Charlie,
You can send it to:
Walt Tetschner
27 Grasshopper Ln.,
Acton,? MA 01720
Let me know your address and the postage amount and I will send you a check.
Walt
978-266-1966
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From: Charlie Cushing <charliecushing@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sun, May 3, 2020 3:33 pm
Subject: [SunfishSailor] Free Sunfish sail
I have an old Sunfish sail which I will mail to anyone for the cost of
the postage.? The sail is white, with sail numbers and a window (very
narrow).? The sail is soft as an old hankie, but is in pretty good shape
- only a couple of tiny holes in the gooseneck area.
Charlie Cushing
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How much would postage cost?? I am looking for sails for some boats I am trying to fix up for local Boy Scout units to use.
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Thanks,
Henry
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Sent: Sunday, May 3, 2020 2:33 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [SunfishSailor] Free Sunfish sail
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I have an old Sunfish sail which I will mail to anyone for the cost of
the postage.? The sail is white, with sail numbers and a window (very
narrow).? The sail is soft as an old hankie, but is in pretty good shape
- only a couple of tiny holes in the gooseneck area.
Charlie Cushing
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I have an old Sunfish sail which I will mail to anyone for the cost of the postage.? The sail is white, with sail numbers and a window (very narrow).? The sail is soft as an old hankie, but is in pretty good shape - only a couple of tiny holes in the gooseneck area.
Charlie Cushing
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Re: Quarantine Sunfish project
I assume from below that you are speaking of the tiller lock I made and posted a pic of.? I can make a sketch or more detailed photos of the parts if there is interest.? It is really simple to make.? Takes an hour or so once you pick up
the eyebolt? and tension knob.? If you are talking about something else, sorry.? I do not know why they are not standard fare on small sailboats.? They provide you with the third hand you invariably need during a day on the water.
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Mr Mike
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Subject: Re: [SunfishSailor] Quarantine Sunfish project
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Hi, Vickie,
Just bear in mind that any parts that are metal in the original (my impression was that there was an eyebolt lassoing the traveler line, and a large threaded knob/nut on top, whose threads I imagine were metal) might still need to be metal
— because despite great strides, 3d printing materials (except for rather high-end processes) are still plastics, a couple of orders of magnitude shy of the strength of metals.
However, those parts I named are generic hardware-store parts, so they shouldn’t be a problem. ?The saddle that the traveler gets pinched against can probably be plastic resin, since probably the worst that may happen is that the traveler
line may gradually wear a groove in it so that you may need to print a spare.
(UNLESS some little kid, unmonitored, decides to saw it back and forth while it’s clamped, and then the wear may not be so gradual, because rubbing it fast might melt it. ?Some survivalist lately posted a way to saw through plastic handcuffs
(the giant cable-tie kind) with his bootlaces, using that principle. ? But if you’ve got a spare, that’ll be survivable.)
Have fun with it. ?I envy you the 3d printing capability!
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I love this. I need a 3d model of this so I can 3d print the parts :-)? Anyone have one?
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Hi, Vickie,
Just bear in mind that any parts that are metal in the original (my impression was that there was an eyebolt lassoing the traveler line, and a large threaded knob/nut on top, whose threads I imagine were metal) might still need to be metal — because despite great strides, 3d printing materials (except for rather high-end processes) are still plastics, a couple of orders of magnitude shy of the strength of metals.
However, those parts I named are generic hardware-store parts, so they shouldn’t be a problem. ?The saddle that the traveler gets pinched against can probably be plastic resin, since probably the worst that may happen is that the traveler line may gradually wear a groove in it so that you may need to print a spare.
(UNLESS some little kid, unmonitored, decides to saw it back and forth while it’s clamped, and then the wear may not be so gradual, because rubbing it fast might melt it. ?Some survivalist lately posted a way to saw through plastic handcuffs (the giant cable-tie kind) with his bootlaces, using that principle. ? But if you’ve got a spare, that’ll be survivable.)
Have fun with it. ?I envy you the 3d printing capability!
Crispin Miller
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will do, thanks
On 4/22/2020 2:23 PM, Jacob via
groups.io wrote:
Practice
to sail with the tiller (in your 'old' hand) behind your back.
