for free (www.freeboatingcharts.com) I'm wondering what the story is. They were making so much money and went so far as to encrypt the charts that I wonder what it took to get them to give us OUR NOAA charts back. Anybody know? __Ethan
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    • charts free raster story
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: The Raftup
  10. 1973E29 TUG

    Big Fish Story on an E29

    I ran across this story of these two young guys circumnavigating the globe in an Ericson 29 (Lets hope the sea gods continue to shine on them) Check out their website www.trafficated.com Check out this sailfish they landed
  11. Sean Engle

    Story - That Damn Bayliner!

    Ok - Since I started this, I thought I would be the first to contribute... One of my favorite stories about sailing, anchoring and spending time on the hook is actually something I read in Latitude 38 while I was living and sailing in SF. The story goes like this: Once upon a time, there...
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