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Forum: Monohull Sailboats 25-06-2016, 16:07
Replies: 11
Views: 2,550
Posted By Ukeluthier
Re: Please help identify this sailing dingy

Looks like a Flying Scot to me as well.

The very boat I learned to sail on 40+ years ago.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 04-01-2016, 19:00
Replies: 17
Views: 16,528
Posted By Ukeluthier
Re: Islander Freeport 41, desperate for info!

I made one coastwise offshore passage from Hilton Head to the Chesapeake Bay in one in the late '70s, then later had a friend who lived aboard one in Annapolis in the '80s.

Great liveaboard boat,...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 21-12-2015, 15:01
Replies: 16
Views: 14,569
Posted By Ukeluthier
Re: Corten Steel

Indeed.

I used to work in a building that was sided in unpainted Corten steel panels when it was built with the promise that it would be maintenance-free and last practically forever. The panels...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 16-12-2015, 16:10
Replies: 6
Views: 2,262
Posted By Ukeluthier
Re: Elegance vacuum breaker leak

I've had a Raritan Marine Elegance installed for two years now, and it has given me zero problems. Mine is also fresh-water flushed with the smart panel.

So far it's the best head I've ever...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 30-11-2015, 18:51
Replies: 23
Views: 4,293
Posted By Ukeluthier
Re: Quick and dirty winterization technique?

Many of you seem to be overlooking the fact that the OP says he lives aboard. One would assume that means he keeps the boat heated in the winter.

I lived aboard in Annapolis, MD, for 9 years in...
Forum: Fishing, Recreation & Fun 11-11-2015, 08:25
Replies: 55
Views: 6,446
Posted By Ukeluthier
Re: Holding a Wake Aboard

Don't know about the whole intact body thing, but I had an interesting experience about 10 years ago when my old buddy Stan's widow asked me to host a wake aboard the 45' cutter I owned at the time,...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-09-2015, 14:37
Replies: 9
Views: 2,224
Posted By Ukeluthier
Re: Anchorage near entrance of C & D canal.

The Bohemia River worked well for me.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 20-09-2015, 13:17
Replies: 109
Views: 14,599
Posted By Ukeluthier
Re: Best quality coastal cruiser

I think what Paul is implying -- albeit less than tactfully -- is that two heads and electric winches would be way, way, way down the priority list for most experienced sailors looking for a good...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 15-09-2015, 08:48
Replies: 38
Views: 6,219
Posted By Ukeluthier
Re: Any idea what this is?

Maybe a jerry-built pivot for a self-tending staysail boom... although a meter is a bit far back from the staysail tack. Perhaps not for a 53-footer, though.

I suspect the electrical outlet is...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 25-08-2015, 12:37
Replies: 32
Views: 4,335
Posted By Ukeluthier
Re: Changing CAV filters

Being an engineer by training, I appreciate intelligent industrial design... and intelligent industrial design means designing to the user as well as to the task the device is to perform.

I agree...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 25-08-2015, 12:00
Replies: 32
Views: 4,335
Posted By Ukeluthier
Re: Changing CAV filters

While I concede that they do filter as well as anything else, the difficulty of changing them makes them less likely to get changed as often... and that's not a good thing.

Things designed for...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 25-08-2015, 09:45
Replies: 32
Views: 4,335
Posted By Ukeluthier
Re: Changing CAV filters

I'll second that. My old boat had CAV primary and secondary, and I hated those things. Terribly engineered pieces of crap.

Deep six 'em at the first opportunity and get a spin-on.
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 19-08-2015, 09:14
Replies: 10
Views: 1,612
Posted By Ukeluthier
Re: engine driven refrigeration

On my old liveaboard cutter back in the '80s, the refrigeration installer mounted the compressor so that it was attached to the hull instead of the engine because there didn't seem to be a way to...
Forum: Forum Tech Support & Site Help 18-08-2015, 19:24
Replies: 20
Views: 3,621
Posted By Ukeluthier
Re: Terminology

It takes a pedant to know one...

One would think that anyone who put forward such a pedantic reply would use the proper term for "the sidewall of the soundbox of a violin," which is, of course,...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 13-08-2015, 09:25
Replies: 24
Views: 4,827
Posted By Ukeluthier
Re: woodstove (re)instalation

I've always cherished the woodstove advice I got from old Paul Luke himself (God rest his soul) 35 years ago. I had spent a small fortune on one of his brass and tile boat fireplaces for my 46'...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 11-08-2015, 10:54
Replies: 1
Views: 1,146
Posted By Ukeluthier
Re: YANMAR 1GM COOLING ISSUE

I have a 1GM10 in my little catboat. Just a newer -- slightly higher powered -- version of your engine.

I winterize mine by doing exactly what you are doing (with the thermostat removed so that...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 11-08-2015, 10:38
Replies: 5
Views: 1,734
Posted By Ukeluthier
Re: Need Slip in Annapolis Area Late September to Late November

I have a neighbor across the street on deep water (8'+) in a very sheltered quiet cove off Mill Creek (off the northwest corner of Whitehall Bay, across the river from Annapolis). She still has my...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 29-07-2015, 09:26
Replies: 5
Views: 1,844
Posted By Ukeluthier
Re: Cockpit Table Height

Keep in mind that you need to allow for the thickness of cockpit cushions, if any.
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 14-07-2015, 08:41
Replies: 16
Views: 7,442
Posted By Ukeluthier
Re: hot water out of cold faucet- why?

Yep, it is likely the proximity of the hot and cold lines to each other near the water heater. I had this problem in my old liveaboard cutter until I replaced the original water heater and rerouted...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 08-07-2015, 10:10
Replies: 209
Views: 110,001
Posted By Ukeluthier
Re: Aerogel - Spaceloft Insulation for Fridge / Freezer

I think your idea would be be very expensive to implement, given the mechanical strength necessary to resist the enormous forces involved.

If you could pull a perfect vacuum (which you can't, of...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 23-06-2015, 16:29
Replies: 19
Views: 15,531
Posted By Ukeluthier
Re: Raritan Marine Elegance Head Installation

I installed one in my little catboat -- believe it or not -- about a year and a half ago. I chose it over a manual head because of the minimal water use so that my small holding tank doesn't fill as...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 18-06-2015, 10:23
Replies: 158
Views: 93,743
Posted By Ukeluthier
Re: wheel vs. tiller steering

The "EVS system" sketched in the attachment could not possibly work unless the gear attached to the rudder post were a quadrant of sorts arranged coaxially with the post (such quadrant being just a...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-06-2015, 10:04
Replies: 160
Views: 19,406
Posted By Ukeluthier
Re: Container Ship and Saliboats

I'm well aware that it is the responsibility of us little guys to stay out of the way of large vessels, but -- as an engineer -- it would seem to me in these days of "drive by wire" control systems...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 20-05-2015, 09:19
Replies: 33
Views: 11,746
Posted By Ukeluthier
Re: Thermoforming A Curved Acrylic Hatch

I've often bent thin (1/8") plexi in sharp bends using a heat gun, but I suspect bending thicker stuff -- especially evenly over large radii -- requires a more general, gradual application of heat,...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 19-05-2015, 17:20
Replies: 12
Views: 2,598
Posted By Ukeluthier
Wink Re: Recommend a First Chesapeake Cruise

Heh! Yep, let's keep all the boats out of beautiful Meredith Creek to preserve its serenity. :wink:

When I anchor there, I'm usually the only sailboat in there because of the difficulty of the...
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