It takes some 'getting used to'
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From: Steve King <steve@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wed, Apr 22, 2020 12:26 am
Subject: Re: [SunfishSailor] Quarantine Sunfish project
Hey
Michael,
I
struggled a bit with handling the tiller extension at
first then I got some advice from a really, really
good Sunfish sailor. I made a video about it to help
with both adult and high school students in my club’s
sailing classes. Maybe it will give you a couple of
ideas. No roll tacking here; I was 79, when I made
this video. Here’s a link:?
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Re: Wetsuit for sailing a sunfish in Michigan
Just a comment.? I sail in the winter in NC.? Water temp gets to mid to high forties but we? often get days where air temps are?in the low fifties and brisk winds.? I wear a dry suit with?a thermal dry shirt and pants underneath and possibly a tee shirt
with a rain parka on the outside.? Also divers booties.? Even in 15 mph breeze I am very warm.? I do not like to be cold and do not tolerate it well.? I chose the dry suit to prevent hypothermia in the event I get dunked and it is quite flexible and comfortable.?
I also for safety reasons carry a portable waterproof VHF radio as well as a cell phone.? Not many boats out there to help you like summertime if for some reason I couldn’t right the boat or had a breakdown.? You have about an hour or less in that temp water
before you become incapacitated.
Better safe and comfortable.
Mr Mike
Sent from Windows Mail
Hi Roger
If you are sailing on a day where the thermometer reads 50°, and the wind is blowing a steady 15 MPH, the wind chill will make it feel like it is 36° (heat will be lost as though you are standing outside on a calm 36° day).? There are no hard and fast rules
when it comes to choosing which wetsuit to wear when it comes to wind chill.? Just remember, the higher the sustained wind speeds are on the water, the thicker and warmer your wetsuit needs to be that day.
In addition to water and air temperatures consider the following:
-
Your sensitivity to getting cold
-
How active you will be
Note: For colder than water air temperatures, higher wind, less active sailing, or if you get cold easily, consider a thicker wetsuit
Emefa
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Re: For Sale: Sunfish rig only, complete
Hi Dave,?
Can you send the photos
Emefa
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Re: Wetsuit for sailing a sunfish in Michigan
Hi Roger
If you are sailing on a day where the thermometer reads 50°, and the wind is blowing a steady 15 MPH, the wind chill will make it feel like it is 36° (heat will be lost as though you are standing outside on a calm 36° day).? There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to choosing which wetsuit to wear when it comes to wind chill.? Just remember, the higher the sustained wind speeds are on the water, the thicker and warmer your wetsuit needs to be that day.
In addition to water and air temperatures consider the following:
- Your sensitivity to getting cold
- How active you will be
Note: For colder than water air temperatures, higher wind, less active sailing, or if you get cold easily, consider a thicker wetsuit
Emefa
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I love this. I need a 3d model of this so I can 3d print the parts :-)? Anyone have one?
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Nice design, thanks for the pic!? Yes I also need to steady the tiller while paddling or getting a drink.
On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 12:19 PM Michael King < mrmike17@...> wrote:
Tom,
Attached is a pic.? Very simple to make and incredibly effective.? I put just enough tension on it ?where the tiller will not move by itself wildly.? It is helpful when tacking as I can push the tiller out about 40- 45- degress, and it
will stay there while I switch hands.? I also use it when I need an extra hand to get a drink or to relieve my bladder.? It is also great when I have to paddle up my canal.? I set it off center and then can do all m paddling from one side of the boat.? I have
them on all three of my sailboats.? Any hardware store will have what you need.
You can mount it directly to the tiller, but the relief for the eyebolt does weaken the tiller somewhat.? I used the same eyelet as ?the traveler ties to or you can put in new ones which I did on my Whistler.? Scribe an arc ?from the pivot
of the rudder thru the the eylets to determine the best place to mount the device on the tiller.
?
Hope this helps.
?
Mr Mike
?
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From: Tom Leone
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2020 10:31 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [SunfishSailor] Quarantine Sunfish project
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I'd love to get a description and/or a picture of your tiller locking device.? I've been thinking about setting up a bungee cord for that purpose.
