How did you do on this month's sailing skills quiz? Did you run the table and ace them all? Or were you shocked at how many you couldn't answer correctly? Are you now resolved to read, ask, or learn more about sailing? Did all of the questions make sense to you, or are sure there's a different answer than the one provided? Share your experience here. To view the combined scores of all participants go to: http://www.sailboatowners.com/quiz/quizresults.tpl?fno=400 If you haven't taken the quiz yet paste the appropriate link into your browser: Catalina owners: http://www.sailboatowners.com/contest/index.tpl?fno=20 Hunter owners: http://www.sailboatowners.com/contest/index.tpl?fno=0 Beneteau owners: http://www.sailboatowners.com/contest/index.tpl?fno=40 Macgregor owners: http://www.sailboatowners.com/contest/index.tpl?fno=80 Owners of all other sailboats: http://www.sailboatowners.com/contest/index.tpl?fno=400
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This one suprised me..
9) John Rousmaniere identifies seven factors that appear time and again in major emergencies involving sailboats. Which of the following is not among them: The options: A. A rushed ill-considered departure B. A dangerous route with no alternatives C. A poorly designed or constructed boat D. An unprepared crew or boat Your answer: B. "A dangerous route with no alternatives" The correct answer: C. A poorly designed or constructed boat
9) John Rousmaniere identifies seven factors that appear time and again in major emergencies involving sailboats. Which of the following is not among them: The options: A. A rushed ill-considered departure B. A dangerous route with no alternatives C. A poorly designed or constructed boat D. An unprepared crew or boat Your answer: B. "A dangerous route with no alternatives" The correct answer: C. A poorly designed or constructed boat
Huh?
Am I missing something here? The following is a copy of my "missed" questions #10 on the quiz. Look at the "correct" answer supplied and tell me what I've missed. "10) According to Nigel Calder, the most valuable tool on a boat is: The options: A. A leatherman B. A multimeter C. A set of crescent wrenches D. His book, Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual Your answer: D. "His book, Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual" The correct answer: C. Unless something changes you are on a collision course You are INCORRECT!
Am I missing something here? The following is a copy of my "missed" questions #10 on the quiz. Look at the "correct" answer supplied and tell me what I've missed. "10) According to Nigel Calder, the most valuable tool on a boat is: The options: A. A leatherman B. A multimeter C. A set of crescent wrenches D. His book, Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual Your answer: D. "His book, Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual" The correct answer: C. Unless something changes you are on a collision course You are INCORRECT!
Sorry guys
My fault. A bad cut and paste. The correct answer to 10 is B, A multimeter. However, even if the correct answer didn't appear, it did calculate 'correct/incorrect' properly. ph.
My fault. A bad cut and paste. The correct answer to 10 is B, A multimeter. However, even if the correct answer didn't appear, it did calculate 'correct/incorrect' properly. ph.
Yeah, what's with ques. #10?
My results: 10) According to Nigel Calder, the most valuable tool on a boat is: The options: A. A leatherman B. A multimeter C. A set of crescent wrenches D. His book, Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual Your answer: C. "A set of crescent wrenches" The correct answer: C. Unless something changes you are on a collision course You are INCORRECT! 23% of respondents answered correctly And I even thought C (the crescent wrenches) was the least idiotic answer. When C turns out to be right by quizmaster error, at least I could get the credit, dude. I got one more wrong, again one of the "Nigel" questions. Note to Nigel and the quizmaster: when the water pump "stops operating" and you call it a "failure" with "low voltage in the power supply" the most common cause, it is a trick question. The water pump didn't "fail" at all, the battery drained. I'm sure a common cause of people's TV sets not operating is the plug being out of the wall too, aren't I smart!
