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I did a number of upgrades including some new instruments. I bought and
installed the Micronet wireless stuff. So far so good. Is anyone else using these? -- Mundo, The Captain who is a bully and an ass |
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Mundo wrote:
I did a number of upgrades including some new instruments. I bought and installed the Micronet wireless stuff. So far so good. Is anyone else using these? Don't have it myself, but sailed with a couple of people who do. The biggest problem I've seen so far is that they sometimes reset themselves when off for a long period. Less of a problem IMHO than running wires, maintainence of same, and calibration problems associated with wire runs (shorts, surges, impedance match, etc etc etc). The next thing I expect hot-shot racers to come up with is a black box to read the competition's wireless instruments... or maybe a jammer.... -signed- Injun Ear (formerly known as Eagle Eye) |
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"Mundo" wrote Good thing I don't race. (unless there is another boat nearby) You should try racing. It's fun and it'll make a better sailor out of you. I've noticed if you try to *race* another boat informally and if you get ahead you'll notice them starting to catch up again. It's because they turn on the motor as soon as they think you can't hear it. Cheers, Ellen --- the captain who is fair and a piece of ass http://ellenmacarthur.badongo.com/album/ |
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On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 21:13:59 -0500, Ellen MacArthur wrote
(in article ews.net): "Mundo" wrote Good thing I don't race. (unless there is another boat nearby) You should try racing. It's fun and it'll make a better sailor out of you. I've noticed if you try to *race* another boat informally and if you get ahead you'll notice them starting to catch up again. It's because they turn on the motor as soon as they think you can't hear it. Cheers, Ellen --- the captain who is fair and a piece of ass http://ellenmacarthur.badongo.com/album/ Gosh I would love to be a better sailor. You think racing might help? I like night racing....the noisy turning of empty winches...the progressively thicker layer of scotch tape across the stern light. Launching those little glow sticks into the dark with a slingshot.... -- Mundo, The Captain who is a bully and an ass |
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"Mundo" wrote Gosh I would love to be a better sailor. You think racing might help? I like night racing....the noisy turning of empty winches...the progressively thicker layer of scotch tape across the stern light. Launching those little glow sticks into the dark with a slingshot.... Did you see Master and Commander where they made a fake little boat and put lights on it so the Frenchies would follow it while they got away? Kewl. Cheers, Ellen --- the captain who is fair and a piece of ass http://ellenmacarthur.badongo.com/album/ |
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Racing is for sailors who don't have the time to cruise.
"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message reenews.ne t... "Mundo" wrote Good thing I don't race. (unless there is another boat nearby) You should try racing. It's fun and it'll make a better sailor out of you. I've noticed if you try to *race* another boat informally and if you get ahead you'll notice them starting to catch up again. It's because they turn on the motor as soon as they think you can't hear it. Cheers, Ellen --- the captain who is fair and a piece of ass http://ellenmacarthur.badongo.com/album/ |
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"Scotty" wrote Racing is for sailors who don't have the time to cruise. Or for sailors who want to improve their cruising abilities.... You can race anything, cars, trucks, bikes, boats, bodies or even hoppy toads. Anybody who races gets better than anybody who doesn't. Even if you lose you learn much more than if you never raced. Cheers, Ellen |
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