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Don't go smaller. You can carry a 150% for quite a while.<br>
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Mary & Bill Mahony wrote:<br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Well, we're getting closer to actually
launching our new baby! Thanks to a lot of your suggestions and opinions,
we're coming to the end of some extensive yard work on our boat, and hopefully
will be getting her into the water down at Solomons in mid-Sep.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">As I've mentioned to some of you, Mary
Ann and I are daysailors entering a new world here with the Alberg 30, and
as such I have a question concerning foresails. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Our boat came to us with a 150% Genoa
on a Profurl roller furler. We're inclined to keep the roller furling,
but I'm concerned about the size of the Genoa for a couple people inexperienced
with bigger boats...</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">For the Chesapeake, do you think we'd
be better off with a smaller foresail? Would it be more practical for us
to learn with a 100% or 135%? Should I even be concerned? ;-)</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Appreciate any thoughts or opinions!
Thanks, Bill & Mary Ann</font></div>
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