Even if it were possible to park Delphine in front of my building on West 79th Street, it would only be a matter of hours before the first spray painted "Yo"...
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Barry Dwyer
tributesails
Sep 1, 2007 11:11 am
I had always heard Mac's were good, but I had no idea you could cut them in half and get two functioning computers. Cant's wait to take the dremel to my iPod....
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Dave Evans
dgevans02134
Sep 1, 2007 11:58 am
Yards (not boat-) are great places since you can work without having to remember to bring all of your tools in one trip. If you can get storage for $25 a foot...
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Brooks Wright
bwright847
Sep 1, 2007 12:13 pm
Hi Damon, Welcome aboard! Hope you had a good season. I called Ring's Island and was told they would honor the original quote for $36/ft and that it includes...
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Brooks Wright
bwright847
Sep 1, 2007 12:20 pm
Carter, Last week I noticed your solar panel on the pix link for your boat. I've been thinking I might get one. What brand, size, etc. is it and do you have it...
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Phil Shepard
shep178
Sep 1, 2007 12:28 pm
Damon- Love the name of your boat. Do you carry a hatchet on your boat to ward off intruders? Phil _____ From: Sabresailboat@yahoogroups.com...
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David Felsenthal
davidfelsenthal
Sep 1, 2007 1:45 pm
Our local yard has a big fixed crane. They have hydraulic trailers. The crane us used to pull the rig, and put the boat on the trailer. I pay to have the boat...
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cbrey@...
carter_brey
Sep 1, 2007 1:52 pm
Brooks, It's a BP Solar 10W panel only meant to keep my batteries (2 group 24's) topped up at the mooring and during the winter. I mounted it out of the way on...
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Kirk Glenn, CPA
taxsail
Sep 1, 2007 1:59 pm
Lee, AKA Jack MY SON YOUR SINS HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN, NOW GO FORTH AND MULTIPLY WITH A PURE HEART. (Say hello to your radical mother-in-law, she may live forever)...
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Bill B
mookiesurfsn...
Sep 1, 2007 2:18 pm
No problem, Lee. It's hard to know what to worry about with computers. Also, nom de guerres are a long standing sailing tradition. When I was flying out of...
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Brooks Wright
bwright847
Sep 1, 2007 3:19 pm
Thanks, Carter. That's pretty much what I have in mind. I have 2 grp 24 house and 1 grp 24 starting batt. Brooks cbrey@... wrote: Brooks, It's a BP...
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Dave Evans
dgevans02134
Sep 1, 2007 3:28 pm
We've a small panel on our 34-II. It will bring the two AGMs up from 94% to 100% during the week. http://images.sailonset.com/DSCN0579x600.jpg dge ... grp 24...
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David Felsenthal
davidfelsenthal
Sep 1, 2007 4:16 pm
I forgot to add that the whole operation is very entertaining. There are boats being trucked around town every spring and fall. Sometimes the boats need a man...
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Jan Meermans
workshoe99
Sep 1, 2007 7:26 pm
David, Now it all makes sense. I was wondering if maybe a hydraulic trailer was part of the story. I have not seen any of those on the Left Coast but Marina...
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Brooks Wright
bwright847
Sep 1, 2007 7:27 pm
Dave, Who makes it? size? Controller or regulator? Thanks, Brooks Dave Evans <dave@...> wrote: We've a small panel on our 34-II. It will bring the...
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Brooks Wright
bwright847
Sep 1, 2007 7:32 pm
I particularly like the street sign (I believe it is) on Front street across from the Landing that is removable so a truck can make the left turn toward...
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Damon Dustin
dmndustin
Sep 1, 2007 9:14 pm
Phil: No hatchet on board but have designed a spinnaker showing the lady off with all her natural endowments pointing dead ahead, clutching her hatchet in one...
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Gib Metcalf
gmetcalf55
Sep 2, 2007 3:00 pm
Many thanks for the advice and tips on my battery problem. It turned out to be a bad regulator. In the interest of quick turnaround, I just had the bad...
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Kirk Glenn, CPA
taxsail
Sep 2, 2007 4:55 pm
I was quoted $3,500 to replace the standing rigging on a 362-does that sound in the ball park? Kirk...
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Jan Meermans
workshoe99
Sep 3, 2007 12:29 am
Kirk, It depends on what you are having done. I replaced the standing rigging on our S38 MkI last year for $1,500 but I had the mast out of the boat and we...
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Don
foggyidea
Sep 3, 2007 1:27 am
Thanks for the new sail Sandusky Sabre. I was finally able to use it today for the very first time. i did have to replace the slides so that took a little...
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sid wax
sid_w
Sep 3, 2007 5:46 am
Help: another electrical problem... Please forgive the "long-winded explanation, but I can't think of a simpler was to explain the problem Apparently the...
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The Aviation Buff
avnbuf915
Sep 3, 2007 10:25 am
Not seeing a wiring diagram it is difficult to see just how you have the meter wired here. A couple of basics, The alternator requires a little current to...
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Aviation Buff
avnbuf915
Sep 3, 2007 10:33 am
Hi, I looked at a Sabre 30 that has a tall rig?.. Not sure just how tall. But I noticed the keel is shoal draft and the rig is a double spreader. I'm...
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john kalinowski
sabre32sailor
Sep 3, 2007 11:16 am
Other caveat: Don't strip with impunity. Once destroyed my side lawn after a hull peel. Had to scarf the land, put down 3" of new loam and re-sod the following...
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john kalinowski
sabre32sailor
Sep 3, 2007 11:29 am
Jan I used to truck mine home. They take the mast off at the yard and put it in a side slot on the trailer. Most use a Brownell's hydraulic trailer. Back it...
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john kalinowski
sabre32sailor
Sep 3, 2007 11:58 am
Kirk Sounds about right. I dropped that much on my Pearson 26 13 years ago and it was a real simple rig. The costs came down to the fact they used Navtec...
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Dave Lochner
ontariosailor52
Sep 3, 2007 12:58 pm
Sid, Leaving the ignition switch on overnight probably drained the #1 battery. However, I'm not certain how good the battery was to start with. On a diesel,...
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bwilson506
Sep 3, 2007 2:25 pm
A little overzealous pull (by my son) on the engine shut off handle pulled the cable loose from the engine. It is quite a task to get this all back and in...
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The Aviation Buff
avnbuf915
Sep 3, 2007 2:48 pm
Very interesting story. My slip neighbor said something on the topic yesterday, there is substance for a story in the 'fun' we have when sailing and that is...
