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• Photo day - Deal is done
  • Congrats Tom
    • Yes, F31R, interior is being refinished
      • Just keep it LIGHT Tom
        • multi-hull rule of thumb?
        • Tom, when you get done "smoking" my boat next season, come on back, I'll feed you.
          • Thanks, Tom. I'll head up in the morning and meet you for lunch
        • What kind of cruising speed do you typcally get?
          • crusing speed?
            • OK in 12 kts of wind, on a close reach, with waves in the 2-3 foot range with 10s period...
              • and just for grins...
                • That's another thing about sailing that's hard to describe, the noise.
                  • What noise?
                    • No hiss, no humm from TR? Sorry.
                      • Noises,,,,
                  • On my
              • Assuming 12k apparent wind
                • My test sail in 18kts of wind had us doing 15kts on a close reach.......I bought the boat an hour later
                  • on my F27
                  • That is impressive.
                  • 18 knots apparent or true?
                    • True
                      • Apparent wind is all I care about when trimming sails
                        • LOL... I crossed that line of death in my Beach Cat once.
                        • Thanks for the advice.
                          • Another factor is F31 hull shapes
                          • Also I'm not in favor of auto-inflate or foam PFDs
                            • Agree on non automatic
                              • Lot more people would seem to be served by automatic vs. non-
                                • I should have added
                                • Aside but germane: Within the past two years I began wearing the bici helmet riding it around town...
                                  • Have you had Jaunty in the water?
                                    • Planned for effectively not going out on the foredeck in the design.
                                      • By the way, you can see I have a PFD on and never left the dock nor started the engine. Just "checkup" event.
                                      • Westy -- I have a spare anchor roller in my garage
                                        • Thanks for the thought! I'm fixed up. See pic...
                                          • That should do just fine
                                • 5' to 7' submersion?
                                  • I should said 4' of submersion
                                    • reminds me of a funny incident
                              • Also prefer non-automatic..
                                • Al, the ones that I have (from West Marine) require that the vest be 4' under water to go-off automatically.
                • LOL "if we drop below 4 or 5 knots sustained..."
                  • I use 6 for planning - that takes the pressure off
                    • That's interesting. 4 to 5 knots is a very satisfying cruising speed on our monohull.
                      • "speed floor" and "planning speed"
                        • I read that a couple times. Too many rules for me. I'd say sailing is as much an art as a science.
                          • I get it
                        • Larry, can I put in my two cents here?
                      • For us it depends on distance to travel.
  • Congrats looks like fun
  • Won an online photo contest with this one...
    • Won an online photo contest with this one
      • And you did make this yourself??
  • It's getting to be fall.....
    • Nice stove... but...
      • It was installed in
        • Wow, now that is heat control.
          • Here is....
          • Just posted
  • anybody know what these are?
    • I think so
    • They look a lot like pilot gigs
  • This nice little HR went for free last spring
  • Congrats Tom! I've never anchored in Kent Cove.
  • North bound
    • My heart flutters...
      • June 8th to be exact
        • Dude! Musta been that one day summer in June...
  • Finally, a sailing shot!
    • Nice indeed!
    • Nice. Not easy to get the motion, light, together in sailing photos.
      • A long pole with the camera Wifi'd to a tablet?
  • Jaunty on the road for some off site work.
  • Fall Pursuit Race Sailing
  • warmth of the sun
    • Nice shot. Wish it was bigger.
      • Thanks Tom, not sure how to make it bigger
        • You have to have a bigger file to start.
          • bigger...
            • Very nice!
            • Great! Just the right amount of light there.
            • Mo bettah.