Sorry, my previous message had a few funny symbols in the text. Hopefully this works better. Hi everyone, We are, sadly, putting our Niagara 26 up for sale due...
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Douglas
garvock
Jun 29, 2007 7:46 am
National Yacht Club...I hear you are hosting the Ladies Ontario Keel Boat Championships in August. If you still have the boat at that time would you...
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Douglas
garvock
Jun 29, 2007 8:48 am
Has anyone any knowledge about what happened to hull #1? Doug ... topsides ... not ... <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=194081.4074964.5287182.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=17 ...
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Douglas
garvock
Jun 29, 2007 10:35 pm
Mike and Richard, Which 26 was build for Richard H. that was built as a "more performance oriented" 26? If so what modifications make the boat more...
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ragingwind2003
Jul 1, 2007 2:29 am
Sorry to report #84 was sold for parts after it had the bow ripped off by a power boat in Midland Bay. I salvaged some track from it and by then the only good...
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Douglas
garvock
Jul 1, 2007 4:06 am
The Niagara page is running out of space so I will have to limit each boat to four pictures and delete old messages. Please try to post a new picture once a...
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David Godin
godind2000
Jul 1, 2007 5:46 am
Hi, I have Hull #6 and it had a lead bulb on the keel, straight spreaders, two sets of chainplates and Jumper struts. The Lower shrouds lead backwards ahd the...
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Douglas
garvock
Jul 2, 2007 7:57 pm
Hello Niagara Owners, I will be traveling to Nova Scotia from July 3 to the 14th. I will be camping with my family near Halifax for a few days until we go up...
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Douglas
garvock
Jul 2, 2007 8:07 pm
Capitaine Marco, I notice your picture on the site...great but what is your hull number? Your sails say 34668 but I know that Niagara only made about 170 of...
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Douglas
garvock
Jul 2, 2007 8:49 pm
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Hoyt, Mike
fulltilt2ca
Jul 3, 2007 7:03 pm
Doug Bedford Basin Yacht Club has the most. There is one at Dartmouth Yacht Club and one at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron. One in Montague, PEI, two...
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Hoyt, Mike
fulltilt2ca
Jul 3, 2007 7:06 pm
Richard Hinterhoeller monitors SAILNET niagara email list. Post there and he will answer your question. Mike ________________________________ From:...
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Alain et Anik Roussy
walnik
Jul 4, 2007 11:03 pm
I most likely won't have it. There are no other N26's at the NYC. Alain ... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/niagarasailboatownerspage/ ... ...
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ragingwind2003
Jul 9, 2007 2:44 pm
On a Niagara 26 built with straight spreaders and without the mini bulkheads for chainplates aft of the main bulkhead- Can anyone tell me if it would be...
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Hoyt, Mike
fulltilt2ca
Jul 9, 2007 2:59 pm
We run the sheets between the spreaders when running the #3. ________________________________ From: niagarasailboatownerspage@yahoogroups.com ...
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Hoyt, Mike
fulltilt2ca
Jul 9, 2007 3:03 pm
make that between the SHROUDS. Wouldn't that be quite the sheeting angle if up by the spreaders? ________________________________ From:...
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David Searle
n31panache
Jul 9, 2007 3:09 pm
Hmmm, I think you¹d want to talk to the spar manufacturer about that one. The new mast on Panache is an Isomat which has a different profile than the original...
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David Godin
godind2000
Jul 9, 2007 9:14 pm
If your talking over laping sail (Genoa). You should have inboard tracks installed. One or two inchs on the shrouds wont do that much. At most, it will stall...
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David Godin
godind2000
Jul 9, 2007 9:16 pm
John, To give you an idea I leave 3 to 8 inchs to the preaders, depending of the wind, on #1 and #2 close hauled.---David Godingodind@... To:...
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ragingwind2003
Jul 9, 2007 11:46 pm
Thanks for all the great pointing tips. The basic problem that a friend is trying to overcome is that his N26 has an Isomat mast with straight spreaders and...
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Douglas
garvock
Jul 13, 2007 9:23 pm
Hi Mike, I just got your reply when I came back. I only got to the RNSYS and was able to be there for the finish of some of the boats on the Marble Head to...
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Douglas
garvock
Jul 15, 2007 4:58 pm
Hi John, Do the straight spreaders give the newer Niagaras any advantage running down wind? Doug ... to ... when...
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Hoyt, Mike
fulltilt2ca
Jul 16, 2007 1:18 am
Doug Piroette was in the hard. It is for sale on by Ocean Yachts and can be viewed on Yachtworld. The fog was depressing. Later Mike ...
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ragingwind2003
Jul 16, 2007 12:13 pm
... what the other points of sail are where one boat has an advantage. The pointing difference was quite obvious in light wind but in heavier winds with...
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Hoyt, Mike
fulltilt2ca
Jul 16, 2007 1:28 pm
John Are you both certain that the pointing issue is not from Oversheeting? On Full Tilt 2 we purchased a 150% North Kevlar all purpose genoa. It took us one...
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ragingwind2003
Jul 17, 2007 12:08 am
Mike, First of all it is a friends Niagara not mine that has the spreader problem. I hear what you are saying about oversheeting and I have been guilty of that...
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Hoyt, Mike
fulltilt2ca
Jul 17, 2007 12:33 am
John Our North rep here told me 4 yrs ago not to bother with a #2 on a Niagara. #3 & #1 are all he said I needed. Not sure about others ... Mike ...
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Douglas
garvock
Jul 20, 2007 3:29 am
Hello Niagara Owners, I agree with Mike about the number 2. I only have a one, three and five (storm). There is not much room below for a full sail ...
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ragingwind2003
Jul 25, 2007 12:27 pm
David, Do I understand you correctly that you now have your upper and lower shrouds going to your back set of chainplates? ... spreaders, two sets of...
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David Godin
godind2000
Jul 25, 2007 2:12 pm
Hi John, Yes, shrouds are back to normal position.---David Godingodind@... To: niagarasailboatownerspage@...:...
