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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

26-04-2019, 06:52

Replies: 71

Can anyone identify this tool?

Views: 12,077

Posted By Sunfish

Re: Can anyone identify this tool?

My guess is it could be a torque multiplier, used to tighten or undo the keel bolts. The socket fits over the keel bolt, the bolts on the side are extended to suit the cavity in the bilge and...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

22-06-2018, 08:10

Replies: 120

Furlers vs Hank on for long range liveaboard cruisers

Views: 17,198

Posted By Sunfish

Re: Furlers vs Hank on for long range liveaboard cruisers

As a live aboard cruiser with family I would avoid hank on sails and definitely go for a good quality roller furler. Usually it's the bearings that fail and make it turn hard, can be top swivel or...

Forum: OpenCPN

12-02-2012, 02:35

Replies: 9

Tides not Shown on CM93 Charts

Views: 3,000

Posted By Sunfish

Re: Tides not Shown on CM93 Charts

Thanks, Cagney! When in doubt or the tides are very important for safety, I do that anyway. But it's great to have them in OpenCPN

Forum: OpenCPN

11-02-2012, 23:57

Replies: 9

Tides not Shown on CM93 Charts

Views: 3,000

Posted By Sunfish

Re: Tides not shown on CM93 charts

Bingo!!! It works perfectly - tides for the whole world. Thank you very much "SVLetitgo", you made my day! Problem solved :smiling:

Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar

11-02-2012, 20:29

Replies: 31

Solar Experiences

Views: 5,216

Posted By Sunfish

Re: Solar Experiences

My advise is to double the calculated wattage. The panels rarely ever give what they are supposed to, for various reasons: Sun angle not 90 deg, shadow of sail, mast, windgenerator or other...

Forum: OpenCPN

11-02-2012, 18:41

Replies: 9

Tides not Shown on CM93 Charts

Views: 3,000

Posted By Sunfish

Re: Tides not shown on CM93 charts

Hello Letitgo,

I did google for these harmonic files and downloaded "HARMONIC_V7", unzipped it and got 3 files:
HARMONIC 2,417 KB
HARMONIC.IDX 70 KB
README.HARMONICS 1 KB
...

Forum: OpenCPN

11-02-2012, 00:58

Replies: 9

Tides not Shown on CM93 Charts

Views: 3,000

Posted By Sunfish

Re: Tides not shown on CM93 charts

Thanks Pavel. I was under the impression that the tidal data (of the whole world) are part of the CM93 charts and not available seperately. If I look at CK93 charts with MaxSea, they are there. If I...

Forum: OpenCPN

10-02-2012, 23:04

Replies: 9

Tides not Shown on CM93 Charts

Views: 3,000

Posted By Sunfish

Tides not Shown on CM93 Charts

I have OpenCPN version 2.5.0 installed. When using CM93 charts, I cannot see the tide symbols. Opening the same charts in MaxSea, the symbols are there and the tides available. Any hint what I could...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

19-07-2009, 20:06

Replies: 5

Poll: Poll: Boat Maintenance on 'Round-the-World Trips

Views: 1,978

Posted By Sunfish

we sail full time for 7 years and have no fixed...

we sail full time for 7 years and have no fixed budget. Bottom line for us: boat related expenses (excl marinas) are about half of our total spending. We do all repairs ourselves. I do the mechanical...

Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink

19-07-2009, 19:48

Replies: 4

Help! Looking for Propane in the Med

Views: 1,579

Posted By Sunfish

I'm using propane or butane, whatever I can get....

I'm using propane or butane, whatever I can get. Our cooking stove and gas heatexchanger for hot water work fine with both.
Problem is that almost every country in the world has it's own valve and...

Forum: Meets & Greets

26-10-2008, 17:42

Replies: 4

Hello sailors!

Views: 1,618

Posted By Sunfish

Hello sailors!

Have been looking at this site a couple of times (enjoyed the story of Tosser...) and thought its time to introduce myself.
My name is Toby, my companion/galley-slave is Verena. Our yacht is a...

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