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Posted By Erik de Jong

Re: Radar is now redundant ?

It is possible (and not difficult) to put fake targets on AIS tracking websites like Vessel finder or Marine Traffic.
Fake targets in real life are possible, but very unlikely to ever happen.
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Forum: Marine Electronics

10-02-2022, 21:43

Replies: 325

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Posted By Erik de Jong

Re: Radar is now redundant ?

As devastating as in BC or in my new home town Sitka ;)

Forum: Marine Electronics

10-02-2022, 20:53

Replies: 325

Views: 28,292

Posted By Erik de Jong

Re: Radar is now redundant ?

I hate to break it to you, but the strongest tidal currents in the world are not in BC, but in Norway. 20+ knots to be precise.

Forum: Marine Electronics

10-02-2022, 16:04

Replies: 325

Views: 28,292

Posted By Erik de Jong

Re: Radar is now redundant ?

Here in Sitka (SE Alaska) we have about 3 to 4 times a year normal astronomical tides that are between -3 and -4 feet. Add a bit of storm surge to it and we occasionally have -5. That is just my home...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

10-02-2022, 14:18

Replies: 88

Any NON-U-tubers out there sailing?

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Posted By Erik de Jong

Re: Any NON-U-tubers out there sailing?

I've been out sailing for well over the past 30 years and have no income from youtube or patreon.

Budget totally depends on a few things:
- How many miles do you want to rack up,
- What boat do...

Forum: Polar Regions

10-02-2022, 12:30

Replies: 34

Boats trapped in ice

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Posted By Erik de Jong

Re: Boats trapped in ice

Interesting subject that has me intrigued for many years. The differences between the Endurance and the Fram are mind boggling. The first was just a tough ship that was never built for expeditions...

Forum: Polar Regions

10-02-2022, 11:22

Replies: 10

"Liquor War" between Canada & Denmak

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Posted By Erik de Jong

Re: "Liquor War" between Canada & Denmak

The same 'war' is also fought on the Carey Islands, a little archipelago a little bit further to the south. I visited both places and it is a lot of fun to read all the 'logbooks' that are left at...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

06-09-2020, 09:06

Replies: 25

Hard chine

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Posted By Erik de Jong

Re: Hard chine

Depends on the type of boat and the location of the chine. Ultra lightweight racers benefit from the hard chine in the aft 3rd of the hull with a wide waterline, displacement cruisers will be slowed...

Forum: Liveaboard's Forum

06-09-2020, 08:55

Replies: 55

Rainwater harvesting

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Posted By Erik de Jong

Re: Rainwater harvesting

I'm a scientist myself and know how science works. I also have my boat-water regularly tested in a lab because I use my boat commercially. I often get rain water, but also often water from streams...

Forum: Liveaboard's Forum

05-09-2020, 19:51

Replies: 55

Rainwater harvesting

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Posted By Erik de Jong

Re: Rainwater harvesting

You are aware that tap water in the average city in the average country is a lot more dangerous to human health? Any idea of how much medication, antibiotics and hormones are in tap water, not to...

Forum: Liveaboard's Forum

05-09-2020, 19:45

Replies: 55

Rainwater harvesting

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Posted By Erik de Jong

Re: Rainwater harvesting

We use the deck as a water collection system. The toerail is mostly closed and is about 4" high above the deck. All we need to do to collect rain is to push a towel in a couple of scupper holes, open...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

01-09-2020, 14:00

Replies: 164

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Posted By Erik de Jong

Re: Boat Size For Single Handle Sailing

Bagheera has a jib of 900sqft and a main of 700sqft, the first few years I had the jib as a hank-on. These sail sizes never bother me when single handing and I'm not a particularly big or strong guy....

31-08-2020, 17:03

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Posted By Erik de Jong

Re: Sail boat engine choice - electric or diesel

Vicprop is not more than a tool to make a rough estimate. It does not differentiate for power source nor does it take some other very important factors in place.

Prop diameter is mostly based on...

31-08-2020, 15:04

Replies: 361

Views: 35,591

Posted By Erik de Jong

Re: Sail boat engine choice - electric or diesel

I think your 1 to 1.5m diameter must be a typo. That is 3 to 5 feet in diameter.
I disagree with your assessment for inboard electric propulsion. That is used so often and functions as well and...

30-08-2020, 17:59

Replies: 361

Views: 35,591

Posted By Erik de Jong

Re: Sail boat engine choice - electric or diesel

I'm not sure about the thechnical details, but if I look at our electric car (Nissan Leaf) the first half of the charge goes about 3 times as fast as the last half and the last 10 miles takes really...

30-08-2020, 16:48

Replies: 361

Views: 35,591

Posted By Erik de Jong

Re: Sail boat engine choice - electric or diesel

First of all: 18kW will give you almost 5 times as much power as what you have now. Do you really want to go that far with over-powering?

2 hours at 5.5 knots (I assume flat calm conditions) gives...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

26-08-2020, 16:44

Replies: 164

Views: 34,312

Posted By Erik de Jong

Re: Boat Size For Single Handle Sailing

I'm sorry to hear that you have such a bad time when you are at sea. I don't recognize that at all. I can truly enjoy every day when at sea. If that stops I will sell my boat.

Forum: General Sailing Forum

26-08-2020, 16:35

Replies: 164

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Posted By Erik de Jong

Re: Boat Size For Single Handle Sailing

The OP wants to buy a boat that can be single handed, he did not say that he wants to start single handed right from the beginning. A boat is a money pit and changing boats on a regular basis often...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

26-08-2020, 14:53

Replies: 169

Views: 57,858

Posted By Erik de Jong

Re: Rugged High Latitude Boats?

Ventilation is indeed important. Though condensation is not really a problem when you use the convection type heaters. Condensation will only occur on cold surfaces like window frames etc. Extra...

Forum: Polar Regions

26-08-2020, 13:10

Replies: 2

North east passage (westbound)

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Posted By Erik de Jong

Re: North east passage (westbound)

I was working on it earlier this year. Insurance is now the problem. The Russians will not grant you a permit without insurance. We have contacted over 90 insurance agents all over the world that...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

26-08-2020, 12:59

Replies: 164

Views: 34,312

Posted By Erik de Jong

Re: Boat Size For Single Handle Sailing

It really depends from one boat to another. I have done a lot of single handing in the Arctic on my own 50' boat, easy piecy. I have also single handed 80 footers on long passages as well as though...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

26-08-2020, 12:18

Replies: 169

Views: 57,858

Posted By Erik de Jong

Re: Rugged High Latitude Boats?

I realized I never wrote more points, so here are the original ones:
As for high latitude yachts themselves that are meant for going in ice:
- Ice reinforcement should be all around, not just in...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

26-08-2020, 10:43

Replies: 169

Views: 57,858

Posted By Erik de Jong

Re: Rugged High Latitude Boats?

That is indeed true about almost all high latitude boats. They are tough, they are comfortable or they are fast, you can only choose two of the three. Until you engage a designer who knows about the...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

26-08-2020, 10:16

Replies: 169

Views: 57,858

Posted By Erik de Jong

Re: Rugged High Latitude Boats?

Making the rudders retract also means that you can't use them to steer the boat. It is when you're maneuvering in ice that the twin rudders and twin propellers are a problem as they catch ice.

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

26-08-2020, 09:15

Replies: 169