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Forum: Monohull Sailboats 05-01-2022, 16:59
Replies: 81
Views: 14,454
Posted By wtmf
Re: Old vs. New Style Cruisers

Bigger is better as long as it is fiberglass and I would have this , ...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 05-01-2022, 16:56
Replies: 21
Views: 3,110
Posted By wtmf
Re: YachtWorld Scavenger Hunt. Fast and agile or fat and comfortable?

https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/1991-custom-finya-75-7605580/?curr=USD&utm_source=search%20alerts&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=YW_SearchAlerts&utm_content=12162021. this boat has it all and with a...
Forum: Powered Boats 03-03-2020, 12:37
Replies: 45
Views: 28,523
Posted By wtmf
Re: Time & Fuel Cost for ICW Cruise Maine to Key West

Hello I am in Maine and have a Cary 50 that I am converting into a trimaran sailboat. I am getting next to zero help even when talking with qualified fiberglass people because they are just to busy....
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 02-03-2020, 09:38
Replies: 48
Views: 11,448
Posted By wtmf
Re: DIY Vertical Electric Rope Winch

wheel chair motors
Forum: Electric Propulsion (EP) 02-03-2020, 09:31
Replies: 100
Views: 21,592
Posted By wtmf
Re: Silent Yachts Electric Cat

I call BS because these 2, both graduated as engineers in what I don't know, set up an electric 4.8 kW forklift motor, ...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 02-03-2020, 07:32
Replies: 420
Views: 45,896
Posted By wtmf
Re: Low Cost Cruising Details

In my opinion expenses is money spent above and beyond "normal". An example would be going out to eat and paying $30 for a steak when buying and cooking the same steak would be $5 so if you are...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 02-03-2020, 05:55
Replies: 18
Views: 2,991
Posted By wtmf
Re: Weirdest sailing movie/scene ever?!

I clicked the link and they want to put THEIR cookies in MY computer. Since I am polite I will only say that the amount of profanity I have to say about cookies would make a sailor blush.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 24-01-2020, 23:42
Replies: 47
Views: 9,168
Posted By wtmf
Re: Want Mattress advice please.

I put a fire escape type of grid under mine to keep moisture from building up. I have a queen size foam mattress that I got at the local discount store, it is 10 to 12 inches thick but only cost...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 12-01-2020, 02:07
Replies: 79
Views: 26,611
Posted By wtmf
Re: Explain to an idiot what spring lines are for

In my ABC classI was taught the spring lines went from the bow of the boat to aft of the stern on the dock and the aft line of the boat goes forward of the bow on the dock and lines on the bow...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 21-11-2019, 06:00
Replies: 197
Views: 24,830
Posted By wtmf
Re: Standing Watch in High Crime Anchorage

better to have it" fire arms" and not need it than to need it/fire arms and not have it. ANYONE that thinks firearms are not needed don't need fire extinguishes, safety lines or life boats. The...
Forum: Other 19-11-2019, 01:43
Replies: 61
Views: 7,833
Posted By wtmf
Re: General Documents for Entry at Foreign Ports

what would be needed if instead of a dingy I use a hovercraft? could also use it to go to the store, "on land"?
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 07-11-2019, 09:35
Replies: 81
Views: 18,399
Posted By wtmf
Re: Tankless water heaters

I have a stainless tank shaped like a donut and use a 100 watt light bulb to heat the water. Depending on the outside temp it can get very hot in 6 hours but if it is cold at night it will take all...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 20-10-2019, 22:13
Replies: 150
Views: 12,601
Posted By wtmf
Re: Stack vs Inmast

Do you have a roller furling? do you like it? now imagine that as the main sail! What is the discussion about this is a no brainer. I am very excited to post my set up once it is finished.
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 01-10-2019, 10:32
Replies: 34
Views: 8,821
Posted By wtmf
Re: WiFi Range Extender vs MiFi Hotspot vs etc

I have 6759 songs that is suppose to last for 19.8 days and 528 movies and that doesn't include box sets, TV series or 4 in one case, THANK GOD I WILL NOT HAVE TO HOOK UP!!!
Forum: Crew Positions: Wanted & Available 19-09-2019, 08:41
Replies: 0
Crew Available: available
Views: 596
Posted By wtmf
available

American man in Ukraine until December 9th. Can be available first week of December. Leaving Ukraine or any place in Europe would like to go to central America or Caribbean. I have blue water...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 24-07-2019, 18:28
Replies: 13
Views: 1,918
Posted By wtmf
Re: Help troubleshooting propane leak

buy, more,solar,panels,and,batteries,and,convert,to,electric!!!
Forum: General Sailing Forum 14-07-2019, 13:26
Replies: 281
Views: 35,121
Posted By wtmf
Re: Boarded with bad intentions?

flare guns or flares in general. It would be terrible top accidentally spill boiling oil from cooking all over them. not to mention all the soap knives in the galley.
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 01-05-2019, 01:21
Replies: 542
Views: 55,237
Posted By wtmf
Re: Budget Be Damned

I did a lot of rounding off so 11000 devided by 32 months andIget just under $345 per month. now if I didn't do anything wrong what is the problem?
Forum: Our Community 24-04-2019, 06:27
Replies: 40
Views: 12,120
Posted By wtmf
Re: Cannabis and seasickness - What we know now.

if you have that stuff In ANY form you shouldn't have to worry about getting sea sick because by the the time you get out of prison you will be to old to sail.
GINGER is the natural solution and...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 06-04-2019, 18:32
Replies: 73
Views: 8,673
Posted By wtmf
Re: You are responsible for your wake...

can't fix stupid BUT we can hope karma will find a shallow rock with his name on it.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-04-2019, 17:40
Replies: 49
Views: 7,958
Posted By wtmf
Re: 200 Watts of Solar

make sure the panels charge at 18 volts. 12 volts charging 12 volts will NOT top off. ebay is good to see what is out there and the prices
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 06-04-2019, 17:34
Replies: 65
Views: 7,228
Posted By wtmf
Re: How to cut weight in a multihall

marine plywood weighs a ton and I would agree with replacing ALL of it with carbon. I HATE that tris are built using ply instead of foam core. I bought a Cary 50 project that had started replacing...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 03-04-2019, 05:11
Replies: 301
Views: 19,638
Posted By wtmf
Re: Would mandatory licensing change things?

Ron WHITE said "you can't fix stupid" so licenses don't fix stupid in cars what makes you think a license will fix stupid In a boat?
Forum: Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 03-04-2019, 05:08
Replies: 113
Views: 16,786
Posted By wtmf
Re: Non-Sailor Looking For Advice!!

I have 2 pins and 6 screws holding my back together ar I recently discovered an eliptical and love it. do this for 20 minutes a day for two weeks and you will notice a difference. you just have to...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 01-04-2019, 17:30
Replies: 5
Views: 1,345
Posted By wtmf
Re: Is a bilge needed?

a man from Alaska told me "flat bottom flat water, deep V deep waves" not to mention side slip with flat bottom. I was on a flat bottom ferry in big waves. we got to the top and slid sideways,...
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