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Do Different
Really should get out more Joined: 26 Jan 12 Location: North Online Status: Offline Posts: 1312 |
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Topic: What features about a boat are important to you? Posted: 03 Apr 20 at 12:03pm |
Off thread so sorry but I think my favourite for fun is to go out with another boat for some crossing tacks up the lake and then deep reach gybing back down across each others wake.
edit add. I guess that sort of speaks about the features I like in a boat. Edited by Do Different - 03 Apr 20 at 12:06pm |
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Rupert
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 20 at 12:59pm |
On a honkingly windy day I often prefer blasting about to racing. And a cruise on a new big piece of water is great. Otherwise, racing or practicing.
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iGRF
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 20 at 2:31pm |
Got to say in all honesty I don't much like boat sailing as a source of exhilaration it does pale a bit in the face of the real thing, other than that little Farr 37, I have taken that out just for a blast on the odd sunny breezy saturday afternoon, but it to is really to heavy to be out casually alone with no rescue boats or more importantly folk to help hump it back up the beach, that's the thing about other sports like wind and kite surfing the practicality of the kit in launch and recovery and ability to self rescue.
And Anyway even these are boring without marks and folk to race against.. When are we ever going to get out again? I'm going mad! |
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423zero
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 20 at 2:37pm |
Autumn, if we're lucky.
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Robert
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fab100
Really should get out more Joined: 15 Mar 11 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1005 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 20 at 2:37pm |
Who wants to go first on this one?
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423zero
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Robert
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NicolaJayne
Posting king Joined: 01 Mar 19 Online Status: Offline Posts: 109 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 20 at 4:20pm |
a bit like the old ' if your shears are pinking you need to adjust the timing ' pinking shears being the scissors that cut a zig zag line in cloth to stop it fraying before you can do the edges / seams |
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423zero
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 20 at 4:59pm |
Pinking, that takes me back, used to have a 'Capri' that did this.
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Robert
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zeon
Far too distracted from work Joined: 20 Aug 16 Online Status: Offline Posts: 316 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 20 at 5:29pm |
You need to retard your ignition. . God that takes me back.
Don’t think anyone under 40 would have any idea what we are talking about lol
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tink
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 20 at 5:37pm |
When we worked on cars property someone tried to steal my MKII Escort, they couldn’t get it started, I was working on the cylinder head that was in the basement.
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