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Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 06-04-2020, 15:14
Replies: 65
Views: 5,576
Posted By Tomaz473
Re: Freshwater Pump Help!!!

I would think that rapid cycling is accumulator tank problem.
It is either what Thumbs Up said, which is very likely or there is a blockage before the accumulator tank.
Try running the system...
Forum: Navigation 03-12-2019, 05:24
Replies: 1,377
Views: 164,099
Posted By Tomaz473
Re: La Vagabonde's crossing

They had to work hard till the last moment:...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 02-12-2019, 13:18
Replies: 39
Views: 7,900
Posted By Tomaz473
Re: Playing with some Numbers - Cost of Making Water

Manual water-makers exist.
Here is on example.
https://www.southernseasmarine.com/image/cache/catalog/Prod/desal/kat/Katadyn_manual_survivor_35-500x500.jpg

But: Watermakers do not like to be...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 28-11-2019, 09:20
Replies: 168
Views: 31,060
Posted By Tomaz473
Re: Rocna Anchor Failure

The shackle is too small for this chain and is mounted incorrectly.
Shackle must always be one size bigger then the chain.
For example 10 mm chain should have 12 mm shackle.
That is why anchor...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 08-04-2019, 11:53
Replies: 62
Views: 11,849
Posted By Tomaz473
Re: Camec front loading washing machine

Ambler, we just bought a Candy (https://www.candy.si/sl_SI/aparati/pranje-susenje-pomivanje/pralni-stroji-s-sprednjim-polnjenjem/-/catalog/26602091/aqua-1142d1-2-s) and I was tempted to remove the...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 27-03-2019, 14:38
Replies: 72
Views: 17,776
Posted By Tomaz473
Re: Chain Markers

I use stripes of fabric (5cm X 1m) tied with a simple knot every 10m.
It is free, easy to do and now after 8 years I am about to replace the first two. Red is no longer red due to UV light and salt...
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 11-03-2019, 09:51
Replies: 36
Views: 7,577
Posted By Tomaz473
Re: From CNN: Several passengers hurt as cruise ship tilts when hit by sudden 115 mph

No, that cannot happen . . . :-)
https://safety4sea.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/costa-concordia1-e1515690349220-1280x640.jpg
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 08-01-2019, 08:36
Replies: 104
Views: 57,832
Posted By Tomaz473
Re: Catalina/Beneteau/Hunter/Jeanneau good enough for coastal cruising?

The answer is YES. They are capable of coastal cruising and crossing the oceans.

There are more Beneteaus crossing the oceans every year then .....(insert any of your favourite true blue water...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 06-01-2019, 04:58
Replies: 98
Views: 23,162
Posted By Tomaz473
Re: Adding a weight on anchor chain

If you need it for 3 months and will not be sailing during this time you can go to some marina in Spain. Some are dirt cheap during the winter session. I paid 8 EUR daily rate for 47 feet boat. I did...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 26-12-2018, 03:03
Replies: 90
Views: 16,052
Posted By Tomaz473
Re: welding anchor chain

I have 50m of 10mm chain which started to rust, so I gave it re-galvanised.
All looked OK, the links did not stick, to my untrained eye all looked nice. After a while, I noticed one link developed...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 15-10-2016, 14:30
Replies: 354
Views: 55,724
Posted By Tomaz473
Re: How good is the Rocna?

Lodesman, try to understand Dockhead's posts, because he is correct.

If you prefer practice over theory then make two experiments:

One is with your two balls on 10m depth. As you are diver you...
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 22-08-2016, 01:09
Replies: 134
Views: 113,775
Posted By Tomaz473
Re: Buying a boat in Croatia

You are right. I acknowledge my mistake. I forgot about Switzerland and Norway. They are exception based on previous agreements those two countries had with some other EU states. And both are...
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 21-08-2016, 03:06
Replies: 134
Views: 113,775
Posted By Tomaz473
Re: Buying a boat in Croatia

This is not true.

