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Forum: OpenCPN 06-04-2024, 18:07
Replies: 4
Views: 405
Posted By Jordan
Charts for Vanuatu and Solomon Islands

Can anyone recommend a chart source for Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands?

The CM93 charts I have now are ok but not great.
Forum: OpenCPN 25-03-2024, 18:52
Replies: 3
Views: 196
Posted By Jordan
Re: CM93 Doesn't Resolve Above 40S

Thanks!! That was it - just a corrupted download.
Forum: OpenCPN 25-03-2024, 17:29
Replies: 3
Views: 196
Posted By Jordan
CM93 Doesn't Resolve Above 40S

I recently started using OpenCPN again after 3 years, and I'm running into some problems with the CM93 package I was using fine before.

Basically, it only shows the charts below 40deg S....
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 09-03-2023, 10:36
Replies: 9
Views: 1,239
Posted By Jordan
Re: Question regarding covered Dyneema and Jammers

For Maxijacket - I'd pull the cover back to expose the core and apply the coating?


On my last big trip I broke my 12mm 2nd and 3rd polyester reef lines on different occasions - it was the radius...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 09-03-2023, 05:11
Replies: 9
Views: 1,239
Posted By Jordan
Question regarding covered Dyneema and Jammers

I want to move to covered dyneema reefing lines, like warp speed, etc.

My reefing lines are in-boom, and I have a spacecraft gooseneck with integrated cams/jammers.

If all the strength is in...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 25-12-2022, 17:45
Replies: 23
Views: 1,982
Posted By Jordan
Re: 316 WLL Metallurgy Advice Needed

What is a "full penetration" weld?

I thought a 316 weld was supposed to be done with a 60° angle between the two welded faces.
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 25-12-2022, 05:24
Replies: 23
Views: 1,982
Posted By Jordan
Re: 316 WLL Metallurgy Advice Needed

markxengineerin and rslifkin: It sounds like the difference is due to specmanship more than actual process.

Is annealing popular for sailing hardware? My understanding is that it lowers the...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 23-12-2022, 12:24
Replies: 23
Views: 1,982
Posted By Jordan
316 WLL Metallurgy Advice Needed

Hi!

I need a custom piece of stainless made for a weird babystay setup. My plan was to have it welded locally.

Looking at various stainless hardware manufacturers I see a wide range of WLL...
Forum: OpenCPN 10-01-2021, 17:46
Replies: 1
Views: 599
Posted By Jordan
Thank You OpenCPN

I spent the last 3 years sailing from Florida to the Beagle Channel, then across to NZ, with no chartplotter - only OpenCPN. There are places in the south of Chile where the only reliable GPS nav is...
Forum: OpenCPN 10-01-2021, 17:42
Replies: 2
Views: 582
Posted By Jordan
Stupid Question About Garmin Radar Interface

In the documentation for the Garmin radar overlay, it refers to the cat5 output of the "radar scanner".

Is the radar scanner the actual radar unit (i.e. a Fantom 18, etc), or an intermediate piece...
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 14-03-2019, 13:43
Replies: 20
Views: 4,568
Posted By Jordan
Cruising up the Yangtze?

I can't find any info regarding the feasibility of taking a sailboat up the Yangtze river.

Has anyone done it? Does anyone know if its definitively impossible?

Thanks!!
Forum: Marine Electronics 23-01-2019, 14:22
Replies: 8
Views: 1,690
Posted By Jordan
Re: What is this bulb (20 year old deck light)?

Amazing. Got an LED one for $15 on amazon. Thanks everyone!

In retrospect it's ridiculous how long we've been living without a deck light.
Forum: Marine Electronics 23-01-2019, 13:47
Replies: 8
Views: 1,690
Posted By Jordan
What is this bulb (20 year old deck light)?

