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Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 04-03-2019, 07:28
Replies: 9
Views: 1,794
Posted By Tbonem17
Re: Crack in front water tank BAVARIA 44 2002

Your tank is probably made from medium density polyethylene. It should have a symbol of a triangle with the number "2" in it somewhere on the tank. It may have pe100 or pe80 on it instead. I don't...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 04-02-2019, 05:39
Replies: 49
Views: 7,482
Posted By Tbonem17
Re: How much chain for cruising Qld Australia?

I often used anchors fore and aft when anchoring on smaller coral islands as some residual swell would always make its way around the island and hit the boat from a different angle to the wind. The...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 18-01-2019, 14:28
Replies: 29
Views: 7,255
Posted By Tbonem17
Re: Marinas in Queensland Australia

I used to pump yabbies in the mouth of the creek at Yorkeys Knob in the days when it only had the boat ramp. I also spent a year at anchor in Trinity Inlet and the automatic place to go in the event...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 18-01-2019, 03:47
Replies: 29
Views: 7,255
Posted By Tbonem17
Re: Marinas in Queensland Australia

In the interest of being technically correct what damage did Yasi do to Cairns? Any fool can google and work out that is a wild statement. You worry about a Cat 4 or 5 hitting Cairns when it hasn't...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 17-01-2019, 21:07
Replies: 29
Views: 7,255
Posted By Tbonem17
Re: Marinas in Queensland Australia

I could be wrong but I have always thought being in Cairns in the cyclone season was a pretty safe place to be. I've just done a quick google and as far as I can see the last cyclone to directly...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 28-12-2018, 17:07
Replies: 29
Views: 2,722
Posted By Tbonem17
Re: Sydney/Hobart kicks off today..

I think the King of the Derwent is being run on the 2-1-19 this year. The fleet is made up from the Sydney and Melbourne to Hobart yachts and I think the Devonport to Hobart yachts and probably rates...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 28-12-2018, 16:47
Replies: 29
Views: 2,722
Posted By Tbonem17
Re: Sydney/Hobart kicks off today..

For everything that might've been wrong with this race there is absolutely nothing wrong with watching super maxi's under triple headsails screaming along. Wow. For a pleasant change the race was won...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 28-11-2018, 12:24
Replies: 36
Views: 5,373
Posted By Tbonem17
Re: Help: punctured water tank

I'd expect you'd find them under something like plastics fabricators. It might take a couple of calls because this field has become very specialized but you'll end up at the right place. Just tell...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 27-11-2018, 17:11
Replies: 36
Views: 5,373
Posted By Tbonem17
Re: Help: punctured water tank

Further to my previous post I've just retired after spending the last 40 years welding poly mostly in pipe fabrication. If anyone had come into our workshop looking for a repair job on a water tank...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 27-11-2018, 15:55
Replies: 36
Views: 5,373
Posted By Tbonem17
Re: Help: punctured water tank

You could sit there with your finger over the hole and when that wears out change fingers. There is never enough time or will to do something right the first time yet there is always time to do it...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 03-06-2018, 15:05
Replies: 98
Views: 19,322
Posted By Tbonem17
Re: true vs magnetic bearing

This is going to hurt because it's over 40 years ago since my coastal navigation course.

The reason magnetic variation exists is because the earths magnetic field affects compass readings and...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 03-06-2018, 14:22
Replies: 98
Views: 19,322
Posted By Tbonem17
Re: true vs magnetic bearing

This is going to hurt because it's nearly 40 years since I did my coastal navigation course.
The reason we have magnetic variations is because the earths magnetic field affects compasses. This...
Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 12-01-2018, 12:23
Replies: 77
Views: 9,799
Posted By Tbonem17
Re: Aussie owner Italian flag

I'm not 100% sure but I'm reasonably certain that you can get out of paying import duty into Australia if the boat was built in a country Australia has a free trade agreement with. ie. The US. GST is...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 15-11-2017, 23:20
Replies: 65
Views: 8,495
Posted By Tbonem17
Re: Hurricane wind effect on rigging on the hard

I would agree with those who have said that most rigging failures were due to flying debris. The same probably applies to hull damage as well whether moored or on the hard.
Your boat is doomed if...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 28-10-2017, 15:50
Replies: 54
Views: 11,115
Posted By Tbonem17
Re: I hit an uncharted rock in Southern Chile

Sorry to hear of your woes. I don't know enough about fibreglass to make any useful comment but I do have a tip I think you should try.
On you tube there is a guy called "boatworks today" who has...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 21-10-2017, 09:54
Replies: 28
Views: 4,221
Posted By Tbonem17
Re: Movies - Thumb drives ? DVD?

Technology has moved ahead slightly since this thread was started with external hard drives now over 5 TB for a small fraction of the price your music and DVD collection cost originally.
My...
Forum: Our Community 07-10-2017, 14:33
Replies: 96
Views: 14,870
Posted By Tbonem17
Re: Middle class family entry level coastal cruisers, what are they?

Someone said my article was too long but it was obviously not long enough because the sense that the welfare state is still considered the sole bane of our existence is unshaken.
This obviously...
Forum: Our Community 06-10-2017, 17:44
Replies: 96
Views: 14,870
Posted By Tbonem17
Re: Middle class family entry level coastal cruisers, what are they?

This is from an Australian perspective but would apply the world over. The Middle Class are drowning in debt paying for the excesses of others. Sorry about the formatting but the original article was...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 19-09-2017, 05:48
Replies: 81
Views: 46,263
Posted By Tbonem17
Re: Deck-saloon yachts = better living space.

I agree the DS's aren't popular but I think the reasons are more complicated than we've seen here. Sure the large windows may be a weakness both structurally and temperature wise but that hasn't...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 18-09-2017, 01:40
Replies: 81
Views: 46,263
Posted By Tbonem17
Re: Deck-saloon yachts = better living space.

I would own a new Sirius 35 or 40ds in a heartbeat but the 40 comes in at a base price of about 1/2 mil pounds with the average boat finally leaving the dock for about 650 thou. There are some clips...
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 09-09-2017, 20:27
Replies: 20
Views: 5,289
Posted By Tbonem17
Re: Three Hurricanes in a Row in One View from Space Irma Katia Jose

Hopefully Irma will have lowered sea temperatures a bit leaving Jose less to feed on. I wouldn't want to be trying to predict anything. Four hurricanes in 2 weeks isn't normal so it's unlikely...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 09-08-2017, 00:36
Replies: 141
Views: 43,495
Posted By Tbonem17
Re: Powering an electric dive compressor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bNMlG9KB5c


If you have a look at this video I think you'll get a real world view on what's possible.
This is an SV Delos video they've just posted on their...
Forum: Challenges 05-08-2017, 15:43
Replies: 45
Views: 13,651
Posted By Tbonem17
Re: How do I get a 35-foot boat across the Atlantic?

Depending on dimensions may boat are carried on car carriers these days.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 07-07-2017, 15:32
Replies: 0
Views: 708
Posted By Tbonem17
100MW Lithium Ion Battery

Massive Tesla battery should reduce power prices but won't prevent crippling SA blackouts, say experts...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 12-05-2017, 02:55
Replies: 29
Views: 8,837
Posted By Tbonem17
Re: Q' about rigid pvc pipe for holding tank system

I don't understand why you'd buy a poly tank and then connect it up using something different. Why not use poly pipe and fittings as they will be the only material on your boat that will require zero...
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