Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.18/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA018461290; Fri, 19 Apr 1996 17:48:10 -0700 Return-Path: <kasplash@crl.com-DeleteThis> Received: from mail.crl.com by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with SMTP ($Revision: 1.36.108.11 $/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA189541290; Fri, 19 Apr 1996 17:48:10 -0700 Received: from crl3.crl.com by mail.crl.com with SMTP id AA23344 (5.65c/IDA-1.5 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>); Fri, 19 Apr 1996 17:40:12 -0700 Received: by crl3.crl.com id AA04021 (5.65c/IDA-1.5 for wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis); Fri, 19 Apr 1996 17:34:33 -0700 Date: Fri, 19 Apr 1996 17:34:33 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Galvan <kasplash@crl.com-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: Vent this In-Reply-To: <199604192116.OAA22984@faf6.arc.nasa.gov-DeleteThis> Message-Id: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960419173000.3918A-100000@crl3.crl.com-DeleteThis> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
On Fri, 19 Apr 1996, Michael Schuh wrote:
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> I keep some masking tape in my car to put over the vent plug once I
> have loosened it. The first thing I do when I see the tape before
> sailing is take it off and tighten the vent while the tape is still in
> my hand. Then when I am done sailing and returning the board to
> storage for transportation, I loosen the plug and put the tape back
> over the top. The tape is a visual reminder and not intended to keep
> the plug from falling out. The tape certainly would not keep any water
> or air from entering or leaving the board.
I do something similar: I put a red spot on my vent plugs, and painted
red circles around the vent holes. It gets my attention. I check the
vents early and often. Closed for sailing, open for resting.
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