My results: 10) According to Nigel Calder, the most valuable tool on a boat is: The options: A. A leatherman B. A multimeter C. A set of crescent wrenches D. His book, Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual Your answer: C. "A set of crescent wrenches" The correct answer: C. Unless something changes you are on a collision course You are INCORRECT! 23% of respondents answered correctly And I even thought C (the crescent wrenches) was the least idiotic answer. When C turns out to be right by quizmaster error, at least I could get the credit, dude. I got one more wrong, again one of the "Nigel" questions. Note to Nigel and the quizmaster: when the water pump "stops operating" and you call it a "failure" with "low voltage in the power supply" the most common cause, it is a trick question. The water pump didn't "fail" at all, the battery drained. I'm sure a common cause of people's TV sets not operating is the plug being out of the wall too, aren't I smart!
Jim
See my earlier reply. The correct answer is B. Regarding #5, I think the questions is pretty clear: '...your fresh water pump stops operating....' The 'failure' relates back to the function of the pump. The question does not say anything about a water pump failing.
See my earlier reply. The correct answer is B. Regarding #5, I think the questions is pretty clear: '...your fresh water pump stops operating....' The 'failure' relates back to the function of the pump. The question does not say anything about a water pump failing.
Fresh water pump
Your question was unclear to me. I did not understand which fresh water pump you were refering to, the shower or the engine coolant.
Your question was unclear to me. I did not understand which fresh water pump you were refering to, the shower or the engine coolant.
Define weather helm?!?
Regarding the first question of the last quiz: 1) According to John Rousmaniere in The Annapolis Book of Seamanship, the desirable amount of weather helm is: 3, 5, 7, 0 degees. I answered "0 degrees" on the assumption that weather helm referred to the difference between the boat's direction and the deviation of the rudder's angle from that. My wheel is marked at 0 degrees and +or- 5 and 10 degrees from that. In under 1 meter waves, when all is trimmed correctly I could walk below and expect Kantagree to stay at 0 degrees!!! Of course I've not tried that but letting go of the wheel tells me so. I may not be tuned to see 3 degree deviations but also I don't do circles!!! Milan Tytla C30 "Kantagree" Toronto, ON CA
Regarding the first question of the last quiz: 1) According to John Rousmaniere in The Annapolis Book of Seamanship, the desirable amount of weather helm is: 3, 5, 7, 0 degees. I answered "0 degrees" on the assumption that weather helm referred to the difference between the boat's direction and the deviation of the rudder's angle from that. My wheel is marked at 0 degrees and +or- 5 and 10 degrees from that. In under 1 meter waves, when all is trimmed correctly I could walk below and expect Kantagree to stay at 0 degrees!!! Of course I've not tried that but letting go of the wheel tells me so. I may not be tuned to see 3 degree deviations but also I don't do circles!!! Milan Tytla C30 "Kantagree" Toronto, ON CA
I am not sure I agree
I am not sure I agree on your answer to the following questions; 5) You are out on a cruise and your fresh water pump stops operating. According to Nigel Calder, the most likely cause of the failure is: The options: A. Burned out motor on the pump B. A blockage in the water line C. Low voltage in the power supply D. None of the above You list the correct answer as C. The result of low voltage would not be failure, but slower pumping. The only all out failure of the pump would be A. B or C would give you some flow from the pump, not failure. 10) According to Nigel Calder, the most valuable tool on a boat is: The options: A. A leatherman B. A multimeter C. A set of crescent wrenches D. His book, Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual Your answer: A. "A leatherman" The correct answer: B. A multimeter I do not have understand how this can be the most valuable tool, how do you get to the back of the electrical panel with out a screw driver? Fun test, can't wait for the next one. O_salt
I am not sure I agree on your answer to the following questions; 5) You are out on a cruise and your fresh water pump stops operating. According to Nigel Calder, the most likely cause of the failure is: The options: A. Burned out motor on the pump B. A blockage in the water line C. Low voltage in the power supply D. None of the above You list the correct answer as C. The result of low voltage would not be failure, but slower pumping. The only all out failure of the pump would be A. B or C would give you some flow from the pump, not failure. 10) According to Nigel Calder, the most valuable tool on a boat is: The options: A. A leatherman B. A multimeter C. A set of crescent wrenches D. His book, Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual Your answer: A. "A leatherman" The correct answer: B. A multimeter I do not have understand how this can be the most valuable tool, how do you get to the back of the electrical panel with out a screw driver? Fun test, can't wait for the next one. O_salt
Don't need a screw driver.
