Quite weird weather it was. The forecast was light and shifting from the S-SE sector and the real wind before the start was about 0 from SW. The whole starting line didn't look promising and we decided to start from the right side to have a little bit more flexibility. We didn't use the planned flex...

olpalon wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 21:20 pmPrelude for wednesday is on tuesday at mighty Meritie Tiistis LYS Race Event.

Sorry about Tuesday - cannot get wet three days in a row. Have to skip Tuesday.

järjestäjäporukka viettää korvauksetta 2 pv merellä Come on, everybody knows that the race committee does it for pleasure and to raise self-esteem. :lol: You guys are all good citizens willing to help and you require no money. You kill spare time next to a pedestrian crossing waiting for someone to...

Subbota is willing and will also survive the loss of 150 euros. If the club compensates a part of the entry fee Subbota will accept it.

Subbota is willing unless the vaccination doesn't put my crew in beds.

Is this going to happen or probably not anymore?

Subbota is willing.

Maybe, we could un-pin it then.

Is this going to happen?

Subbota is positive

TWIMC: I have added FE83 rudder bushings drawings to the gallery - https://www.fe83.org/gallery/index.php/ ... 1/Drawings

Doesn't look bad at all. I wonder for how long the dark paint will still look good. Please keep us updated.

I have mine made out of polycarbonate. Acrylic is also a possibility. Polycarbonate is stronger, acrylic is more scratch-resistant and has better resistance to UV. ETRA Megacenter (there are many, find the nearest one) has both acrylic and polycarbonate; they can also cut simple shapes to your dimen...

I trust that the boat name should never be the primary key.

I have the feeling that it gets easier stuck than the knot. The splice makes the sheet thicker, and the splice is like a wedge that gets almost always stuck in the boom end. Of course this depends on the pole end and sheet diameter. Anyway, I'm planning to remove the splices and wichard shackles. I...