?
On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 8:59 AM Michael King <mrmike17@...> wrote:
Part of the fun (at least for me) is trying out new things. Maybe that’s the engineer background in me.? I have made a telescoping tiller, a tiller locking device, eliminated the
crude vang arrangement, made a new tiller and CB.? I have also spent many hours trying to perfect my tacks and gybes and occasionally will venture out in strong winds just see how I can do when keeping the boat upright takes a lot of work? ??So “Making something
out of nothing”, ?is part of the fun.
?
Mr Mike
?
Sent from
for Windows 10
?
From:
D H
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2020 8:30 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [SunfishSailor] Quarantine Sunfish project
?
Your time would be better spent learning how to trim sails and set up the boat then trying to reinvent the sail plan. FYI?
?
But I am never going to race.? I prefer smooth and easy cruising.? A couple of you sent me near-end-of life surplus
sails for a project: a cut-down version of the regular sail, even a little smaller than a Minifish sail. My "training wheels", you might say... ? With the extra at home time recently I think I'll have time to make one into a reduced-scale sail, and iIll make
shorter booms from conduit or plastic tubing reinforced with dowel, so when the lake opens back up, we'll try this out and report back. ? Once I get comfortable handling the boat with the cut-down sail, I'll put up the original.? Pity you can't roller-reef
a lateen rig:-)
On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 7:44:16 PM CDT, turluck <gail@...>
wrote:
Higher boom is fine,? for racing,? lower is faster.? Just is.?
Sincerely,
Gail
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Chair
College Sailing Hall of Fame
Chair
Afterguard Committee
Chair
MCSA Afterguard
1245 West Gull Lake Drive
Richland, MI 49083
Phone:? 269.998.6353 | FAX:?786.358.3605
~~~/)~~(~~/)~~~~/)~~~~/)~~(~~~/)~~~~
Visit:? to learn about sail racing on Lake Michigan
Visit:?
to learn about Sunfish sailing and racing
Visit:?
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Tom,
Attached is a pic.? Very simple to make and incredibly effective.? I put just enough tension on it ?where the tiller will not move by itself wildly.? It is helpful when tacking as I can push the tiller out about 40- 45- degress, and it
will stay there while I switch hands.? I also use it when I need an extra hand to get a drink or to relieve my bladder.? It is also great when I have to paddle up my canal.? I set it off center and then can do all m paddling from one side of the boat.? I have
them on all three of my sailboats.? Any hardware store will have what you need.
You can mount it directly to the tiller, but the relief for the eyebolt does weaken the tiller somewhat.? I used the same eyelet as ?the traveler ties to or you can put in new ones which I did on my Whistler.? Scribe an arc ?from the pivot
of the rudder thru the the eylets to determine the best place to mount the device on the tiller.
?
Hope this helps.
?
Mr Mike
?
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?
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From: Tom Leone
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2020 10:31 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [SunfishSailor] Quarantine Sunfish project
?
I'd love to get a description and/or a picture of your tiller locking device.? I've been thinking about setting up a bungee cord for that purpose.
?
On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 8:59 AM Michael King <mrmike17@...> wrote:
Part of the fun (at least for me) is trying out new things. Maybe that’s the engineer background in me.? I have made a telescoping tiller, a tiller locking device, eliminated the
crude vang arrangement, made a new tiller and CB.? I have also spent many hours trying to perfect my tacks and gybes and occasionally will venture out in strong winds just see how I can do when keeping the boat upright takes a lot of work? ??So “Making something
out of nothing”, ?is part of the fun.
?
Mr Mike
?
Sent from
for Windows 10
?
From:
D H
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2020 8:30 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [SunfishSailor] Quarantine Sunfish project
?
Your time would be better spent learning how to trim sails and set up the boat then trying to reinvent the sail plan. FYI?
?
