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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 16-04-2024, 04:33
Replies: 4
Views: 356
Posted By double u
Re: Vinylester

absolutely sure? How do you know? (Seeing as you spell the brand incorrectly maybe you are in error as to the resin used too...Could it just be isophtalic polyester resin? Or maybe Orthophtalic with...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 03-03-2024, 23:56
Replies: 591
Views: 85,150
Posted By double u
Re: What EXACTLY is a "blue water boat"?

Generalisations galore!
"They outright break off on the regular. 100% of the orca damaged boats have been spade ruddered." - sure, 100% of the boats are spade-ruddered, so of the broken off...
Forum: Our Community 27-02-2024, 04:59
Replies: 2
Views: 424
Posted By double u
Re: Big Bandicoot Roast

he just got what a panhandler deserves. How low can you get begging other people to pay for your cruising!
Forum: Navigation 27-02-2024, 04:58
Replies: 14
Views: 1,187
Posted By double u
Re: Learning celestial navigation?

forget videos!
what you need is a simple book &...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 25-02-2024, 09:02
Replies: 42
Views: 4,975
Posted By double u
Re: trimaran neel , bad news,,,

should be a matter for a fraud charge & wilful endangering of the safety of the buyer (or whatever the correct lawyer-english wording is).
Forum: Indian Ocean & Red Sea 02-02-2024, 09:24
Replies: 5
Views: 1,407
Posted By double u
Re: Thailand to the Med

did it 3x.
advice: don't!
in the present situation: don't even think about it!
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 21-01-2024, 06:34
Replies: 80
Views: 8,176
Posted By double u
Re: NO to Strobe anchor lights (please!)

Words of wisdom...!
(when we started cruising in 81 there was hardly ever a boat with an anchorlight to be seen, even in any of the "bluewater crossroads".)
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-01-2024, 09:26
Replies: 36
Views: 3,990
Posted By double u
Re: How to (not) break a mast.

due to perspective the mastbend looks much more dramatic than it really is.
Take the topping lift or main halliard & lead it to the rear of the mast just above the gooseneck: tightened it will show...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 21-12-2023, 18:24
Replies: 36
Views: 3,850
Posted By double u
Re: How to lock bottle screw

Elan 410, Design Rob Humphreys
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 19-12-2023, 00:17
Replies: 81
Views: 10,465
Posted By double u
Re: Too many guests ! How do I deal?! What do I do!?

...I wonder if it would matter to me if I lose a "friend" that invited himself. What unreflected move to invite oneself because one "always wanted to see what life on a boat is".
One is better...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 15-12-2023, 08:09
Replies: 70
Views: 11,586
Posted By double u
Re: Sharks !

Taiohae, Nuku Hiva:...there certainly was no way to continue with the forest of goose barnacles on the boat! Nothing for it than go in & hope for the best. Seeing the shower of scraped off barnacles...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 14-12-2023, 02:38
Replies: 36
Views: 3,850
Posted By double u
Re: How to lock bottle screw

a very good & simple system that also prevents forsailsheets from becoming jammed between V & D
IF there are no stemballs at the upper end of the wires!
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 12-12-2023, 04:34
Replies: 36
Views: 3,850
Posted By double u
Re: How to lock bottle screw

after skimming through the thread I have to say:
someone making such heavy weather of such a simple, obvious job as preventing the turnbuckles from coming undone - maybe better stay on inland...
Forum: Meets & Greets 11-12-2023, 01:24
Replies: 32
Views: 3,846
Posted By double u
Re: Hello! Wanted some thoughts/advice on co-owning a boat

...could the success (or otherwise) of a partnership depend mainly on one's social skills?
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 10-12-2023, 02:04
Replies: 30
Views: 5,138
Posted By double u
Re: Wharram vs Mumby: the better and why

"Wharram vs Mumby: the better and why"

asking this question shows, that the first thing for you to do, before you take ANY action (like buying plans,...), is to educate yourself about boats in...
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 10-12-2023, 01:50
Replies: 5
Views: 1,468
Posted By double u
Re: Cheap sailing paradise

paradise-cheap-accessible:
pick two!
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 01-12-2023, 00:27
Replies: 205
Views: 22,223
Posted By double u
Re: What made Pilot Cutter so fast? Just rumors?

...finally, after all this time on the internet, I have found you!
(Troll or serious personality problem...?)
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 25-11-2023, 01:52
Replies: 61
Views: 7,822
Posted By double u
Re: An extra-heavy-displacement 11ft long Atlantic Proa for circumnavigation

AAA for trolling effort! (much to thick laid on though, u will not brake the record!
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 22-11-2023, 00:01
Replies: 47
Views: 7,078
Posted By double u
Re: Catana 471 vendor hiding survey

...while a 10 year old survey is worthless as far as value & "good sides" of the boat are concerned, it sure would be interesting to see what faults were mentioned & how/if they were rectified. I am...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 06-11-2023, 05:23
Replies: 9
Views: 892
Posted By double u
Re: Multi rigging

the higher flexibility of the rigbase of a multihull compared to a mono plus the higher loads due to the lack of heel will lead to a much higher variation of the wires loading (greater amplitudes)...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 22-10-2023, 21:26
Replies: 24
Views: 9,536
Posted By double u
Re: Jammed older Profurl headsail furler

secure mast forward with a halyard
affix another to top of furler
undo forestay top & bottom
lower the whole rigmarole slowly while walking drum/furler along jetty until everything is lying flat...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 18-10-2023, 05:05
Replies: 34
Views: 3,626
Posted By double u
Re: What's a Good 31-39 foot Cutter?

...if you don't want to forget about the "heaving-to" altogether, at least move it to the end of your "priorities list":
after more than 3 rtw we can look back at having hove to ONCE, having to wait...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 02-09-2023, 23:32
Replies: 53
Views: 5,505
Posted By double u
Re: Cold Molded Wylie 38 - Wet Wood

...this thread is a great example of the great varieties of replies: experts side by side with "no idea but opinion" - beware OP!

(btw: in the Gougeons book one method of cold molded construction...
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 08-08-2023, 22:55
Replies: 46
Views: 9,863
Posted By double u
Re: Timothy Shaddock and dog rescued

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2YlBw3wvYQ&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fforums.sailinganarchy.com%2F&source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMTM5MTE3LDM2...
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 25-07-2023, 04:44
Replies: 46
Views: 9,863
Posted By double u
Re: Timothy Shaddock and dog rescued

...you should look here
https://forums.sailinganarchy.com/threads/australian-saved-after-3-months-at-sea.242925/
for "heat" TS is in...
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