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Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 08-03-2020, 00:06
Replies: 46
Views: 21,954
Posted By gmalan
Re: To Schenker or not to Schenker ?

We installed a new Schenker Zen 30 basic 12 months ago before we left Australia. We are now in Sudan and the unit has done almost 200 hours. Performance has been consistently as per specification at...
Forum: Marine Electronics 02-01-2009, 21:19
Replies: 65
Views: 13,765
Posted By gmalan
Troubleshooting NMEA issues

Hi Dale,

My Brookhouse multiplexer has a USB output, so I run that to my laptop. The laptop recognizes the multiplexer as a COM (serial) port, running at 9600bps, so I just use Hyperterminal...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 16-08-2008, 04:21
Replies: 214
Views: 30,502
Posted By gmalan
It is indeed true that a liferaft should be sized...

It is indeed true that a liferaft should be sized for the number of people likely to use it rather than the capacity of the boat. The bigger the raft the higher the windage and the more ballast (in...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 16-08-2008, 03:04
Replies: 214
Views: 30,502
Posted By gmalan
Liferaft Type and Contents

Having just bought one, I've come to realize that the terms "coastal" and "offshore" are used a bit loosely by the liferaft vendors. In many cases it refers back to the SOLAS commercial requirements,...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 15-08-2008, 23:03
Replies: 214
Views: 30,502
Posted By gmalan
Oops - are monomaran sailors not allowed to have an opinion?

I think my point about the psychological effect on crew and passengers of not having any options in a worst case scenario is still valid though, despite belonging to the flat-earth, keelboat...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 15-08-2008, 22:12
Replies: 214
Views: 30,502
Posted By gmalan
I've just bought a Zodiac 6-person...

Having seen a bit of wild weather on the Australian East Coast recently, and most of it not forecast (a local squall can have really nasty weather associated with it!), I've decided that coastal...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 15-08-2008, 22:01
Replies: 13
Views: 4,716
Posted By gmalan
I've just purchased a Zodiac 6-person Life Raft

A Liferaft is a big ticket item, and a hard one at that 'cause it's like insurance - you're betting the liferaft supplier that you will sink...

I was lucky enough to find a good second-hand...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 15-08-2008, 21:27
Replies: 28
Views: 12,021
Posted By gmalan
I use a boom brake AND a preventer

A preventer is great and I use mine most of the time when going downwind ("gentlemen don't sail to windward", so that's a lot!), but you really don't want it to be the only thing restraining the boom...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 15-08-2008, 21:25
Replies: 6
Views: 10,135
Posted By gmalan
I use a figure 8 "rescue descender"

My boom brake is very simple - a figure 8 "rescue descender" used for rock climbing which i got off EBay for $45 and 20ft of 1/2in polyester braid. The line...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 15-08-2008, 19:10
Replies: 41
Views: 10,976
Posted By gmalan
Alcohol Stoves and Fighting Fires

While at anchor at Whitehaven Beach in the Whitsundays, we had the misfortune of our alcohol stove catching fire, nearly burning us down to the waterline. If we weren’t actually watching the stove at...
Forum: Marine Electronics 15-08-2008, 19:02
Replies: 65
Views: 13,765
Posted By gmalan
A chartplotter at the helm is the only way to go

I have a chartplotter on the helm on S/V Sunny Spells as well as the ability to run a laptop with Software-on-Board, using the C-Map cartridges from my Navman Chartplotter (S.V. Sunny Spells ·...
Forum: Fishing, Recreation & Fun 15-08-2008, 18:41
Replies: 253
Views: 65,708
Posted By gmalan
I also keep a blog/website to keep family and...

I also keep a blog/website to keep family and friends (mine and those of my crew) updated. I find it's fun to read myself when I've been ashore for a while though. Having the story with the photos is...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 22-06-2008, 00:49
Replies: 21
Views: 30,365
Posted By gmalan
Thumbs up I had the same problem...

I also wanted a teak "deck" finish for the cabin sole on S.V. Sunny Spells (https://www.svsunnyspells.com) to replace a disgusting carpet. I found a veneered plywood from Caporn Yachts in Brookvale,...
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