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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Peter Amos: I apologize if this is in reply to old
info--in regard to your lazy jacks, have you considered modifying so that they
can be lowered after use--so they won't foul the sail when raised?? They
are, after all, intended to be used "only" when lowering sail. I have
done this--with the help of others on this list, and in the Association--and
find that the system I have adopted works fine. Please contact me if you
need details.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Rob Alley</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=peter.amos1@btinternet.com
href="mailto:peter.amos1@btinternet.com">Peter Amos</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=public-list@alberg30.org
href="mailto:public-list@alberg30.org">public-list@alberg30.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 08, 2002 7:24
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Alberg30] Dutchman reefing and
electric fuel pumps.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>At present I have the option of roller furling or jiffy
reefing on the mainsail.Both of these systems need me at the mast when I want
to reef ,often holding on and muttering words like "trawler"when conditions
are bouncy.Also I can rarely raise the main without it snagging under the
lower shrouds or jiffy lines unless I motor into the wind on autopilot,which
seems like cheating somehow, and in tight conditions,like the I.C.W. is often
not possible.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I wondered if a Dutchman reefing system would be a better
option for a singlehander of mature years and if it can be operated from the
cockpit.Has anyone fitted this system on an Alberg30 or had first
hand knowledge of it on any boat?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I have just read the "Tip of the Month" in the Mainsheet on
the Atomic 4 fuel pump.I did this conversion several years ago when I had a
Tartan 27 with an A4..The electric pump I used was a Facit from NAPA that cost
about $50 then.It was a fairly simple changeover,it had to be for me to do
it,and worked perfectly taking me from South Florida to Hampton,Virginia and
back without faltering once although I read somewhere,long after I had sold
the Tartan,that these pumps had a problem.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Peter Amos</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Tait Tait #478</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>