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Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 30-12-2014, 09:19
Replies: 25
Views: 3,823
Posted By daddle
Re: Confused by race boat speeds and boat handling

Yes, obviously. But the apparent wind does not necessarily "cross the bow" during what someone might imagine is a downwind tack. The wind is certainly forward on one side before the maneuver and then...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 30-12-2014, 09:00
Replies: 7
Views: 2,362
Posted By daddle
Re: Dyneema Fishbone?

Knots do not generate any revenue for anyone.
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 30-12-2014, 08:28
Replies: 25
Views: 3,823
Posted By daddle
Re: Confused by race boat speeds and boat handling

No, I doubt very much anyone here has ever truly tacked on a downwind course. Cruising cat or racing cat. The sails may have performed what appeared to be a tack but the wind did a gybe. Maintaining...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 29-12-2014, 22:26
Replies: 25
Views: 3,823
Posted By daddle
Re: Confused by race boat speeds and boat handling

A tack is turning the bow of the boat towards and past the apparent wind. Not the true wind. The performance cats are able to maintain speed such that the apparent wind remains forward. If they fail...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 29-12-2014, 17:04
Replies: 30
Views: 9,856
Posted By daddle
Re: Best rope for anchor rode

Nylon double (or triple?) braid is the best material. Long life and flexible. But it does not grip well in a chain/rode gypsy.

Three-strand nylon grips in the gypsy but is not so nice to handle....
Forum: General Sailing Forum 29-12-2014, 16:26
Replies: 48
Views: 10,399
Posted By daddle
Re: Catamaran or monohull?

I didn't indent to disparage the quality or construction. Indeed, most were superbly constructed. Especially some of the one-offs. The races were in California and Mexico. Some serious, some cruiser....
Forum: General Sailing Forum 29-12-2014, 16:08
Replies: 48
Views: 10,399
Posted By daddle
Re: Catamaran or monohull?

Suggest some others than those that I have miles on: Gunboat, Mumby, Lagoon, Leopard, Gemini, Outremer, some custom designs, some homebuilts. I have won races in catamarans as Skipper too - but the...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 29-12-2014, 15:56
Replies: 48
Views: 10,399
Posted By daddle
Re: Catamaran or monohull?

Nope. It is *my* perfectly civil *opinion* expressed as a *honest* response to the OP's question. I have done plenty of miles on both catamarans and monohulls in both fun and harsh conditions. I...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 29-12-2014, 15:37
Replies: 14
Views: 3,266
Posted By daddle
Re: Full length mirror

A "full length" mirror needs to be only one-half of the user's height and width. In stiletto heels. Just a tip.
Forum: Our Community 29-12-2014, 11:31
Replies: 85
Views: 8,584
Posted By daddle
Re: Define "Cruiser"

Like landlubbers, a cruiser is someone who by way of having a floating condo is disparaged by sailors.
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 29-12-2014, 08:48
Replies: 63
Views: 12,965
Posted By daddle
Re: Juryrigging a Rudder

Half right. Lose the rudder on a long keeled boat and the Center of Lateral Resistance barely moves forward. Plus these boats are very heading stable (difficult to turn...). Lose the rudder on a fin...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 28-12-2014, 20:48
Replies: 37
Views: 6,229
Posted By daddle
Re: New Blocks for Mainsheet on 45 Footer

Even though I like high tech gear in general, I use plain old Sta-Set (dacron double braid) of 11mm (7/16") for the mainsheet. The little bit of stretch saves the gear in a high-wind or accidental...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 28-12-2014, 20:35
Replies: 6
Views: 2,015
Posted By daddle
Re: That old teak deck again...

Yes, paint it again or use a crowbar and get rid of it. Permanently.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-12-2014, 15:22
Replies: 48
Views: 10,399
Posted By daddle
Re: Catamaran or monohull?

I will get a cruising catamaran someday. The day I give up on life.
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 28-12-2014, 15:19
Replies: 25
Views: 3,823
Posted By daddle
Re: Confused by race boat speeds and boat handling

Obviously, if the water and wind are moving at the same speed and in the same direction then no sailing is possible. All sailboats take advantage of the difference between the speeds and directions...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 27-12-2014, 08:13
Replies: 53
Views: 9,662
Posted By daddle
Re: Anchoring without visa?

12 miles.
Forum: Marine Electronics 26-12-2014, 21:35
Replies: 5
Views: 1,943
Posted By daddle
Re: ICOM IC-M710RT Tune Problem

For me it is always that ten cent el-cheapo quad connector on the transmitter. Finally cut it off and used a terminal block.
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 26-12-2014, 21:28
Replies: 25
Views: 2,662
Posted By daddle
Re: First problems

Steel tank with diesel? I think that is bad. Perhaps it is iron? (Someone?)

Some farmer or fisherman type will take the fuel off your boat, I would think. It looks terrible.
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 26-12-2014, 21:23
Replies: 33
Views: 5,188
Posted By daddle
Re: Yanmar 3HM35

Blind guess: the coolant pump is not pumping.

Also, something is wrong with the coolant fill cap if a freeze plug blows out. The problems may be related.
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 26-12-2014, 21:19
Replies: 17
Views: 5,011
Posted By daddle
Re: In boom reefing padeye positioning

I use end of boom reefing with the lines tied around the boom. I can get any foot shape I need by cranking on the reef outhaul winch. The bit tied around the boom can wander while not reefed. While...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 26-12-2014, 16:17
Replies: 76
Views: 14,610
Posted By daddle
Re: Getting Closer to a Porta Bote

A Porta-Boat? Ugh. Have you been in one? The rides I have had...I cringe...never would I use one by choice.

Rolling up a dinghy is difficult? How lazy are you? There was a "crew" on that Swan 90...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 26-12-2014, 16:03
Replies: 90
Views: 22,310
Posted By daddle
Re: Plumb Bows, Slab Sides, and Wet Decks

DeepFrz already know the answer, but for others: Yes. Keep the weight out of the ends. It makes a significant difference in pitching and splashing. Boats like in the picture above have fat sections...
Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 26-12-2014, 10:59
Replies: 41
Views: 6,914
Posted By daddle
Re: 10 days to see if wife likes it

Sheesh, don't mollycoddle the spouses. Tell them what you are going to do. And you want them to come along. They can decide to stay in the condo, or come along, or just fly in for the anchored parts....
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 26-12-2014, 10:15
Replies: 105
Views: 22,419
Posted By daddle
Re: Which new engine for repower

The wiring and electrics on the Beta are no better. That has been my only problem with the otherwise fine Beta products. Now I keep the engine connector and the back of the control panel soaked with...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 25-12-2014, 21:33
Replies: 33
Views: 5,188
Posted By daddle
Re: Yanmar 3HM35

Also determine why there were no alarms. She should have been screaming for attention.
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