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Forum: Monohull Sailboats 08-03-2024, 22:44
Replies: 31
Views: 3,506
Posted By Christian W.
Re: Getting in and out of my pen with a full keel sailboat.

pcmm and rls8r have nailed it...My ship is a 10.5 ton steel long keeled cutter which I sail singlehanded.
To give yourself steerage way while in the pen, gun the engine while in reverse and...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 05-02-2024, 23:15
Replies: 67
Views: 8,858
Posted By Christian W.
Re: Has boat insurance become so hard to find?

Try Edward William Marine Insurance Worldwide. I've never had to claim, but they are very easy to deal with.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 09-01-2024, 15:27
Replies: 205
Views: 22,224
Posted By Christian W.
Re: What made Pilot Cutter so fast? Just rumors?

In this part of the sailing world it is known to be a risky idea to use a concrete block for a mooring, as on immersion the block loses its dry weight. A metal 'block' like a couple of train wheels...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 20-10-2023, 20:18
Replies: 205
Views: 22,224
Posted By Christian W.
Re: What made Pilot Cutter so fast? Just rumors?

I had a beautiful wooden Lyle Hess 24' sister-ship to 'Serrafyn', then moved to a cutter-rigged 32' steel double ender. Sailing side by side the Lyle Hess leaves me for dead.
Forum: OpenCPN 20-10-2023, 19:58
Replies: 47
Views: 5,209
Posted By Christian W.
Re: GPS via USB to Samsung A8 tablet

My Samsung Tab A (2018, 10.5, SM-T590) has GPS. I have used it very successfully sailing around SW Tasmania, where there is no mobile reception or wifi. It works perfectly with Navionics app, even...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 12-07-2022, 17:14
Replies: 19
Views: 2,133
Posted By Christian W.
Re: Dewatering a small space

Try babies' diapers, especially useful if there's oil in the water. Get the 'toddler' size, cut the wings off. Leave them there for a while, they also stop the water swilling around.

Unlike...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 10-04-2021, 19:24
Replies: 144
Views: 17,003
Posted By Christian W.
Re: Ways solo sail into slip safely

...Correction - Mr Mooring is Swedish made, not Norwegian.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 10-04-2021, 19:19
Replies: 144
Views: 17,003
Posted By Christian W.
Re: Ways solo sail into slip safely

arch007 if it is your permanent berth look up 'Mr Mooring'. It is a Norwegian-made flexible stand with two hooks at the top. You can leave your midship line permanently tied to the berth, and when...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 04-04-2021, 17:42
Replies: 32
Views: 6,879
Posted By Christian W.
Re: Stolen ballast, how important is it really?

For anyone interested; have a read of 'Seaworthiness, the Forgotten Factor' by CA Marchaj - brilliant and accessible exposition of the interplay of all factors influencing stability and sailability.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 02-04-2021, 18:24
Replies: 32
Views: 6,879
Posted By Christian W.
Re: Stolen ballast, how important is it really?

I owned a Lyle Hess designed 25' sistership to Lyn and Larry Pardey's 'Serrafyn' for close to thirty years. When I bought her near newly built, in my inexperience I couldn't work out why the very...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 27-03-2021, 17:22
Replies: 85
Views: 12,185
Posted By Christian W.
Re: Solid fuel cabin heater - why???

I have enjoyed a solid fuel heater for 10 years.It's basically a stainless steel box vented to above deck, made by Bengco UK. It's extremely efficient, pleasant heat and presence, built to burn...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 21-03-2020, 20:34
Replies: 42
Views: 12,890
Posted By Christian W.
Re: Bass Strait in early winter

GILow - just be aware that Tasmania now requires a Covid19 14-day quarantine on arrival and the filling out of a Tasmanian Arrivals Card. Fair Winds, but the seas as well as everything else will be...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 30-01-2020, 15:42
Replies: 13
Views: 5,025
Posted By Christian W.
Re: Holland 30 for bluewater cruising?

There's a very entertaining and useful account of a single-handed transatlantic race in a Holland 30, written by Stuart Woods, called Blue Water Green Skipper (pub.Stanford Maritime 1977).
For your...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 24-11-2019, 15:58
Replies: 13
Views: 2,280
Posted By Christian W.
Re: Question for Fiddle players

I am a retired professional cellist, having had to care for my instrument in air, sea and on the road touring for decades. The most useful ambience control gadget is called DAMPIT - looks a bit like...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 09-09-2019, 18:11
Replies: 29
Views: 4,188
Posted By Christian W.
Re: It’s all about the waves

For revelationary understanding of this sort of issue, read 'Seaworthiness: The Forgotten Factor' by CA Marchaj - fascinating!
Forum: Marine Electronics 16-07-2019, 18:45
Replies: 15
Views: 2,058
Posted By Christian W.
Re: Raymarine Audibility Vs Hearing problem

I was a professional musician until retiring from performing when my hearing started to fail. Because my music hearing was critical to me I invested in very high-end hearing aids. The beauty of these...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 04-06-2019, 18:07
Replies: 59
Views: 4,912
Posted By Christian W.
Re: Is there harmful EMR from DC systems?

houseofcharm, thanks for your help.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 27-05-2019, 20:24
Replies: 59
Views: 4,912
Posted By Christian W.
Re: Is there harmful EMR from DC systems?

Many thanks to the professionals and knowledgable people who took my question seriously, I have learnt something. And thanks to the people who took the p..., maybe you learnt something too!
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 27-05-2019, 02:04
Replies: 59
Views: 4,912
Posted By Christian W.
Re: Is there harmful EMR from DC systems?

No, not trolling. DC electro-magnetic radiation is a fact - all I want to know is whether such proximity to the wiring net could be harmful in the same way that AC has been suspected (and negatively)...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 27-05-2019, 00:07
Replies: 59
Views: 4,912
Posted By Christian W.
Is there harmful EMR from DC systems?

The switchboard on my boat is within a double sided wooden bulkhead space directly behind my head on my sleeping berth. Is there an EMR expert out there who could tell me if that is harmful to...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 05-03-2019, 14:59
Replies: 50
Views: 56,323
Posted By Christian W.
Re: A question for our Antipodean cousins

Yes, it's known by racing sailors, and has been documented, that a windspeed lift or gust in the Southern Hemisphere will lift you higher on port tack than the same condition met while on starboard...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 06-11-2018, 21:47
Replies: 1,209
Views: 129,071
Posted By Christian W.
Re: The GGR race, discussion and news

I echo 'Good Post Capt. James Cook'! Where would history be if your namesake had submitted to the nay-saying OHS minds that are the curse of our times! From science and medicine to the arts and...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 04-08-2018, 17:08
Replies: 7
Views: 1,320
Posted By Christian W.
Re: 3JH5E Yanmar diesel stop solinoid

I recently had to replace the stop solenoid on my Bukh 20ME - $400 from Bukh Australia, then saw that it was a Bosch product. Look up the Bosch website, yours will be there for sure, for a lot, lot...
Forum: Marine Electronics 14-05-2018, 20:30
Replies: 27
Views: 4,670
Posted By Christian W.
Re: Bullet Didn't Dodge a BB

Here, on moorings,
in Southern Tasmania each autumn we get an invasion of cormorants looking for winter roosting spots. Their manure sets like concrete and then takes paint off when you try to...
Forum: Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 17-08-2017, 22:45
Replies: 17
Views: 4,666
Posted By Christian W.
Re: Cruising with a baby

Only coastal cruising - but one of my fondest memories is of my less than a year-old daughter jumping up and down with joy at being tossed around behind her lee cloth in rough weather, while her...
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