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Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems Yesterday, 07:46
Replies: 1
Views: 169
Posted By Ixium
Re: Where to buy?

My boat has 2x racor LG100 and don’t have any issues goes on your vent lines… easy install by the looks of it.
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 02-04-2024, 09:16
Replies: 41
Views: 3,266
Posted By Ixium
Re: Bahama sailing newbie

I have no real interest in sailing, but it’s my plan. Couldn’t care less about sailing itself. Just about getting to the new places in a relaxing manor

A means to an end.

Got a boat that is...
Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 06-03-2024, 07:41
Replies: 43
Views: 4,732
Posted By Ixium
Re: Marina Corporate Buy-out? Alternatives?

To be fair there has been 2 near by that have closed down, but they were… needing many updates .
Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 05-03-2024, 19:36
Replies: 43
Views: 4,732
Posted By Ixium
Re: Marina Corporate Buy-out? Alternatives?

My city just built a new 350+ slip marina. New main building with showers/laundry/lounge. New dockage, new fuel/waste pumps.

Great Lakes area though. Fairly cheap. Paid 2200 for 40ft, including...
Forum: Lithium Power Systems 04-02-2024, 15:51
Replies: 23
Views: 2,171
Posted By Ixium
Re: Charging LFP dropin questions

I have a very very similar setup. With mc-614. My firefly’s are toast now. So I’m dropping in lifepo4’s this spring.

I’m going to be setting the alt regulator to a lower charge voltage. It’ll...
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 29-01-2024, 15:44
Replies: 38
Views: 5,749
Posted By Ixium
Re: Double Mast Demasting @Sea

Cat-schooner, yeah.

That’s why I said it’s same but different. And interesting to read about them
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 29-01-2024, 09:59
Replies: 38
Views: 5,749
Posted By Ixium
Re: Double Mast Demasting @Sea

I hear it all the time. “Always have back up of everything, even the mast”

My masts have no rigging at all, so would have to be a very specific fall zone to take out both.
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 29-01-2024, 09:20
Replies: 38
Views: 5,749
Posted By Ixium
Re: Double Mast Demasting @Sea

I didn’t catch the reason why, or if they’ve done a thorough look around to figure out yet. I’m sure their main concern is getting somewhere safe.

Guess their 2 masts were connected though with...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 26-01-2024, 05:34
Replies: 2
Views: 737
Posted By Ixium
Re: Arco Zeus Alternator Regulator Bench Test

Yeah, every where you look the experts are saying to always have an AGM and then put a 30amp dc2dc charger to charge your lithiums. Then what was the point of the experts saying a while ago to get...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 19-01-2024, 11:08
Replies: 53
Views: 5,084
Posted By Ixium
Re: 2 stroke vs 4 stroke outboard

They have a booth at the Toronto boat show, so I’ll try and ask if they know anything when I go for a few days.

I haven’t decided on what to do between a 9.9 (or 9.8…) vs something like a 6. I’m...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 19-01-2024, 10:46
Replies: 53
Views: 5,084
Posted By Ixium
Re: 2 stroke vs 4 stroke outboard

https://www.tohatsu.com/marine/na/news/tohatsu_corporation_announces_the_newest_addition_mfs8c98c.html

They just released information about their new outboard… might be worth it to check it out.
Forum: Electric Propulsion (EP) 17-01-2024, 06:55
Replies: 2
Views: 851
Posted By Ixium
Re: Torqeedo 2 Cruise - Early Model

The more you wait, the better electric motors will get. And more options for companies.

Just got to balance out what you want vs when you need it.
...
Forum: Marine Electronics 08-01-2024, 06:34
Replies: 55
Views: 5,277
Posted By Ixium
Re: What do you use your SSB for?

It’ll either die with the people stuck in the age before global comms or new one will start with the new age of sailors with more constant connections.

Even with Starlink and it’s competition,...
Forum: Marine Electronics 07-01-2024, 16:27
Replies: 55
Views: 5,277
Posted By Ixium
Re: What do you use your SSB for?

Even the military has 4 or 5 different course of actions before we use ssb freqs (aka hf) it has its time and place in an end of the world scenario, but there are much better options that are more...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 07-01-2024, 06:08
Replies: 36
Views: 3,985
Posted By Ixium
Re: How to (not) break a mast.

What camera are you using and do you leave it up for storms? Has it performed as you thought?

I want to put one on my front mast of a cat-rigged boat in order to see where to go in shallow waters...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 27-12-2023, 09:04
Replies: 37
Views: 2,292
Posted By Ixium
Re: One of My Victron 50/100 is most probably toast, is it really?

Have you tried a complete reset, and reflashing the firmware?

Other thing I’d check is the actual wiring/crimps into it.

If you have enough slack, cutting a new connecting shouldn’t be too...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 22-12-2023, 06:05
Replies: 35
Views: 5,217
Posted By Ixium
Re: Circumnav prep - 2027

I got a boat last year with 0 boat knowledge. But a career in radio/sat comms and now an aircraft mechanic. I can fix basically anything on the boat, or do enough research to figure it out.

I...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 19-12-2023, 06:04
Replies: 42
Views: 4,299
Posted By Ixium
Re: Pearson 40 for first boat? Thoughts?

Well yeah, the magic of seeing the first number a 4 makes them impossible to learn on.

Luckily I just squeaked in after buying my boat this year with 0 experience at all. It’s 39ft… but that isn’t...
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 16-12-2023, 09:45
Replies: 63
Views: 9,408
Posted By Ixium
Re: Another one: aground at ponce inlet and rescued

We have a program called “Flight Safety” that investigates any and all incidents where there was damage to an aircraft (or person) or potential damage to an aircraft (or person).

There’s never any...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 07-12-2023, 17:39
Replies: 8
Views: 906
Posted By Ixium
Re: Cat rigged boats

So it really is that simple? My plan is single handed and best case would be short handed. So the more simple the better. And being mostly self taught, I was hoping for youtube learning some of it.
...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 07-12-2023, 15:56
Replies: 8
Views: 906
Posted By Ixium
Re: Cat rigged boats

Yeah, it’s a Freedom 39 PH. Even on the Freedom forums there isn’t much about it.

I did have a buddy, who was a lifelong sailor, come and show me what he knew. But ofcourse he wasn’t used to...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 07-12-2023, 09:46
Replies: 8
Views: 906
Posted By Ixium
Cat rigged boats

I have a cat rigged schooner that is 39ft.

For the life of me I cannot find any information on sailing any cat rigged with 2 masts.
Almost any sailing video or tips and tricks etc don’t apply as...
Forum: Our Community 06-12-2023, 15:05
Replies: 395
Views: 50,228
Posted By Ixium
Re: Retirement - Managing your money

I just did it the easy way and got a job that gives a defined benefit pension.

2% per year worked up to 35 years, using the average of your best 5 years. Even pays out if you retire early. My 25...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 28-11-2023, 21:18
Replies: 58
Views: 4,842
Posted By Ixium
Re: Hypothetically speaking - new or 10-20 year-old prod boat for blue water sailing?

Just bought my 40’ pilot house boat this year for 40k… plumbing, electrical(like 3k Victron multiplus, 4x firefly batts, 450w solar), some electronic (new ap, new triton2 displays airmar 200wx), new...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 26-11-2023, 03:04
Replies: 51
Views: 7,455
Posted By Ixium
Re: Runaway diesel engines

Some of my countries military light vehicles have turbo’d 2.5L diesels. They are inadequate to move the vehicle when empty, so even more so when you add anything to the back and a generator trailer. ...
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