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capta replied to the thread Sleeping offshore.Whoa there, pard. There are plenty of things we can't and shouldn't do in life, yet we do, like losing a mast to a fishing boat. It's... -
Don S/V ILLusion replied to the thread Sleeping offshore.Unless someone is on watch 24 h/d, you can’t sleep nor should you. -
Ddlochner replied to the thread Sleeping offshore.I assume you are referring to single handed sailors. When we overnight, one person is sleeping, the other on watch. I won't single hand...
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It is very difficult to say this nicely to cruisers and other distance sailors. Why in the fracking hell do you sleep at NIGHT, at sea...
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Eeast coaster replied to the thread Placement of engine cover cable eyestrap.Here is the cable attached to the top and the attachment point is about 10 to 11 inches from the top. The shiny horizontal part is the...
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The SFI affects us ham radio people who operate on the HF spectrum more than it seems to affect my weather. It’s hard to know which... -
Davidasailor26 replied to the thread Bookmarks.Depending on your screen geometry you might not have a screen name in your upper right hand corner. If you don’t you can get to it from... -
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jssailem replied to the thread New Cal 29 owner rigging questions.The pictures will help. Be sure to take wide angle. Not everything should be a close-up. The time these boats were built, simple was...
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I'm using Firefox on Android 15. Let's see if I can help explain it. On the page you want to bookmark, if you don't see the address bar... -
That really sucks. I have to recertify mine but am going to wait until next year most likely as it's too late in the season now. I'm... -
Captain Larry-DH reacted to colemj's post in the thread Potential damage to alternator diodes with
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That jumper between the terminals is a TVS diode to help mitigate a voltage spike on disconnect. If the alternator is working, its... -
Davidasailor26 replied to the thread Potential damage to alternator diodes.The usual cause of burning out diodes is cutting the load while the alternator is pushing many amps. You didn’t do that, so your diodes...
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Richard19068 replied to the thread V Berth Hatch Window.Okay. Same as mine. I put the radius in with a similar jig, but no snow here. I had the hatch cover at home and used some clamps to make... -
Ccolemj replied to the thread Potential damage to alternator diodes.That jumper between the terminals is a TVS diode to help mitigate a voltage spike on disconnect. If the alternator is working, its...
