are 1 and 3 the same?

Yes.. They are effectively the same in that the half hitches start the same side as they exit the turn.

They are a mirror image so you could say they are different.. but that like saying your right hand is not the same as your left hand!
 
Martin_J said:
How could I ignore a fellow boat owner....
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;-) .. IOU boat sailed like a dream, had her out in a good F7 and gave her a good testing, failed to get lee rail under with a single reef in .. but still got 8+ knots with 2 reefs and third of jib out. Tracked straight when putting a reef in and wheel unattended. Bev was suitably impressed although she made me tidy up inside after ;-\0
 
jimi said:
;-) .. IOU boat sailed like a dream, had her out in a good F7 and gave her a good testing
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Same here, I chopped 5 cm's out of each of my back stays last week ( that was a heart in mouth moment ) as I couldn't get them tight enough.
Sailed on Sunday with genoa wound in to the second mark, a reef in the main and no mizzen in 32 knots of wind.
As you say, "boat sailed like a dream" and the back stays stayed attached to the bottle screws :)
 
LadyInBed said:
Same here, I chopped 5 cm's out of each of my back stays last week ( that was a heart in mouth moment ) as I couldn't get them tight enough.
Sailed on Sunday with genoa wound in to the second mark, a reef in the main and no mizzen in 32 knots of wind.
As you say, "boat sailed like a dream" and the back stays stayed attached to the bottle screws :)
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JIngs, Nige, its taken you long enough to sort out the boat ;-\0


Great though, when a plan works, amazing how much difference a bit of rig tuning makes!
 
jimi said:
JIngs, Nige, its taken you long enough to sort out the boat ;-\0
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I've only had it 12 years! You have to live with it a bit before you start chopping and changing things :D

Like I say, heart in mouth moment! I measured the wire as 7mm and ordered 7mm Norseman Cones. I then saw 9/32 stamped on the bottle screws :eek: so had to check.
Worried about knocking old wire and cone out of the end of the bottle screw.
Worried about how much wire to cut out.
Worried that I couldn't make a good join . . . . .
 
aahhh.. a bit like,
I'm seacock #1, five more to go

then

I'm seacock #2, four more to go...

then

I'm seacock #3, three more to go...
 
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