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"Scotty" wrote
| You come up to Plowville and I'll put a leech line on
that
| sail for you.



Why thank you Scotty. But however can I possibly show
my gratitude? ;-)


Just say 'thanks'.

SV

Try shifting the jibsheet turning block further forward. This will pull the
leech tighter

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message
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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

"Edgar" wrote
| Try shifting the jibsheet turning block further forward. This will pull the
| leech tighter



The trouble is there's no turning block. There's only a cam cleat way far back in the cockpit.
I tied a little loop of line to the shroud chain plates. I put the sheet through the loop. It pulls it
down better but not enough. It needs a pulley on the deck about two or three feet forward of
the shroud chain plate. Maybe I need to get somebody to put one on for me. But, maybe it needs
a track too. That way the pulley could slide back and forth and it would work for the jib and for
the genoa. But the genoa doesn't flap. So maybe the cleat in the cockpit by itself is OK for that....


Cheers,
Ellen

"Edgar" wrote
| Try shifting the jibsheet turning block further forward. This will pull the
| leech tighter


I bet with the sails pictured, that would not help very
much. They look ready for burial.


Ellen MacArthur wrote:
The trouble is there's no turning block.

Somebody took it off, then.

... There's only a cam cleat way far back in the cockpit.
I tied a little loop of line to the shroud chain plates. I put the sheet through the loop. It pulls it
down better but not enough.

Well, that's inventive. It would be better if you had put a
block there instead of just a rope loop.


.... It needs a pulley on the deck about two or three feet forward of
the shroud chain plate. Maybe I need to get somebody to put one on for me. But, maybe it needs
a track too. That way the pulley could slide back and forth and it would work for the jib and for
the genoa. But the genoa doesn't flap. So maybe the cleat in the cockpit by itself is OK for that....


You can do this yourself easily, it doesn't take any great
skill or unusual tools. An improvement worth having. These
boats originally came with just a fairlead bolted thru the
deck, you can probably spot where that was.

Another very worthwhile improvement would be new (properly
shaped) sails. Not just for looks, they will actually drive
the boat instead of just heeling it over & yanking it in
random directions as the the wind bounces around the rig
like ping-pong balls in a washing machine.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

I suppose there could be two different suns shining from two different
angles.
Regards,
JR


"DSK" wrote in message
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Ellen MacArthur wrote:
I promised you I'd post some boat pictures to prove I really do have
a Renken Tangerine.
Here they are. They were taken today.

Not according to the embedded timestamp.

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.

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


I've lost my baby fat that I had in those other photos.
They were taken five and seven years ago. :-) I've been working out and
I'm stronger now. Kedging off is easy....


http://www.badongo.com/pic/293243

http://www.badongo.com/pic/293242


(links left in place)

Thanks for posting the pics.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Uh, folks...c'mon. That is not his boat. I've seen the pics somewhere
before and quite a long time ago. The porn star pasted in is pretty,
and you only need to look to the left side of her to see the horizon
doesn't match the angle on the right side. You can also see the paste
job in the water and other artifacts. Metadata from my ACR program says
File Written By Adobe Photoshop 5.

As to the boat....it looks like something AMC built to be towed by a
Gremlin.

Sailing today, folks. Enjoy.


RB
35s5
NY

Breathtaking! Beautiful! Absolutely Gorgeous!!!!

And that boat is OK.

Scotty



"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in
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I promised you I'd post some boat pictures to prove I
really do have a Renken Tangerine.
Here they are. They were taken today. I've lost my baby
fat that I had in those other photos.
They were taken five and seven years ago. :-) I've been
working out and I'm stronger now.
Kedging off is easy....


http://www.badongo.com/pic/293243

http://www.badongo.com/pic/293242


Cheers,
Ellen

"Scotty" wrote
| Breathtaking! Beautiful! Absolutely Gorgeous!!!! :-))))))))
|
| And that boat is OK. :-)


Thanks, your sweet.....


Cheers,
Ellen

Thanks, your sweet.....




Get a room, guys.



RB
35s5
NY

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message
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I've been working out and I'm stronger now.

You've never looked better, Neal.

Kedging off is easy....

Whatever gets you off.

Max