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Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 05-06-2012, 09:29
Replies: 19
Views: 2,899
Posted By svcambria
Re: Please settle a bet. Santa Barbara Channel Islands

You are actually correct - tankers from Japan would not go through the Santa Barbara Channel on their way to San Francisco. Ships from Japan would follow the path of least expense, close to great...
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 25-05-2012, 16:34
Replies: 8
Views: 2,056
Posted By svcambria
Re: Raiatea to San Diego

You can decide yourself!

Check:

Nautical Publications (https://www.ukho.gov.uk/ProductsandServices/PaperPublications/Pages/NauticalPubs.aspx)
for Publication 136, Ocean Passages of the World,...
Forum: Fishing, Recreation & Fun 13-01-2012, 14:53
Replies: 57
Views: 11,893
Posted By svcambria
Re: Ultimate Saltwater Fishing Setup

Saltwater fishing set up: hand line (about 3/16" or so triple strand nylon) 50 to 80 feet long, a thimble at the end, swivel, six feet or so of (big) wire leader. Easy to make, easy to maintain, easy...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 20-11-2011, 09:34
Replies: 48
Views: 5,967
Posted By svcambria
Re: Is 'this' Possible, or Is it Suicide ?

From the recent past:



Could this possibly be a troll? Anyone heard from the original poster lately?

Michael
Forum: Challenges 14-11-2011, 20:08
Replies: 20
Views: 3,987
Posted By svcambria
Re: What Do You Bring to Trade Later when You Go Cruising ?

Works just about everywhere you want to be...

Michael
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 14-11-2011, 19:10
Replies: 99
Views: 23,452
Posted By svcambria
Re: Gunkholing the Pacific Coast of Mexico

Also Isla San Martin just north of San Quentin, and Bahia Santa Margarita just south of Magdalena...

Michael
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 13-11-2011, 17:46
Replies: 102
Views: 13,608
Posted By svcambria
Re: Crew Wants to Abandon Ship, but Skipper Doesn't . . .

Definitely. When the skipper of the whaling vessel Essex had to deal with his nephew in a skiff on their way to Chile, he ate him...

Michael
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 10-11-2011, 18:55
Replies: 24
Views: 2,401
Posted By svcambria
Re: What Is YOUR Best Translation of this ?

Well, it seems that in spite of not doing what was supposed to be done, everyone agrees that nothing much happened because of it and everybody should just keep on agreeing to that into the future......
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 07-11-2011, 14:52
Replies: 41
Views: 7,301
Posted By svcambria
Re: Video of Russian Warship Ripping Up a Somali Pirate Vessel

Yeah, warning shot to the forehead...

Michael
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 06-11-2011, 19:43
Replies: 56
Views: 8,720
Posted By svcambria
Re: Sharing My Knuckle-Dragging Neanderthal Side with My Cruising Friends

Ah, reading about this is all so sad since I just had to give up on my 1993 Ford Exploder with the six cylinder engine and fold-down back seat...And a space in the dash for an FM radio... Oh, the...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 31-10-2011, 13:11
Replies: 21
Views: 6,760
Posted By svcambria
Re: Calculating Passage Times on 1000nm+ Routes

Well, actually "the more precise the estimate will be..."

Dealing with items like Pilot Charts and past experience are great, very recommended, but Pilot Charts are climate, not the weather you...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 31-10-2011, 09:39
Replies: 21
Views: 6,760
Posted By svcambria
Re: Calculating Passage Times on 1000nm+ Routes

The 0.707 is the sine (and in this one instance, the cosine) of a 45 degree angle - so it would probably be trotted out when tacking.
Considering one will not know the weather more than a few days...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 31-10-2011, 09:26
Replies: 84
Views: 11,181
Posted By svcambria
Re: 2 anchors?

A variation: my boat sails as well, so I deploy the first anchor as normally, then drop a second straight down (about a 1.1:1 scope) which puts a brake on sailing during a wind event. Obviously not...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 24-10-2011, 18:34
Replies: 99
Views: 53,298
Posted By svcambria
Re: Tender for 40' Yacht ?

This is not too far from "How long is a piece of string?" but will give it a shot -
in dingies, longer is better (for planing), and if you intend on visiting places some distance from where you are...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 24-10-2011, 15:02
Replies: 7
Views: 3,427
Posted By svcambria
Re: Reflagging boat

How do you know Bob is his uncle? And for that matter, what does that have to do with the price of tea in China? This is all higgledy-piggledy... :whistling:

Michael
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 24-10-2011, 10:51
Replies: 6
Views: 3,826
Posted By svcambria
Re: Masthead Toggles

Hola John!
The rigger is probably correct, that the size difference is immaterial, or at worst the toggle will bend itself around the pin! However, I have a 1982 Kenyon mast as well and would worry...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 21-10-2011, 15:22
Replies: 4
Views: 2,532
Posted By svcambria
Re: ST 48 Lewmar Winches aka (this old boat blues)

Ah, brake cleaner - will keep that in mind.
I have used WD-40 spray with success in the past - with the rags, old toothbrushes, and toothpicks.

Michael
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 21-10-2011, 11:36
Replies: 4
Views: 2,532
Posted By svcambria
Re: ST 48 Lewmar Winches aka (this old boat blues)

Lewmar web site, Support section, PDF page 14, 48 two speed self tailing winch diagram:

https://www.lewmar.com/%5Cassets%5Cimg%5Cdataset%5CManual-Winch%20Part%20Manual%20-%20Volume%2010.pdf
...
Forum: Marine Electronics 20-10-2011, 20:07
Replies: 10
Views: 1,877
Posted By svcambria
Re: SSB Newbie

AN alternative is a satellite-based phone system - there is a company competing with Iridium which works in some of the Caribbean and costs much less, and just about everybody you could wish to...
Forum: Marine Electronics 20-10-2011, 20:04
Replies: 10
Views: 1,877
Posted By svcambria
Re: SSB Newbie

Hola RBE!
If you have the slightest inclination, get a general ham license - then you can:
get a very small (car stereo sized) Icom 706 out of eBay with an SGC tuner for a few hundred and hopefully...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 19-10-2011, 14:29
Replies: 16
Views: 3,339
Posted By svcambria
Re: Chinese yacht sinks

I believe that you don't want a Chinese launch system (air bags over a too-steep incline) like this.

Michael
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 17-10-2011, 20:35
Replies: 42
Views: 26,121
Posted By svcambria
Re: dockline snubbers

Page down this URL to the stainless steel snubber, popular in Europe and South Pacific:

ULTRA Chain Grab | Chain Grab Bridle Snubbers | Quickline USA...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 17-10-2011, 17:50
Replies: 40
Views: 7,152
Posted By svcambria
Re: The Ultimate Head?

Foolproof??? Ha ha ha ha ha...
Tried a sticker like this on the commode:
https://n5fdl.com/davids-blog/2008/9/21/dont-hire-bozos.html
Didn't work, but I have a Groco Series K. Not super thrifty on...
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 16-10-2011, 11:11
Replies: 74
Views: 12,220
Posted By svcambria
Re: Entering Mexico

Naw, you just tell them you caught it on a different boat... ;-)

Their struggle is with sportfishing boats that will catch 20 or 30 predator fish (tuna, dorado, wahoo) per person per day. If you...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 16-10-2011, 09:42
Replies: 14
Views: 7,266
Posted By svcambria
Re: Yanmar Exhaust Manifold Corrosion

I believe you are correct about the lack of zincs in the engine - at least my 4JH3E doesn't have any.
Possible cause - an electrical ground attached to the engine manifold?

Michael
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