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Forum: OpenCPN 26-11-2023, 03:58
Replies: 4
Views: 595
Posted By Differentroads
Re: Open CPN and Onwa K Charts .tuf format

thanks, they are new to me. I'll have a look. :thumb:
Forum: OpenCPN 26-11-2023, 01:58
Replies: 4
Views: 595
Posted By Differentroads
Re: Open CPN and Onwa K Charts .tuf format

thanks. Yes, I had a look at Ocharts. I had a broken links problem using it before but it now seems to work for me and has a vector chart that might cover the area that I'm missing. all my other...
Forum: OpenCPN 25-11-2023, 05:20
Replies: 4
Views: 595
Posted By Differentroads
Open CPN and Onwa K Charts .tuf format

Hi
I am sailing down the West African coast - Spain to Gambia - and have some gaps in my Open CPN chart coverage. I have NV Charts, so have passage charts from the Straits to Dakar, and coastal and...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 16-05-2021, 13:30
Replies: 15
Views: 1,936
Posted By Differentroads
Re: Portlight spacer: epoxy in place or float?

If my problem is the same as yours - flat portlights on a curved surface - ultimately the answer is build up a flat surface for the ports to land on using thickened epoxy. And unless your boat is pig...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 15-05-2021, 00:09
Replies: 15
Views: 3,364
Posted By Differentroads
Re: Wet exhaust routing question?

As I mentioned elsewhere, I just turn off the seawater cock before turning off the engine to get the same outcome. I check my impeller regularly. No sign of damage for the few seconds it runs dry
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 15-05-2021, 00:06
Replies: 15
Views: 3,364
Posted By Differentroads
Re: Wet exhaust routing question?

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm sure that I've eliminated that risk by raising the exhaust outlet up the transom.
I'm also in the habit of turning off the seawater valve before turning off the engine...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 13-05-2021, 10:54
Replies: 15
Views: 3,364
Posted By Differentroads
Re: Wet exhaust routing question?

Having had seawater in my engine twice - both times through the exhaust system I'm fairly sure - I can advise caution when rerouting the wet exhaust. Both times I had been in 8' - 10' following...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 04-05-2021, 05:07
Replies: 16
Views: 5,497
Posted By Differentroads
Re: Slow Drip From Bottom of the Keel

I had a similar problem five or six years ago. A worrisome drip from my encapsulated keel when hauled out and rusty water seeming to well up from the keel into the bilge when in the water. after a...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 04-05-2021, 02:30
Replies: 46
Views: 4,962
Posted By Differentroads
Re: How to acquire maintenance skills and knowledge.

For book learning I second Don Casey and, more technically detailed, Nigel Calder as good places to start. Also the Adlard Coles book of Maintenance and Repair for Diesel Engines. And a subscrition...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 15-04-2021, 23:23
Replies: 117
Views: 16,796
Posted By Differentroads
Re: Best Not Electric Coffee Maker

+1 for Aeropress on a boat. Makes good coffe but its main selling points for me are it's compact, robust and, topmost, it uses little water to clean. Every French press I've owned takes an...
Forum: Marine Electronics 16-03-2021, 22:44
Replies: 19
Views: 3,697
Posted By Differentroads
Re: VHF/AIS antenna -radio geek advise needed

I bought the boat I now live and cruise on ten years ago. One of the jobs I did on my first winter haul out was have the mast taken off. I replaced all of the mast wiring (only one wire showed the...
Forum: Marine Electronics 16-03-2021, 16:46
Replies: 19
Views: 3,697
Posted By Differentroads
Re: VHF/AIS antenna -radio geek advise needed

Re poor AIS reception range on your masthead antenna. I get no better range in my marina surrounded by a forest of masts and a high sea wall. Nor did I in a previous marina which had a hill between...
Forum: Marine Electronics 16-03-2021, 16:40
Replies: 19
Views: 3,697
Posted By Differentroads
Re: VHF/AIS antenna -radio geek advise needed

