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Ellen MacArthur Ellen MacArthur is offline
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Default Pictures of my little Tangerine


"DSK" wrote

| Not according to the embedded timestamp.

They don't have a time stamp embedded. I can't find any in the properties. If there's
one somewhere it probably says January 1, 2002. Every time the batteries go dead in my camera
the date goes back to 2002. I gave up resetting it all the time. I don't use the date on my pictures
anyway.

| I've seen a bunch of these boats, for a while they were
| produced as the Tangerine 18. I have been on/in one but not
| sailed one, the cabin arrangement is very practical for such
| a small cruiser. They seem kinda slow compared to a racing
| class but faster than some small cruisers that size.

There's room for two adults and two or three kids to sleep. Two long quarterberths under the cockpit.
Sitting headroom in the main cabin. No stove, no sink, not even a water tank. You have to take everything
like your going tent camping.

| BTW if that's your boat, you need new sails. Roll them
| instead of stuffing them in the bag, too.

Your right. The sails are originals and pretty stretched out. The mainsail is in better shape than the jib.
The jib has a wire along the front. It's all rusty and the sail is stained. It needs a leech line. The leech flaps
when going upwind. It's about impossible to roll up the jib. The wire's too stiff. If I roll the mainsail it won't
fit in the bag. It's too long. It's easier to stuff them. They're not for racing. They're colorful for day sailing
around. They look OK from a distance. They get smoother after a couple hours up.

| Thanks for posting the pics.

Your welcome.

Cheers,
Ellen