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Forum: Monohull Sailboats 28-08-2023, 10:50
Replies: 60
Views: 4,624
Posted By CaptFrankM
Re: Sailing without depth sounder?

I may have missed it, but what part of the Chesapeake Bay are you planning on exploring? Some parts of the Bay (mostly the tributaries) haven't been surveyed by the USCG for over 60 years.

On...
Forum: Training, Licensing & Certification 13-02-2023, 08:41
Replies: 63
Views: 9,867
Posted By CaptFrankM
Re: What training do you need to cruise?

How much formal training do you need to perform heart surgery? ABSOLUTELY NONE! Just find someone, cut them open, and start rooting around until you figure it out. Hey, people did heart surgery...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 10-02-2023, 07:56
Replies: 45
Views: 5,883
Posted By CaptFrankM
Re: Post survey & rejection: charges!!

Recently, I sold my boat - a 45-foot ketch that I had lived aboard for more than a decade. When it was up for sale, it was on the hard in the yard. The sails had been removed and stored below. ...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 20-01-2023, 15:37
Replies: 89
Views: 9,790
Posted By CaptFrankM
Re: General question about heads on a sailboat

Background first - my wife and I lived aboard a 45-foot monohull for about 20 years. Originally, it had two manual Raritan heads, plumbed to two Raritan Electrasan Type I MSDs. We removed the...
Forum: Navigation 02-01-2023, 06:35
Replies: 25
Views: 3,702
Posted By CaptFrankM
Re: Tools for ASA 105 Class

I realize that I may be late on this discussion - you probably already bought whatever you are going to use - but I would recommend that you get whatever tool the instructor is going to teach to. If...
Forum: Training, Licensing & Certification 05-02-2021, 11:58
Replies: 83
Views: 9,198
Posted By CaptFrankM
Re: Seeking Sailing Instructor Recommendations in Florida

First off, just to establish where I am coming from - I am an ASA instructor for the Maryland School of Sailing in Rock Hall, MD - we are not the school you are looking for, but we have a great...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 04-01-2021, 14:27
Replies: 79
Views: 12,605
Posted By CaptFrankM
Re: Ice in the bilge? Sad story. Or not?

I don't have an answer to your question, but I have some input on your solution. I work for a sailing school that includes two cruising boats in the inventory, both 31s (sister boats). Both of them...
Forum: Training, Licensing & Certification 13-08-2019, 04:51
Replies: 17
Views: 10,313
Posted By CaptFrankM
Re: ASA vs Offshore Sailing school

The biggest difference between the ASA and Offshore Sailing School is flexibility. There are six OSS locations, four on the Gulf Coast of Florida and two in the British Virgin Islands. On the other...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 25-09-2018, 04:06
Replies: 16
Views: 2,079
Posted By CaptFrankM
Re: CAN'T GET TRANSMISSION OUT

Thanks all for your input. I have gotten the shaft back about six inches, which should be more than enough to clear the tranny.

For those curious, I used a ratcheting tie down strap from Ace...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 20-09-2018, 08:48
Replies: 16
Views: 2,079
Posted By CaptFrankM
Re: CAN'T GET TRANSMISSION OUT

I appreciate that - but my problem is that I can't get enough space to separate the two. The transmission actually moves back about 3/4", but then it runs into the propeller shaft. I am not really...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 20-09-2018, 07:34
Replies: 16
Views: 2,079
Posted By CaptFrankM
CAN'T GET TRANSMISSION OUT

I have a leak on the forward seal of my Velvet Drive 71 transmission, attached to a Cummins B3.3M engine. I need to get to the front end of the transmission. I have removed all of the bolts,...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 03-09-2018, 10:54
Replies: 50
Views: 12,574
Posted By CaptFrankM
Re: USCG master - worth having? benefits?

OK - fair warning - I used to teach OUPV and Master's Classes for Mariners Learning Systems before the became an all on-line school. I taught for 3 weekends a month, ten months a year, for about...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 27-08-2018, 02:44
Replies: 50
Views: 12,574
Posted By CaptFrankM
Re: USCG master - worth having? benefits?