I put a seperate AIS antenna on a pole at my stern, just a 3' whip about 10' abov sea level. It gives me reliable reception from ships 20 to 30 miles distant. I'm really only interested in keeping an...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 16-03-2021, 16:24
Replies: 11
Views: 2,613
Posted By Differentroads
Re: Free-flying light air genoa setup

As for tacking, mine is a monohull cutter. I fit my lightweight drifter genoa inside the furled working genoa. It will usually tack ok if I remove the inner forestay and hanked on staysl. But the...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 16-03-2021, 16:12
Replies: 11
Views: 2,613
Posted By Differentroads
Re: Free-flying light air genoa setup

Hmm, I imagine that you'd need a helluva lot of tension on, say, a dyneema strop between your bows to give you anything approaching a tight close hauled angle. My experience using my own loose luffed...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 24-02-2021, 02:38
Replies: 28
Views: 3,628
Posted By Differentroads
Re: Tachometer on a Yanmar 3GM30FC with saildrive

That bolt is precisely where the rev counter sender is on my 3GM30F.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 01-02-2021, 14:46
Replies: 48
Views: 6,829
Posted By Differentroads
Re: What are your minimum Essential Tools to keep on the boat?

Some of those lists are way over the top for weekend/holiday sailing. I'm a liveaboard cruiser constantly fixing and improving my boat 1000 miles away from my workshop and they might be over the top...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 01-02-2021, 13:13
Replies: 9
Views: 1,660
Posted By Differentroads
Re: converting a never used PVC holding tank to water tank, possible?

You seem sorted out for your decision. A little additional suggestion. Arrange your plumbing so you can isolate and use the contents of this tank for washing only if it turns out to be unpaletable...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 31-01-2021, 09:21
Replies: 22
Views: 3,505
Posted By Differentroads
Re: Help! Controllers for 2 solar arrays to 1 battery bank

Agree that a Victron 100/50 will be fine. In the OPs shoes I'd add another one and wire up in two banks with the same controller per bank.

A question though. When you say 14A is overly...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 31-12-2020, 01:44
Replies: 58
Views: 8,974
Posted By Differentroads
Re: 36ft + Cruiser to live aboard and upgrade to circumnavigate

Oh, and make sure that you see the paperwork saying that VAT has been paid in the EU or UK. Some boats will be cheap if VAT wasn't paid but will be due if you buy it. Could be an ex-charter boat...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 31-12-2020, 01:26
Replies: 58
Views: 8,974
Posted By Differentroads
Re: 36ft + Cruiser to live aboard and upgrade to circumnavigate

My wife and I live on a 40 year old 10m (34') sailing cruiser based in Spain. I can recommend the life. 12000E a year is about our own budget for marina fees (4k per year, currently a one year...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 27-11-2020, 13:24
Replies: 16
Views: 5,165
Posted By Differentroads
Re: Me and my dad bought our first boat, here's our second attempt at trying to sail

Smashing video. Looks like you are having fun while learning. Brought back memories of my Dad and me learning to sail back in the 70s.
You've some great bits of advice already. I'd only add keep the...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 11-10-2020, 07:37
Replies: 17
Views: 3,397
Posted By Differentroads
Re: Soft Solent with 80-75% Jib and Inboard Sheeting

I'm gñad I came back to your thread. It reminded me that I've spent the last three nights wondering what it is that's rattling on my deck. But I always forget about it in the daytime!
I have an old...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 11-10-2020, 07:23
Replies: 22
Views: 3,777
Posted By Differentroads
Re: Adapting hose size on thru-hull fittings

Exactly what I did on my saltwater intake 3/4'' hose to 1/2'' through a Vetus plastic reducer above the waterline. I avoid extra joints below the waterline because of the risk of hoseclip failure on,...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 08-10-2020, 00:31
Replies: 17
Views: 3,397
Posted By Differentroads
Re: Soft Solent with 80-75% Jib and Inboard Sheeting

You might want to consider old fashioned bullseye fairleads for leading the adjustment lines aft.
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