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Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 05-10-2014, 04:37
Replies: 46
Views: 5,850
Posted By sabray
Re: Sailing "blind" across the North Atlantic

England has a fleet of these going out.https://m.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29464273


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Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 05-09-2014, 19:10
Replies: 12
Views: 2,198
Posted By sabray
Re: Why Do Cheap Boats Always Seem To Have Ford Lehman Engines?

Cheap boats have Volvo not lehmans?


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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 20-06-2014, 18:07
Replies: 21
Views: 3,531
Posted By sabray
Stray Current / GFCI Problem

Now my warning. Having just just lost a dear friend do to a shorted 110 sump pump.
He most likely plugged the pump into a gfci. The gfci tripped. Probably felt the gfci was bad. Sump pumps are...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 12-05-2014, 17:23
Replies: 11
Views: 2,861
Posted By sabray
Re: Cape May to New York Harbor w N winds

As said earlier get way off with that wind. I did it one year and the wind came around out of the north off barnegat. Very short unpleasant sea kicks up and can give you mixing hours of water over...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 10-05-2014, 09:58
Replies: 54
Views: 12,803
Posted By sabray
Re: Automatic Charge Relays - Good or Bad

So we don't want the high out put alternator putting big Amos across the relay. That's why it's okay for me. Until input a bigger alternator in. The sense wire gets combined when the batts do not...
Forum: Marine Electronics 10-05-2014, 08:57
Replies: 43
Views: 9,649
Posted By sabray
Re: Radar reflector

I can run into harbor here with radar alone. All these boats don't have reflectors.i see them clearly on radar. AiS should be a legal replacement for a reflector. I still have a ball I can assemble...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 10-05-2014, 08:42
Replies: 13
Views: 1,702
Posted By sabray
Re: Racor turbine deterioration

I'll guess wrong fuel or better yet a fuel additive maybe they tried to clean the thing with acetone or ketone. Check your fuel maybe they flushed the fuel system with a nasty solvent.


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Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 10-05-2014, 08:37
Replies: 15
Views: 7,873
Posted By sabray
Re: Diesel flush engine oil

Just to drive the head of the nail home. No way am I doing that.


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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 10-05-2014, 08:35
Replies: 54
Views: 12,803
Posted By sabray
Re: Automatic Charge Relays - Good or Bad

I haven't seen that either but mainsail is far more experienced then me. What is the rating on the contacts?


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Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 09-05-2014, 22:53
Replies: 62
Views: 14,610
Posted By sabray
Re: Mantus Anchor "Resetting"

If you anchor enough you kind of know your set well or not. I swear I can feel the bight even hear the sound of hard pan through the chain. If it's good you will know it. How you apply that to a...
Forum: Marine Electronics 09-05-2014, 20:59
Replies: 6
Views: 1,466
Posted By sabray
Re: Installing new garmin plotter

I do this. Power at chartplotter circuit is on which energizes the nmea circuits. Now the autopilot works and it's sensors are on. I can turn the chart plotter on or not. The nmea circuit is on at...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 09-05-2014, 19:58
Replies: 54
Views: 12,803
Posted By sabray
Automatic Charge Relays - Good or Bad

Thanks .yes dual sensing. Guess if I upped the alternator it might be better if it was 2" closer to the house bus. Imagine a house bus and engine bus bar. In the middle is a combiner. I see no...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 09-05-2014, 19:54
Replies: 362
Views: 64,551
Posted By sabray
Re: Blue Pearl Sinks

Looking at the posted adverts. I like Hans. It's a better packaged video. Hunter flopped to many holes with promises. Didn't back up detailed statements. How are those chain plate bolts done. What is...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 09-05-2014, 18:56
Replies: 1
Views: 1,421
Posted By sabray
Best wishes to webb chiles

A great writer and adventurer. He is getting ever closer to his next encounter. Check out his journal.San Diego: order; a three bandaid day; when to leave...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 09-05-2014, 18:34
Replies: 54
Views: 12,803
Posted By sabray
Re: Automatic Charge Relays - Good or Bad

I am old school on that. It's easy and no way is my alternator a part of a hot circuit unless I choose. Funny how we have stuff that works okay but others think it can't be. I keep listening to see...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 09-05-2014, 17:28
Replies: 54
Views: 12,803
Posted By sabray
Re: Automatic Charge Relays - Good or Bad

Right so I fuse both with Atn at closest point. Also I like the 3 switch house off engine off combine off option. Nothing is hot except the fused bilge pumps and the fused sole panels. Yes it matters...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 09-05-2014, 17:24
Replies: 40
Views: 5,140
Posted By sabray
Re: Man Overboard Devices

I just have a mob pole. The vests have a flasher and whistle. Everyone that I think I might push over the side is told to look for the mob pole and expect lots of floating things to follow. If they...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 09-05-2014, 17:06
Replies: 54
Views: 12,803
Posted By sabray
Automatic Charge Relays - Good or Bad

Thanks that is what I have found. It's so stupid simple I almost can't remember how I set it up 7 years ago. If my alternator was bigger then I would want it to go to the house side? The nice part...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 09-05-2014, 16:18
Replies: 118
Views: 21,791
Posted By sabray
Re: Captain damaged neighboring boat- who is responsible?

Almost right. He left out my premium goes up too. As I explained to my insurance company I have zero claims in yaddddah years. Why is my premium up 25 percent? Apparantley my neighbors 600 miles...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 09-05-2014, 15:49
Replies: 54
Views: 12,803
Posted By sabray
Re: Automatic Charge Relays - Good or Bad

Mainsail has a real knack for explaining thanks to him.
My solar panels are on the house side. My not so big 70 amp alternator is on the engine side. I think the engine bat is never really taxed....
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 08-05-2014, 10:01
Replies: 54
Views: 12,803
Posted By sabray
Re: Automatic charge relays - good or bad

Yep I think I am. 7 years with this setup. No issue. Battery's still seem good


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Forum: Multihull Sailboats 04-05-2014, 08:13
Replies: 59
Views: 10,201
Posted By sabray
Re: Cat sinks off Sunshine Coast QLD.

That would be a failed hose connection. Popped thru hull would be more like bad bedding or no thread getting to the sea cock. Or no sea cock and just hose going to a pos gate valve. All of which are...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 04-05-2014, 07:13
Replies: 59
Views: 10,201
Posted By sabray
Re: Cat sinks off Sunshine Coast QLD.

A poll my boat sank or I ditched because:
1) water poured in and we couldn't find the leek all 3 pumps couldn't keep up.
2) rudder stopped working.
3) ran out of water
4) ran out of beer
5)...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 04-05-2014, 05:42
Replies: 79
Views: 8,042
Posted By sabray
Re: Has 'boosterism' become rampant in sailing media?

As long as your stupidity meets the standard code it's all good.
I am thinking gorilla glue will be fine for my bulkhead tabbing. Meanwhile I need to pull out all the non tinned wire because...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 04-05-2014, 05:14
Replies: 33
Views: 9,409
Posted By sabray
Re: Sewing your own awnings

I agree moving the fabric around is difficult if space is short. Laying it out is impossible without some flat space. 100 bucks will get you one of these which can see straight stitch through...
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