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How To Install Telltales

How To Read Telltales

READING MAINSAIL TELLTALES

"Some old salts refer to telltales as training wheels, preferring
instead to watch the luffs of their sails as a guide to trimming sails
and steering the boat. Yet telltales provide a far more accurate
indication of optimum sail trim and course to steer than do the sails
themselves."

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Guide to Sail Trim

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Trouble Shooting Sail Trim

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(Mic) wrote:

READING MAINSAIL TELLTALES

"Some old salts refer to telltales as training wheels, preferring
instead to watch the luffs of their sails as a guide to trimming sails
and steering the boat. Yet telltales provide a far more accurate
indication of optimum sail trim and course to steer than do the sails
themselves."


We regularly pass those "old salts" as I study our full suite of
telltails.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html
Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

Ya, they wont watch their tell-tales cuz theyre too busy watching the name
of my bote become smaller and smaller.
"Jere Lull" wrote in message
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In article ,
(Mic) wrote:

READING MAINSAIL TELLTALES

"Some old salts refer to telltales as training wheels, preferring
instead to watch the luffs of their sails as a guide to trimming sails
and steering the boat. Yet telltales provide a far more accurate
indication of optimum sail trim and course to steer than do the sails
themselves."


We regularly pass those "old salts" as I study our full suite of
telltails.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html
Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/