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Forum: Monohull Sailboats 14-04-2016, 21:20
Replies: 92
Views: 20,798
Posted By Hard Rock Candy
Re: Help me to understand Swingkeels

short and sweet. I was visiting a young friend in San Francisco with about 1500.00 dollars in my pocket. He talked me into sailing on his thunderbird. It was great. Then He told me about a 25 ft...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 04-02-2016, 20:12
Replies: 338
Views: 38,675
Posted By Hard Rock Candy
Re: Ever give up Booze?

I have a different story. I started smoking tobacco when I was 18. I probably had my first drink when I was 19. Two beers and I was sick. So years go by, I would still try to enjoy the drinks my...
Forum: Destinations 22-01-2016, 08:23
Replies: 20
Views: 4,719
Posted By Hard Rock Candy
Re: Any recommendations for the gulf/west coast of Florida??

I worked on my boat for 6 months, almost in the center of Stuart Florida. There was a large wide spot with a dock and a park there. This was 15 years ago so things may have changed. Mac
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 04-01-2016, 19:53
Replies: 63
Views: 9,500
Posted By Hard Rock Candy
Re: Loose Shrouds

I never wrote any letters in this post. I did enjoy the letters written. I believe that people on this thread really like talking to other people on these threads and use any letter as an excuse to...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 09-12-2015, 19:26
Replies: 20
Views: 5,549
Posted By Hard Rock Candy
Re: Waterproofing Insulation for Fridge/Freezer

I'm back. Air against the foam inside a plastic bag will not generate any moisture. If the foam has no air flow across it it will not get Condensation on it. The condensation is the humidity in the...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 06-12-2015, 10:45
Replies: 41
Views: 4,769
Posted By Hard Rock Candy
Re: Need advice for sink in head

I never used the Head's sink. When You think about it you will discover that if you have no disease, You will not catch anything from yourself, and nobody else can catch it If you have a disease....
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 05-12-2015, 22:10
Replies: 23
Views: 9,306
Posted By Hard Rock Candy
Re: Condensation on top of fridge cover

My refrigerator condensed water like a water maker. I finally discovered that the PO had insulated the whole freezer with Polyester peanuts. Polyester is nowhere near as good as urethane foam. The...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 02-12-2015, 21:56
Replies: 35
Views: 16,649
Posted By Hard Rock Candy
Re: alcohol stoves/ovens

I had alcohol stove on my boat. It worked fine untill i got to the Bahamas. I went into Nasua and bought a gallon of alcohol. they pumped it out of a 55 gallon barrel. I took it to the boat and...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 30-11-2015, 09:49
Replies: 24
Views: 13,628
Posted By Hard Rock Candy
Re: Morgan 41 classic

Old Morgans are considered well built and very roomy. They are not very fast. They are built like the proverbial brick Outhouse. I loved mine. and while I had it, I worked on a few other Morgans. ...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 27-11-2015, 18:36
Replies: 47
Views: 11,872
Posted By Hard Rock Candy
Re: Seawater air conditioning

When you blow cool air over your sweaty body the evaporation of the moisture on you skin is what cools you down. So automatic air conditioner completely natural. Mac
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 25-11-2015, 15:57
Replies: 71
Views: 11,747
Posted By Hard Rock Candy
Re: Rocna made in PRC

Bar party, sailor brags. that night sailor drags. Mac
Forum: Navigation 23-11-2015, 22:28
Replies: 2
Views: 1,410
Posted By Hard Rock Candy
Re: Looking for anchorages by Varadero Cuba

I and a friend went to Varadero in 2002. We were met by a gun boat at night about 20 miles off the coast of cuba. They could not talk English and we couldn't talk spanish. The place we went was a...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 19-11-2015, 21:38
Replies: 19
Views: 4,457
Posted By Hard Rock Candy
Re: Good Ideas That Have Gone Bad

I was sitting in the Bahamas outside of George town, waiting for the races to start. I had torn all the carpet out and was smoothing up the inside of the hull to paint it. In front of the head door...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 15-11-2015, 20:01
Replies: 59
Views: 24,872
Posted By Hard Rock Candy
Re: Vinegar for cleaning head?

