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 Topic: crevice corrosion |
afolander
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 Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 2:23 pm Subject: crevice corrosion |
| Guess I will never be an "ultimate cool" nerd. |
| Topic: crevice corrosion |
afolander
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 12:17 am Subject: crevice corrosion |
| I think a more likely failure mode is chloride stress corrosion cracking combined with fatigue once the crack got big enough. This failure mode does not usually affect stainless steels at ambient tem ... |
| Topic: Tips for towing broken down sailers |
afolander
Replies: 40
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:27 pm Subject: Tips for towing broken down sailers |
| I helped tow in a sailer with a broken mast at Powerlines Monday (4.7, op eb ). Made decent progress body dragging with the sailer hanging on to the back of my harness. My learning was that trying t ... |
| Topic: Sherman Island Temporary Sail Site Blocked. |
afolander
Replies: 11
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:05 pm Subject: Sherman Island Temporary Sail Site Blocked. |
| The last time similar work was done in this area, you could still launch from the upwind corner of the Playpen inside the County Park. One coast guard boat stayed pretty busy shooing everyone away wh ... |
| Topic: NNE at Sherman |
afolander
Replies: 8
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:01 am Subject: NNE at Sherman |
Launching from the Access on N wind, the wind direction and ramps get more favorable if you sail out at least a 1/4" mile SW towards the islands where the water gets shallow.  |
| Topic: Sherman Island sensor and good sailing this am |
afolander
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 4:03 pm Subject: Sherman Island sensor and good sailing this am |
| Which sensor and launch? |
| Topic: ARCHIVE: Where We Sailed Today, Thread Part I. |
afolander
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 2:57 pm Subject: ARCHIVE: Where We Sailed Today, Thread Part I. |
12/29 - 5.3 @ Sherman from 2:30 - 4:30 with decent cold water gear. Coast guard was out but no other sailers.
The most driftwood I have ever seen at SI: was manuvering to avoid about 3-4 chunk ... |
| Topic: FOOTSTRAPS CAN BREAK YOUR FOOT |
afolander
Replies: 130
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:03 am Subject: FOOTSTRAPS CAN BREAK YOUR FOOT |
The original topic of discussion has made at least one medical journal.
Witt et all, "Injuries in windsurfing due to foot fixation" in Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sp ... |
| Topic: FOOTSTRAPS CAN BREAK YOUR FOOT |
afolander
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 5:46 pm Subject: FOOTSTRAPS CAN BREAK YOUR FOOT |
How would foot anatomy affect foot injury risk?
Perhaps Isobars can explain why those with flat, wedge shaped feet like a duck would be more prone to injury than those with narrow feet with high ... |
| Topic: FOOTSTRAPS CAN BREAK YOUR FOOT |
afolander
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:24 pm Subject: FOOTSTRAPS CAN BREAK YOUR FOOT |
My experience to date with feet further in the straps is breaking gear / soft tissue injuries versus broken bones
The past couple seasons I've had three near misses trying new learn basic freesty ... |
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