But I am never going to race.? I prefer smooth and easy cruising.? A couple of you sent me near-end-of life surplus
sails for a project: a cut-down version of the regular sail, even a little smaller than a Minifish sail. My "training wheels", you might say... ? With the extra at home time recently I think I'll have time to make one into a reduced-scale sail, and iIll make
shorter booms from conduit or plastic tubing reinforced with dowel, so when the lake opens back up, we'll try this out and report back. ? Once I get comfortable handling the boat with the cut-down sail, I'll put up the original.? Pity you can't roller-reef
a lateen rig:-)
On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 7:44:16 PM CDT, turluck <gail@...>
wrote:
Higher boom is fine,? for racing,? lower is faster.? Just is.?
Sincerely,
Gail
~~~/)~~(~~/)~~~~/)~~~~/)~~(~~~/)~~~~
Gail M. Turluck
Chair
College Sailing Hall of Fame
Chair
Afterguard Committee
Chair
MCSA Afterguard
1245 West Gull Lake Drive
Richland, MI 49083
Phone:? 269.998.6353 | FAX:?786.358.3605
~~~/)~~(~~/)~~~~/)~~~~/)~~(~~~/)~~~~
Visit:? to learn about sail racing on Lake Michigan
Visit:?
to learn about Sunfish sailing and racing
Visit:?
to learn about sail racing on Gull Lake
Visit:?
to learn about iceboat sailing and racing
P?Think
before you print!
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I like the canoe rudder with all your design touches — kick-up blade pin-on gudgeon bracket shoe safety clip over pintle pin
Do the two bellcrank arms have lines that run to a similar bellcrank mounted somewhere forward, that has a tiller on it?
Traditional Norwegian double-enders have a similar issue with a stern so far aft like that. ?What they do is similar but with a single-sided bellcrank, operated by a push-pull rod pinned to it. ?Sort of a very long tiller extension to a tiller that points sideways. ?Does mean you have to develop a different form of steering reflex, where pull and push are always the same direction of turn (port/starboard) instead of being head up vs. bear off, which flips with which tack you’re on.
Now, the really?old-school Nordic boats had a steering oar pivoted in lashings on the starboard ( = steer-board) side of the boat, and that was operated by a crosswise tiller too. ?(Then “port” was the side you docked on when you came into port, so that you didn’t bash the steering oar against the wharf.) In a big enough boat, you operated that by sitting or standing behind it. ? (see for instance 1:30-1:50 and 2:20-2:50 in ?) (mind-blowing video BTW)
In a smaller one, you sat forward of it and used a push-pull rod. (for example 0:22 and 1:55 in??) (less hair-raising but maybe more beautiful)
Words to the haunting song for that video are at? ?— i did up a translation once, will look for it. ?It’s about a 16th-century legend:
A boy lives with his parents on a seaside farm that gets ruined by a storm, so he leaves to make a living on a Scottish fishing boat. ? The parents don’t live to see him return. ? One day a ship does show up and a stout captain comes ashore, kneels at their graves, wanders sleepless, grieving, two days, and sails off. Before he sails he mentions that he’s buried a treasure. But as he sails off, he raises a pirate flag to let ‘em know that’s what he is, don't mess with him -- so no one dares to go dig for it. Word never comes that he’s died, so no one ever digs. In the sunset, people say you can still see his sails sometimes as he keeps an eye on the place.
The chorus after each verse is “The wind sings, the sea calls, west toward a sunny land.”
(If you try Google Translate, BTW, be alert for times when it might have overlooked a “not.”)