The difference between the OUPV and the master's is a one test, mostly centered on crew management, cargo handling and emergency procedures. The difference between the OUPV and the Master's is that...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 30-07-2018, 03:52
Replies: 8
Views: 4,425
Posted By CaptFrankM
Re: Bleeding Yanmar 3ym30

I work for a sailing school that uses boats that have the 3YM30AE engine. I do the maintenance on the boats, including changing fuel filters. I have never had to bleed the engines after changing...
Forum: Electric Propulsion (EP) 30-05-2018, 08:54
Replies: 186
Views: 21,866
Posted By CaptFrankM
Re: Electric Drive: Who uses it?

At the risk of going WAY OFF TOPIC, I would point out that there were "boats" that used a hybrid electric/diesel system going back more than 100 years. They were submarines and used a diesel...
Forum: Electric Propulsion (EP) 30-05-2018, 08:37
Replies: 47
Views: 27,319
Posted By CaptFrankM
Re: Electric Sailboats Illustrated Guide to Boats Converted For Sale and Tips

I had posted the following into another forum thread and was asked to post it here as well, so here goes:

A few additional facts before the stuff I said originally -

1) the boat is a 1978...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 30-05-2018, 02:17
Replies: 23
Views: 3,477
Posted By CaptFrankM
Re: Dedicated Engine Rooms

I actually own and live aboard a Morgan 452 ketch. I also work for a sailing school, doing, among other things, engine maintenance on Island Packet 32s and 40s.

The dedicated engine room in the...
Forum: Electric Propulsion (EP) 28-05-2018, 04:42
Replies: 186
Views: 21,866
Posted By CaptFrankM
Re: Electric Drive: Who uses it?

I installed a pair of electric pods onto a 30,000 pound 45 foot sailboat. They were made by a company that has since gone out of business. Each pod was fastened to the hull on the exterior, then...
Forum: Navigation 09-03-2018, 05:42
Replies: 28
Views: 9,151
Posted By CaptFrankM
Re: Sailing the ditch - Annapolis to Beaufort

We have made this trip 8 times now, in a 45 foot ketch with a 5.5 foot draft and a 54 foot air draft. My observations are just that...mine. YMMV

It is possible to sail parts or all of the ICW. ...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 05-03-2018, 15:50
Replies: 65
Views: 27,213
Posted By CaptFrankM
Re: Air Conditioner, which one???

I have two units aboard my 45 foot sailboat. The after unit is a Mermaid, which replaced a Mermaid unit, that failed - compressor locked up after seven years. The forward unit is currently a...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 12-09-2017, 17:37
Replies: 52
Views: 6,385
Posted By CaptFrankM
Re: Maybe Wrong Forum . . . Questions re: ICW

The Best way to get up to date information is either from Active Captain or the Salty Southeast Cruisers' Net (Cruisers' Net | Cruisers Helping Cruisers (https://www.cruisersnet.net)). The SSCN is...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 27-08-2017, 04:53
Replies: 46
Views: 6,476
Posted By CaptFrankM
HOW LONG TILL YOU TURN?

As a random question, if you are the stand on vessel in a COLREGS situation, how long do you personally wait before instituting an avoidance maneuver on your own?

I realize that this is dependent...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 26-08-2017, 12:48
Replies: 52
Views: 6,385
Posted By CaptFrankM
Re: Maybe Wrong Forum . . . Questions re: ICW

Just to add in a few thoughts -

Not sure where you are buying the boat in NY, but it probably means that you will need to go offshore down the Jersey coast. It's an overnight run. Then, if you...
Forum: The Library 26-08-2017, 12:38
Replies: 14
Views: 3,990
Posted By CaptFrankM
Re: "Blue Book"

I wonder if the original person that told you to check "the blue book" was referring to either Chapman's or Bowditch's - both of which I have and both of which have blue bindings. If this is the...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 04-07-2017, 12:13
Replies: 58
Views: 8,236
Posted By CaptFrankM
Re: What would you do?

Actually, 30years, while I wouldn't use the term "stupid," I would say "irresponsible." While it may be true that you can contact the Coast Guard from anywhere on Lake Ontario by cell phone, the...
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