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Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 16-02-2024, 12:43
Replies: 50
Views: 6,060
Posted By piloto
Re: WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with invert

I would think this is as much a frequency (50hz vs, 60 hz) issue as voltage 220/230V vs. 240V.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 02-02-2024, 09:09
Replies: 43
Views: 5,898
Posted By piloto
Re: A story for old mariners

That’s the best one
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 25-12-2023, 09:46
Replies: 48
Views: 8,732
Posted By piloto
Re: PIRATE MITIGATION

410-smaller pattern-less damage to the boat…ok, just kidding (sort of)
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 25-12-2023, 08:53
Replies: 42
Views: 4,330
Posted By piloto
Re: Pearson 40 for first boat? Thoughts?

Worth looking at the mast base where Mr. Shaw (if it’s his design) chose to set a aluminum mast in a steel foot leading to classic decomposition of dissimilar metals by galvanic corrosion-remedy is...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 23-12-2023, 05:17
Replies: 61
Views: 8,775
Posted By piloto
Re: Best state to register a new-to-us boat

USVI’s, no tax. Registration $100/yr, USCG documentation $26/yr
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 06-10-2023, 08:23
Replies: 93
Views: 11,342
Posted By piloto
Re: Bare feet on board

I’ve stubbed mine a few times, though now usually wear water shoes. They’re light, comfortable and dry quickly. I have ask Chotu, what part of that feels comfortable?
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 05-09-2023, 05:45
Replies: 7
Views: 793
Posted By piloto
Re: Gulfstar 51-- Do I Have the Last Unicorn?

Drink holders instead of rod holders, fill with water and palapa=wet bar
Forum: Navigation 07-08-2023, 11:00
Replies: 108
Views: 14,935
Posted By piloto
Re: Sextant

That little Davis Mark III sextant brought me back to shore from 700m out after a storm.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 26-06-2023, 15:22
Replies: 229
Views: 17,898
Posted By piloto
Re: Biggest Solar Panels...

Available real estate on the arch should be the determining factor.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 19-12-2022, 16:16
Replies: 43
Views: 3,303
Posted By piloto
Re: Need help identifying wood finish

Huh, wadda ya nean? Straight teak oil
Forum: General Classifieds (no boats) 07-11-2022, 13:49
Replies: 8
Views: 1,357
Posted By piloto
Forum: General Sailing Forum 10-10-2022, 16:39
Replies: 109
Views: 8,728
Posted By piloto
Re: Irrational Customers

Brian, fwiw, there are going to be clients that are determined to be unhappy with the results of whatever contract you've agreed to. my contracts have evolved over the last 4 decades based on...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 10-09-2022, 04:59
Replies: 24
Views: 2,316
Posted By piloto
Re: Temporary outboard for 44 footer

I went through the Panama Canal with a 6 horse Johnson outboard on my Cascade 29.
Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 08-07-2022, 19:20
Replies: 109
Views: 29,388
Posted By piloto
Re: I Can't Get Boat Insurance

ORM- Offshore Risk Management in Florida: speak with Mauricio Silva-liability only, no survey required $600 to $1,000/year depending on level of coverage.
954-430-3711
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 06-06-2022, 21:34
Replies: 36
Views: 4,487
Posted By piloto
Re: a/c breaker keeps tripping

Two words (or is it three?) clamp-on meter
Forum: General Classifieds (no boats) 18-05-2022, 14:37
Replies: 5
Views: 632
Posted By piloto
Re: Diesel Engine Instrument Panel (Westerbeke) $50

Hello, I’ll be happy to take it off your hands if still available. Let me know additional cost to ship to USA zip 81425 and I’ll provide address. Sending pm too. Thank you.
Forum: General Classifieds (no boats) 18-05-2022, 14:22
Replies: 5
Views: 610
Posted By piloto
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 25-04-2022, 14:35
Replies: 36
Views: 3,829
Posted By piloto
Re: Removing old vinyl. Letters

MEK: methyl ethyl ketone will easily remove the remaining goo, on clean rag, lightly applied
Forum: General Sailing Forum 25-04-2022, 11:17
Replies: 128
Views: 13,130
Posted By piloto
Re: On Not Wearing A PDF

That was the first thought that came to my mind as well, I was just wait to see who would take the first bite.
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 08-04-2022, 18:55
Replies: 28
Views: 5,209
Posted By piloto
Re: Stolen Irwin

Just for grins, cars (or trucks) don’t t necessarily stay parked either in a mountain town on a steep street grade in a snowstorm on a icy hill- I came back from a visit with some friends in...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 05-02-2022, 18:15
Replies: 37
Views: 10,093
Posted By piloto
Re: Pearson 365/357

She is a good solid boat, blue as can be, with an exceptional galley. The mast is keel stepped the issue with the mast is differential metal (alumina mast on a steel foot that leads to corrosion, ...
Forum: Our Community 29-01-2022, 11:29
Replies: 37
Views: 12,740
Posted By piloto
Re: Any Canadians here who have bought a boat in the USA?

Consider buying in USVI’s, no tax and you’re already here. Register in Canada as you wish
Forum: COVID-19 | Containment Area 28-12-2021, 04:59
Replies: 34
Views: 2,354
Posted By piloto
Re: Quick PCR test results in the US? [a constructive use of the COVID containment ar

Walgreens:three different test choices/free due to NIH grant, check website to determine which location provides (varies according to grant designated area-depends on infection rate)
Forum: Other 20-12-2021, 16:15
Replies: 623
Views: 101,403
Posted By piloto
Re: This Day in History

Wow Gordy, quite an effort. I appreciate it. Sure hope we all get back to sailing again sometime soon
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 19-12-2021, 09:13
Replies: 25
Views: 10,007
Posted By piloto
Re: Warning: Dominican Republic

And just as
Seriously, people go for daysails don’t they? So take ‘er out for a spin and keep moving.. staying because you don’t have “permission” to leave seems rather too much of a submissive...
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