cm
On Apr 23, 2020, at 10:30 AM, Tom Leone < tgleone@...> wrote: I'd love to get a description and/or a picture of your tiller locking device.? I've been thinking about setting up a bungee cord for that purpose. On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 8:59 AM Michael King < mrmike17@...> wrote: Part of the fun (at least for me) is trying out new things. Maybe that’s the engineer background in me.? I have made a telescoping tiller, a tiller locking device, eliminated the crude vang arrangement, made a new tiller and CB.? I have also spent many hours trying to perfect my tacks and gybes and occasionally will venture out in strong winds just see how I can do when keeping the boat upright takes a lot of work? ??So “Making something out of nothing”, ?is part of the fun. ? Mr Mike ? Sent from??for Windows 10 ? From:?D H
Sent:?Thursday, April 23, 2020 8:30 AM
To:?[email protected]
Subject:?Re: [SunfishSailor] Quarantine Sunfish project ? Your time would be better spent learning how to trim sails and set up the boat then trying to reinvent the sail plan. FYI? ?? But I am never going to race.? I prefer smooth and easy cruising.? A couple of you sent me near-end-of life surplus sails for a project: a cut-down version of the regular sail, even a little smaller than a Minifish sail. My "training wheels", you might say... ? With the extra at home time recently I think I'll have time to make one into a reduced-scale sail, and iIll make shorter booms from conduit or plastic tubing reinforced with dowel, so when the lake opens back up, we'll try this out and report back. ? Once I get comfortable handling the boat with the cut-down sail, I'll put up the original.? Pity you can't roller-reef a lateen rig:-) On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 7:44:16 PM CDT, turluck <gail@...> wrote: Higher boom is fine,? for racing,? lower is faster.? Just is.? Sincerely,?
Gail?
~~~/)~~(~~/)~~~~/)~~~~/)~~(~~~/)~~~~
Gail M. Turluck
Chair College Sailing Hall of Fame Chair Afterguard Committee Chair MCSA Afterguard 1245 West Gull Lake Drive
Richland, MI 49083
Phone:? 269.998.6353 | FAX:?786.358.3605
~~~/)~~(~~/)~~~~/)~~~~/)~~(~~~/)~~~~
Visit:???to learn about sail racing on Lake Michigan Visit:???to learn about Sunfish sailing and racing Visit:???to learn about sail racing on Gull Lake Visit:???to learn about iceboat sailing and racing P?Think before you print!
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I'd love to get a description and/or a picture of your tiller locking device.? I've been thinking about setting up a bungee cord for that purpose.
On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 8:59 AM Michael King < mrmike17@...> wrote:
Part of the fun (at least for me) is trying out new things. Maybe that’s the engineer background in me.? I have made a telescoping tiller, a tiller locking device, eliminated the crude vang arrangement, made a new tiller and CB.? I have
also spent many hours trying to perfect my tacks and gybes and occasionally will venture out in strong winds just see how I can do when keeping the boat upright takes a lot of work? ??So “Making something out of nothing”, ?is part of the fun.
?
Mr Mike
?
Sent from for Windows 10
?
From: D H
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2020 8:30 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [SunfishSailor] Quarantine Sunfish project
?
Your time would be better spent learning how to trim sails and set up the boat then trying to reinvent the sail plan. FYI?
?
But I am never going to race.? I prefer smooth and easy cruising.? A couple of you sent me near-end-of life surplus sails for a project: a cut-down version of the regular sail,
even a little smaller than a Minifish sail. My "training wheels", you might say... ? With the extra at home time recently I think I'll have time to make one into a reduced-scale sail, and iIll make shorter booms from conduit or plastic tubing reinforced with
dowel, so when the lake opens back up, we'll try this out and report back. ? Once I get comfortable handling the boat with the cut-down sail, I'll put up the original.? Pity you can't roller-reef a lateen rig:-)
On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 7:44:16 PM CDT, turluck <gail@...> wrote:
Higher boom is fine,? for racing,? lower is faster.? Just is.?
Sincerely,
Gail
~~~/)~~(~~/)~~~~/)~~~~/)~~(~~~/)~~~~
Gail M. Turluck
Chair
College Sailing Hall of Fame
Chair
Afterguard Committee
Chair
MCSA Afterguard
1245 West Gull Lake Drive
Richland, MI 49083
Phone:? 269.998.6353 | FAX:?786.358.3605
~~~/)~~(~~/)~~~~/)~~~~/)~~(~~~/)~~~~
Visit:? to learn about sail racing on Lake Michigan
Visit:?
to learn about Sunfish sailing and racing
Visit:?
to learn about sail racing on Gull Lake
Visit:?
to learn about iceboat sailing and racing
P?Think
before you print!
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Roller furling, why not? Put a furler drum at the tack, work out a different gooseneck/parall?system?and put another clew grommet up a bit. Halyard position could be moved.?
