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- Wed Mar 02, 2016 9:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just bought a 563
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11740
Re: Just bought a 563
Here's a picture of the forestay hound and the jib halyard arrangement I use.
- Tue Mar 01, 2016 9:15 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just bought a 563
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11740
Re: Just bought a 563
Hi boxy, I was to the understanding that the 563 originally had no jib halyard . It was set up with a twin forestay and a linkage, when you tensioned the fore stay you tensioned the jib luff on the furling forestay,,, so when you stood the mast up, the sail went up too. Some may have only had a wire...
- Fri Feb 19, 2016 9:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Internet users and NBN
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7877
Re: Internet users and NBN
Speed test
- Thu Feb 18, 2016 6:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Internet users and NBN
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7877
Re: Internet users and NBN
The small town where I live has just got it's NBN tower a few months back. We now have a NBN wireless connecton to the Tower. The Speed is fantastic and now, just today,, we up graded our eftpos facility to run though the network. We also have a net phone which works fine and we find we can stream t...
- Wed Feb 10, 2016 10:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Log in problems
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5840
Re: Log in problems
Hi Neil,neilmac wrote:I have been trying to send a PM to the administrator however the messages seem to be stuck in my out box. Can't work it outl
I think PM's may sit in the outbox until they are read by the recipient, You might just have to sit tight until admin gets there.
- Tue Feb 09, 2016 12:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Painting the hull
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5576
Re: Painting the hull
Hi Mark, International yacht paints have a great booklet called Boat painting and color card. You may be able to download a copy. I took my booklet along to a boat paint store and got the advise I needed from a guy that paints boats. He also recommended paints to use and what prep would be required....
- Fri Jan 29, 2016 10:10 am
- Forum: Technical Articles
- Topic: Strange investigator?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4974
Re: Strange investigator?
It would probably get up and boogie thoughYara50 wrote:Looks like someone butchered the keel and converted to a drop keel. Crazy idea, as you destroy the key advantage of the original design.
- Fri Jan 29, 2016 10:08 am
- Forum: Technical Articles
- Topic: Grounding 12v system
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6879
Re: Grounding 12v system
Alot of radio/electronic equipment recommends RF grounding. I have the same wires that you have on the chain plates etc (another boat) that go to a - terminal for RF grounding the HF and Vhf
Steve
Steve
- Fri Jan 29, 2016 9:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Loose foot?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3018
Re: Loose foot?
Hi Sean. The captive foot of the 563 mainsail is more for roller reef furling. I have the option of both on my main having a bolt rope sewn along the foot but the sail is actually cut to be loose footed and that's what I use. There are many pro's and con's,, these are a couple I keep in mind. Loose ...
- Tue Jan 19, 2016 4:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Centreboard angle
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5283
Re: Centreboard angle
You may be right about the the centerboard Dr Pete but comparing performance to what you think another boat on the water is doing is irrelevant. Above 15knts of true wind, I find it hard to get my boat to sail better than 65 deg to the wind. Where my boat is pointing and where I actually are going a...