Ask SAIL http://sailmagazine.com/experts/ Readers and SAIL Magazine experts answer questions on upgrades, electronics, maintenance, sails and rigging, communications and systems and engines. en-us Ask SAIL http://sailmagazine.com/rss_feed_icon.jpg http://sailmagazine.com/experts/ Reefing rules for going windward, running off, close reach, and on a run http://sailmagazine.com/experts/sails/reefing_rules How to reef, certain kinds of sails to reef with, and rules of reefing. sails Tue, 19 May 2009 11:26:00 EDT Analog to digital aboard your boat http://sailmagazine.com/experts/communications/analog_to_digital How to get the digital converter for your television working aboard your sailboat. communications Tue, 19 May 2009 11:13:00 EDT Whether to purchase a boat with weathered teak panels or not http://sailmagazine.com/experts/maintenance-and-repair/all_decked_out Is it possible to fix and replace teak planks on a sailboat easily? An expert weighs in maintenance-and-repair Tue, 19 May 2009 11:00:00 EDT Proper wind/sun power hookups on sailboats http://sailmagazine.com/experts/systems-and-engines/installing_wind_solar How to hook up a solar panel and a wind generator properly on a sailboat. systems-and-engines Tue, 19 May 2009 10:19:00 EDT Fixing mast pumping http://sailmagazine.com/experts/sails/preventing_mast_pumping Fixing the tangs and installing shrouds are two suggestions a rigging expert makes for fixing mast pumping that occurs when wind blows to one side. sails Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:14:00 EDT