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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 16-03-2024, 13:43
Replies: 25
Views: 1,345
Posted By Jdege
Re: Bifacial Solar Panels for yachts

I've seen bifacial panels mounted vertically, aligned north-south. They get only reflected sunlight at noon, but generate more power in the morning and evening.

The arrangement yields no more...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 15-02-2024, 07:48
Replies: 222
Views: 41,049
Posted By Jdege
Re: Pushing the limits of electric cooking

Yep. Even a 3A draw adds up to a lot, when it's running 24x7.
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 14-02-2024, 21:15
Replies: 222
Views: 41,049
Posted By Jdege
Re: Pushing the limits of electric cooking

Running an inverter uses power, and loses power. That is, simply having an inverter on uses some power, and putting a load on it loses some in the conversion. Modern inverters are very efficient, but...
Forum: Marine Electronics 05-02-2024, 14:30
Replies: 110
Views: 9,514
Posted By Jdege
Re: Why do we still use cigarette-lighter adapters?

You should have a 10A fuse in circuit. Because the socket itself will start to overheat at currents higher than that.
Forum: Marine Electronics 05-02-2024, 14:21
Replies: 110
Views: 9,514
Posted By Jdege
Re: Why do we still use cigarette-lighter adapters?

12V automobile sockets can handle 10A at most. 120W.

The latest USB-PD spec supports up to 240W, though I've not been able to find a panel mount converter to support that, yet.
Forum: Marine Electronics 05-02-2024, 13:08
Replies: 110
Views: 9,514
Posted By Jdege
Re: Why do we still use cigarette-lighter adapters?

I'm planning on installing USB C outlets at convenient locations around the cabin for the assortment of small devices everyone depends upon these days.

My boat has electric outboards, and they use...
Forum: Marine Electronics 05-02-2024, 12:59
Replies: 110
Views: 9,514
Posted By Jdege
Re: Why do we still use cigarette-lighter adapters?

A power converter would need to output as much as 48V to match the highest level outputs in the US PD spec.

But that says nothing about it's input. It's common for these devices to boost voltage....
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 18-01-2024, 10:50
Replies: 3
Views: 441
Posted By Jdege
Re: respirator for bottom sanding

I prefer the ones with full-face shields and space for optical inserts. Mask + goggles just don't work for me.

The next question is what kind of filter, and I've had assumed that any particulate...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 05-12-2023, 16:16
Replies: 347
Views: 191,131
Posted By Jdege
Re: Boats with Shallow Draft for Florida, Bahamas, Chesapeake

The usual suggestion is to head to Mobile via the Tenn-Tom canal.
Forum: Our Community 19-11-2023, 10:54
Replies: 6
Views: 944
Posted By Jdege
Re: A boat on the hard...

I've not figured out how to embed YouTube videos, so here's a still:

https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=283538&stc=1&d=1700419869

And this is mine, with trailer...
Forum: Our Community 18-11-2023, 17:38
Replies: 6
Views: 944
Posted By Jdege
A boat on the hard...

I always feel a sense of accomplishment when I've successfully moved my 6 ton boat on the hard.

It comes out of the water onto its trailer, but I occasionally need to lift it clear of the trailer...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 10-10-2023, 09:15
Replies: 17
Views: 1,812
Posted By Jdege
Re: Elco electric outboard props?

I should clarify - the Elco representative told me specifically that the EP9.9 was self-governing, but given that any electric outboard must have a motor controller programmed to the specs of the...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 10-10-2023, 08:15
Replies: 17
Views: 1,812
Posted By Jdege
Re: Elco electric outboard props?

With a gas engine, exceeding max RPM with a flatter prop is a real concern. With an electric it is not. The motor controller will not exceed safe RPMs.
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 10-10-2023, 07:04
Replies: 17
Views: 1,812
Posted By Jdege
Re: Elco electric outboard props?

Actually, in my use case I'm more interested in increasing thrust at low speed, than in achieving higher speeds.
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 09-10-2023, 05:40
Replies: 10
Views: 1,597
Posted By Jdege
Re: Nomenclature for a square-head sail?

There are a lot of odd things about this boat...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 08-10-2023, 06:25
Replies: 10
Views: 1,597
Posted By Jdege
Re: Nomenclature for a square-head sail?

Actually, it doesn't. That "peak" corner is supported by a full batten, there's no attachment point for a second halyard.

It may not be clear from the picture, but the luff is on the right, the...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 08-10-2023, 02:03
Replies: 10
Views: 1,597
Posted By Jdege
Re: Nomenclature for a square-head sail?

I have two sets of sails. One is a fully battened square head much like this pictured above:

https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=281827&stc=1&d=1696755497

Then...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 04-10-2023, 23:31
Replies: 10
Views: 1,597
Posted By Jdege
Nomenclature for a square-head sail?

Most boats have triangular sails, these days, and hence their parts are referred to by their well-known names, luff, leach, foot, head, tack, does.

Mine was originally gaff-rigged, and gaffs use...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 27-09-2023, 19:35
Replies: 22
Views: 1,456
Posted By Jdege
Re: What kind of traveller track?

The track and the rollers are in fine shape. I may do that, if I decide I need a traveler for the type of sailing I end up doing. Thanks.
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 26-09-2023, 10:49
Replies: 22
Views: 1,456
Posted By Jdege
Re: What kind of traveller track?

There are padeyes at both ends of the mizzen track, there aren't on the main. They'd be easy enough to add, the main track is on the coach roof, and Curlew doesn't have a headliner.

All...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 26-09-2023, 05:24
Replies: 22
Views: 1,456
Posted By Jdege
Re: What kind of traveller track?

Googling around about NF 1169 travellers I've seen posts claiming that the Ronstan Series 32 I-beam tracks are dimensionally identical, and their cars and controls will fit.

So that might be...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 26-09-2023, 05:02
Replies: 22
Views: 1,456
Posted By Jdege
Re: What kind of traveller track?

The way I see it I have four choices:

let the car slide freely, or
lash the car to the center line, or
find control blocks for the existing track, or
replace the track,


I'm leaning...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 26-09-2023, 04:48
Replies: 22
Views: 1,456
Posted By Jdege
Re: What kind of traveller track?

That's the mizzen sheet, yes, and it's necessarily short because it's a very narrow boat - 37 feet in length and only eight foot beam. By the time you've moved back to the stern there simply isn't...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 25-09-2023, 20:35
Replies: 22
Views: 1,456
Posted By Jdege
Re: What kind of traveller track?

That suggests that I should just leave it as-is until I have more experience sailing this boat?
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 25-09-2023, 19:35
Replies: 22
Views: 1,456
Posted By Jdege
What kind of traveller track?

So my refit has gotten to the point where I'm getting all the running rigging set. In particular the travellers. (She's a ketch, so there are two.)

Travellers on the boats I'm familiar with have...
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