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    Sleddog_sis reacted to sleddog's post in the thread New Boat 4 Sled with Like Like.
    Hi Jackie! Yes, Kris and I are back in Santa Cruz where it's raining cats and dogs. Our drive north to WA was event filled in a good...
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    Sleddog_sis reacted to sleddog's post in the thread New Boat 4 Sled with Like Like.
    At Friday Harbor we had fun visiting with entrants in the Round the County Race. As well, we took a shakedown cruise 5 miles across San...
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    sleddog replied to the thread Anyone thinking about the 2027 SHTP?.
    Mainsail luff slides for shorthanded sailing is a must. Without them, controlling the main is difficult, even unsafe.
  • BobJ
    BobJ replied to the thread Engine for battery charging (SHTP).
    And again, that 40A output on my chart is a fallacy. It never put out that much because the batteries were never flat enough. We...
  • BobJ
    BobJ replied to the thread Engine for battery charging (SHTP).
    We didn't use the big chartplotters much, mostly just the laptop. "We" because I have yet to race a SHTP with the big boat - just the...
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    BobJ replied to the thread Anyone thinking about the 2027 SHTP?.
    I think that would be a fine thing to do while I'm 70. I'm having trouble getting buy-in at home but I'll keep working on it. Anyone...
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    NATBF replied to the thread Engine for battery charging (SHTP).
    Thanks yet again! I had naively assumed the alternator was driven right off the crankshaft. I'll get in there with a DVM, but frankly...
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    AnneMarie replied to the thread Anyone thinking about the 2027 SHTP?.
    Hello all. Yup. I'm in the same boat. Started sailing August of last year. Bought my boat this past February (1990 Beneteau FIRST 35s5)...
  • BobJ
    BobJ replied to the thread Engine for battery charging (SHTP).
    That chart is the alternator RPMs, not the engine. A multimeter is your friend here. The output will drop immediately if the batteries...
  • mpolkabla
    mpolkabla reacted to DaveH's post in the thread Trailer to HI and back with Like Like.
    This is relevant for Olson 30/29's primarily - the NWYC has an active fleet of 5 or so, the majority of which are former SHTP rides (3...
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    mpolkabla reacted to Philpott's post in the thread Hanalei Bay photos from Cecily Kiba with Like Like.
    More photos from Cecily of Greg Ashby and sv Akumu arriving and arrived: Congratulations, Greg, for completing your second Singlehanded...
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    mpolkabla reacted to DaveH's post in the thread Fleet Updates with Like Like.
    RAINBOW Finished at 09:17:02 Jul 7 AKUMU finished at 12:04:39 Jul 7 and with that, we have finished the last expected boat INNFALL...
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    mpolkabla reacted to DaveH's post in the thread Fleet Updates with Sad Sad.
    catching up a bit here - FUGU Finished at 19:56:02 July 06 Before he finished Chris shared these photo's and this message with an...
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    mpolkabla reacted to DaveH's post in the thread Fleet Updates with Like Like.
    AKUMU Report 7/4-5 Friday July 4 Happy Independence Day Lots of flying fish on board this morning, several tiny ones and a couple 4...
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    mpolkabla reacted to SailingJoy's post in the thread Fleet Updates with Like Like.
    Congrats to all the finishers so far! It was super fun to "armchair" watch the race from home... starting to dream about taking this on...
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