Heavy weather-sailing under main only

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Re: Heavy weather-sailing under main only

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Re: Heavy weather-sailing under main only

Post by beene »

Here's my ballast mty bigger eng. block than Beene's
bla bla bla.....

Broken any of my speed records yet J..... nope!

LOL

:P :D 8)

Next year maybe....

Can't wait

Cheers

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Re: Heavy weather-sailing under main only

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Boys/Men always arguing about who's is bigger :!: 8) :D :D :D



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Re: Heavy weather-sailing under main only

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Hey, I probably got the largest mainsail. Does that count :D
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Re: Heavy weather-sailing under main only

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Hmmmm

Largest main sail.
Most money spent on a Mac.
Heaviest Mac, aside from the Pearl
Most holes drilled, re drilled, mind changed, and drilled again..... where did you say the ballast tank was again....
Most battle scars
Most broken rudders
Most exciting Mac sailing stories..... can't make this stuff up.... I thought the helm was supposed to stay attached while in use...
Most run ins with the local mouring ball enforcement...... you call that a float? or a Dock? Or.... wait a minute.... did you say he was from Canada.... great.. now we have a home land security breech. LOL

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Re: Heavy weather-sailing under main only

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Yeah, that about sums it up. Someone should have confiscated my drill long ago :D :P
I got myself a Swiss boom. You can mount virtual anything on it in any location. Holes are already there :P
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Re: Heavy weather-sailing under main only

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Ya, but isn't scotch heavier than water?

:wink:

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beene wrote:Ya, but isn't scotch heavier than water?
I don't know :?: :?: :?: Just know that the ice floats well in mine :D :D :D


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Re: Heavy weather-sailing under main only

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Love MACs wrote:
beene wrote:Ya, but isn't scotch heavier than water?
I don't know :?: :?: :?: Just know that the ice floats well in mine :D :D :D


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SIN :evil: NER.....you put ice in your scotch!
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Re: Heavy weather-sailing under main only

Post by DaveB »

No Punt here but if I used your Cutter rig,double spreaders with the roller furlings I would get Knocked down in every thunderstorm that hits here. (summer every day..winds 20-35 knots).
You must have very light winds at your Nav. area.
To much weight aloft .
Must have put in a solid Lead daggerboard and upgraded all your standing rigging and Chainplate reinforcements. For just 25 knots of wind.
Like to see a vidio in 25 knot winds in your boats performance.
Dave

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