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10512
Now you tell me!!! By the way I have reefed my sails all the way down when the wind was about 17 knots (NE wind down the sound) and and the boat moved slowly...
jim maclaughlin
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Sep 1, 2005
2:52 pm
10513
The 1st time I saw a Siren was last year (or the year before)while visiting my parents in Port Colborne, Ontario. The couple were taking a Siren out of the...
flaxcombe13
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Sep 1, 2005
9:05 pm
10514
Hi Scott, Our database shows a number of '72 and '73 Siren owners in the group. How well the boat has been used and maintained, how much protection it has had...
Bernard Brooks, Jr.
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Sep 1, 2005
9:24 pm
10515
Dear Jimmy: How many reefing levels do you have on your sail? A lot of siren sails have only one level. Thinking about adding another one or two more levels to...
Ol Bill
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Sep 2, 2005
11:14 am
10516
Thanks to Bernard information for his favorite ramps in Californaial is available. http://home.cogeco.ca/~allay1/Siren1/launch_ramps.htm Also another picture...
Allay
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Sep 2, 2005
1:59 pm
10517
Hey Ol Bill and Jimmy, A second set of reef points would be nice. I plan to get 2 sets put in my next main sail. I don't know if a third set would be useful,...
Curtis Patzer
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Sep 2, 2005
3:28 pm
10518
I just posted a few pictures of "Lauralee" in sirenowners_subgroup photos. I keep my boat on a small city lake in North Carolina. The main sail cover came with...
dbritton_siren17
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Sep 2, 2005
8:10 pm
10519
I was wondering, many of the photos only showed one reef point. I have two reef points on the main that reduce the sail area by over half (the Skunk's sail ...
jim maclaughlin
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Sep 4, 2005
12:54 am
10520
I was wondering, many of the photos only showed one reef point. I have two reef points on the main that reduce the sail area by over half (the Skunk's sail ...
jim maclaughlin
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Sep 4, 2005
12:54 am
10521
where is a good place to mount zincs. I see my boat did not have any. should I mount some on my keel or on my outboard motor....
diver_hardhat
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Sep 4, 2005
8:15 pm
10522
And why fo you think that you would need to add some?...
pat
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Sep 5, 2005
2:02 am
10523
Ok how about two little funs. I finally put up some pics of this week end. http://home.cogeco.ca/~allay2/Siren2/Allay/PrEdwardBay/prince_edward_bay_part_2.htm...
Allay
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Sep 7, 2005
4:35 am
10524
does anybody have a spinnaker...
mukisface
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Sep 8, 2005
1:24 am
10525
does anybody have a spinnaker...
mukisface
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Sep 8, 2005
1:24 am
10526
... Some have them, I dont because I dont' have enough room on myt lakes and there are too many wind shifts, Check the links section, there is a link for...
pat
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Sep 8, 2005
1:50 am
10527
Kevin used one on his Siren and I have sailed with him when he flew it. But I know next to nothing about spinnakers. Kevin has sold his boat but I think he is...
Ol Bill
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Sep 8, 2005
3:06 am
10528
There have been some inquiries about Sirens for sale on the east coast. Mine is for sale in Burlington, VT. Boat is in perfect condition, sailed every day...
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Sep 8, 2005
3:57 am
10529
Dear Gary: Say did you have an asking price on that boat, I'm not shopping but just wondering. Do you have your coast Guard 6 pack liscense there O' Guy? If...
Ol Bill
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Sep 8, 2005
12:51 pm
10530
In some of the promo literature on Sirens, if I remember corectly, there was a picture of this little bitty ballon symetrical spinnaker flying on a Siren. It...
Ol Bill
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Sep 8, 2005
12:56 pm
10531
Here are two pictures of other little boats flying wee spinakers something like I am talking about (not sirens but the same kinda idea on the kite). Note:...
Ol Bill
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Sep 8, 2005
1:06 pm
10532
yes jimmmy the skunk ... ______________________________________________________ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. ...
jim maclaughlin
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Sep 8, 2005
1:08 pm
10533
Hi: Bill: Sounds like my spinnaker, I have never used it yet. The sail looks like a good one, radial design and one of those long pocket launchers that I think...
jim maclaughlin
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Sep 8, 2005
1:19 pm
10534
Having sailed my siren a bit this summer, the jib cleats on the jib car need to be replaced, and Ronstan apparently no longer makes a compatible car to go with...
osimonyi
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Sep 8, 2005
5:20 pm
10535
Any set up rated for a 25 foot cruising sailboat will make it bullet proof for a Siren. Just depends on how much you want to spend. I paid about $100 cdn for a...
Allay
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Sep 8, 2005
5:51 pm
10536
I just replaced the cleats on the old cars works fine. They unscrew off on the top of the cleat. Patty O' frugal...
pat
shoretyus
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Sep 8, 2005
6:33 pm
10537
I refurbish my cars just to have one vibrate off my trailering. So that's why I replaced both completely. I now tie them off when trailering. Allay ... From:...
Allay
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Sep 8, 2005
8:38 pm
10538
Ho Steve: As you know, I lost one the same way and now take mine off now when I trailer anywhere. Its either that or put a dead stop at the end of the track...
Ol Bill
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Sep 8, 2005
10:14 pm
10539
Bill, Didn't have an asking price. Just said the surveyer appraised it for US$2000. Yes, I have a 6 pack for "Near Coastal" (up to 100 miles offshore). How I...
gary_flo
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Sep 8, 2005
10:22 pm
10540
I looked into buying an asymetrical spinnaker and found Hong Kong Sails had the best pricing for a new sail. Around $300US. I also found Quietwaters web site...
jimflyfishermank
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Sep 8, 2005
11:05 pm
10541
It's a Barton part you just have to find their web site. But I bet it would be cheaper to go with Harken and you'd get a better product because of the shipping...
Allay
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Sep 9, 2005
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