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Forum: Our Community 15-03-2024, 12:58
Replies: 91
Views: 8,207
Posted By Bloodhound
Re: Favorite cruising related sayings

Relieved certainly, and forever sad, though it gets better with time.
Forum: Antares Yachts 16-02-2024, 09:39
Replies: 76
Views: 7,180
Posted By Bloodhound
Re: Pushing the budget

A secure way to handle maintenance is to make a generous annual allowance and whatever you don't spend put away in an "escrow" maintenance account to be used in the future for maintenance ONLY. ...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 11-09-2023, 10:08
Replies: 25
Views: 3,342
Posted By Bloodhound
Re: Seizing Wire as Hose Clamp / Clamptite

Farmers rarely use coat hangers, even for hanging coats. They use bailing wire for quick in-the-field repairs and for anything a hose clamp would work for. Today most modern bailers use twine which...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 11-08-2023, 08:07
Replies: 65
Views: 8,401
Posted By Bloodhound
Re: Left hanging by Pantaenius

Let me complicate it a bit. Wife and I both have US passports, but both are dual citizens -- she also has an Australian passport and I have a Canadian. We own property in all 3 countries, and have...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 11-08-2023, 07:26
Replies: 65
Views: 8,401
Posted By Bloodhound
Re: Left hanging by Pantaenius

Country of Residence is usually defined as the country in which one spends 183 or more days per year. We spend 5 months in Canada, 3 months in the USA, and 4 months in Australia. We pay property...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 07-07-2023, 13:13
Replies: 25
Views: 2,659
Posted By Bloodhound
Re: Best way to get last 1/2 inch out of bilges.

Agree 100%. A Shop Vac works every time and gets the last drop.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 03-07-2023, 07:22
Replies: 93
Views: 10,468
Posted By Bloodhound
Re: Orca attacks off Norway, moving 3,000 miles. Learnt behaviour?

Ditto
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 30-06-2023, 09:46
Replies: 32
Views: 2,843
Posted By Bloodhound
Re: Stuck Zipper

Made by people who especially hate salt water sailors.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 30-06-2023, 09:37
Replies: 29
Views: 2,405
Posted By Bloodhound
Re: Securing deck hardware when you can't get to the backing

Since the back is completely hidden, what about toggle bolts in this application , or even closed pop rivets?
Forum: Great Lakes 30-12-2022, 11:13
Replies: 66
Views: 7,006
Posted By Bloodhound
Re: Big waves! Bad storm.

Depends which Great Lake. Iron ore freighters have broken up and sunk on Superior — NOT 20’ waves. Parts of the lakes get pretty shallow and waves break. At one time commercial vessels could not...
Forum: Great Lakes 30-12-2022, 07:02
Replies: 66
Views: 7,006
Posted By Bloodhound
Re: Big waves! Bad storm.

Sounds about right.
Forum: Our Community 23-12-2022, 06:25
Replies: 346
Views: 39,726
Posted By Bloodhound
Re: Why do cruisers quit cruising?

My “best before” date arrived 🫤
Forum: Dollars & Cents 05-09-2022, 07:21
Replies: 109
Views: 10,840
Posted By Bloodhound
Re: Canada's new luxury tax

But of course. Taxation on taxes is the usual way.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 25-07-2022, 08:08
Replies: 40
Views: 4,716
Posted By Bloodhound
Re: Epoxy takes days to cure when very cold

That’s true for most (but not all) chemical reactions. Factor of 2 per 10F (C?) temperature change.
Forum: Marine Electronics 27-06-2022, 08:36
Replies: 51
Views: 5,678
Posted By Bloodhound
Re: Why is it so hard to find a decent TV??

Gave up on a TV years and years ago. They don’t like a marine environment and need frequent replacement. Nothing to watch anyway. And for weather etc what’s wrong with my cell?
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 27-06-2022, 08:28
Replies: 120
Views: 12,397
Posted By Bloodhound
Re: Water cooled solar panels.

Power needed only to overcome friction loss through the tubing. Upflow assisted by syphon on downflow assuming tubes run full. So minimal power needs.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 27-06-2022, 08:22
Replies: 120
Views: 12,397
Posted By Bloodhound
Re: Water cooled solar panels.

😂 yes, so is reading !!!
Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 11-10-2021, 13:39
Replies: 97
Views: 8,509
Posted By Bloodhound
Re: Selling a boat from afar (Canada)

Last estimate I heard from PEI to Vancouver: about $35,000... +/-
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 01-10-2021, 14:06
Replies: 75
Views: 9,340
Posted By Bloodhound
Re: A circular bar room argument... how do fixed bowsprits make sense?

Thanks to the OP for the post. Makes for entertaining and thought provoking reading.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 01-10-2021, 13:52
Replies: 75
Views: 9,340
Posted By Bloodhound
Re: A circular bar room argument... how do fixed bowsprits make sense?

Anchors on sailboats are usually deployed at the foot of the bowsprit, should the boat have one. On a large boat (actually a ship) anchors are deployed from a cathead.

Regarding heavy boats and...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 27-09-2021, 07:08
Replies: 35
Views: 5,713
Posted By Bloodhound
Re: Buying boat based on survey value?

Yet financial institutions and insurers generally require a valuation by a marine surveyor. The value entered is usually what the owner tells him to write in as long as it’s not absurdly over the...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 02-08-2021, 13:30
Replies: 78
Views: 9,584
Posted By Bloodhound
Re: How do I get a stainless pin out of an aluminum masthead?

I'll second the Lanocote as a preventative. Haven't tried moving the pin in the tabernacle after 10 years, but have been coating other fittings with Lanocote and never have trouble moving them. Ten...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-11-2020, 15:15
Replies: 54
Views: 7,967
Posted By Bloodhound
Re: What do you call the..

Boom Gallows?
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 09-11-2020, 15:03
Replies: 69
Views: 8,559
Posted By Bloodhound
Re: Drill Hole in Stainless Steel Pipe

Either a gusset between the vertical and horizontal, or a collar around the hole. Either should work well if, indeed, any reinforcing at all is needed. BTW, 16 ga is not pipe; it's tube with about...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 06-11-2020, 07:56
Replies: 168
Views: 17,304
Posted By Bloodhound
Re: How old is your boat?

1976 Westsail 32 (44 years) in well-maintained condition (for sale due to MY age).

Wish I still had my old 1964 Triumph PI sedan -- nicest car aesthetically and in responsiveness I ever drove. ...
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