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I use Visio. Over the years I have collected an assortment of components. I add connecting points to the image and use the connector... -
shemandr replied to the thread keel box repaint.If there are barnacles up there I would want bottom paint i.e. anti-fouling. On dingy bottom I used to use epoxy with a graphite... -
Don S/V ILLusion replied to the thread Sleeping offshore.No reason to belabor the point. I could describe far worse tragedies well offshore “with limited “ shipping traffic but I won’t. And... -
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Ccolemj replied to the thread How Many Amp Hrs (Battery)?.Yes, that is why I said solar is easy in the sense that you install as much solar as is practical, and that is that. It's all one can...
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mermike replied to the thread Building a DC Electrical Foundation.I use Visio. Over the years I have collected an assortment of components. I add connecting points to the image and use the connector... -
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Hi John. Hunter used 1/2 inch Zurn (Quest) Pex Quicktite brand polybutylene grey plastic hose for the fresh water system on our 1991...
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jssailem replied to the thread Tired of bashing my knuckles on the dodger frame - shorter winch handle?.There is always the question. Can I move the winch to a more appropriate location? You know about two fingers' length from the dodger frame.
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Hayden Watson replied to the thread Axle fell out.They look to me like they could be common SS piano hinge. That is what is used on my Catalina and I have a 24" piece and cut to fit the... -
jssailem replied to the thread Replacing single rusty keelboat.I am not a Beneteau Oceanis 370. I do know how to look up engineering torque requirements for traditional SS bolts and nuts. I found the...
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jssailem reacted to JBP-PA's post in the thread Best way to fill small wood rudder crack? with Like.
It is much smaller than needs to have a dutchman.
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jssailem replied to the thread Invest 98L --> TS Melissa --> Hurricane Melissa.The Plane, the plane... Earlier, there was a discussion of the storm not forming vertically due to a tilt in the axis of the storm. It...
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Davidasailor26 replied to the thread Sleeping offshore.Risks should be consciously understood and balanced though. Being hove to reduces your risk of running into someone else, but does not... -
It really also depends on where you are sailing. Coastal is much more difficult singlehanded compared to open ocean crossings. My sail...
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Don S/V ILLusion replied to the thread Sleeping offshore.Fair question. Being hove to would be safer than any other option short of “I wouldn’t do it”. Having said that, I still recall pulling...
