Bart Senior wrote:
Jeff, What is the length of your traveller?

"Jeff" wrote

Or a hardtop or pilothouse.


I never measured it. Maybe 8 feet. Here's a pic:

http://www.pdqyachts.com/ver2/yachts.../ca-stern.html

The early versions, without the hardtop and the davit/bench, had the
traveler on the deck, effectively running through the after cockpit
seats. This new setup was one of the reasons we got a new boat
instead of used.

In article , Bart Senior .@. wrote:
That is why the liberals don't need a platform, logic,
or common sense, and have to resort to sniping..

"Dave" wrote

One major problem with your analysis, Vito. The folks in that hump on the
low side of the IQ curve vote overwhelmingly Democrat.

Please show us how the liberals in any way compare to the Swift Boat
Liars run by Cheney and Libby.



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I've been waiting for some one to mention the real advantage of "End
boom sheeting," no one has.

End sheeting give you Leech control without changing draft. A rather
important condition for a racer.

Nutsy, a multi hull doesn't tack fast, it sails into & thru a tack as
much as possible, to get both hull across the wind.

A "Snap Tack" @ Snap Roll tack is a light air thing, to use the motion
of the sail to create forward motion to the vessel. It is basically a
small craft technique. Not allowed in most racing circles.

Bart; A Cruising Vang/preventer set-up is probably a better set-up than
a "Boom Brake" I use both types of vangs. The preventer allows me the
option of sailing "By the Lee" with the main while Wing on Winging.



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Thom Stewart wrote:
I've been waiting for some one to mention the real advantage of "End
boom sheeting," no one has.

End sheeting give you Leech control without changing draft. A rather
important condition for a racer.
Only if the mid boom sheeting boom has a flex problem. Otherwise the
control is the same.

Nutsy, a multi hull doesn't tack fast, it sails into & thru a tack as
much as possible, to get both hull across the wind.

A "Snap Tack" @ Snap Roll tack is a light air thing, to use the motion
of the sail to create forward motion to the vessel. It is basically a
small craft technique. Not allowed in most racing circles.

Bart; A Cruising Vang/preventer set-up is probably a better set-up than
a "Boom Brake" I use both types of vangs. The preventer allows me the
option of sailing "By the Lee" with the main while Wing on Winging.



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Gary,

I believe most booms have enough flex in them to make a vang a
reasonable adjustment. I know mine does, and I have mid-boom sheeting.
Also a free footed main. So my vang is basically an anti lifting device
used off the wind but I can get enough bend to shorten the distance
between Tack & Clew to get enough increase in draft without adjusting
the out haul.

The leech does kind of go loose as I go off the wind. I lose the upper
part the main. I've been known to add the preventer to act as a barbar
hayl to reduce the twist and get the tell tales flying. (One man's
observation)



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Thom Stewart wrote:
Gary,

I believe most booms have enough flex in them to make a vang a
reasonable adjustment. I know mine does, and I have mid-boom sheeting.
Also a free footed main. So my vang is basically an anti lifting device
used off the wind but I can get enough bend to shorten the distance
between Tack & Clew to get enough increase in draft without adjusting
the out haul.

The leech does kind of go loose as I go off the wind. I lose the upper
part the main. I've been known to add the preventer to act as a barbar
hayl to reduce the twist and get the tell tales flying. (One man's
observation)



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Thom,
I think that the terms "end boom" and "mid boom" are too vague. The
mid boom sheeting is rarely mid boom and some times quite close to the
end. Mine, for example, has about 30 feet of boom ahead of the sheet
and 5 behind on one boat and on the other the proportions are about the
same.

All vangs are antilifting devices. They are supposed to start working
where the traveler becomes less efficient. Of course the pressure on
the sail is different when running and the boom may lift a little unless
the vang and boom are very strong and flex free. Different aerodynamics
- wing versus wall. I use my vang as a pre-vang by running it to the
deck at the shrouds and can keep the leech very tight.

Ask any Vietnam Vet what he thinks about a man who
served a tour of only four months. Everyone who
went to VN served for a tour of one year.

Kerry is a coward and held in contempt among most
people in the military.

Now my friend Bill is one person who served only
a four month tour. But it was a second tour, and he
came back on a litter with a bullet in his spine unable
to walk for a long time...



"Jonathan Ganz" wrote
Bart Senior .@. wrote:
That is why the liberals don't need a platform, logic,
or common sense, and have to resort to sniping..

"Dave" wrote

One major problem with your analysis, Vito. The folks in that hump on
the
low side of the IQ curve vote overwhelmingly Democrat.

Please show us how the liberals in any way compare to the Swift Boat
Liars run by Cheney and Libby.

"j" ganz @@

In article , Bart Senior .@. wrote:
Ask any Vietnam Vet what he thinks about a man who
served a tour of only four months. Everyone who
went to VN served for a tour of one year.

Kerry is a coward and held in contempt among most
people in the military.

Now my friend Bill is one person who served only
a four month tour. But it was a second tour, and he
came back on a litter with a bullet in his spine unable
to walk for a long time...

That's total bull**** and you know it. Kerry is a hero and he was
awarded for it.

You can keep playing that same old soong, but it doesn't wash. Bush
was and is a cheat and a liar for not finishing his service.
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www.sailnow.com

That's total bull**** and you know it. Kerry is a hero and he was
awarded for it.

Too bad he won't release his service records to show how, whom and why
he was awarded his medals. Superior officers who Kerry served under
have stated that they refused Kerrys requests for medals.

rgnmstr wrote:
That's total bull**** and you know it. Kerry is a hero and he was
awarded for it.

Too bad he won't release his service records to show how, whom and why
he was awarded his medals. Superior officers who Kerry served under
have stated that they refused Kerrys requests for medals.

In what military do servicemen request medals?