Croatia is in EU, but is not in Shengen.
Montenegro is not in EU at all, and therefore can not be in Shengen either.

How does this fact affect you as a sailor:
Going from...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 18-06-2016, 12:19
Replies: 19
Views: 6,056
Posted By Tomaz473
Re: Linking Fresh Water Tanks?

To me it does not make sense.
1) Watermaker must be run regularly, if you have two you have to run two of them.
2) Twice the price
3) Twice the space needed

To me Water-maker is not essential...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 18-06-2016, 06:33
Replies: 305
Views: 43,009
Posted By Tomaz473
Re: Skeg or Spade?

As you mentioned H&R: They are definitely designing cruising boats, not racing boats. They are not build to cost point (like by Bene is) but to quality and safety.
Yet, they used skeg rudders in...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 30-04-2016, 04:33
Replies: 25
Views: 4,176
Posted By Tomaz473
Re: Favorite wind speed?

12 to 15 knots apparent.
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 28-04-2016, 12:16
Replies: 62
Views: 14,291
Posted By Tomaz473
Re: Cabin heat from engine

All math aside: You have a sailboat. So I would think you use sails. Light use of the engine confirms this.
So, after a nice day of sailing you sail into the anchorage.
You start the engine, drop...
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 07-02-2016, 14:48
Replies: 2
Views: 1,277
Posted By Tomaz473
Re: Lepanto Marina, Monfalcone

We kept our Beneteau 473 with 2.1 m (7 feet) draft in the same channel - in a marina just next to Lepanto.
There was a boatyard in the same chanel where they had launched performance sailboats with...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 30-01-2016, 03:49
Replies: 433
Views: 59,989
Posted By Tomaz473
Re: Oceanis 485 steering failure

I watched the video.
I looks to me there is some white spot (no antifouling) where rudder enters the hull.
This might be part of shaft visible or damaged hull.
I think it is possible they might...
Forum: Navigation 12-01-2016, 03:53
Replies: 27
Views: 7,310
Posted By Tomaz473
Re: Trans-Atlantic Crossing: Leave Bermuda or Antigua?

I went from Antigua to Azores - second week in May.
I studied a lot, but only did it once, so my experience is limited.
Observations:
We took a lot of fuel (2 X 200 l in tanks, + 100l in cans.). ...
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 06-01-2016, 14:15
Replies: 9
Views: 1,863
Posted By Tomaz473
Re: Sailing from Holland to Lanzarote.

Lanzarote is also not a country, but for some of us it was quite clear about the route in question.
One can not make one week hops acroos Atlantic and change crew during crossing.
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 18-08-2015, 02:53
Replies: 23
Views: 6,103
Posted By Tomaz473
Re: Oct-Nov-Dec in Mediterranean

You will like Croatia in October. And in Greece. If you have time spend the winter in Turkey and proceed further in spring.
Good weather forcast for Croatia is: DHMZ...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 12-07-2015, 11:39
Replies: 27
Views: 4,736
Posted By Tomaz473
Re: Power from Solar + Measuring Energy Balance

Good info. It would be even better if you would get units correctly:
..., but it's likely to be around 5A per fridge for around half the time, so a total of 120Ah per day for two fridges.
:peace:
Forum: OpenCPN 10-07-2015, 06:47
Replies: 6
Views: 1,813
Posted By Tomaz473
Re: Going across the '' Pond'' and need maps... Europe

I have Navionics on iPad as my backup.
I paid about 40 EUR for Europe, covering all Med. except African coast and most of Europe. I think they changed the regions now.
Same charts, but much less...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 01-06-2015, 14:07
Replies: 13
Views: 3,057
Posted By Tomaz473
Re: Better way of charging batteries?

Let us assume a 500 Ah 12V bat. bank.
If you want to solve last 10 % of charging you need 50 AH for this..
The smaller KBI booster stores 35 kJ = less then 1 Ah at 12V.
So you need more then 50...
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