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• Setting Sail Into Space, Propelled by Sunshine

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 911
  DEEP-SPACE TRAVEL If the launching of LightSail-1 goes off according to plan next year, humans may soon be solar-sailing, as shown in this illustration.
  4 days ago

• Herreshoff 12 1/2 5″ x 8″ Watercolor

  
  skineart.com — Authority: 159
  Herreshoff 12 1/2 5″ x 8″ Watercolor By Kirby This is something I put together. The sailboat is a Herreshoff 12 1/2 footer wooden construction. Its main sail is called a Gaff. This sail shape is four sided unlike the regular triangular sails that are most popular today. The sail in the front is called a jib. The ...
  1 week ago

• Bus Trip to Strictly Sail this Winter? Give Us Your Feedback

  
  Torresen Sailing and Boating News — Authority: 108
  Torresen Marine, Muskegon, Michigan’s Hunter Dealer would like to invite all Hunter Owners in Western Michigan and Indiana to travel with us by charter bus to the Strictly Sail Chicago boat show. We a currently in the planning phase and would like your feedback. We plan to depart on Saturday, January 30, 2010. The ...
  1 week ago

• America’s Cup May Go to Australia

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 911
  A long court fight over the location of the America’s Cup races could be resolved on Friday if the teams agree to race off Australia.
  1 week ago

• Navigation Light Wiring

  
  Easy Ac/Dc — Authority: 116
  Kevin, On my 1988 Searay Sundancer, I have a problem with my navigation lights . The problem is it has a three-way switch so when I push the switch up the red, green and white lights come on; in the middle they shut off. When I push switch down all three lights light up again, but only the white light should come ...
  1 week ago

• Gaff Rigged Sloop 5″ x 8″ Ball point pen

  
  skineart.com — Authority: 159
  Gaff Rigged Sloop 5″ x 8″ Ball point pen By Kirby I love sailboats and especially wooden ones like this gaff rigged sloop. This is from a photo and its anchored with fog all around. In the background are trees. I chose a different medium to use this time, a ball point pen. ~Kirby ...
  1 week ago

• $10 Million Mast Breaks in Test Run

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 911
  No one was injured when the mast came down. BMW Oracle is preparing to challenge the defending champion Alinghi in the America’s Cup.
  1 week ago

• More Bristol Cup Boats at the Butte, October 24

  
  Desert Sea - New Mexico Sailing — Authority: 421
  Boats explore the starting area before the beginning of the first race of the Bristol Cup regatta at Elephant Butte Lake. J/24 passing in front of two Etchells J/24 Hot Flash between two Etchells.
  1 week ago

• Dockside power OK for charger?

  
  Easy Ac/Dc — Authority: 116
  Hi there, This question doesn’t cover boat wiring itself, but it may be common enough for you to know the answer. I have a Lund fishing boat that has 2 batteries for the bow-mounted electric trolling motor , which are normally charged via a dual battery charger using standard household electrical power (115 ...
  2 weeks ago

• NYT > World: British Couple Held Off Somali Coast

  
  A Couple Things — Authority: 467
  This is a syndicated post. Original article from NYT > World , available at NYT > World . Somali pirates said they had moved a British couple seized from their sailboat to a container ship off the coast of Somalia, where they are being held for ransom.
  2 weeks ago

• NYT > World: British Couple Held Off Somali Coast

  
  A Couple Things — Authority: 467
  This is a syndicated post. Original article from NYT > World , available at NYT > World . Somali pirates said they had moved a British couple seized from their sailboat to a container ship off the coast of Somalia, where they are being held for ransom.
  2 weeks ago

• British Couple Held off Somali Coast

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 911
  Somali pirates said they had moved a British couple seized from their sailboat last week to a container ship off the coast of Somalia, where they are being held for ransom.
  2 weeks ago

• Alinghi Loses Another Round in Court

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 911
  The Swiss sailing syndicate has gone to the United Arab Emirates to prepare for the America’s Cup, but a court ruling has apparently sunk those plans.
  2 weeks ago

• NYT > World: Couple Feared Captured by Pirates

  
  A Couple Things — Authority: 467
  This is a syndicated post. Original article from NYT > World , available at NYT > World . A couple sailing from the island nation of Seychelles vanished after a distress signal was picked up.
  2 weeks ago

• Couple Feared Captured by Pirates

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 911
  A map from Paul and Rachel Chandlers sailing blog showing their last charted position. They were aboard their boat when they disappeared on a 150-mile stretch.
  2 weeks ago

• Four into Three

  
  Easy Ac/Dc — Authority: 116
  Hi, I just replaced a broken marine ignition switch on my Sea Ray. The old one was a four prong but the new one is three prong. The battery wires (red) on the old switch were connected to two terminals labeled A and B. The new switch had no A terminal, so I connected both red battery wires to the B prong. Is that ...
  2 weeks ago

• …or stop fishing at night

  
  Easy Ac/Dc — Authority: 116
  Hi Kevin, My problem right now is that when I switch on my navigation lights, my fishfinder goes off. Is this a problem with the wiring or do I need a separate battery? I have two 12 volt batteries on my boat. One is on the electric start, 25hp Mercury, fishfinder, and navigational lights and the other is for the ...
  3 weeks ago

• How do I stop this thing?

  
  Easy Ac/Dc — Authority: 116
  Kevin, I have 1970 Evinrude 25 horse motor. It won’t shut off. The switch has red white two blacks and a green. Richard Richard, The normal kill circuit for an Evinrude connects the magneto with ground. These are usually the two black wires or a black and black/yellow wire on the key switch. I would test the ...
  4 weeks ago

• Photograph of the Day: Floating in the Blue

  
  http://epiac1216.wordpress.com — Authority: 137
  (Credit: Sotris Pandis @Pixdaus.com)
  4 weeks ago

• Long Race Award Winners at the Sunrise Regatta Breakfast

  
  Desert Sea - New Mexico Sailing — Authority: 421
  Kachinas crew receives the award for winning the fifty-mile race of the Sunrise Regatta during the regattas awards breakfast. Competitors woke up to a full breakfast served inside the Dam Site restaurant overlooking the south end of Elephant Butte Lake.
  4 weeks ago

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