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pilot is sold, thanks!

Setback... Today I bumped the vane while it was sitting just like in the picture above and the counterweight arm bonked me on the head. My head is...

I look forward to visiting CBC. But it will have to wait until I can sit in the car longer, my hip replacement isn’t there yet. :(

A sailing buddy whom many of us know, was at some risk of losing his house... AGAIN...as the former house burned to the ground about 12 years...

Well done, Tom! I did not know the area in front of RYC had been dredged. Another 40 foot height was the advertised distance above the water of the...

I realized why the whole thing wasn't working AFTER I made a new mast, etc. from 3-inch ABS pipe. It's because the lever arm at the windvane end is...

The other option I looked at was Hale' iwa, which is on the north shore of Oahu, opposite Honolulu and about an hours drive along the coast. It's...

I'm in. If there is any race at all, I will do it. I'm 98% sure that Joan will not want to fly to Kauai and be limited to a resort room for 10...

1, Cal 2-27 aircraft (guessing from published I dimension) 5, Richardson Bay bridge clearance per chart 18649, 39’ 6, Olson 30 aircraft (guessing...

Alan - sent you a private message. - rob/beetle

The prize is Marianne's Ginger Ice Cream over a Gayle's Scone. The answer is 40 feet, plus or minus one foot. The first question of 2021 is: What...

Thanks for your post AllanH. There are a number of people waiting for an update.

Another photogenic sunset this evening, 1/21/21. I appreciate these celestial celebrations more than the man-made fireworks that set the dogs...

I am going to try and come down tomorrow 1/22 and get my spinnaker out of its snuffer sock and rolled up on a new Colligo top down furler. If it...

The tide books with corresponding current diagram are quite helpful. Attending one of Kame's "tide talks" at the bay model helped a bunch. (Though...

I'm no expert but I use AyeTides on my iPhone (from the App Store). They update it frequently and it references a lot of stations around the Bay -...

Here is one link: https://l-36.com/sf_current_new2.php Many local marine businesses print tide and current books and give them to their customers.

Where do you expert locals go for premium tide data? Growing up on a lake, it's one of those things that I tend to either fail to consider or...

1. Tom S., Arrived (In) 2. Mark J., 12 Winded Sky (In) 3. Andrew Z., Warpath (In) 4. Ethan D., Capricorn (In) 5. Sandy A., Eclipse (In) 6. Bruce...

Proposed schedule ..proposed! Not set in stone! SSS Emergency Rudder Seminar First Hour Introduction - basic principles and requirements: ...

Too bad it wasn't marked on both ends, might have saved pulling new wire.

There are three pieces: About 17', 22' and 33' The longest piece has 26" of the white cover stripped off. It's all Ancor 2 Cond, 18 AWG. ...

Put it up on Danny's table, it won't last half an hour.

You should weigh it.

Just move the whole paddle assembly 1/4-1/2 inch toward the mast tube. Looks like where the vane (white) is attached to the base (natural) could be...

I was camped out in the lazarette yesterday afternoon, installing a rudder reference transducer. When I started to run its cable forward I...

Anyone heading out today, Jan18 ? Should be a breeze .