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Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 18-01-2008, 17:58 |
Replies: 10
Views: 14,705
Posted By
OldYachtie
$$$$ but people love them
Of course, they cost huuuuge bucks. The only place I know of to get them is ScanMarine in Seattle. See Boat heating and cooling experts, Wallas heaters, Ardic heaters and other diesel boat... |
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 18-01-2008, 17:29 |
Replies: 136
Views: 20,156
Posted By
OldYachtie
Catamarans' motion
A beamy, light boat will have a quicker motion than a narrow, heavy one. A good catamaran is a very beamy, light boat, indeed. Ted Brewer made an equation to quantify this, and called it the... |
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 17-01-2008, 23:50 |
Replies: 421
Poll: Only One Anchor
Views: 67,796
Posted By
OldYachtie
HT shackles are available
You can get strong shackles now, so big links are apparently no longer necessary. See Oversize Links (https://www.1st-chainsupply.com/chain/oversizelinks.html) (I have no connection, and no... |
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 17-01-2008, 19:30 |
Replies: 13
Views: 2,518
Posted By
OldYachtie
Cockpit enclosures on cats- you mean like this one?
See 65 Foot Sailing Catamaran Design by Tim Dunn (https://www.dunnanddunnrealtors.com/Catamaran.html) |
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 17-01-2008, 01:48 |
Replies: 259
Views: 92,463
Posted By
OldYachtie
181 NM = @ 133 foot pounds = @ 65 hp. diesel
Hi, Fastcat That (181 NM) looks about equivalent to a 65 hp diesel, in terms of torque at the speed they are usually run, ie. about 2/3 of the max rated rpm. ( HP = Torque * RPM / 5,252 ) For... |
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 09-01-2008, 14:11 |
Replies: 421
Poll: Only One Anchor
Views: 67,796
Posted By
OldYachtie
Holding power
The problem with "holding power" is that it varies with the bottom. IMHO, the Rocna/Manson Supreme type is best in the typical sand or firm mud bottom, but the Fortress is best in soft bottoms, and... |
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 08-01-2008, 19:07 |
Replies: 421
Poll: Only One Anchor
Views: 67,796
Posted By
OldYachtie
Anchor prices
Seer, this is a place to post stuff about sailing, sailboats, sailing destinations etc. I am sure that there are a lot of great political, news, and current events websites where you could post your... |
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 08-01-2008, 01:21 |
Replies: 421
Poll: Only One Anchor
Views: 67,796
Posted By
OldYachtie
But how much does the lass mass?
No specifics there, I fear, and it doesn't seem meant, as you say, for ordinary yachtsmen-ie. those using anchors under 75 kilos. I always use anchors that weigh less than my wife. And, oh dear,... |
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 08-01-2008, 00:02 |
Replies: 421
Poll: Only One Anchor
Views: 67,796
Posted By
OldYachtie
-Reply to Seer
Hi, Seer-not 15' long, long enough to reach 15' forward of the boat, probably about 55' of line, as you suggest. The beam is 35' 6", but 7' less at the the sampson posts. The Liberty 2500 is... |
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 07-01-2008, 23:07 |
Replies: 421
Poll: Only One Anchor
Views: 67,796
Posted By
OldYachtie
What I will buy for that next boat in the way of anchoring gear-
If I could have only one store-bought anchor, it would be a Rocna, and that's how I voted. It looks like the best general purpose design to me, and it comes in bigger sizes than the Manson. ... |
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 07-01-2008, 22:31 |
Replies: 421
Poll: Only One Anchor
Views: 67,796
Posted By
OldYachtie
Is your "Canadian mizzen" bigger than your trysail?
Seer, my point isn't that you, personally, don't know enough to make an anchor, it is that you had better know as much as an experienced, certified welder who is experienced using the particular... |
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 07-01-2008, 21:53 |
Replies: 421
Poll: Only One Anchor
Views: 67,796
Posted By
OldYachtie
RE: Why aren't more anchors rated by Lloyd's?
Well, one reason is that many anchors are from countries that aren't all that close to Great Britain, culturally. The U.S. isn't a part of the Commonwealth, for example. Lloyd's approval means... |
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 07-01-2008, 17:34 |
Replies: 421
Poll: Only One Anchor
Views: 67,796
Posted By
OldYachtie
Home made anchors, or anchors made by a buddy "who can weld."
