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Forum: Monohull Sailboats

26-07-2017, 12:41

Replies: 22

single handed sailors which boat?

Views: 25,846

Posted By MarkJ

Re: single handed sailors which boat?

I have a Beneteau 393. If I had a choice it would be similar brand, a bit bigger, up to 50 foot.
Essentially I would have in mast furling main. The number of times I worry if a reef is going to ham...

Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling

24-07-2017, 14:18

Replies: 91

Poll: Singlehanded Sleep Schedule

Views: 30,161

Posted By MarkJ

Re: Singlehanded Sleep Schedule

That's fine.

Youre right.

It's the Internet. Of course I don't know what I'm talking about.

Good night.

Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling

24-07-2017, 14:09

Replies: 91

Poll: Singlehanded Sleep Schedule

Views: 30,161

Posted By MarkJ

Re: Singlehanded Sleep Schedule

No! No! ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️

Ffs NO!

Not sleep deprivation at all. The CIA uses that as a torture.

Why does a 20 minute sleep time = sleep deprivation?
Its NOT 20 minutes per Day!

You get you...

Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling

24-07-2017, 13:08

Replies: 91

Poll: Singlehanded Sleep Schedule

Views: 30,161

Posted By MarkJ

Re: Singlehanded Sleep Schedule

Well, of course, I have.

And you haven't done it so it's pretty dim-witted to think you can't without trying.
The body and mind is marvelous at doing what we consider impossible. Just give it a...

Forum: The Sailor's Confessional

24-07-2017, 11:32

Replies: 67

Again (?) about your dressing habits and etiquette as Long-Term sailors

Views: 16,712

Posted By MarkJ

Re: Again (?) about your dressing habits and etiquette as Long-Term sailors

😡😡😡 My spell checker and I are having a fight. It's winning.

"Trick". An old Army trick...

☺️

1st World problem 😂😂😂😂🤣😂

Forum: Navigation

24-07-2017, 08:27

Replies: 35

Red Mode / Night Mode on iPad

Views: 12,101

Posted By MarkJ

Re: Red Mode / Night Mode on iPad

At night when I am alone on watch I can see better if I play the stereo LOUD!

😎

Forum: The Sailor's Confessional

24-07-2017, 08:11

Replies: 67

Again (?) about your dressing habits and etiquette as Long-Term sailors

Views: 16,712

Posted By MarkJ

Re: Again (?) about your dressing habits and etiquette as Long-Term sailors

Yes you will.

That's the problem, many think their life will be XXXX but you never, ever know when or where you might be the recipient of an invitation "that you can't refuse".

☺️

Forum: The Sailor's Confessional

24-07-2017, 08:07

Replies: 67

Again (?) about your dressing habits and etiquette as Long-Term sailors

Views: 16,712

Posted By MarkJ

Re: Again (?) about your dressing habits and etiquette as Long-Term sailors

Old army truck been used since Napoleon was a boy.

For shirts hang on a coat hanger in the saloon and give it a light puffy spray bottle squirt. Just like a fine mist.

Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling

24-07-2017, 08:03

Replies: 91

Poll: Singlehanded Sleep Schedule

Views: 30,161

Posted By MarkJ

Re: Singlehanded Sleep Schedule

You be very careful with that!

I tried it last week crossing the English channel and it was HIGHLY problematic.
Either that or the co-op Open Draw.
Maybe either or both wasn't the latest...

Forum: Navigation

24-07-2017, 03:50

Replies: 55

Rolling ruler or Parallel plotter?

Views: 15,784

Posted By MarkJ

Re: Rolling ruler or Parallel plotter?

Oh? So you are not using proper paper charts? Just chart books? Not Admiralty corrected individual charts? Just some commercial chart book.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting

24-07-2017, 01:08

Replies: 26

Bilge trivia (identify spare parts)

Views: 3,810

Posted By MarkJ

Re: Bilge trivia (identify spare parts)

Those washers have a key in them so they slide only one way into the aluminum tube... And there's lots of them, the springs go in the tube too, of course.

So, yeah, I'll agree with the ithers: a...

Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling

24-07-2017, 00:54

Replies: 91

Poll: Singlehanded Sleep Schedule

Views: 30,161

Posted By MarkJ

Re: Singlehanded Sleep Schedule

Human body and mind are an amazing thing. A couple of days and your well adjusted to 20 minutes.

If there's no ships or shipping label near I go up to about 40 minutes.

Lots of tricks to it...

