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Forum: Monohull Sailboats 07-03-2024, 11:49
Replies: 11
Views: 831
Posted By Starbuck
Don't Move: Just Build a Den

Hi, Nate,

I've been there with the same boat, but for sure it was in worse shape. I advise that you install these small & cheap upgrades (some already suggested):

Phone navigation app (the...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-02-2024, 10:49
Replies: 70
Views: 7,554
Posted By Starbuck
Re: 10 REASONS NOT TO BUY VIKING PROPANE CYLINDERS.

Interesting choice of words.

:welcome:
Forum: Challenges 10-02-2024, 21:15
Replies: 59
Views: 9,055
Posted By Starbuck
Re: What is this? Wrench? Snubber? Any clue?

For those who didn't explore the parallel thread:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzCiqxb5DCM
Forum: Meets & Greets 15-08-2023, 10:49
Replies: 2
Views: 246
Posted By Starbuck
Re: New sailors

Welcome to Cruisers Forum. This place is a treasure trove of knowledge and experience, and new sailors are always welcome. You may need a thick skin to handle the sometimes cutting advice, but it's...
Forum: Lithium Power Systems 10-08-2023, 21:31
Replies: 79
Views: 10,460
Posted By Starbuck
Re: Pulled the trigger on the cheapest LiFePO4 batteries anywhere. And I have a quest

Scoobert's little brother, apparently.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-07-2023, 19:29
Replies: 5
Views: 449
Posted By Starbuck
Re: New to sailing and boat refurbishment

Turns out there's an owners' association. Their spec page shows that boom at 9ft.
www.matildaowners.com/gallery20/gallery20.htm (https://www.matildaowners.com/gallery20/gallery20.htm)
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 12-07-2023, 14:00
Replies: 132
Views: 16,516
Posted By Starbuck
Re: Island piglet: the right boat for remote voyaging?

The OP made it clear he wants to visit remote places.

So the question to be answered for this guy, who is researching, is: is a 35ft.-ish IP suitable for remote single-and short-crewed voyaging?
...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 15-06-2023, 13:59
Replies: 12
Views: 744
Posted By Starbuck
For the Other Physics Illiterates

SailingHarmonie say:


No criticism of SH: this statement is true, but my ignorance was deep, so I ran off to research. When I finally found the information I needed, I re-formulated that sentence...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 09-06-2023, 13:03
Replies: 21
Views: 3,250
Posted By Starbuck
Re: Forgot the photo

Looks like a belt tensioner to meet/hold spec tension before you clamp the bracket down tight.

But I'm often wrong.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 07-06-2023, 10:50
Replies: 12
Views: 693
Posted By Starbuck
Re: imbalanced Tartan 34 C

Step 1: determine whether this assumed water actually exists or not.

IF, solve for water.

ELSE, abandon theory.
Forum: Cruising News & Events 26-05-2023, 09:21
Replies: 56
Views: 6,622
Posted By Starbuck
Re: Karen picking on boat names!

Offense is a subjective feeling.
Forum: Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 06-05-2023, 09:02
Replies: 40
Views: 6,964
Posted By Starbuck
Re: Fending off family

This is a little vague to shoot at because we don't have helpful information like your sailing experience
your past habits or future plans regarding inviting others along
examples of his past...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 02-05-2023, 10:52
Replies: 21
Views: 2,917
Posted By Starbuck
Re: Toilet doesn't pump out when Y valve set to holding tank

How does OP know that the toilet effluent is going into to tank when the Y valve is in mid-position? It's likely that changing the valve position opens up a pathway overboard. That would be...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 23-03-2023, 12:55
Replies: 93
Views: 9,130
Posted By Starbuck
Re: Joshua Slocum

I'd recommend Eric Hiscock. His single-handed trip around England/Scotland/Ireland in the 1930s, and then with his wife Susan on a circumnavigation in the 1950s, has inspired a generation of sailors....
Forum: General Sailing Forum 16-03-2023, 14:49
Replies: 62
Views: 15,886
Posted By Starbuck
Re: Starlink Roam

There, FIFY
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 22-02-2023, 07:21
Replies: 56
Views: 4,512
Posted By Starbuck
Re: Engine runs 10 minutes then stops

Experienced a similar mysterious fuel starvation syndrome. It was the end of the pickup tube that had a 1 square inch piece of metal mesh, like in old screen doors, wrapped around the end of the tube...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 06-02-2023, 07:15
Replies: 63
Views: 7,408
Posted By Starbuck
Re: Freaked me out

“We are plain quiet folk, and I have no use for adventures. Nasty, disturbing, and uncomfortable things.”

—Bilbo Baggins, in The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 04-01-2023, 11:21
Replies: 204
Views: 16,905
Posted By Starbuck
Re: Weed Smokers on Your Boat

Chotu, your proposed precautions, e.g., keeping the substance above-deck, consumed only at the stern, and in a weighted container for instant jettison, sound reasonable to me.

Only you can decide...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 12-01-2022, 23:05
Replies: 90
Views: 9,350
Posted By Starbuck
Re: Charging Rent

Ever get the feeling that the person you're talking with is going to do exactly what he wants to do, no matter what you say?
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 01-04-2021, 09:33
Replies: 15
Views: 1,332
Posted By Starbuck
Re: Anchor Disinfection

The problem is that it's hard to tell parody from truth anymore.
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 03-05-2020, 11:31
Replies: 60
Views: 9,018
Posted By Starbuck
Re: Lead acid or agm/gel

The OP, he say:


Culwatty, The Trojan T-105 (https://www.trojanbattery.com/product/t-105/) is a 6-volt, deep-cycle, flooded lead acid battery that many in the cruising community promote as,...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 17-01-2020, 12:23
Replies: 56
Views: 20,839
Posted By Starbuck
Re: CALIFORNIANS: Where are you buying alcohol for your alcohol stove now?

I could be wrong, but as I understand, it's no longer allowed to be sold as a solvent (so off the shelf at the hardware store), but a cut-out in the law allows it to still be sold as a camping fuel,...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 14-01-2020, 14:41
Replies: 7
Views: 2,436
Posted By Starbuck
Re: Equihen Plage: A Village Of Upside Down Boat Houses

Apparently, not a lot of righting moment.

:biggrin:
Forum: Our Community 22-09-2019, 07:10
Replies: 15
Views: 2,868
Posted By Starbuck
Re: Help stuck in port

Haven't heard from OP in a couple of days.

I guess he shifted to neutral.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 23-08-2019, 13:26
Replies: 25
Views: 11,504
Posted By Starbuck
Re: Slip rental in Socal

As another example, I'm in the Port of Los Angeles (Wilmington), which is in an industrial area, so nowhere near as nice as MDR, and I'm paying $11/ft monthly, i.e., $375 for a 34ft. sloop w/ no...
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