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Forum: General Sailing Forum 14-11-2023, 22:29
Replies: 233
Views: 42,917
Posted By Night_Sailor
Re: Nicholson 38 sunk on Baja Ha-Ha

I don't see any justification for hugging the coast so close. I can't see any reason to be closer than 1 or 2 nautical miles.

I've sailed the coast of California some. I have a strict rule to...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 07-11-2023, 18:56
Replies: 45
Views: 6,582
Posted By Night_Sailor
Re: Hard Dodger Window Material

I am building one now using glass for visibility, on a heavy duty aluminum structure, designed to carry traveler loads on top.
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 20-10-2023, 15:13
Replies: 43
Views: 6,967
Posted By Night_Sailor
Re: Heaving to vs. fore reaching: defining characteristics

Many boats will still forereach. Forereaching simply means you are sailing out of your slick.

Heaving-to is surprisingly effective. It has to be done in a gale to appreciate how well it...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 18-07-2023, 12:32
Replies: 90
Views: 9,587
Posted By Night_Sailor
Re: Thoughts about this

Luff your jib and tack around.
Forum: Vendor Spotlight - Great Deals for CF Members! 16-07-2023, 20:43
Replies: 46
Views: 4,795
Posted By Night_Sailor
Re: New Ultra Marine West Giveaway!

https://www.ultramarinewest.com/ultra-anchor/
Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-07-2023, 14:41
Replies: 61
Views: 4,809
Posted By Night_Sailor
Re: "Knots"?

I have a paddle wheel knotmeter. I have never used it. In fact I'm contemplating glassing it over.



SOG is all that matters unless your instruments all die, in a lightning strike or nuclear...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-07-2023, 14:37
Replies: 46
Views: 5,463
Posted By Night_Sailor
Re: How to know if there is enough room for you in the anchorage?

Ditto all this.
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 09-07-2023, 14:29
Replies: 25
Views: 2,658
Posted By Night_Sailor
Re: Best way to get last 1/2 inch out of bilges.

Wet/Dry vacuum and remove the filter.
Forum: Meets & Greets 26-06-2023, 12:09
Replies: 49
Views: 3,181
Posted By Night_Sailor
Re: new guy, looking for advise

Before you do anything else. Take lessons on a dinghy then a small keel boat. Then a cruising boat. You have to know what you are doing.


Also, you better be good mechanically and technically....
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 12-06-2023, 11:25
Replies: 77
Views: 9,078
Posted By Night_Sailor
Re: Apparently I am losing my people skills.

Sounds like you have not has an accurate accounting of everything. I had the same thing happen to me, and the worker kept asking for money and I finally had to cut him off. He stopped working.
...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 10-06-2023, 20:17
Replies: 92
Views: 10,177
Posted By Night_Sailor
Re: NEED A RIGGER - fly to Outer Banks NC (Please)

Do you have a reliable motor?



Build a frame to hold the mast. Load up the parts and pieces. Motor to a location with a rigger.



Consider a bladder tank for extended range.
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 08-06-2023, 22:03
Replies: 265
Views: 21,400
Posted By Night_Sailor
Re: How much anchor is too much anchor?

I meant Spade anchor. Not Plow. Thanks for the correction.

Forgot the mention that Bud can was a form for Lead. 16 ounces of lead by volume is 11 lbs.


They do change the angle of the...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 07-06-2023, 21:20
Replies: 265
Views: 21,400
Posted By Night_Sailor
Re: How much anchor is too much anchor?

Storms are no stronger now than in the past. You still need to be prepared for them.



Do not buy that anchor. It is a POS. If I bought a boat with a CQR, it would be the very first thing I...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 05-05-2023, 10:03
Replies: 24
Views: 2,306
Posted By Night_Sailor
Re: Newfoundland to the Chesapeake - thoughts?

Leave right now. Broad reach.
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 05-05-2023, 09:35
Replies: 27
Views: 2,286
Posted By Night_Sailor
Re: Small diaphram pump to deal with bilge pump backflow?

I use check valve on both my bilge pumps, and they work well to stop cycling.



If you want a dry bilge, the best thing is a wet/dry shop vacuum with the filter removed. I've thought about...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 29-03-2023, 10:24
Replies: 69
Views: 7,473
Posted By Night_Sailor
Re: Deck re-core from below

I agree with the others about working from the top. It does not take that long to open it up, scoop out rotten and wet core. I take it back to dry core.


It is much cleaner to work from the...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 18-03-2023, 11:06
Replies: 31
Views: 4,593
Posted By Night_Sailor
Re: Will head tanks gravity drain effectively?

I do it exactly as Peggy stated with separate pump-out, head-discharge inlet, and drain lines.
Forum: Fishing, Recreation & Fun 06-02-2023, 10:10
Replies: 50
Views: 7,575
Posted By Night_Sailor
Re: Shore transportation - Bikes

That is the worst v-blog out there. those people are so boring and seem to think their lives are interesting. I scanned through this link and found nothing about e-bikes.



A better move...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 27-11-2022, 16:04
Replies: 74
Views: 9,918
Posted By Night_Sailor
Re: Autopilot failure on long passage

Learn to sail? There are lots of clever ways to get a boat to self steer--particularly down wind or upwind. Across the wind is tougher.



Wind vane, sail combinations, combinations of lines...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 23-09-2022, 13:41
Replies: 36
Views: 4,172
Posted By Night_Sailor
Re: Shipping from Panama to SOuth Florida

I can recommend a delivery crew and skipper. forget about shipping it. Figure the cost to get it to the canal, transit the canal and sail back. At least $400 a day for the skipper including the...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 23-09-2022, 12:41
Replies: 90
Views: 11,007
Posted By Night_Sailor
Re: 14 days at sea 3 blokes one woman - food/kitchen must haves

Freeze dried sounds horrible to me. I find I typically need two portions of prepared foods. They are not sized for someone 6'4". I avoid starches being diabetic. You should check to see if anyone...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 23-09-2022, 11:19
Replies: 105
Views: 18,617
Posted By Night_Sailor
Re: Cruisers are no longer welcome in Florida!

I've been reading about Florida issues like these for years, and signed a few petitions supporting anchoring, even though I never sail there. I have little interest in that.

My suggestion? Do...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 23-09-2022, 10:05
Replies: 89
Views: 7,702
Posted By Night_Sailor
Re: 304 vs 316 on deck

Treat your boat like an airplane. A critical piece like this is not where you should even be thinking about cost. Go with the better grade of stainless. That's 316.


Could you do it in...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 23-09-2022, 10:00
Replies: 167
Views: 17,935
Posted By Night_Sailor
Re: I hate my induction plate!

Interesting. I've always been a fan of gas cooking. Presently stuck with a miserable electric range. I cook on cast iron unless boiling water.


I would like to eliminate propane on board...
Forum: Crew Positions: Wanted & Available 31-08-2022, 22:51
Replies: 201
Views: 15,913
Posted By Night_Sailor
Re: looking for three flat earth theory followers

Just how do you think you will prove it to them? they are batshit crazy and invent a million excuses. It is easy enough to prove we are on a globe.
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