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SloopJohnB

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  1. https://www.theadventurejunkies.com/best-sailing-blogs/
  2. I can add a bit of reading for those that are interested:VMC Sailing in Shifts.pdfVMC & VMG.pdfUsing the VMC.pdfTransat VMC.pdfPolar Diagrams.pdfVMG.pdf
  3. I am racing at Westhaven with the IOM.
  4. Most of my drills are short.....................broken.😉
  5. BP I hope you are not using a fossil fuel vehicle for your roadtrip??😉
  6. I started my keel boat racing on Amber at Buckland's Beach, we did the "1969 Around Radio Hauraki" race, then progressed on to the NZ37 bigger sister Roulette II with the "Tricky Plumber" or "The Silver Fox" and that was the downfall of my innocent youth.😉
  7. If you spin the rotors fast enough they form a semi liquified solid is that the same?🤔
  8. Sorry they are already in the gulf sitting on ships.
  9. Clear Liquid Nails works well on plastic containers for my radio transmitter weather . You could use the old proverb...."sticks like sh.t to the blanket"
  10. Under the Incoterms Standards FOB = "Free on Board"😉
  11. MH is that a centercockpit Whiting 45?
  12. New topic on the build here.
  13. AJO look what is in my workshop. A 1:24 scale radio controlled version of her, complete with twin drives with feathering propellers. Even the steering wheel works. The rigging is fun there will be 170 metres of running rigging heres the test rig to sort out the sheeting systems.
  14. What about the boat on the left.......it looks very much like my avatar......the Pride of Baltimore II.
  15. I have used a business on the Albany Highway, just down the hill from Schanpper Rock Road.
  16. No H & S here, but the hardware looks great.
  17. Puzzle joints are the way to go.
  18. What's this rugby you talk about?😉
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