To bring a little math into this discussion, steel can vary from 36,00 psi to 250,000 psi in yield strength, depending on the alloy and heat treatment. That is almost 700% variation, which is why I... |
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 07-01-2008, 16:43 |
Replies: 421
Poll: Only One Anchor
Views: 67,796
Posted By
OldYachtie
Thermite welding one's own anchor
Unless you know this for a fact, ie. that this works well with manganese steel, I wouldn't do it--I have a metal working shop, (see Metal Art Sculpture, Steel Sculpture by Tim Dunn... |
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 07-01-2008, 15:22 |
Replies: 421
Poll: Only One Anchor
Views: 67,796
Posted By
OldYachtie
Anchors aren't made of just any old steel-
Seer-A good anchor, like the Delta, is made with high manganese steel, which is quite difficult to weld without getting cracks in the welds. High manganese steel (12 to 14% manganese) is very... |
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 07-01-2008, 14:36 |
Replies: 421
Poll: Only One Anchor
Views: 67,796
Posted By
OldYachtie
Maybe you've never heard of Eric Hiscock.....
Seer-Maybe you've never heard of Eric Hiscock.....but if it weren't for him, I don't think there would be many cruisers out there making ocean voyages. |
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 06-01-2008, 00:20 |
Replies: 421
Poll: Only One Anchor
Views: 67,796
Posted By
OldYachtie
I read lots of bad things about CQRs, but--My...
I read lots of bad things about CQRs, but--My 34', 18,000 sailboat never dragged its 45# CQR, not once in a hundred different anchorages, but I anchored with a 3/8" all BBB chain rode. I didn't... |
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 02-01-2008, 20:58 |
Replies: 10
Views: 9,646
Posted By
OldYachtie
Balsa must be protected-
They say some foams soften in the tropical sun. Never had any problems with balsa despite years of using a boat with balsa deck for heavy duty cruising. When you mount something in balsa, you... |
Forum: General Sailing Forum 02-01-2008, 20:50 |
Replies: 42
Views: 11,141
Posted By
OldYachtie
Flotsom and Jetsom
Hit a few logs with my old boat, a 9 ton, long keel-attached rudder sailboat, cruising at 5 or 6 kn. in British Columbia. There would be a thump, and then a log would float to the surface about 150'... |
Forum: Powered Boats 27-12-2007, 13:10 |
Replies: 142
Views: 67,705
Posted By
OldYachtie
Since most sailboats are also powerboats, the...
Since most sailboats are also powerboats, the distinction isn't that clear. If you want a roomy, fast powerboat, you are going to pay for it. People going offshore on pure powerboats are quite... |
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 15-12-2007, 15:03 |
Replies: 51
Views: 19,720
Posted By
OldYachtie
An abridged version of the Profession Boatbuilder class-
Can be read at this link- https://www.marinelightning.com/EXCHANGEOct2007Final.pdf |
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 14-12-2007, 22:16 |
Replies: 51
Views: 19,720
Posted By
OldYachtie
Professional Boatbuilder Magazine has a free...
Professional Boatbuilder Magazine has a free online lecture about this. You have to register to take it, but no $$ involved. The gist of the article was that lightning wants to ground to the... |
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 02-12-2007, 20:03 |
Replies: 19
Views: 9,145
Posted By
OldYachtie
If you are looking for good prices on yacht gear,...
If you are looking for good prices on yacht gear, check out defender.com (I have no connection, and no experience with them.) |
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 29-11-2007, 21:00 |
Replies: 49
Views: 6,975
Posted By
OldYachtie
Dan, I feel obliged to point out that there is a...
Dan, I feel obliged to point out that there is a difference between "doing" as quoted in the tagline, and attempting to do. I didn't tell Beau it wasn't going to work out, he told us it wasn't... |
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 29-11-2007, 20:22 |
Replies: 49
Views: 6,975
Posted By
OldYachtie
New theory of naval architecture
Then he says that his boat is (OOPS, TYPO-I MEANT ISN'T) working out as well as he had hoped. :rolleyes: If I had to guess, I'd guess that the previous prototypes were very light and very flat on... |
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