Single handing
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I wear them in sporty conditions both on the bigger boat and when dinghy sailing. Bigger boats have higher loads but also larger sheets and hardware to get more mechanical advantage, so I think the need for gloves is about the same either way.
It's really easy to find a complicated book on the subject. Simplified - not as much. I would look into this one.
Celestial and General Navigation Simplified: An All-in-One Guide to the Easiest, Most Complete Backup Method for GPS Paperback – November 20, 2015
by Greg Boyle (Author)
4.9 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
It is only 100 pages so the author needs to be concise. If you are going to get into it try to find and get a calculator built for celestial navigation. They have the tables so you can forego the nautical almanac.
Celestial and General Navigation Simplified: An All-in-One Guide to the Easiest, Most Complete Backup Method for GPS Paperback – November 20, 2015
by Greg Boyle (Author)
4.9 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
It is only 100 pages so the author needs to be concise. If you are going to get into it try to find and get a calculator built for celestial navigation. They have the tables so you can forego the nautical almanac.
Hi, I am just turning 81 and my wife and I do well on our Hunter 26 water ballast on a mountain lake in Colorado. We do not have high waves, but extreme wind changes are common. I put clorox in my ballast tank. With our wind swings my biggest safety item is the roller furring, though with the down hall you should be fine. My plan this year is to set up reefing I can do from the cockpit.
A couple of years ago I set up lazy jacks using 2 blocks under the spreaders and rings from Ace. It works ok, would be better if blocks were higher, but I don't want lines hitting the spreaders at night.
Last year wanted more to hang onto when going fore ward so I installed 2 grab rails (threaded rod through plastic pipe) spaced to not mess with rigging under the boom. I used under the boom to prevent a bird hang out place. It has worked well.
When sailing single handed I do rig something to tie the tiller in place when needed.
Keep Sailing
Bill
A couple of years ago I set up lazy jacks using 2 blocks under the spreaders and rings from Ace. It works ok, would be better if blocks were higher, but I don't want lines hitting the spreaders at night.
Last year wanted more to hang onto when going fore ward so I installed 2 grab rails (threaded rod through plastic pipe) spaced to not mess with rigging under the boom. I used under the boom to prevent a bird hang out place. It has worked well.
When sailing single handed I do rig something to tie the tiller in place when needed.
Keep Sailing
Bill
My way was a little different. I purchased a fish finder and attached sender to a sealed piece of wood, the attached the wood to the stern with holes above the water line on my H26.
In my opinion, the nonskid on the cockpit sole is safer than carpet. Carpet gets slick when it gets wet and your cockpit will get wet often.
Another quandary I am having, I have looked at purchasing and installing a large compass. One that is bulkhead mounted. What I have here over and over is, never make holes in any bulkhead. They only become potential leaks.
Then I see all kinds of pictures of bulkhead mounted compasses, depth sounders Etc. I am not sure what to think.
Thanks
Ric
Then I see all kinds of pictures of bulkhead mounted compasses, depth sounders Etc. I am not sure what to think.
Thanks
Ric
That's on my to-do list. I presume you mean rope rode, not chain? I've seen markers that you can insert into the line. Seems like it should work, I've just never gotten around to trying. You can even buy them here - Owen Mills Anchor Rode Markers
Tradeoffs. If sealed properly it should be possible to prevent leaks, but it will take some care, and potentially maintenance after a while to re-bed. Don't use plain silicone caulk; that's a no-no around gelcoat as it's hard to remove if it needs to be re-sealed. There are lots of good options and opinions on what's best. Practical Sailor does lots of good reviews of the considerations. One such article is The Right Caulk for Your Boat - Practical Sailor.
Another consideration when mounting something on a cockpit bulkhead is whether the location interferes with where people move around and sit. Often cockpit bulkheads are good places to recline. If you mount a large compass there that won't be possible. If you mount something like a flush-mount depth sounder there it won't prevent using it as a backrest, but you won't be able to see the instrument when someone's sitting there.
When we learn a given procedure, then somewhere along the line, we discover a shorter way of accomplishing the same task only easier and with less steps. Why do we call the shortened procedure “cheating”? Are we suppose to feel bad about circumventing the long established way?
Spit balling
Thanks
R
Spit balling
Thanks
R