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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 16-01-2012, 08:23
Replies: 19
Views: 4,230
Posted By blahman
Re: Affordable, BRIGHT Interior LED Fixtures

Brankin,

I think Mark cleared it up, but the strips have 3M sticky tape on the back that seems to do a great job, although I had some issues with one of them drooping, but I think that was because...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 15-01-2012, 14:45
Replies: 19
Views: 4,230
Posted By blahman
Re: Affordable, BRIGHT Interior LED Fixtures

I'll stick with my uncomplicated $140 option. I'd they stop working in 4 years, I'll replace tem and still be under the cost of 2 Alpenglows. As for consumptuon, I feel that for the amount of light...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 14-01-2012, 12:01
Replies: 19
Views: 4,230
Posted By blahman
Lightbulb My New Affordable and BRIGHT Interior LED Fixtures

Hello all,

A while back, during the full rewiring of our W32, we built wood light fixtures from douglas fir mimicking Alpenglows. We originally affixed cold cathode fluorescent lamps within them,...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 28-12-2011, 09:28
Replies: 16
Views: 8,310
Posted By blahman
Re: Safe & Easy Dinghy Storage at Anchor

Thanks for all the great thoughts osirisail and others.

I have used direct halyards directly to put the dink on the foredeck, but engine and gearless. I feel like it would be very challenging for...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 27-12-2011, 10:10
Replies: 16
Views: 8,310
Posted By blahman
Re: Safe & Easy Dinghy Storage at Anchor

Thanks for the comments. I do realize there are still risks with this particular setup in terms of theft, but we are in a relatively secure area. If we venture to more popular or risky areas, we...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 25-12-2011, 13:33
Replies: 16
Views: 8,310
Posted By blahman
Safe & Easy Dinghy Storage at Anchor

Hello all,

I just returned from a week of sailing around our little harbor. On three occasions other sailors approached to look and ask about my dinghy sitting out of the water beside the boat,...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 04-12-2011, 10:08
Replies: 15
Views: 4,890
Posted By blahman
Re: Uh Oh . . . Mariner Issue . . .

I found that choice of wording, considering the scale of your problems, to be quite amusing.:jump:

I feel your pain!

~A
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 03-12-2011, 14:54
Replies: 4
Views: 5,686
Posted By blahman
A New Berth - Adding a Fold-Down Pilot Berth to our W32

Hi all,

Another project we completed to the boat a while back was adding a berth to our main salon. When we purchased our boat, the starboard area in the salon had a large series of shelves, but...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 03-12-2011, 14:22
Replies: 58
Views: 14,213
Posted By blahman
Re: Galley / Nav Station Renovation

Hi All,

I just realized that I never posted "finished" photos of our nav station. I've been quite busy with a new graduate program, but now that the semester is at an end, my mind has wandered to...
Forum: Classifieds Archive 08-06-2011, 09:42
Replies: 1
Views: 2,922
Posted By blahman
Re: Westsail 32 - Jenny Leigh - For Sale

Now available at $26,000, or taking reasonable offers.
Forum: Classifieds Archive 29-05-2011, 08:58
Replies: 1
Views: 2,922
Posted By blahman
Cool Westsail 32 - 'Jenny Leigh'

Hello all,

W32 Jenny Leigh is now offered for sale in a semi-complete state. Due to a recent disability, my father will be unable to complete the project. She has new barrier and gel coats...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 02-05-2011, 16:56
Replies: 39
Views: 10,793
Posted By blahman
Re: Cape Horn Wind Vane ?

And, randomly, two beauty shots of a CapHorn doing its job :)

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_fVh_zR6Hi4k/TbjC4gdxvDI/AAAAAAAAE3c/qtORA6n93hA/s640/IMG00217-20110427-1933.jpg
...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 02-05-2011, 09:14
Replies: 8
Views: 3,841
Posted By blahman
Re: Planning a Haul-Out: Doing a LOT in Too Little Time !

