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Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 29-04-2011, 00:00
Replies: 146
Views: 32,552
Posted By yotphix
Re: Cruising Caribbean on a Jet Ski: 24 countries!

I didn't read all of the many posts here but I wanted to let you know that I met a guy the other day on the West coast who was using his Jet Ski to pull his racing catamarin (sail) back to Santa...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-08-2010, 14:02
Replies: 29
Views: 2,946
Posted By yotphix
I work on a big motor yacht and if we fill our...

I work on a big motor yacht and if we fill our tanks with diesel, approx 5000gal, we can 'cruise' about 400 NM at 18 knots. When we run at 10 knots we can stretch that to over 1000 NM. On a trip...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-08-2010, 13:35
Replies: 29
Views: 2,946
Posted By yotphix
???Are you serious? Do the math. You will use...

???Are you serious? Do the math. You will use less fuel travelling at 55 than you will at 70. The force of wind increases exponentially with speed. More of the energy that you are using will go...
Forum: Great Lakes 08-02-2007, 22:09
Replies: 65
Views: 8,166
Posted By yotphix
Actually, on further investigation I discovered...

Actually, on further investigation I discovered that whether or not the ozone layer is healing is also in dispute. I found articles going back to the late 90's announcing it was on the mend, and...
Forum: Great Lakes 08-02-2007, 19:25
Replies: 65
Views: 8,166
Posted By yotphix
LiveScience.com - Ozone Hole Healing Gradually...

LiveScience.com - Ozone Hole Healing Gradually (https://www.livescience.com/environment/ap_050916_ozone_hole.html)

That is just the first thing I found reporting the shrinking of the ozone holes. ...
Forum: Great Lakes 08-02-2007, 19:06
Replies: 25
Views: 6,750
Posted By yotphix
Lake superior can also be surprisingly nasty,...

Lake superior can also be surprisingly nasty, offering up waves 25 plus feet. This was a good day not to be out sailing! (This laker would be either 730 or 1000 feet long!)
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 07-02-2007, 21:40
Replies: 74
Views: 10,068
Posted By yotphix
Fair enough! I might need a better monitor. Yay!...

Fair enough! I might need a better monitor. Yay! going computer shopping!:D
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 07-02-2007, 21:18
Replies: 74
Views: 10,068
Posted By yotphix
link-Nautical Tales...

link-Nautical Tales (https://www.marinewatch.info/library/stories.html)

How about wide bay bar. The story is here although I can't help but wonder where the shrouds and backstays are myself. Not a...
Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 10-01-2007, 00:08
Replies: 16
Views: 3,295
Posted By yotphix
Cat man, has your limewire stopped working in the...

Cat man, has your limewire stopped working in the New Year? I'm not sure if the thing has been shut down or if the new ISP I'm with blocks Peer-to-Peer downloading. (We shifted the yacht to Mexico...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 10-01-2007, 00:05
Replies: 17
Views: 6,170
Posted By yotphix
There it is! Definitive proof of the superiority...

There it is! Definitive proof of the superiority of Monhulls as ocean going craft. Since only one hull was damaged, it follows that a mono would have missed the whale all together! Monos have a 50%...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 09-01-2007, 23:52
Replies: 27
Views: 8,884
Posted By yotphix
Good point Del, I hadn't considered that...

Good point Del, I hadn't considered that eventuality.(Certainty?)

Hard not to agree with Louis Riel that tubing would be infinitely preferable as a thing to fall on and to save you. When I...
Forum: Training, Licensing & Certification 08-01-2007, 00:47
Replies: 130
Views: 20,798
Posted By yotphix
Good point! Although only mostly true. Radar...

Good point! Although only mostly true. Radar reflectors give much bigger returns than the boats that they are on and the crazy m hull stealth boat down in San Diego looks about like a 40' sailboat...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 08-01-2007, 00:04
Replies: 13
Views: 4,208
Posted By yotphix
Not to hijack but I'm curious what advantages...

Not to hijack but I'm curious what advantages something like that has over a cruising cat. At first glance it seems rather silly! Hard to imagine what storm tactics would consist of other than...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 07-01-2007, 16:12
Replies: 27
Views: 8,884
Posted By yotphix
It is a heck of alot easier to visually inspect...

It is a heck of alot easier to visually inspect for chafe than to guess the condition of coated stainless. And Del, with all due respect, I wouldn't intentionally be betting my life or my wife on...
Forum: Training, Licensing & Certification 06-01-2007, 21:56
Replies: 130
Views: 20,798
Posted By yotphix
. Sure Sean...I think the New Hampshire...

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Sure Sean...I think the New Hampshire plate still says "Live Free or Die"! I always wondered why you have to chose though. I plan to live free and THEN die!
Forum: Training, Licensing & Certification 05-01-2007, 13:16
Replies: 130
Views: 20,798
Posted By yotphix
Sean, does your Aunt ever look at her license...

Sean, does your Aunt ever look at her license plate?
Forum: Training, Licensing & Certification 05-01-2007, 12:55
Replies: 130
Views: 20,798
Posted By yotphix
I got it I got it! Just issue terrorist licences...

I got it I got it! Just issue terrorist licences and leave the harmless boaters alone! Lincensing terrorists should make it real easy to keep track of them whether they use boats, planes, buses or...
Forum: Marine Electronics 02-01-2007, 21:11
Replies: 16
Views: 4,087
Posted By yotphix
Interesting program! Do I understand correctly...

Interesting program! Do I understand correctly that this system is somehow using vhf to transmit data? How is this possible offshore? The "how it works page isn't up yet!"
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 26-12-2006, 22:27
Replies: 7
Views: 3,222
Posted By yotphix
While it is usually true that the west website...

While it is usually true that the west website has everything you see in the stores and or the catalogue, they do like to remind you that they are separate entities. Try calling a store and asking...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 25-12-2006, 19:45
Replies: 13
Views: 17,656
Posted By yotphix
Hey great tip. I have used wink toilet bowl...

Hey great tip. I have used wink toilet bowl cleaner for years with the same effect. Just be careful with LPU paints because it will dull them.
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 25-12-2006, 19:40
Replies: 57
Views: 11,030
Posted By yotphix
Hey sully, Listen, for what it's worth,...

Hey sully,

Listen, for what it's worth, your proposition doesn't hold water for me. I have lived and traveled in the US extensively and hear and see all the same news that Americans see and...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 19-12-2006, 21:45
Replies: 62
Views: 10,543
Posted By yotphix
Interesting you should say that del. A friend...

Interesting you should say that del. A friend who was an army tank mechanic once told me that in the field when changing oil they pump the dirty right into the fuel tanks! Not that I am...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 14-12-2006, 22:18
Replies: 21
Views: 6,779
Posted By yotphix
Rogue waves revealed Boat/US Magazine - Find...

Rogue waves revealed Boat/US Magazine - Find Articles (https://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQK/is_6_9/ai_n7071517)
Is a short article that dicusses rogue waves in the atlantic and mentions...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 10-12-2006, 11:13
Replies: 37
Views: 6,741
Posted By yotphix
Just an odd story on the topic of Chinese nuclear...

Just an odd story on the topic of Chinese nuclear power. In 1999 I was at a metal fab shop in suburban Toronto picking up a part they had made for me and a scruffy guy pulled up in a Hyundai Pony. ...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 10-12-2006, 10:55
Replies: 37
Views: 15,278
Posted By yotphix
Gord, or anyone else for that matter. With...

Gord, or anyone else for that matter. With respect to the method of joining different gauge wire, what about terminal strips with appropriatly sized ring terminals properly affixed, strips mounted...
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