Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy
19-02-2024, 13:25
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,661
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Forum: Monohull Sailboats
29-12-2023, 18:51
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Replies: 4
Views: 722
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Forum: General Sailing Forum
23-11-2023, 18:02
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Replies: 205
Views: 68,604
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...
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Forum: General Sailing Forum
09-11-2023, 13:38
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Replies: 73
Views: 6,967
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Forum: Multihull Sailboats
23-10-2023, 08:31
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,028
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...
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Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear
30-09-2023, 15:24
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Replies: 93
Views: 11,049
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,
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Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures
19-09-2023, 11:49
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Replies: 85
Views: 6,773
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...
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Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations
17-08-2023, 18:33
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Replies: 31
Views: 5,338
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...
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Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear
10-07-2023, 19:43
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,647
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...
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Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy
06-07-2023, 20:53
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Replies: 1
Views: 345
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...
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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit
03-07-2023, 06:22
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Replies: 62
Views: 4,277
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...
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Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting
03-07-2023, 06:09
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Replies: 3
Views: 392
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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar
19-06-2023, 07:36
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,251
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...
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Forum: Anchoring & Mooring
18-06-2023, 21:29
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Replies: 82
Views: 9,074
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...
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Forum: Anchoring & Mooring
18-06-2023, 20:37
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Replies: 82
Views: 9,074
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...
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Forum: Monohull Sailboats
18-06-2023, 05:54
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,148
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...
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Forum: Anchoring & Mooring
18-06-2023, 05:42
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,347
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...
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Forum: Anchoring & Mooring
18-06-2023, 05:00
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Replies: 82
Views: 9,074
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...
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Forum: The Sailor's Confessional
09-06-2023, 10:27
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Replies: 80
Views: 13,451
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Forum: Anchoring & Mooring
06-06-2023, 20:01
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Replies: 58
Views: 10,941
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...
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Forum: Liveaboard's Forum
31-05-2023, 18:12
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Replies: 43
Views: 4,695
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...
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Forum: Our Community
29-05-2023, 08:50
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Replies: 3
Views: 449
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...
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Forum: Cruising News & Events
26-05-2023, 05:30
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Replies: 56
Views: 6,422
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...
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Forum: Anchoring & Mooring
26-05-2023, 04:47
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Replies: 88
Views: 9,273
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Forum: Anchoring & Mooring
25-05-2023, 08:20
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Replies: 88
Views: 9,273
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