Yeah,a lot of supper optimistic paper prep! I'm sure it won't go as I plan, but, just as with painting, 80% of the battle is in preparation and planning!

Capngeo,

Now that we're having to...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 01-05-2011, 08:00
Replies: 8
Views: 3,841
Posted By blahman
Re: Planning a Haul-Out: Doing a LOT in Too Little Time !

sctpc,

Haven't done the boat yet and it's looking like we'll have to wait until July after I return from mating abourd a tallship out in Hawaii.


Badsanta,

Thanks for that. Our old shaft...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 23-04-2011, 08:48
Replies: 64
Views: 28,485
Posted By blahman
Re: Westsail 28 Vs Baba 30

Well said.

----
To those who have issues with full keels...

Hopping on someone's W32 for a five day trip and having a "bad" feeling isn't surprising. I've never experienced a bad,...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 21-04-2011, 13:51
Replies: 13
Views: 15,788
Posted By blahman
Re: Dinghy "chaps"

Vesti la gubbia, Luciano Pavarotti (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8k3R8kgEUc&feature=related)

~A
Forum: General Sailing Forum 19-04-2011, 14:35
Replies: 13
Views: 15,788
Posted By blahman
Re: Dinghy "chaps"

Interesting idea, although every time I'd look at it I'd hear the lament "Vesti la gubbia", from Leoncavallo's Pagliacci! I don't want to be saddened by it!
Forum: General Sailing Forum 19-04-2011, 11:57
Replies: 13
Views: 15,788
Posted By blahman
Re: Dinghy "chaps"

Hey all,

I know this is an old thread, but I figured it worth adding to. We recently acquired a West Marine RIB310 of the PVC variety. The boat is in very good shape (after a small fiberglass...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 16-04-2011, 22:37
Replies: 64
Views: 28,485
Posted By blahman
Re: Westsail 28 Vs Baba 30

I meant it only to be brief. Also, I don't mean that the W28 is a "bad" boat, nor that it can't sail well, just that its lines and overall design lack some of the finesse of boats through-designed by...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 16-04-2011, 16:46
Replies: 64
Views: 28,485
Posted By blahman
Re: Westsail 28 Vs Baba 30

I had a discussion with Bud Taplin concerning this when we were looking for a Westsail (and looking at W28s). He was in charge of production when they brought the 28 into existence. They modified one...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 16-04-2011, 12:26
Replies: 64
Views: 28,485
Posted By blahman
Re: Westsail 28 Vs Baba 30

Hi all,

I'm a Westsail 32 owner, and generally a supporter of Westsails. However, I do not care for the W28; it was not designed by a naval architect as the Westsail Corp. would have you think....
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 15-04-2011, 18:29
Replies: 8
Views: 3,841
Posted By blahman
Planning a Haul-Out: Doing a LOT in Too Little Time !

Hello all,

The purpose of this thread is to help new owners make decisions concerning, plan for, and execute, owner-completed short-term yet high-yield, haul-out of their boat. It is not meant...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 13-04-2011, 23:29
Replies: 3
Views: 2,673
Posted By blahman
Re: Stay Pack Main Sail Cover Material

Want to sail,

Your fear of breathability being an issue is well founded; mildew will build up rather quickly within a stackpack. You could, perhaps, use a phifertex-style material near the bottom...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 22-03-2011, 21:48
Replies: 14
Views: 11,096
Posted By blahman
Re: 15hp Yamaha Enduro - Ignition Issues

Hi guys,

Bad news! I thought I had this little guy kicking, but it appears I was being fooled. I brought the motor back to the boat and set it up in a tank, then tried to get it running and it...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 19-03-2011, 17:24
Replies: 14
Views: 11,096
Posted By blahman
Talking Re: 15hp Yamaha Enduro - Ignition Issues

Hi all,

The short story is that the engine runs splendidly; the issue was in the wiring. Here is how I resolved this.


The first thing I did was go through and clean the engine really well...
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