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Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 24-06-2016, 09:24
Replies: 53
Views: 12,265
Posted By Allanlowery
Re: Inflatable PFDs, manual vs automatic

I'll look at that video,
Thanks!


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Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 24-06-2016, 08:37
Replies: 53
Views: 12,265
Posted By Allanlowery
Re: Inflatable PFDs, manual vs automatic

Sorry, I'm not sure that I uploaded a picture ( my first time posting a picture)without text or not! This is what I did with the Mustang 3184 PFD.
My friend has on here a AIS (Smartfind S20 for...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 24-06-2016, 07:06
Replies: 53
Views: 12,265
Posted By Allanlowery
Re: Inflatable PFDs, manual vs automatic

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Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 16-06-2016, 17:11
Replies: 40
Views: 22,228
Posted By Allanlowery
Re: Make ahead meals for a passage

Whole chicken salt and peppered, put in slow cooker with 1" of water only( not 1/2" not 2") cook on low for 8 hours. There will be broth that will come up to 3/4 of your pot .
Takes 5 minutes to...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 30-04-2016, 18:20
Replies: 10
Views: 2,341
Posted By Allanlowery
Re: Small Liferaft

I liked Switlik for many reasons such as the gauge that you can look at each time you sail, to be reassured you can be inflated but I particularly liked Viking's device for rail mount on pushpit....
Forum: Navigation 25-04-2016, 20:28
Replies: 34
Views: 6,629
Posted By Allanlowery
Re: Handbook of Celestial Navigation?

I am nearing the end of my celestial navigation course taught through Victoria Sailing School, out of all places, Denver Colorado.
It has been fantastic! It is an online course that you can take...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 16-04-2016, 08:32
Replies: 10
Views: 2,341
Posted By Allanlowery
Re: Small Liferaft

I'm still looking and compositing.
I'm leaning now towards a Viking Rescue You Pro.
It is one of the few recreational rafts( service every 3 years instead of every year, commercial) that has 2 main...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 11-04-2016, 19:23
Replies: 10
Views: 2,341
Posted By Allanlowery
Re: Small Liferaft

I too am in the market for a good life raft. I've been looking for more help on this forum. I posted a question a while back about which life raft and where to Stowe or install, and got a lot of...
Forum: Navigation 20-11-2015, 13:49
Replies: 14
Views: 1,749
Posted By Allanlowery
Re: AIS for beginners

Vesper 850 "Watch Mate"
Easy to use!
Filter out 250 boats (AIS targets) with one button and just view the three that will get the closest to you , on a possible collision course.


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Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 12-10-2015, 16:03
Replies: 14
Views: 4,116
Posted By Allanlowery
Re: Best PLB to buy for offshore racing.

I just ordered the McMurdo Smartfind S20. I am hopeful this is the same unit as the Kannad R10?
I have a Vesper Watchmate 850 and a Garmin 741xs as receivers.
I hope this can be attached in some...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 15-07-2015, 19:35
Replies: 58
Views: 8,030
Posted By Allanlowery
Re: Which life raft and where to Stowe?

Wow, lots of great advice on this thread!
Pelagic, thanks for the picture!
Looks like you've got a really nice boat too!
I have thought about a Life Boat, that last, and doesn't have to be re...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 13-07-2015, 07:35
Replies: 58
Views: 8,030
Posted By Allanlowery
Re: Which life raft and where to Stowe?

So many great points!

Stern mounted if possible and secure enough not to get pooped away.

Consider not only how often to re-pack but how much.

Boarding provisions (inflatable ramp)

3rd...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 09-07-2015, 16:12
Replies: 58
Views: 8,030
Posted By Allanlowery
Re: Which life raft and where to Stowe?

I always think I know what I might do until I listen to the voice of experience. These threads to me are not just idle conversation but the way to preserve lives!
Great input!
Thanks !!


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Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 09-07-2015, 13:33
Replies: 58
Views: 8,030
Posted By Allanlowery
Re: Which life raft and where to Stowe?

Thanks for your reply!
I will investigate the boat in more detail.
I looked online at an Elliot 6 and a Switlik as well as Wenslow and not sure who has the best overall raft?
Thanks!
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 09-07-2015, 06:57
Replies: 58
Views: 8,030
Posted By Allanlowery
Which life raft and where to Stowe?

I have a Tartan 38, 1978 model.
I am wanting to supply my boat with a new life raft that will be in harmony with the way the boat was set up before I bought it, an offshore cruiser. I would like to...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 09-06-2015, 14:48
Replies: 6
Views: 1,285
Posted By Allanlowery
Re: Diesel overheated

Thanks for your prompt replies!
The engine did not seize while running.
I might add that after we were towed a short distance inside the harbor from the Harbor Patrol Dock to our slip the engine...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 09-06-2015, 12:11
Replies: 6
Views: 1,285
Posted By Allanlowery
Diesel overheated

I'm new to this forum and new to ocean sailing. I recently bought a boat with a Westerbeke 40, built in 1978 with 1800 hours.
I checked the engine before taking it out and found the coolant level a...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 27-01-2015, 23:07
Replies: 3
Views: 1,453
Posted By Allanlowery
Re: Keel bolt replacement

Thank you Duct Tape,
Your opinion is shared by both Mars and a well known Naval Architect from Long Beach Ca. I have come to find out!


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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 26-01-2015, 09:51
Replies: 3
Views: 1,453
Posted By Allanlowery
Keel bolt replacement

I have bought a Tartan 38 1878 model sailboat that had 8 bolts added (11/8") to replace older corroded bolts(10 -1") .
The way they were installed were with 3" windows cut in the side of the lead...
Forum: Meets & Greets 15-01-2015, 16:06
Replies: 7
Views: 913
Posted By Allanlowery
Re: Hi From Arroyo Grande Ca.

Ann,
Thanks for your reply!
A repair that you mention is maybe possible, I am not familiar with the different options, but have found that a major repair is going to run about half as much as a...
Forum: Meets & Greets 15-01-2015, 15:46
Replies: 7
Views: 913
Posted By Allanlowery
Re: Hi From Arroyo Grande Ca.

Nice to meet you Rich from Morro Bay!
I am a friend of John Bodine, Commodore of Morro Bay Yacht Club.
John is trying to help me with this keel problem as well.


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Forum: Meets & Greets 15-01-2015, 14:06
Replies: 7
Views: 913
Posted By Allanlowery
Re: Hi From Arroyo Grande Ca.

Thanks for your prompt replies!
The keel is lead, fixed keel not the centerboard type.
7,500 lbs. 6'7" draft, bolts on with 10 or 11 bolts originally.
It is 100 miles South of my home (Arroyo...
Forum: Meets & Greets 15-01-2015, 08:10
Replies: 7
Views: 913
Posted By Allanlowery
Hi From Arroyo Grande Ca.

My name is Allan,
I am a new sailor with just ASA 101 training, and ASA navigational training.
I have been sailing a Precision 23 on a small lake, Lopez Lake, for a little over a year after taking...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 14-01-2015, 21:40
Replies: 24
Views: 11,401
Posted By Allanlowery
Re: Keel J bolt replacement in lead keel

I know this is an older thread but was hoping I could ask you about your keel repair.
My name is Allan Lowery and I am having same keel bolt corrosion problem you had in a lead keel on a Tartan 38,...
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