I'm thinking of replacing our aged VHS, and wondered what people thought about handhelds( now that the price difference is minimal)..Is the range similar? ...
Good point, Paul. That's $6,900 Canadian. Which is what at the moment, about $5,000 US? Steve ... From: Paul V. <cruisenewsnet@...> To:...
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Marbuye@...
Sep 1, 2003 2:20 pm
In my tanzer 22 I have both, wired and handheld. They are both less than a year old. I use the handheld as backup. I have to say that the range of the wired...
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BarryDressel@...
Sep 1, 2003 4:31 pm
After 16 years of ownership (and three seasons working on it), I've decided to sell my 1981 Tanzer 26. I simply don't sail it enough. This boat was surveyed...
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Randy
rhoyle@...
Sep 1, 2003 9:39 pm
Mine is a 1979 T26 and it has the long windows on the cabin top. I Believe that was the first year that that was done. Randy Hoyle T26 Renegade ... From:...
I'm wondering what other folks do about the topping lift on a Tanzer 22. I disconnected the previous owner's hook-up when I took off the boom to unstep the...
... I wholeheartedly concur that a coastal navigation course is a good idea. I took "Advanced Coastal Navigation" from the US Coast Guard Auxiliary, and I...
The topping lift should only be used to support the boom when the sail is not in use. When sailing the topping lift should have enough slack so that it does...
Wow, you lost me on all of this... Sounds to me like you sailing with your topping lift attached??? As for a jibe preventer??????? Is that not just learning...
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Tom Shenstone
tshenstone@...
Sep 2, 2003 4:34 am
I fly the main with the topping lift completely slack. Many people take theirs off when sailing....
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Tom Shenstone
tshenstone@...
Sep 2, 2003 4:36 am
The British name for a vang is a preventer. Some gaff riggers rigged a line from a point on the boom to the bulwarks when broad reaching or running, to pull...
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Tom Shenstone
tshenstone@...
Sep 2, 2003 4:37 am
Handhelds are limited to 5 watts, permanent ones to 25 watts. There should be a difference....
... Just to clarify, the beer was consumed prior to boarding. Call me a stick in the mud, but there is NO open alcohol, beer or otherwise on my boat while...
Our T26 is a '79 and appears to be among the earliest (if not the first) with the long windows. We've friends who just bought an '80 and the fit/finish around...
Randy, What's your hull/sail number? Kent ... "Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together." s.v. Luff...
... I replaced the original? wire topping lift, with 1/4" rope through a block at the masthead and led aft like a halyard. Complete adjustability. When we need...
My two cents. Technically speaking, there are two items to look at to determine efficiency of VHF. One is antenna gain and the other is output power. Antenna...
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Joepit@...
Sep 2, 2003 1:28 pm
In a message dated 9/2/2003 8:04:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Huh? What's the difference? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Derek Prest
derek.elco@...
Sep 2, 2003 2:00 pm
Congratulations on your purchase,you certainly made the right decision for a first boat, reliable and very forgiving as you learn to sail. We sail on Grand...
... That's what I've been trying to accomplish, and I guess I made it too tight, probably 'cuz when it was too slack it would flail around into the leech,...
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Randy Hoyle
rhoyle@...
Sep 2, 2003 2:15 pm
The hull # on my 79 T26 is # 291. Randy Hoyle T26 Renegade...
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Derek Prest
derek.elco@...
Sep 2, 2003 2:22 pm
When we raise the main , we detach the topping lift from the boom and clip it to a bungee cord that I have wrapped around the stern rail or it could be taken...
... Yup. Don't really want to get involved in having to connect and disconnect all the time. ... points of ... condition. In a perfect world, sure. But going...
I just use one of those snap shackles at the end of the topping lift (wire to a 1/4 piece of rope to adj length) that snaps into the bracket at the end of...
... wrote: Interesting the different solution on different rigs... ... Mine is wire, fast to the top of the mast, which ends in a thimble loop, far shorter...
... Yes, I'm seeing others also remove the topping lift completely and attach elsewhere. That's the option I'm exploring. Thanks for your suggestions! -Tom...
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Peter Fuller
PeterF@...
Sep 2, 2003 2:57 pm
Since everybody else is in on this one, if all gybes could be controlled the unintentional gybe would never have been named. Ever sail a boat with no topping...
... I'm hearing from a lot of other sailors about removing it and attaching it elsewhere while sailing. Sounds like the way to go. Gonna have to figure out the...