If need be, I can gain access to the back of the panel with a butter knife. However, once I'm back there, how am I supposed to know what's wrong just by looking? I think Calder is right. At least for me, the multimeter gets more use than a screwdriver. ~ Happy sails to you ~
If need be, I can gain access to the back of the panel with a butter knife. However, once I'm back there, how am I supposed to know what's wrong just by looking? I think Calder is right. At least for me, the multimeter gets more use than a screwdriver. ~ Happy sails to you ~
Don't need a multi meter
After getting to the panel with a butter knife, I check things out with a cabin light bulb, wire and a battery. To check for voltage you use the wire and the light to check for continuity you use the battery in series with the light and the circut. Let's keep thinking outside of the box. O_salt PS how do I get the philps or square drive screws out?
After getting to the panel with a butter knife, I check things out with a cabin light bulb, wire and a battery. To check for voltage you use the wire and the light to check for continuity you use the battery in series with the light and the circut. Let's keep thinking outside of the box. O_salt PS how do I get the philps or square drive screws out?
That's not good enough
The bulb, battery method won't tell you the amount of resistance or the amount of current being drawn. It also won't tell you if the wires are properly connected (+ to positive, - to negative). However, the bulb method will provide a quick check on if there is current flowing, and that may be enough for some applications. ~ Happy sails to you ~
The bulb, battery method won't tell you the amount of resistance or the amount of current being drawn. It also won't tell you if the wires are properly connected (+ to positive, - to negative). However, the bulb method will provide a quick check on if there is current flowing, and that may be enough for some applications. ~ Happy sails to you ~
Explain some more
Please explain how a multi meter is going to tell me the amount of current that is being drawn (in the amperage range that is used in a boat) and how many people know what resistance they should have. Most people only understand if they have a completed circuit or not. Don't forget we are discussing the most valuable tool on the boat. Maybe there is a more valuable tool than a multi meter? If you are allowed only one tool on the boat what would that be? MacGuiver always had his Swiss Army Knife! O_salt
Please explain how a multi meter is going to tell me the amount of current that is being drawn (in the amperage range that is used in a boat) and how many people know what resistance they should have. Most people only understand if they have a completed circuit or not. Don't forget we are discussing the most valuable tool on the boat. Maybe there is a more valuable tool than a multi meter? If you are allowed only one tool on the boat what would that be? MacGuiver always had his Swiss Army Knife! O_salt
If I could only have one tool....
It sure wouldn't be a multi meter. I could throw my whole electrical system in the lake and still get in (but I would really miss the tunes) You can't fix anything with a mult meter you can just tell whats wrong with a electrical problem. You will still need tools of some kind to fix it unless its a fuse. Could you jury rig a rudder with a multi meter? Could you replace a shroud? Tighten a packing? Plug a hole? Come on get real!! I think whoever made the quiz missed that one big time
It sure wouldn't be a multi meter. I could throw my whole electrical system in the lake and still get in (but I would really miss the tunes) You can't fix anything with a mult meter you can just tell whats wrong with a electrical problem. You will still need tools of some kind to fix it unless its a fuse. Could you jury rig a rudder with a multi meter? Could you replace a shroud? Tighten a packing? Plug a hole? Come on get real!! I think whoever made the quiz missed that one big time
My multimeter reads amps too.