Time goes by and things change. White vinegar and cider vinegar work the same. its not the vinegar itself that does the work it is the acid in the vinegar that removes the calcium build up. I...
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 14-11-2015, 20:16
Replies: 10
Views: 3,108
Posted By Hard Rock Candy
Re: Manufacturer of cabin light switches?

If you google LED you will find a lot of info on how the led lights work and how to wire them with a resister to make them work. Then after you know about them you can buy the bulbs themselves and...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 12-11-2015, 15:53
Replies: 157
Views: 16,576
Posted By Hard Rock Candy
Re: Hand Tap or Drill Motor?

I do not believe that anyone has mentioned that there are machine taps and hand taps. The hand taps have straight flutes, four in number. the machine taps have just two straight flutes and are a lot...
Forum: Marine Electronics 10-11-2015, 13:21
Replies: 9
Views: 1,359
Posted By Hard Rock Candy
Re: Depth sounder screwy ...

If it is the old Data marine threw hull, this is the way to fix it. Pull the sender and plug the hole temporarily. Your new sender now has to be reshaped to fit inside the old senders plastic case. ...
Forum: Marine Electronics 09-11-2015, 19:45
Replies: 11
Views: 5,722
Posted By Hard Rock Candy
Re: Replacing a depth sounder

I had a depth finder quit on me in Mexico. I had a friend bring me one when he came back from the state's. Mine was a 1978 model of some kind. I pulled my through hull while in the water, put the...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 07-11-2015, 18:53
Replies: 399
Views: 33,482
Posted By Hard Rock Candy
Re: Stupid, Ridiculous Prices for Stuff

Ok Ive read all the letters in this subject. I heard a lot of gripeing. I have a different take on things. Where in the world can a person that never made over 18000 in one year retire on SS of 860...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 07-11-2015, 11:03
Replies: 399
Views: 33,482
Posted By Hard Rock Candy
Re: Stupid, Ridiculous Prices for Stuff

I was raised wealthy without very much money. So to have the stuff that I wanted, I had to learn to make it, repair it, or modify it to make it into what I wanted. I was also raised to honor the good...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 07-11-2015, 08:27
Replies: 45
Views: 4,782
Posted By Hard Rock Candy
Re: Taking down to fiberglass

In my experience a hand longboard Is a flat board with sand paper on it so that you can only sand outside curves and flats with it. I've used one to flatten out mud on drywall.
This is...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 05-11-2015, 21:45
Replies: 27
Views: 4,515
Posted By Hard Rock Candy
Re: Where is this spot in South Florida?

I know we are not voting but I would go for laBell. I like the town and the library is good and the people are happy and friendly and not to high in the nose. I sat at their local dock and worked on...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 29-10-2015, 08:53
Replies: 15
Views: 2,562
Posted By Hard Rock Candy
Re: Fridge About to Give Up The Ghost???

What is a firkin? From your description it sounds like some kind of fungus. Sounds like something I do not wish to explore. Mac
Forum: Our Community 23-10-2015, 09:09
Replies: 24
Views: 4,102
Posted By Hard Rock Candy
Re: Creative way to dredge to icw

There used to be a guy in Stuart Florida, That had a boat with a big inboard, running a pair of 3 ft props, That would park his boat in your dock area. Then at night he would run those big props and...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 22-10-2015, 18:59
Replies: 79
Views: 15,515
Posted By Hard Rock Candy
Re: Which Brand of Inverter?

When I bought my boat in 98, it had a heart Inverter. It was a 2000 watt with a built in charger. It easily handled all my power stuff. I used 4 trojan golf cart batteries. I ran a bunch of power...
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