Or put in a reef, start at the tack and angle it out 1-2 feet up from the clew. Change the mast to a bipod. Put runners on the hull to make an ice boat.
Put a Laser M Redial sail on bamboo spars and sail that on a Viper hull.
Put a gaff yawl rig on a canoe.
It's all part of boatin...
On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 7:59 AM Michael King < mrmike17@...> wrote:
Part of the fun (at least for me) is trying out new things. Maybe that’s the engineer background in me.? I have made a telescoping tiller, a tiller locking device, eliminated the crude vang arrangement, made a new tiller and CB.? I have
also spent many hours trying to perfect my tacks and gybes and occasionally will venture out in strong winds just see how I can do when keeping the boat upright takes a lot of work? ??So “Making something out of nothing”, ?is part of the fun.
?
Mr Mike
?
Sent from for Windows 10
?
From: D H
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2020 8:30 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [SunfishSailor] Quarantine Sunfish project
?
Your time would be better spent learning how to trim sails and set up the boat then trying to reinvent the sail plan. FYI?
?
But I am never going to race.? I prefer smooth and easy cruising.? A couple of you sent me near-end-of life surplus sails for a project: a cut-down version of the regular sail,
even a little smaller than a Minifish sail. My "training wheels", you might say... ? With the extra at home time recently I think I'll have time to make one into a reduced-scale sail, and iIll make shorter booms from conduit or plastic tubing reinforced with
dowel, so when the lake opens back up, we'll try this out and report back. ? Once I get comfortable handling the boat with the cut-down sail, I'll put up the original.? Pity you can't roller-reef a lateen rig:-)
On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 7:44:16 PM CDT, turluck <gail@...> wrote:
Higher boom is fine,? for racing,? lower is faster.? Just is.?
Sincerely,
Gail
~~~/)~~(~~/)~~~~/)~~~~/)~~(~~~/)~~~~
Gail M. Turluck
Chair
College Sailing Hall of Fame
Chair
Afterguard Committee
Chair
MCSA Afterguard
1245 West Gull Lake Drive
Richland, MI 49083
Phone:? 269.998.6353 | FAX:?786.358.3605
~~~/)~~(~~/)~~~~/)~~~~/)~~(~~~/)~~~~
Visit:? to learn about sail racing on Lake Michigan
Visit:?
to learn about Sunfish sailing and racing
Visit:?
to learn about sail racing on Gull Lake
Visit:?
to learn about iceboat sailing and racing
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before you print!
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Part of the fun (at least for me) is trying out new things. Maybe that’s the engineer background in me. ?I have made a telescoping tiller, a tiller locking device, eliminated the crude vang arrangement, made a new tiller and CB.? I have
also spent many hours trying to perfect my tacks and gybes and occasionally will venture out in strong winds just see how I can do when keeping the boat upright takes a lot of work? ??So “Making something out of nothing”, ?is part of the fun.
?
Mr Mike
?
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From: D H
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2020 8:30 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [SunfishSailor] Quarantine Sunfish project
?
Your time would be better spent learning how to trim sails and set up the boat then trying to reinvent the sail plan. FYI?
On Apr 22, 2020, at 21:10, Mark Suszko <mark.suszko@...> wrote:
?
But I am never going to race. ?I prefer smooth and easy cruising. ?A couple of you sent me near-end-of life surplus sails for a project: a cut-down version of the regular sail,
even a little smaller than a Minifish sail. My "training wheels", you might say... ? With the extra at home time recently I think I'll have time to make one into a reduced-scale sail, and iIll make shorter booms from conduit or plastic tubing reinforced with
dowel, so when the lake opens back up, we'll try this out and report back. ? Once I get comfortable handling the boat with the cut-down sail, I'll put up the original. ?Pity you can't roller-reef a lateen rig:-)
On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 7:44:16 PM CDT, turluck <gail@...> wrote:
Higher boom is fine,? for racing,? lower is faster.? Just is.?