Hello -

Can anyone help me identify this bulb? It's 111mm wide and has screw terminals on the back. It's from my deck light and I need a new one. The boat is 20 years old and french. The glass...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 29-10-2018, 05:26
Replies: 11
Views: 3,636
Posted By Jordan
Re: DIY Whisker Pole Sheet Release?

This is also a great idea, and super easy to rig.

Id need chafe protection for the sheet, but other than that it's all stuff I already have.

Thanks!!
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 26-10-2018, 00:38
Replies: 11
Views: 3,636
Posted By Jordan
Re: DIY Whisker Pole Sheet Release?

This is a great idea! The pad eyes I'm using on the mast will make the pole un-jibable (word?) anyway, so the other sheet won't be doing anything anyway.
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 25-10-2018, 18:48
Replies: 11
Views: 3,636
Posted By Jordan
DIY Whisker Pole Sheet Release?

I'm headed out for a long downwind crossing in less than a week, and since I lack a spinnaker I've decided to rig up a whisker pole for my genoa.

The marina I'm at had an old aluminum mast that's...
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 07-08-2018, 05:57
Replies: 3
Views: 1,645
Posted By Jordan
Insurance for French Polynesia LS Visa

Skymed is $89/month for both of us, which is expensive. Had anyone used anything cheaper to meet the requirements for a LS visa in French Polynesia?
Forum: Marine Electronics 01-07-2018, 19:53
Replies: 110
Views: 32,220
Posted By Jordan
Re: Iridium Go - is it really a good deal?

Sounds like the answer is that I'm already using it as cheap as possible for daily weather downloads.

Some cruiser friends I met use a 9555 and told me that they pay roughly $1 to download 1 grib...
Forum: Marine Electronics 29-06-2018, 14:54
Replies: 110
Views: 32,220
Posted By Jordan
Iridium Go - is it really a good deal?

I've had an iridium Go for 1 year. It's been my primary source of weather data during a voyage from Florida to the Beagle Channel.

My monthly bill is between $90 and $125.

I have the Blue Cosmo...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 23-06-2018, 15:29
Replies: 42
Views: 5,647
Posted By Jordan
Re: Motor oil replaced by Diesel - what do I need to fix?

I'll believe anything you say at this point. When I changed the oil there was almost 7 liters where the nominal capacity is 4L.

Regarding full synthetic - a few years ago I rebuilt an old ford gas...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 23-06-2018, 14:07
Replies: 42
Views: 5,647
Posted By Jordan
Re: Motor oil replaced by Diesel - what do I need to fix?

Im headed from Puerto Montt Chile to Valparaiso (Santiago), then Antofagasta before crossing the Pacific.

My girlfriend and I spent the last 6 months sailing from Buenos Aires to the Beagle...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 23-06-2018, 14:04
Replies: 42
Views: 5,647
Posted By Jordan
Re: Motor oil replaced by Diesel - what do I need to fix?

You guys are amazing :)

After the pump repair and oil change I ran it with no load at 1500 RPM for 40 minutes and it was still smoking.

Today leaving Puerto Montt I ran it to get away from the...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 23-06-2018, 12:19
Replies: 42
Views: 5,647
Posted By Jordan
Re: Motor oil replaced by Diesel - what do I need to fix?

I got the new diaphragm in and its still producing a lot of blue smoke. Its enough that dockworkers were waving at me and pointing.

Its sounds fine and starts right up. Idle speed is correct at...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 18-06-2018, 12:15
Replies: 114
Views: 27,739
Posted By Jordan
Re: Catamarans Lost South Of Equ. Over Past Years

I was in Puerto Williams 3 months ago and heard about a guy who had to had to be rescued from his catamaran by Armada de Chile in the Drake last year. They left it out there.

Armada keeps...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 18-06-2018, 11:09
Replies: 42
Views: 5,647
Posted By Jordan
Re: Motor oil replaced by Diesel - what do I need to fix?

OK thanks everyone - I feel better now. I'll replace the valve seals when I get farther north because that's pretty easy, and just keep feeding her oil for now.
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