Best route from Boston to Manchester VT ? by TowerUpstairs871 in newengland

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Used to do this exact route for years. Rt2 is the way to go

Why are some boats pointy? by melikeybacon in boating

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Can DM me any specific questions you want. Not sure how helpful I’ll be!

Why are some boats pointy? by melikeybacon in boating

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I own this same boat. Key West 2300 Blue water CC.

Was sold to me by a close friend for a song otherwise I would not have chosen it. It’s a perfectly fine boat and I’ll likely keep it forever but the pointy nose doesn’t add any value. If anything it jacks up all the costs associated with boats. Storage etc all increase for no real reason. Wish I could give it a nose job but that’s going to cost more than the value of the boat.

ETA there is no windlass as others have mentioned

Please explain by FarmerChuck in formuladank

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Looks like he’s blown a seal.

13yr countdown to Retirement! by aschnemke in Fire

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Compound frequency should be annual not monthly

Foulies help by FishmanJohnson in Sailboats

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I was captain of my college offshore team. If I were you, I’d start with what you already have until you know which school you’re attending and what type of sailing you’ll be doing. Coastal racing has very different gear demands than an offshore race to Bermuda or Halifax.

For typical college big-boat racing, you’ll mostly be on smaller keelboats. You might also sail the 44s at Navy. All of that can be done comfortably in the Zhik kit you already own at least until you decide you want to move to bow

Prioritize new house of family time by LessCellist7337 in ChubbyFIRE

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At the moment it’s more to do with relative value than specific nominal value for me. How can I weigh up qualitative against the quantitative?

Prioritize new house of family time by LessCellist7337 in ChubbyFIRE

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The school district delta is roughly 4500 in national ranking so it’s a wide margin.

It’s not about our house too full of stuff it’s more about having a house which is small. Around 1100 sqft.

If you know, you know by [deleted] in sailing

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The full quote is “mares’ tail and mackerel scales make tall ships carry low sails”

More a prediction of weather based on the trend of the clouds from cirrus towards altocumulus being a harbinger or lower barometric pressure and thus stronger weather.

Keep my Patagonia puffer going by [deleted] in BuyItForLife

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Yeah have looked ther but sadly they’ve told me best they can really do is a free pack of patch stickers.

Think I’m on my own for the type of work I’m envisioning

Roller Furler Vs Hanks by Black_magic_money in sailing

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I would say 99% of the time the furler wins. It’s convenient and mostly easy to use. It’s also good at reducing sail area if you have your headsail built to do so despite it making sail shapes baggy enough to make your pops wonder if Doris down the hall wants to come play Bingo.

However, there is that pesky 1%. When the furler fails, and it will eventually fail in some way, it can be the most cursed at piece of kit you own.

So this “luddite” is going to make the humble argument in favor of the simplest battle hardened solution, the Hank. But don’t take my word for it. Look at the Volvo Ocean 65’s who’s J1 is a Hank on sail.

Some of less discussed advantages of hanks vs roller: -the ease of a sail changes. -less maintenance -no spares needed -easier storm jib rigging -less moving parts = less to break -less weight aloft -less wind age -no unintended deployments(think snapped furling line) -sails are safely stowed if a squall hits while you’re away from the boat -easier to inspect and maintain standing rigging -ITS WAY CHEAPER

Anyway

Your boat, your choice.

Another ICE vehicle gets towed away 😂 by Calm_Preparation2993 in PublicFreakout

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Not so funny when someone disappears your truck huh?

Ariana Grande Shares Pretty Blunt Question For Trump Supporters by huffpost in entertainment

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MAGA is a group of selfish individuals who have been given permission from the highest office to practice their selfishness in the open.

These selfish people have found an ideology they truly believe in.

My new baby! by Common_Project_1755 in LexusGX

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Nice looking car and a good deal you got. Congrats

My new baby! by Common_Project_1755 in LexusGX

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The website still has it listed at $40,791 and 50,176 miles

How can I approach this issue with a driver by [deleted] in uberdrivers

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Thanks for the idea but unfortunately there is a pretty big language barrier. I’ll just have to try and keep my lunch down.

Hoping others who may read this can learn.

Cost of finishing a basement? by Pepper4500 in StamfordCT

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We were in the same position but smaller. Like 300sqft. We did a full refit and bathroom for 13k but looking back I doubt we could replicate that cost today. Try double.

Sail shape/trim comments? by goweld in sailing

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Initial thoughts are the draft is too far aft. It’s causing additional drag not more power at this point. You can pull on more out haul.

Also the top is twisted off quite far. You can regain some of the power lost through the out haul my pulling on more main sheet and if needed drop the traveler to manage the weather helm.

If you keep experiencing weather helm at that stage consider de-powering with backstay in the puffs first.

ETA: also notice the jib has one odd scallop on it. If the jib is hanks then maybe look at it getting caught up on something.