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Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 09-03-2022, 06:05
Replies: 32
Views: 5,833
Posted By gradyho
Re: dewalt alternative to milwaukee right angle drill

I don't have trouble with my sheet winches, but raising the main has become rather difficult for me as I get older. I've looked at the electric alternatives and was never really impressed. In a...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 12-12-2020, 14:55
Replies: 50
Views: 6,528
Posted By gradyho
Re: How much is your boat taxed?

I'm in South Carolina, USA. I have to pay property tax yearly on my boat. I have it listed with the county as a "Second Home" which commands a lower tax rate. I just paid mine a couple of weeks...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 20-04-2020, 12:51
Replies: 6
Views: 1,770
Posted By gradyho
Re: Aries windvane & Autopilot

Who do I contact about purchasing the "Hinge" for my Aries ? I sent an email to the Aries website but received no answer. Can anyone out there help me?
Grady
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 27-01-2020, 09:09
Replies: 36
Views: 8,023
Posted By gradyho
Re: Obsessed with anchor snubbers

I also use a bridle with a Mantus Chain Hook on a Mason Supreme Anchor. On down the chain I drop a 30 pound Kettle weight. I've never had a problem with this set up, I sleep well. Does anyone else...
Forum: Our Community 02-03-2018, 11:17
Replies: 24
Views: 2,966
Posted By gradyho
Re: Fast/reliable vendors that honor their shipping policy?

I use DynamicSailor for all my line needs, especially Dyneema. Fast shipping and superb service if anything ever goes wrong. My connection with them is only as a customer....
Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 04-02-2018, 09:35
Replies: 17
Views: 4,163
Posted By gradyho
re: How do you clean lifeline netting

I recently added new netting to my 32 foot boat, S/V Anejo. I used black netting made from a company that makes sports netting. It's tarred, size 48 twine. I bought 64 feet x 2 feet for a little...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 19-12-2017, 08:47
Replies: 36
Views: 4,739
Posted By gradyho
Re: WHAT DOES URGE YOU TO SET SAILS ?

I'm 66 years old, first sailboat was a Sunfish at Boy Scout camp when I was 9. I loved it and loved it even more when I discovered the Blue Water. You asked about the Urge? Can't really say, it's...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 13-11-2017, 13:24
Replies: 19
Views: 4,615
Posted By gradyho
Re: How much less should I offer

My philosophy on buying a boat or most anything from an individual; First, leave the emotions out of it, don't worry about offending the seller, if the seller gets offended, that's their problem. ...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 26-08-2017, 17:27
Replies: 52
Views: 6,391
Posted By gradyho
Re: Maybe Wrong Forum . . . Questions re: ICW

After reading your question and reading all the answers. if you have to ask that question, you shouldn't be buying a boat. Simple as that...............
Forum: General Sailing Forum 19-06-2017, 10:39
Replies: 48
Views: 13,634
Posted By gradyho
Re: Best year-round sailing in the USA?

Charleston SC most definitely. We have year round sailing, February and March can be somewhat chilly, but lots of wind. I berth in Pawleys Island, 60 miles North of Charleston for $125.00 a month,...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 27-12-2016, 19:54
Replies: 58
Views: 9,973
Posted By gradyho
Re: Live Aboard and Long Range Sailing Entertainment

Maintenance First, then Banjo.......
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 26-12-2016, 17:57
Replies: 67
Views: 17,200
Posted By gradyho
Re: Climbing the mast solo

Been up the mast many times at sea, never any fun. At the age of 65 I finally figured it out, Mast Steps !! I added them this year. I've always hated the way mast steps looked on a sailing vessel,...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 11-12-2016, 16:54
Replies: 125
Views: 20,208
Posted By gradyho
Re: Pressure Cooker vs slow cooker without electricity

FWIW, new pressure cooker vs. old pressure cooker.....I remember once when my Mom was cooking some green beans in the pressure cooker, the "old type" with a weight on a small stem to release pressure...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 11-12-2016, 14:59
Replies: 125
Views: 20,208
Posted By gradyho
Re: Pressure Cooker vs slow cooker without electricity

Speaking of Thermal Cookers, I remember "back in the day" some 50 years ago, my Grandmother putting a ham in a pot with about an inch of water and putting it on the wood stove with high heat. As...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 27-11-2016, 08:14
Replies: 17
Views: 5,481
Posted By gradyho
Re: Rub rail or protection on spreader

Replusted, where did you get the rollers? I think they would work great on my boat. Thank you for posting.
Grady
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 05-08-2016, 08:40
Replies: 38
Views: 21,970
Posted By gradyho
Re: Declaring a boat as your primary residence?

I live in SC USA, last week I registered my Rival 32 sailboat as my primary residence in my county. The property tax is now figured on 4% of the value (please note that the tax is not 4%, it is...
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 12-07-2016, 00:49
Replies: 0
Views: 924
Posted By gradyho
US to Pamplona, Spain

Advice needed......I would like to be in Pamplona Spain next July for the Fiesta de San Fermín Festival. I have commitments here stateside in February and March of 2017. I would like to leave from...
Forum: Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 03-07-2016, 13:00
Replies: 6
Views: 3,217
Posted By gradyho
Re: IR gun and the Blues Kid

I worked in the emergency room for a number of years. Adult temperature gets serious at 104 and above, infants are good up to 107, anything above that needs cooling down to avoid complications.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 03-07-2016, 08:39
Replies: 33
Views: 4,768
Posted By gradyho
Re: Bungee jump it spend the night in the ocean

It's funny how we perceive things differently. I really don't feel safe at night unless I'm out of sight of land somewhere in the Atlantic.
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 13-05-2016, 08:09
Replies: 13
Views: 2,188
Posted By gradyho
Re: Name that Part - Alternator Edition

It's an MOV, I used to use them with telemetry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varistor
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 27-04-2016, 12:56
Replies: 28
Views: 2,758
Posted By gradyho
Re: Who duplicate a tiller in SoCal?

I did mine a couple a months ago, easy to do.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 15-04-2016, 17:07
Replies: 17
Views: 5,670
Posted By gradyho
Re: 2 Found in Dinghy mid English Channel..

When asked by the rescuing Captain what they were doing, the Iranians said "invading England". The Captain laughed and said "just the two of you?". They replied, "No, there are 50,000 of us, we're...
Forum: Marine Electronics 26-03-2016, 18:22
Replies: 4
Views: 2,701
Posted By gradyho
Re: Help with wiring two way light

It can also be done with only 2 wires between the 3 way switches, and I'm not talking about using the ground as a neutral. Only old electricians and farmers know how to do it. It was standard...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 15-01-2016, 12:36
Replies: 54
Views: 8,178
Posted By gradyho
Re: Tools of the gods....?

From an old blue water sailor....if you have a spare on board, you'll never need it, whatever spare or tool on board you don't have, you'll need it tomorrow, or in a bad blow.
Grady
Forum: General Sailing Forum 15-01-2016, 10:11
Replies: 38
Views: 4,970
Posted By gradyho
Re: What to do? Power or Sail

If you have to ask, “power or sail”, then sailing is not for you. I'm 64 and a single hander in a 32 foot blue water sailboat. I've owned a Searay with twin 454's because that's what my girlfriend...
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