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How to prevent gunhale bum? Best thermals to wear?

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Created by wolla01 > 9 months ago, 22 Nov 2010
wolla01
1 posts
22 Nov 2010 7:14AM
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Hi,
Does anyone know any tricks or the best thermals or first layer of clothing to wear offshore racing to prevent gunhale bum??
Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers

Poodle
WA, 868 posts
22 Nov 2010 10:00AM
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Become an owner & spend more time in the lounge room...

t03y
SA, 74 posts
22 Nov 2010 1:09PM
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what boat are you sailing on? I have never gotten 'gunwhale bum' offshore

hangtime
NSW, 397 posts
22 Nov 2010 9:34PM
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Buy a multihull! Ya dont see anyone sitting on the rail on a Multi

t03y
SA, 74 posts
22 Nov 2010 10:01PM
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yeah, you don't see them winning anything big either

sleek1
VIC, 672 posts
23 Nov 2010 1:48PM
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t03y said...

yeah, you don't see them winning anything big either


true.only cause they have already finished and gone home.

hangtime
NSW, 397 posts
23 Nov 2010 7:53PM
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sleek1 said...

t03y said...

yeah, you don't see them winning anything big either


true.only cause they have already finished and gone home.


They've been banned from all the major races because they smoke the mono,s

smash78
VIC, 27 posts
23 Nov 2010 10:24PM
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Thats because they are to lazy and need 2 hulls




hangtime said...

Buy a multihull! Ya dont see anyone sitting on the rail on a Multi


t03y
SA, 74 posts
24 Nov 2010 3:51PM
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when will you realise you don't need training wheels?

PS, I'm only kidding, I don't have much against multi's, especially the dinghy cats like F18's :DD

Sexy Sailor
WA, 28 posts
25 Nov 2010 9:46PM
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Pretty sure u could go down to bunnings an buy a can of harden. just joking lol, i never get gunhale bum cause i sail a skiff we never stay in it long enough to get it.

TornadoALIVE
NSW, 45 posts
28 Nov 2010 1:16AM
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How to prevent Gunwhale bum........



t03y
SA, 74 posts
29 Nov 2010 4:46PM
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lol! A mate of mine put trapeze wires on a mumm30...

kitebored
NSW, 593 posts
15 Dec 2010 1:56PM
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Musto thermals are by far the best I have used, warm, not prickly and dry out quickly if they get wet.



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