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Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 20-01-2024, 17:48
Replies: 5
Views: 658
Posted By OZwingle
Re: Boats with self stowing anchor rode?

A very helpful comment on the FWM 39. Right on point. Clearly written and descriptive. Thank you.
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 20-01-2024, 13:37
Replies: 5
Views: 658
Posted By OZwingle
Re: Boats with self stowing anchor rode?

Good comments. Thanks.
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 19-01-2024, 19:03
Replies: 36
Views: 8,023
Posted By OZwingle
Re: Obsessed with anchor snubbers

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Even so, I always deployed a snubber onto the 8-plait nylon. Two reasons. 1 Nylon rode is then left engaged in dual chain gypsy, yet load is taken to mooring cleats, off the windlass as...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 19-01-2024, 18:48
Replies: 120
Views: 16,999
Posted By OZwingle
Re: Tools that changed your life

The small butane torch-lighters. Hot enough to solder medium sized lugs to wire; small enough for heat shrink wrap, great for heat-cold cycling to free corroded fasteners, refillable. Also known as a...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 19-01-2024, 18:33
Replies: 5
Views: 658
Posted By OZwingle
Boats with self stowing anchor rode?

Hello,

I am looking for my next boat. A key criteria for me is an anchor well into which all the nylon/chain rode can fall and self stow when weighing anchor. Our prior boat had a very large and...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 24-10-2023, 10:21
Replies: 9
Views: 1,113
Posted By OZwingle
Re: PVA Alternatives?

FPNC: All very helpful information. I will have a go. Thank you.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 21-10-2023, 11:53
Replies: 9
Views: 1,113
Posted By OZwingle
Re: PVA Alternatives?

FPNC. I will try wax again, with your encouragement. How do you ensure all wax is removed before a second touch up of gelcoat? Thanks.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 21-10-2023, 11:51
Replies: 9
Views: 1,113
Posted By OZwingle
Re: PVA Alternatives?

Spot: I have used Duratec before with good result. I will try again. Shipping to Hawaii can be problematic with some materials categorized as 'hazardous'. Thanks for the reminder and tip.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 19-10-2023, 17:34
Replies: 9
Views: 1,113
Posted By OZwingle
Re: PVA Alternatives?

Rod, thanks for the tip.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 18-10-2023, 14:19
Replies: 9
Views: 1,113
Posted By OZwingle
PVA Alternatives?

Hi,

Doing some gelcoat repairs on beach sailed Lasers. These are club boats with lots of needs. Some larger gelcoat repairs will need to be sprayed and then coated with PVA. But...PVA is not...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 04-01-2022, 15:21
Replies: 65
Views: 9,024
Posted By OZwingle
Re: sailing knife

Take a look at dive knives. I wear a dive/white water knife on my inflatable PFD/harness. Full length straight blade, half length serrathed other side, chisel tip. Dive knives are very corrosion...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 03-01-2022, 16:08
Replies: 6
Views: 1,203
Posted By OZwingle
Re: Converting roller furler (luff tape) jib to hank on

Interesting idea. I have all hank-on head sails with sewn-on bronze piston hanks. I sailed across the Pacific from Oregon with these and cruised in SW Pacific. I have replaced quite a few. These are...
Forum: OpenCPN 06-10-2021, 14:01
Replies: 8
Views: 2,960
Posted By OZwingle
Re: New Zealand Charts used by OpenCPN to be Withdrawn

MV Justice: Start by reading Jon Hacking's great web page on using satellite images with OpenCPN. Practice with those tools so that you are comfortable with creating mbtiles from satellite images and...
Forum: OpenCPN 06-10-2021, 13:49
Replies: 8
Views: 2,960
Posted By OZwingle
Re: New Zealand Charts used by OpenCPN to be Withdrawn

requiem: the small cost is for the S63 User Permit sold by o-charts.org. If you are able to download, install, and use the NZ charts without a user permit and pc fingerprint, I would be interested in...
Forum: OpenCPN 20-08-2021, 18:27
Replies: 8
Views: 2,960
Posted By OZwingle
Re: New Zealand Charts used by OpenCPN to be Withdrawn

I am in NZ, have been since Dec 2019 at the beginning of cyclone season, and stayed ever since due to Covid-19 and the closing of tropical islands to cruising. That was our fourth Tropics - NZ...
Forum: Navigation 28-06-2021, 14:43
Replies: 53
Views: 35,296
Posted By OZwingle
Re: NAVIONICS ON OPENCPN

Paul, I suggest a slight shift in perspective. While more and more charts are becoming available for OpenCPN, and more countries are releasing their charts to the public for free (e.g. NZ, USA, and...
Forum: Destinations 03-11-2019, 15:10
Replies: 179
Views: 32,193
Posted By OZwingle
Re: Risk of not checking in, new country / island

It's just rude. You are a guest in their country. Imagine someone camping out on your front lawn, setting up the BBQ, without asking you? Why go abroad if the intent is disrespectful of others? It...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 05-09-2019, 20:50
Replies: 99
Views: 67,008
Posted By OZwingle
Re: Circumnavigation - Advice from you

Two thoughts.

Re: AIS and Radar. They serve two different functions. Radar is great in mid-higher latitudes and fog. AIS has the advantage that others, especially ships, can 'see you' when they...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 13-08-2019, 23:05
Replies: 6
Views: 1,834
Posted By OZwingle
Re: Maxwell RC10 Main Bearing?

Jim, Very good question. Honestly, I just installed this windlass in May and didn't look. Of course, looking would have meant disassembling a new windlass out of the box, and I was focused on the...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 13-08-2019, 22:48
Replies: 6
Views: 1,834
Posted By OZwingle
Re: Maxwell RC10 Main Bearing?

Ecos, thank you for the reply. I was hoping that someone would have it in their maintenance logbook so that I could order a spare from a bearing house without disassembling the windlass. It seems...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 13-08-2019, 14:37
Replies: 6
Views: 1,834
Posted By OZwingle
Maxwell RC10 Main Bearing?

Does anyone know the OEM part number for the main bearing or 'deck bearing' of a Maxwell RC8 or RC10 Windlass? This is Maxwell part no. 4218, item #33 on the RC10 drawings. I doubt it is a custom...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 05-03-2019, 20:30
Replies: 11
Views: 5,795
Posted By OZwingle
Re: ABI Manual Windlass Manual?

Mike,


I can't tell by your photo which direction is forward. But I will assume that the chain gypsy is to starboard and the rope drum to port, as is traditional. If so, then the clutch nut...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 01-03-2019, 17:05
Replies: 11
Views: 5,795
Posted By OZwingle
Re: ABI Manual Windlass Manual?

Mike,


Apologies for such a late reply. We've been off-boat for a bit.



How are you doing with the windlass?

Are you still interested in customizing lubrication and zirc placement? I...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 10-11-2018, 23:38
Replies: 11
Views: 5,795
Posted By OZwingle
Re: ABI Manual Windlass Manual?

Mike,


Congrats on the BCC. If the windlass is a copy of the RC Plath (it sure looks like it, and imitation is the sincerest form of flattery), I can offer this:

I have an original RC Plath...
Forum: OpenCPN 10-11-2018, 22:48
Replies: 3,473
Views: 753,783
Posted By OZwingle
Re: Feature Requests

Fabbian,


No, I don't want to keep thousands of waypoints on the charts. That bogs down processing too much. And I am willing to use import and export functions to save and restore waypoints....
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