Forum: The Sailor's Confessional

24-07-2017, 00:44

Replies: 67

Again (?) about your dressing habits and etiquette as Long-Term sailors

Views: 16,712

Posted By MarkJ

Re: Again (?) about your dressing habits and etiquette as Long-Term sailors

Yes, I have 2 pairs leather shoes, 1 blazer - brass buttoned - 1 pair flannel trousers, tie.

They get used about once every 2 years. But they're there if need be.

As cruisers we do sometimes...

Forum: The Sailor's Confessional

24-07-2017, 00:31

Replies: 67

Again (?) about your dressing habits and etiquette as Long-Term sailors

Views: 16,712

Posted By MarkJ

Re: Again (?) about your dressing habits and etiquette as Long-Term sailors

Our first year was tough on the budget and at the end I was wearing tattered shorts and ripped T-shirts. But I was clean and shaved.
As soon as the budget balanced I bought better clothes.
Now I...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

23-07-2017, 12:27

Replies: 5

New Mattress

Views: 1,083

Posted By MarkJ

Re: New Mattress

Is it 10 inches thick??
No of course you don't need anything under it.
I have 4 inch with 2 inch memory foam topper and its fine.

Or do you have pool parties on bed?

Forum: Pacific & South China Sea

22-07-2017, 06:39

Replies: 27

MAYDAY...

Views: 5,440

Posted By MarkJ

Re: MAYDAY...

I just got a facebook post that says they are trying to make Marquesas. Theres another vessel about 30 hours from them.

Hope they get to land.

Forum: General Sailing Forum

21-07-2017, 13:57

Replies: 46

Radar needed? in Bahamas

Views: 8,047

Posted By MarkJ

Re: Radar needed? in Bahamas

People do overnight passages over the banks in the Bahamas?

:eek::eek::eek:

Forum: Liveaboard's Forum

21-07-2017, 06:55

Replies: 127

Month 10 Expenses of Cruising and Living on the Boat

Views: 16,944

Posted By MarkJ

Re: Month 10 Expenses of Cruising and Living on the Boat

I'll quickly write a book and you can sit on my knee and we can read it aloud together. With pictures. :)

Mark

Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems

21-07-2017, 06:49

Replies: 11

Diesel cruise

Views: 960

Posted By MarkJ

Re: Diesel cruise

Long range cruise speed of a displacement motor boat is

Square root of LWL.

in knots.

The Hull Speed is Sq root of LWL x 1.34

Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink

21-07-2017, 05:34

Replies: 25

Drinks?

Views: 2,563

Posted By MarkJ

Re: Drinks?

9 years, 3 months ago I bought 6 cheap supermarket glasses. 1 survivez. So I break about one every 2 years.

None of my wine glasses, mainly long stemmed have broken.

So I kinda don't know...

Forum: Liveaboard's Forum

21-07-2017, 05:29

Replies: 127

Month 10 Expenses of Cruising and Living on the Boat

Views: 16,944

Posted By MarkJ

Re: Month 10 Expenses of Cruising and Living on the Boat

10 months!
Wow. It seems like just yesterday you started.

Congrats!

You are still doing it all wrong and should sell the boat and buy a 12 foot schooner - square rigged, of course. And a...

Forum: Marine Electronics

21-07-2017, 02:20

Replies: 36

Printers on Board

Views: 4,636

Posted By MarkJ

Re: Printers on Board

Well, they're not cheap! Especially the cheap ones.
I was pricking some a few weeks ago and a $60 budget computer cost in ink is $30 and gives you 130 pages black on white.

130 pages!
...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

20-07-2017, 08:17

Replies: 23

Beneteau 48 ocean crossing capability

Views: 16,894

Posted By MarkJ

Re: Beneteau 48 ocean crossing capability

Well, I have done over 40,000 nms in my 39 ft Beneteau. So I guess your bigger one would sink.

Mark

Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

20-07-2017, 08:11

Replies: 22

Wall Spots where clock/barometer where

Views: 2,520

Posted By MarkJ

Re: Wall Spots where clock/barometer where

You think you have problems??

Yours are in an out of the way place!

I just took down 7 photos and momentos from the saloon bulkhead and now the boat looks like a patchwork quilt! :(

I am...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

20-07-2017, 08:05

Replies: 46

Radar needed? in Bahamas

Views: 8,047

Posted By MarkJ

Re: Radar needed? in Bahamas

No fog. No RADAR needed.

AIS is a priority.

I used my AIS to watch where the commercial traffic went then plotted their tracks as routes. If they didn't run aground I couldn't ☺️

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