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Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 19-02-2024, 13:25
Replies: 35
Views: 3,661
Posted By Pegu Club
Re: alt.dinghy: A place to talk about choices beyond RIBs

We currently have a ten foot Port a Bote, we have had two inflatables, and a Walker Bay, The Port A Bote is by far the driest ride of them all, goes quite quickly with a four HP 2 stroke Yamaha,...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 29-12-2023, 18:51
Replies: 4
Views: 722
Posted By Pegu Club
Forum: General Sailing Forum 23-11-2023, 18:02
Replies: 205
Views: 68,604
Posted By Pegu Club
Re: Handy stuff for pocket cruisers, et al.

We use Lok in Loc containers for much the same reason, we as well store everything from playing cards to extra gloves and prescription and over the counter drugs etc in zip lock bags,

As...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-11-2023, 13:38
Replies: 73
Views: 6,967
Posted By Pegu Club
Re: How much time do you spend waiting for weather windows?

As much time as Mother Nature demands, not much one can do about that, its really only a problem when one has a schedule,

Fair winds,
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 23-10-2023, 08:31
Replies: 36
Views: 3,028
Posted By Pegu Club
Re: PSS Failure on only one shaft

This post has the right info, and leads you in the correct direction, we have had a PSS shaft seal for six years, without any issues, I recently replaced the bellows as preventative maintenance...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 30-09-2023, 15:24
Replies: 93
Views: 11,049
Posted By Pegu Club
Re: Bare feet on board

Bare feet are fine for hanging out/cocktails, but when actually sailing, foot wear prevails on Pegu Club, no smashed toes when going forward,

Fair winds,
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 19-09-2023, 11:49
Replies: 85
Views: 6,773
Posted By Pegu Club
Re: Composting head?

We have been using a composting head for going on eight years, five years as live aboard cruisers, done correctly they work great, being that it is a self contained system, there is very little to go...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 17-08-2023, 18:33
Replies: 31
Views: 5,338
Posted By Pegu Club
Re: Defender Marine is exceptional

For the most part Defenders prices are very competitive, we recently purchased 150 feet of 5/16 G4 chain and some Maxwell windlass parts, they were the best price we found, and we searched out...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 10-07-2023, 19:43
Replies: 35
Views: 3,647
Posted By Pegu Club
Re: How to store medication in humid environments

I have been full time cruising for five years, I take four pills daily, one which is critical to staying alive. I keep my supply of pills in their original containers, kept in zip lock plastic bags...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 06-07-2023, 20:53
Replies: 1
Views: 345
Posted By Pegu Club
Re: New outboard possibly

I would put the battery in a box to keep water off of it and so nothing would be likely to make contact with the + & - terminals, put the battery away from the fuel tank so as that gas would not be...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 03-07-2023, 06:22
Replies: 62
Views: 4,277
Posted By Pegu Club
Re: Replace Rudder w/ Wheel?

I’ll assume you mean “ tiller” vs rudder, yes you can convert to a wheel but it won’t be economical, our 1977 Bristol 29.9 came OEM with a wheel, I sometimes wish it had a tiller, but have become...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 03-07-2023, 06:09
Replies: 3
Views: 392
Posted By Pegu Club
Re: what did I find?

Yup, shroud spreaders, look quite similar to the ones on our 29.9,
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 19-06-2023, 07:36
Replies: 15
Views: 1,251
Posted By Pegu Club
Re: Starter and house batteries- same?

Fwiw, We have two group 31 firefly batteries, that are used for start and house power, has worked fine since we installed them five years ago, we are full time cruisers on the US east coast and...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 18-06-2023, 21:29
Replies: 82
Views: 9,074
Posted By Pegu Club
Re: How long is your anchor snubber?

We did Isaias as well, up near Cambridge Maryland, we were up Island creek as far as we could go, we saw 60 knots, went right over us, that was a first, all went as good as one would want it to, we...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 18-06-2023, 20:37
Replies: 82
Views: 9,074
Posted By Pegu Club
Re: How long is your anchor snubber?

That sounds reasonable enough, we have noticed we “sail” more than we would like to while at anchor, I will run the snubber line through a chock next time as a comparison, thanks for the info. By the...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 18-06-2023, 05:54
Replies: 43
Views: 2,148
Posted By Pegu Club
Re: Displacement numbers

According to Sailboat data, our boat goes in at 8650 Lbs, I have always assume that was dry weight. As reference in an above post, reducing sail is the way to go if you are feeling that one is in a...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 18-06-2023, 05:42
Replies: 20
Views: 5,347
Posted By Pegu Club
Re: Mooring ball buoyancy?

What you need is an anchor and chain of appropriate size for your cruising needs, it appears like you are taking the long way around the barn, as the saying goes. In our five years of cruising the...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 18-06-2023, 05:00
Replies: 82
Views: 9,074
Posted By Pegu Club
Re: How long is your anchor snubber?

Our snubber line is 35 feet long, it is single line 5/8 diameter, attached to a Mantus chain hook. We run it over our bow roller with appropriate anti chafe in place. The majority of the time we...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 09-06-2023, 10:27
Replies: 80
Views: 13,451
Posted By Pegu Club
Re: What's The Strangest Thing Your Anchor Picked Up?

We have picked up an old advertising sign in Hampton Virginia, but the most fun was at St Mary’s Georgia when we dropped the hook on a sunk power boat, took some time to free ourselves with Tow boat...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 06-06-2023, 20:01
Replies: 58
Views: 10,941
Posted By Pegu Club
Re: Rocna

We use a 15kg Rocha on our Bristol 29.9 we have been using it since 2018, very good anchor, four round trips to the Bahamas from Groton CT. Held us through Isiais back in 2020 while up Island creek...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 31-05-2023, 18:12
Replies: 43
Views: 4,695
Posted By Pegu Club
Re: Are boat cards still a thing?

In a word, Yes.

Like ChisMac said up thread, we give and receive a fair number, in fact he and we exchanged cards in the Bahamas some months ago, its a thing, although some that are new to...
Forum: Our Community 29-05-2023, 08:50
Replies: 3
Views: 449
Posted By Pegu Club
Re: Murphy’s Law

Yup, I wrenched on fighter attack aircraft for some years, and you state the truth, I found a pair of safety wire pliers wedged under the engine of an A-4 Skyhawk that was transferred to our squadron...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 26-05-2023, 05:30
Replies: 56
Views: 6,422
Posted By Pegu Club
Re: Karen picking on boat names!

Ann makes excellent points, as did Mike in that we don’t have a right to not be offended, The sorts of names in question on boats, in this case, can be clever, but in many cases is what I would call...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 26-05-2023, 04:47
Replies: 88
Views: 9,273
Posted By Pegu Club
Talking Re: Anchor chain marking and weaving line vs. paint

Yes, true enough, we humans like what we like :) , counting the seconds has worked very well for us in our cruising experience, from CT to the Bahamas and back over the past several years. I would...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 25-05-2023, 08:20
Replies: 88
Views: 9,273
Posted By Pegu Club
Re: Anchor chain marking and weaving line vs. paint

Fwiw, a windlass pays out X feet per second, that info is included in most windlass install instructions, which come with the windlass, or contact the manufacturer for that information. Just count...
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