I have the manuals for all of the electronic equipment onboard. The resistance on a line is important to know for many electronic components. The amps drawn is also important, for both battery life and fire prevention. No special tool is needed to plug a hole in the boat. Almost anything that can be stuffed into the hole will help plug it up. A Swiss Army knife is nice, but most boats have galleys equiped with forks, knives, spoons, etc. If anything, perhaps a good pair of pliers might be needed, but even they can be substituted with a badly deformed fork. Nope, Caldwell is right. No other tool will do the tasks of a multimeter. I probably need to think about it far more than it's worth, but I can't think of another tool that cannot be substituted by something else. Heck, even a shoe makes a passable hammer. ;^) ~ Happy sails to you ~ _/) ~
I have the manuals for all of the electronic equipment onboard. The resistance on a line is important to know for many electronic components. The amps drawn is also important, for both battery life and fire prevention. No special tool is needed to plug a hole in the boat. Almost anything that can be stuffed into the hole will help plug it up. A Swiss Army knife is nice, but most boats have galleys equiped with forks, knives, spoons, etc. If anything, perhaps a good pair of pliers might be needed, but even they can be substituted with a badly deformed fork. Nope, Caldwell is right. No other tool will do the tasks of a multimeter. I probably need to think about it far more than it's worth, but I can't think of another tool that cannot be substituted by something else. Heck, even a shoe makes a passable hammer. ;^) ~ Happy sails to you ~ _/) ~
Top dollar multi meter
Ed, what multi meter are you using. Do you have an alternate attachment for a amp clamp. What's the maximum amps you can read? O_salt
Ed, what multi meter are you using. Do you have an alternate attachment for a amp clamp. What's the maximum amps you can read? O_salt
Bad Question and Answer
The more I look at the question on the single tool to be carried on a boat and the responses, the more I think both the question and answer is bad. First, I sail a comparatively small McGregor 23, but I still carry a fairly complete toolbox, but which does not include a multimeter. To imply that one tool is the most necessary is not a good idea. There are too many things that cannot be repaired with a single tool. Secondly. If a tool is needed to make a repair required to get to safety, a multimeter would seldom be the right tool. I suppose you could argue that a sixty foot sail by wire which lost some kind of circuit that affected steering you might use a multimeter, but you probably could not repair it. Other mechanical tools would likely be what you need to jury rig a rudder. To count on having a substitute tool such as a butter knife is trusting to luck. Thirdly. I have been able to trouble shoot and repair minor electrical problems without a multimeter, by just tracing the wiring and wiggling the connections. I voted for the leatherman, but I would not go out with that as the only tool.
The more I look at the question on the single tool to be carried on a boat and the responses, the more I think both the question and answer is bad. First, I sail a comparatively small McGregor 23, but I still carry a fairly complete toolbox, but which does not include a multimeter. To imply that one tool is the most necessary is not a good idea. There are too many things that cannot be repaired with a single tool. Secondly. If a tool is needed to make a repair required to get to safety, a multimeter would seldom be the right tool. I suppose you could argue that a sixty foot sail by wire which lost some kind of circuit that affected steering you might use a multimeter, but you probably could not repair it. Other mechanical tools would likely be what you need to jury rig a rudder. To count on having a substitute tool such as a butter knife is trusting to luck. Thirdly. I have been able to trouble shoot and repair minor electrical problems without a multimeter, by just tracing the wiring and wiggling the connections. I voted for the leatherman, but I would not go out with that as the only tool.
Legally speaking, ...
... the qustion was "according to Nigel Calder," so the multmeter is the correct answer. I would have voted for KNIFE if it was a choice. (I got a Myerchin A001 for my birthday from my lovely wife.)
... the qustion was "according to Nigel Calder," so the multmeter is the correct answer. I would have voted for KNIFE if it was a choice. (I got a Myerchin A001 for my birthday from my lovely wife.)
Legally Speaking II
Yes John, Multimeter is the correct answer as written. I guess more correctly, it is a bad question and a bad source.
Yes John, Multimeter is the correct answer as written. I guess more correctly, it is a bad question and a bad source.
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