Joe Pyrat

Aye, great website mate, welcome aboard.

What you are describing is a main sheet, not a main sheet traveler. A traveler would allow the lower connection point of the main sheet to be shifted port or starboard. The pulley on the boom acts to reduce the effort required to haul in the main sheet but because it attaches to a fixed (non-movable) point on the deck, centerboard trunk in your case you are not using a traveler. Some examples of main sheets. The first example is of different amounts of purchase. The one on the left would effectively cut the effort to haul in the main in half which is the setup it sounds like you have. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th progressively reduce the effort and would be found on bigger boats which larger mains. This second example, which is similar to that on a MacGregor 25, looks more complex but is still using fixed deck attachments so no traveler is in use. Also notice the purchase here would be the same as that in the second main sheet shown in the above diagram. Now if you imagine this example without the second swivel block (the one on the left) and mounted fore and aft, it would look similar to your description of the system on your boat. This diagram is of a main sheet attached to a traveler. The boom can be adjusted to port or starboard without adjusting the main sheet along the track of the traveler by adjusting the position of the main sheet car (51) along the main sheet track (50) using its control lines (57 and a similar line located opposite the shown location). Also notice this system makes two deck connections just like yours, the car (51) and the main sheet cam cleat (55) before running aft to the sail trimmers position.

After looking up your sail plan it does not seem your boat had a traveler, in it's original configuration anyway, but the main sheet was attached to the top of the centerboard trunk. Note a traveler is a track that runs athourtship (across the hull at a 90 degree angle to the keel) and allows the main sheet attachment point to be moved to port or starboard in order to better adjust the trim of the main. Example of a traveler installation on a different sailboat Javelin Sail Plan

Now that was unexpected! Which museum?

Bad Trip

Keep in mind these old sailor's saying when looking at "free" boats. A boat is a hole in the water into which you through money. That said, every once in a while there are some deals on free or inexpensive boats. Had a friend who repairs what we call plastic classics who was given a very nice Pearson Triton by some folks who couldn't tend to her anymore and wanted her to have a good home. B.O.A.T. (Break Out Another Thousand) 'Course bein' as I be livin' on one, guess I shouldn't be runnin' me pie hole.

Congratulations on your new boat, welcome to the sailor's world. Here's a website you might find of use: http://javelinsailor...linsailors.html Presuming you are new to sailing, there are two types of rigging on a sailboat, standing rigging and running rigging. Standing rigging holds up the mast and running rigging controls the sails. Standing rigging consists of a fore or jibstay, a back stay (but not necessacarily on a small sailboat) and shrouds to port and starboard. Running rigging consists of halyards (Jib halyard and main halyard) which raise sails and sheets which contol sails (jib sheet and main sheet). One way to jury rig your centerboard is to slip a line over the bow so it runs around the hull from port to starboard, let it slid aft until it is in contact with the centerboard then cinch it up until the centerboard is retracted into the hull. Had a friend who was test sailing a Pearson 35 (keel/centerboard design) who had to do this once. I found Steve Colgate's Learn to Sail video helpful when I got my first boat. Welcome to a wonderful and exciting hobby. Fair winds and following seas...

me mum

Maybe if they would take the funding for projects like this and put them toward finding marine archeological sites (historic ship wrecks) I'd be more inclined to listen when they complain about salvors.

GIN

So after sitting on their ass for 300 years Spain is finally going to try and recover some of their lost plunder? And I thought I was a procrastonator! First I'd say 300 years of neglect demonstrates abandonment. Secondly, regarding archeologist, if they want this stuff they same opportunity to form a corporation to recover it the salvors do. If they don't want to do that I'd suggest they form partnerships with the salvors which would allow them to catalog the items as they are recovered.

I loved the movie, even though they made the American privateer French but I was greatly disappointed in how they portrayed Maturin, who is by far the most interesting character in the books, drug addict, spy, doctor and rich to boot. He actually winds up buying HMS Surprise and outfitting Aubrey as a privateer in one of the books.

Treasure Island

I would whole heatedly agree, with the exception of adding the lime. This is my favorite rum and I have spent many years trying to find a better one, believe me.

CROOKS

Star Trek Was ok, Night in the Museum was great, Transformers was ok. Looking forward to Harry Potter

Right or wrong, it looks great! Good on ya mate.

The problem with this thread as with many so called histories is that we are trying to apply the current definition of what a decent person is to a time where the definition was very different. To view history in this context is to fail to understand it. At the time these people were "legitimately" able to practice piracy under cover of a letter of marque, but when performed without the LoM they were considered criminals. The high point of the GoAP following the War of Spanish Succession saw many privateers who had operated as such under the Stuart monarchy for Queen Anne remained loyal to Stuarts when George was placed on the throne and supported James as the rightful King. Even Governor Hamilton of Jamacia was trying to build a Jacobite fleet to support the Stuarts. Depending on your loyalities you might easily see such men as patriots rather then villians. One should also consider the English as far back as the reign of Elizabeth sanctioned piracy during times of peace clearly outside the accepted rules of the time but we look at peple like Drake and Morgan as heros and in fact they were knighted by the crown for their activities.

HOOKS

Well, a belated happy Canada day! With luck, I'll be visiting Lulu's in Gulf Port (Jimmy Buffett's sisters place on my way back to Saint Augustine on the 4th.

Brown Bess

VIETNAM

SHOOT

STOPS

I'll be back!