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Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations Yesterday, 08:54
Replies: 0
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Posted By Bazz
Weize AGM battery

Hi,

Anyone had problems with having a Weize battery delivered?

I wasn’t quite ready to go full lithium, so I ordered two AGM 4D battery from Weize (https://www.weizeus.com) which I wanted...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 15-05-2023, 13:10
Replies: 9
Views: 996
Posted By Bazz
Re: 82 Morgan OI 416 porthole window replacements?

Thanks for the quick reply. OK - but how can I join? The only thing visible is a locked page (see attached screen capture). There is no link to click on except to return to my account, no interface...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 15-05-2023, 12:43
Replies: 9
Views: 996
Posted By Bazz
Re: 82 Morgan OI 416 porthole window replacements?

Is that group still active?
It doesn't show when I search from within Facebook, and from Google I can follow the link (facebook.com/groups/Morgan41OIOwnersGroup/) but it only leads to a locked page.
Forum: Marine Electronics 20-11-2021, 09:00
Replies: 71
Views: 7,668
Posted By Bazz
Re: Alternate backstay antenna

In all of this, there is not a single fiber of worry on my part. Seriously is how I do it, but fun is why. I'm not the worrying type.



Fun John. Simple honest fun.
Have no regrets, I have a...
Forum: Marine Electronics 18-11-2021, 10:32
Replies: 71
Views: 7,668
Posted By Bazz
Re: Alternate backstay antenna

That is very interesting!
Gives another meaning to the expression "skin deep"!
Seriously: Does that imply that a good RF sea grounding should be at least lower than that?



If I understand...
Forum: Marine Electronics 17-11-2021, 14:23
Replies: 71
Views: 7,668
Posted By Bazz
Re: Alternate backstay antenna

Very interesting! I have seen that possibility mentioned somewhere else (or maybe it was you). It does have somme appeal as I have external chainplates through bolted on the top of the hull, with the...
Forum: Marine Electronics 15-11-2021, 14:18
Replies: 71
Views: 7,668
Posted By Bazz
Re: Alternate backstay antenna

This is great guys, lots of info - thanks!

John – Yes, I've seen and read the stickies, and I'm coming back often to them. It compliments my actual studying for the ham exam. Thank you for...
Forum: Marine Electronics 11-11-2021, 09:20
Replies: 71
Views: 7,668
Posted By Bazz
Re: Alternate backstay antenna

Brian: Seems like a decent setup. Haven't thought of neon cable – promising idea. It could be used for a vertical dipole, couldn't it ?

I have found this cable...
Forum: Marine Electronics 08-11-2021, 08:01
Replies: 71
Views: 7,668
Posted By Bazz
Re: Alternate backstay antenna

Hi John,

Good to hear directly from you! I've been reading many of your posts lately, as well as watching your videos on YouTube. Very, very helpful – Thank you so much for doing those.

I...
Forum: Marine Electronics 05-11-2021, 13:51
Replies: 71
Views: 7,668
Posted By Bazz
Alternate backstay antenna

I'm planning an SSB installation on my 41" ketch next Spring and while mining the forum for ideas and advice, I was quite intrigued by this post advocating the use of a sloper antenna (top fed) for...
Forum: OpenCPN 22-10-2021, 09:13
Replies: 58
Views: 5,895
Posted By Bazz
Re: OpenCPN Beta Version 5.5.1015 Released

OSX 11.6 MBpro15"
OpenCPN 5.5.1015+bfa76a7dc
GRIB plugin

The "Write and send eMail request" panel has the time range dropdown menu going only up to 6 days for RTOFS, but forecasting is available...
Forum: Our Community 24-05-2021, 20:09
Replies: 169
Views: 15,705
Posted By Bazz
Re: Heart Results Are In - Boat Options?

Oh, come on!
Be there.

Get yourself the best RV you can

See the World,
forget The sea.

It’s your adventure,
not your
Forum: Our Community 24-05-2021, 15:41
Replies: 169
Views: 15,705
Posted By Bazz
Forum: Our Community 24-05-2021, 13:59
Replies: 169
Views: 15,705
Posted By Bazz
Re: Heart Results Are In - Boat Options?

At sea or on land,
where would you rather
die ?
Forum: Our Community 28-04-2020, 12:18
Replies: 12
Views: 1,265
Posted By Bazz
Re: CPAP help

I have two CPAP, one Fisher-Paykel stays at home and has a humidifier with a heated hose, the other is for traveling: a Transcend model, something like this...
Forum: OpenCPN 05-03-2020, 07:26
Replies: 7
Views: 1,555
Posted By Bazz
Re: Xinutop V2.4 ready for download

Does anyone knows if Frank (Marinux) is safe and sound ? Last activity on the forum was in mid-November. According to Boat Watch, he was last seen in December, but the search has been called off...
Forum: General Classifieds (no boats) 30-06-2019, 04:32
Replies: 12
Views: 1,338
Posted By Bazz
Re: Nauta Flexible Tanks with fittings

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Hi - is the tank still available?

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Forum: Monohull Sailboats 19-11-2015, 07:58
Replies: 43
Views: 13,682
Posted By Bazz
Re: Displacement and ballast

This is great data!
We have it directly from the source: range of variation in built weights is in the 10% order of magnitude. At least in boats having sufficient similarities with the Columbia...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 19-11-2015, 07:36
Replies: 43
Views: 13,682
Posted By Bazz
Re: Displacement and ballast

Paul,

My P29 has a solid glass hull and a balsa cored deck. Three years ago, I had a localized delamination problem near the bow, a port side stanchion being the source of infiltration, and it was...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 18-11-2015, 09:22
Replies: 43
Views: 13,682
Posted By Bazz
Re: Displacement and ballast

A quick look about the net tells me that TravelLift are seldom inaccurate more than 10%, usually in the range of 2%. But, granted, this specific TravelLift could be faulty. Another possibility would...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 17-11-2015, 07:23
Replies: 43
Views: 13,682
Posted By Bazz
Re: Displacement and ballast

The marina owner seems knowledgeable and assures me that the TravelLift reading is right. If this is the case, and that displacement usually includes ballast, then I'm baffled. A 3,000# mystery. Don...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 16-11-2015, 10:21
Replies: 43
Views: 13,682
Posted By Bazz
Displacement and ballast

Hi,

Probably a very naive question: On the specs reported at sailboatdata(.com), does the displacement value includes the ballast value?

I have a Paceship P29, for which the displacement value...
Forum: Meets & Greets 27-06-2013, 06:40
Replies: 14
Views: 1,282
Posted By Bazz
Re: Hi from Q

A quick and final update on this thread: I did find a ground transport from Chester NS (CA) to Rouses Point NY (US), at 1,500 CAD everything included (taxes, permits, incidentals, etc.) by a...
Forum: Meets & Greets 22-02-2013, 08:46
Replies: 14
Views: 1,282
Posted By Bazz
Re: Hi from Q

Hi flopresti,

Thank you for your informative and inspiring post. It is indeed an interesting situation for me, and I haven't decided anything yet. Just to put things in perspective, I'm 54, a...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 21-02-2013, 13:11
Replies: 53
Views: 36,515
Posted By Bazz
Re: How to Reassemble Simpson Lawrence HySpeed Windlass

Yes, counterclockwise - I can see it from the threads, now that some rust is gone. But it is STUCK. This part has been soaking in WD-40 and Liquid Wrench for a week now. I'll try with a torch and...
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