Hi Kurt Thanks for the translation. You certainly have to know your tricks if your going to get the info from the hull ID. I'm number nineteen built May 86. My...
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GO JETS
thconway1
Aug 10, 2010 6:33 pm
Bruce: Welcome to the forum. I saw Curragh for a brief period last year on the Hudson River. I was pretty excited to have another J/28 to race against. As...
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John
jfws88
Aug 12, 2010 12:24 pm
Ok guys, I need some help, I've been racing my boat for 5 years and always had a little trouble pointing but this year has been horrible. I'm sailling 10...
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Roy Briscoe
roysail3
Aug 12, 2010 1:10 pm
Some ideas: How old are your sails? Do you mark the halyards for a rough approximation of the light, medium and heavy air settings? The older my sails get,...
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John
jfws88
Aug 12, 2010 3:12 pm
Strike one and two. I do not mark my halyards and last night I did have the jib halyard too tight. For my main I have a nice cummingham for the main luff adj...
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Roy Briscoe
roysail3
Aug 12, 2010 4:18 pm
ahh the 135... I have the tracks set at about 8 screws showing behind the blocks so there is a pretty good belly and a closed leech for most conditions. I've...
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John
jfws88
Aug 13, 2010 12:28 pm
Wow, 700 on the lowers and 800 on the uppers seems loose. Mine are set at roughly 1100 and 1300 or about 80% of what is recomended for the J30. I also added...
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Marc
j28_59
Aug 13, 2010 1:19 pm
Bruce, I bought the exaust hose for the cockpit drain from Fisheries Supply in Seattle. I also bought some of the black stretchy hose tape to build up the...
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Marc
j28_59
Aug 13, 2010 1:44 pm
The block on the jib track should be set so that the telltales all break at the same time. If the top telltales break first then you should move the block...
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Roy Briscoe
roysail3
Aug 13, 2010 2:12 pm
Marc, what size is your head sail? Roy #29 To: J28Sailors@yahoogroups.com From: j28_59@... Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:39:16 +0000 Subject: [J28Sailors]...
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John
jfws88
Aug 13, 2010 2:21 pm
Ericson 32, My point exactly, I'm not used to losing to this boat and it's driving me crazy...
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Roy Briscoe
roysail3
Aug 13, 2010 2:24 pm
Yeah, I think part of the light settings is because the lack of wind we have been having. At 10 knots and those setting, we are keeping up with boats rated...
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John
jfws88
Aug 13, 2010 3:52 pm
This thread is getting good and we all may learn something. Cars forward goes againest convention but maybe because this is a fractional rig the slot effect...
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Bruce Morrison
poulsbobruce
Aug 13, 2010 5:17 pm
Hi Marc Thanks for the tip about Fisheries Supply, what a great resource. Although the ship yard originally used 2 1/4" hose for the scupper drains the...
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John
jfws88
Aug 13, 2010 8:53 pm
You can also try McMaster Carr, my personal "go to" source. Look at part # 5285K91 or 5285K92. John...
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Marc
j28_59
Aug 14, 2010 2:26 pm
Roy, Up to about 12 knots I have been using my new #1, a 150 genoa. I bought it from Quantum this spring. From 10 to 18 knots I use the 135 and over 18 I...
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Marc
j28_59
Aug 14, 2010 2:32 pm
Roy, Correction: the new Quantum is 155 Fusion Technora. Marc...
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Roy Briscoe
roysail3
Aug 15, 2010 1:35 am
Thanks for the info, Marc. We picked up our new 155% PE10(what ever that means) on a roller furler, from Doyle in Salem/Marblehead this morning at 8:00 am and...
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Marc
j28_59
Aug 15, 2010 1:17 pm
Roy, Congratulation the new genoa. I really have been enjoying mine. I have found that as the wind picks up there is so much air coming off the inside of the...
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Marc
j28_59
Aug 15, 2010 1:52 pm
Hi Bruce, If I remember right I went through the same thought process as you, so yesterday I emptied my locker and climed in there to checked the hose to see...
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Bruce Morrison
poulsbobruce
Aug 15, 2010 4:40 pm
Hi Marc, Thanks for all the advice, I'm going to try the 2 1/8" flex. I'll let you know how it turns out. There is a two part bronze fitting surrounding the...
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Roy Briscoe
roysail3
Aug 16, 2010 12:49 am
Marc, what do you do when you are using the jib? Do you have tracks on the cabin top or are you using the genny tracks? If you have them on the cabin top,...
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Marc
j28_59
Aug 16, 2010 1:48 pm
Roy, I haven't added a track on the cabin top. I set the track cars about 5 or 6 holes from the aft end of the track when using the #1 genny. I went for a...
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John
jfws88
Aug 17, 2010 1:53 am
Well, cars more forward than I normally sail and a big ease on the jib halyard and I was tacking thru 80 degrees in 15 knots wind and took a bullet in my...
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Marc
j28_59
Aug 17, 2010 1:20 pm
Hi Bruce, My experience is limited in this area. See if there is anything in the manual. I think it's in the files section. There was some discussion about the...
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Bruce
j28sailor50
Aug 17, 2010 10:59 pm
Bruce, I "found" my grease fittings last year (they were covered in tape and then resin), thanks to this site. No idea how much grease to add. When the boat...
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Bruce Morrison
poulsbobruce
Aug 18, 2010 5:19 pm
Many thanks for the info. Bruce ... From: "Bruce" <misailor@...> To: J28Sailors@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 3:59:05 PM GMT -08:00...
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Marc
j28_59
Aug 24, 2010 1:21 pm
I need to replace the access hatch for the aux steering, tiller, and I was wondering if anyone has done that recently and has found an access hatch that works...
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seabirdj28
Aug 24, 2010 4:24 pm
Marc, We replaced the access hatch on Seabird a 1987 hull in 2006. The yard did it for a total of $125. The part we used was from Norfolk Marine - if I...
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John
jfws88
Aug 24, 2010 4:40 pm
Marc, I'm pretty sure I used a Bomar # G844--W when I did mine ...
