260 Mods

Here is details on the modifications we have done to BlueJ. All have been described in blog posts, but they are listed here as a easy place to keep track of them.



Galley - stove mods

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  1. YouenJuly 4, 2020 at 12:28 AM

    Hi
    Can you tell me at which apparent wind speed you take the first reef when sailing closehauled
    Thanks
    Youen

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  2. YouenJuly 19, 2020 at 1:43 AM

    Hi
    Have you seen my post about reefing

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  3. clayJuly 20, 2020 at 12:12 PM

    I can tell you in TRUE wind; (calculation to apparent is easy)
    Racing: 22 knots true sustained
    Cruising 18 knots true sustained

    Might go down based on size and frequency of puffs.
    Hope this helps,
    clay

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  4. YouenJuly 22, 2020 at 11:19 PM

    Hi
    Thanks for your reply,i use to reef at 20 knots or apparent d'une sailing close hauled.Must I put a 2,5cm thick wedge under the winches,on my boat there is a cleat where you fit the winches, have you taken off this cleat
    Best regards
    Youen

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  5. YouenJuly 25, 2020 at 12:09 AM

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