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  1. Tom P.

    New Boat 4 Sled

    There were unusual circumstances that prompted the decision to run pretty much non-stop in spite of the known hazards. Otherwise, the owner is a prudent mariner who makes it a rule to not run in the dark. As it was we managed to to see and avoid lots of big logs and even large tree stumps, but...
  2. Tom P.

    New Boat 4 Sled

    While others raced 110’s, did the LongPac, raced to Hawaii and/or had other great adventures, I spent the last month helping to prep and deliver a big charter yacht from Port Townsend to Juneau. At Juneau, I was persuaded to stay on as Chief Engineer for the 9 day charter around Admiralty...
  3. Tom P.

    Piper Blog

    10:00 AM Tuesday Report: Lookin’ Good!
  4. Tom P.

    News flash!

    BREAKING NEWS! SSS’s racer, SHTP RC supporter and accomplished author Jackie Philpott has just become a regular contributor/ columnist for BAY & DELTA YACHTSMAN. Some may have seen her very well received “guest” column in the March issue. Now, be sure to find the April edition were she reports...
  5. Tom P.

    Main and jib sheets.

    Ahead by a nose.
  6. Tom P.

    What I Saw

    Happy new year! Gorgeous day on SF Bay today. None of the predictions held true. No clouds, warmer than forecast and a bit more wind, but there was THAT big ebb. Beware of those big steel red and green things motoring along at 2-3 kts. They suck.
  7. Tom P.

    New Boat 4 Sled

    And one who actually sailed singlehanded!
  8. Tom P.

    New Boat 4 Sled

    Sled wrote, “At the north end of the beach I searched for a way up onto the bluff overlooking the Cove from where the Hondius map, above, was originally sketched….” “What many people do not know is that the configuration of the Cove was changed by a rancher, Bill Hall in the 1940s. Hall...
  9. Tom P.

    Doo Hickey Thread

    Jackie, I’m sorry that I don’t have a humorous answer, but I actually know what those are. The two shackles with captive pin are each part of a Racelite sliding gooseneck. They are for connecting the sail tack to the gooseneck. The last item with numbers on it is part of a small boat calibrated...
  10. Tom P.

    New Boat 4 Sled

    DRAKE’S COVE Looking ESE across Drake’s Cove. Rancher Bill Hall built a dam in the 1940’s across the entrance to the cove to trap the spring water for his cows. The red dot is approximately where I took the photograph September 10, 2016.
  11. Tom P.

    4-sided sails on Raid sailboat

    Happy day! Look at that smile.
  12. Tom P.

    4-sided sails on Raid sailboat

    Ants, Alan suggested: “You can also try making a change so the boom rides an inch or two further forward, relative to the mast.” Wouldn’t moving the yard aft do the same? It looks like the eye plate on the yard was moved aft at some time. Which moved the yard forward. If it went back to the...
  13. Tom P.

    SHTP 2021 - From the Race Deck

    Maybe a clue? Found in my cockpit today... But I quickly noted, it’s a graphite pencil! Not red or even blue. And it needs sharpening.
  14. Tom P.

    New Boat 4 Sled

    My guess is that it has something to do with magnets, suction cups, or one of these:
  15. Tom P.

    If you were going to buy a powerboat, or if you have one...

    I kept this boat in the Delta for about 7 years. Very quiet 35 hp Honda inside shroud; cruises at ~6 kts. Sort of Van Life on the water.
  16. Tom P.

    Chubby Girl

    Another Mini Philpott’s post reminded me that I had noticed this 2008 Mini Transat 650 One Design - $44,000 (Buford GA) on Craigslist. Looks to be very well equipped and ready to race. https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/bod/d/buford-2008-mini-transat-650-one-design/7168055909.html
  17. Tom P.

    New Boat 4 Sled

    This could be the start of an interesting thread drift: relating your first memory of sailing (where, when, boat type). Mine is when I was 5 or 6, my parents bought a Cape Cod Mercury 15’ S&S design, keel model. Interestingly they are still in production today. The boat was kept on a mooring...
  18. Tom P.

    New Boat 4 Sled

    I’ve never encountered snapping shrimp while scuba diving. But like Rob, I’m reminded of Mantis Shrimp, which are neither a mantis or a shrimp. Mantis shrimp are territorial creatures and have been known to exhibit aggressive behavior toward intruders. Their specialized club-like appendages fold...
  19. Tom P.

    Surprise!

    Thank you for the Welcome. Since we’re showing off projects including DM’s new electrical thingies, here’s the before and after of DAZZLER’s new electrical panel installed today. The original just wasn’t up to my standards. P.S. Yes, incase you noticed, the teak & holly plywood has also...
  20. Tom P.

    New Boat 4 Sled

    Your quiz triggered a memory of reading a recent article in THE NATURE CONSERVANCY magazine about the Kona Hema Preserve on the Island of Hawai'i. The 8,245 acre preserve (not open to the public) protects part of an ancient koa-`ohi`a forest that spans more than 100,000 acres along the leeward...
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