Sincerely,
Gail
~~~/)~~(~~/)~~~~/)~~~~/)~~(~~~/)~~~~
Gail M. Turluck
Chair
College Sailing Hall of Fame
Chair
Afterguard Committee
Chair
MCSA Afterguard
1245 West Gull Lake Drive
Richland, MI 49083
Phone:? 269.998.6353 | FAX:?786.358.3605
~~~/)~~(~~/)~~~~/)~~~~/)~~(~~~/)~~~~
Visit:? to learn about sail racing on Lake Michigan
Visit:?
to learn about Sunfish sailing and racing
Visit:?
to learn about sail racing on Gull Lake
Visit:?
to learn about iceboat sailing and racing
P?Think
before you print!
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Your time would be better spent learning how to trim sails and set up the boat then trying to reinvent the sail plan. FYI?
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On Apr 22, 2020, at 21:10, Mark Suszko <mark.suszko@...> wrote:
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But I am never going to race. ?I prefer smooth and easy cruising. ?A couple of you sent me near-end-of life surplus sails for a project: a cut-down version of the regular sail, even a little smaller than a Minifish sail. My "training wheels", you might say... ? With the extra at home time recently I think I'll have time to make one into a reduced-scale sail, and iIll make shorter booms from conduit or plastic tubing reinforced with dowel, so when the lake opens back up, we'll try this out and report back. ? Once I get comfortable handling the boat with the cut-down sail, I'll put up the original. ?Pity you can't roller-reef a lateen rig:-)
On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 7:44:16 PM CDT, turluck <gail@...> wrote:
Higher boom is fine,? for racing,? lower is faster.? Just is.?
Sincerely,
Gail
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Gail M. Turluck
Chair College Sailing Hall of Fame Chair Afterguard Committee Chair MCSA Afterguard 1245 West Gull Lake Drive
Richland, MI 49083
Phone:? 269.998.6353 | FAX:?786.358.3605
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Visit:? to learn about sail racing on Lake Michigan Visit:? to learn about Sunfish sailing and racing Visit:? to learn about sail racing on Gull Lake Visit:? to learn about iceboat sailing and racing P?Think before you print! Sent from my smartphone
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Re: Quarantine Sunfish project
But I am never going to race. ?I prefer smooth and easy cruising. ?A couple of you sent me near-end-of life surplus sails for a project: a cut-down version of the regular sail, even a little smaller than a Minifish sail. My "training wheels", you might say... ? With the extra at home time recently I think I'll have time to make one into a reduced-scale sail, and iIll make shorter booms from conduit or plastic tubing reinforced with dowel, so when the lake opens back up, we'll try this out and report back. ? Once I get comfortable handling the boat with the cut-down sail, I'll put up the original. ?Pity you can't roller-reef a lateen rig:-)
On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 7:44:16 PM CDT, turluck <gail@...> wrote:
Higher boom is fine,? for racing,? lower is faster.? Just is.?
Sincerely,
Gail
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Gail M. Turluck
Chair College Sailing Hall of Fame Chair Afterguard Committee Chair MCSA Afterguard 1245 West Gull Lake Drive
Richland, MI 49083
Phone:? 269.998.6353 | FAX:?786.358.3605
~~~/)~~(~~/)~~~~/)~~~~/)~~(~~~/)~~~~
Visit:? to learn about sail racing on Lake Michigan Visit:? to learn about Sunfish sailing and racing Visit:? to learn about sail racing on Gull Lake Visit:? to learn about iceboat sailing and racing P?Think before you print! Sent from my smartphone
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Re: Quarantine Sunfish project
Higher boom is fine,? for racing,? lower is faster.? Just is.?
Sincerely,
Gail
~~~/)~~(~~/)~~~~/)~~~~/)~~(~~~/)~~~~
Gail M. Turluck
Chair College Sailing Hall of Fame Chair Afterguard Committee Chair MCSA Afterguard 1245 West Gull Lake Drive
Richland, MI 49083
Phone:? 269.998.6353 | FAX:?786.358.3605
~~~/)~~(~~/)~~~~/)~~~~/)~~(~~~/)~~~~
Visit:? to learn about sail racing on Lake Michigan Visit:? to learn about Sunfish sailing and racing Visit:? to learn about sail racing on Gull Lake Visit:? to learn about iceboat sailing and racing P?Think before you print! Sent from my smartphone
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