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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 23-04-2024, 07:17
Replies: 6
Views: 362
Posted By NewMoon
Re: Windlass and thruster battery?

AGM's work perfectly for me.
Forum: Navigation 06-02-2024, 11:44
Replies: 164
Views: 15,147
Posted By NewMoon
Re: "Best" chart/navigation software

Coastal Explorer by Rose Point works great for me from Puget Sound up through SE Alaska.
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 29-01-2024, 08:29
Replies: 8
Views: 524
Posted By NewMoon
Re: Panther Outboard Mounts

Had one like that for many years, with a Yamaha 9.9 High-Thrust.

Only trouble getting it to go up and down was accumulated salt/corrosion making it bind a bit.

Did you loosen the knobs on...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 17-01-2024, 08:49
Replies: 54
Views: 4,044
Posted By NewMoon
Re: Recommend me some ripping yarns about sailors crossing the Atlantic Ocean or simi

Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea
by Steven Callahan
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 02-12-2023, 07:38
Replies: 44
Views: 4,283
Posted By NewMoon
Re: Wire lug Crimper

https://marinehowto.com/making-your-own-battery-cables/
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 06-11-2023, 09:35
Replies: 11
Views: 877
Posted By NewMoon
Re: Balmar max charge 612 for any alternator?

No mystery - just have the alternator modified to external regulation. Not complicated or expensive.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 30-10-2023, 09:51
Replies: 2
Views: 399
Posted By NewMoon
Re: Haul-out service recommendations for PNW

I use and like

Alan Kelly Yacht Refinishing
Tsehum Harbour, Sidney BC
(250) 361-6300

Haulout and work area provided by Westport Marina
(250) 656-2832
Forum: Meets & Greets 26-09-2023, 16:15
Replies: 37
Views: 2,196
Posted By NewMoon
Re: Newbie Here - Hello!

Our 28,000 lb (loaded) Nordic Tug 37 is not even a full displacement hull. With 330hp, it can hit 16 knots, or high cruise at 12 knots. We just completed a 3,806 nm cruise of the Inside Passage....
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 21-09-2023, 08:05
Replies: 12
Views: 1,322
Posted By NewMoon
Re: CBP Roam app- Check "Yes" or "No"?

Not having read the question carefully enough, I responded NO this year, coming back into Washington from BC. The officer was not happy, and grilled me. Then they inspected my boat and confiscated...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 11-06-2023, 09:53
Replies: 8
Views: 960
Posted By NewMoon
Re: Splicing stiff nylon to chain

Works quite well if you follow Brion Toss's recommendation to flatten the three strands after unlaying them, rather than trying to keep them twisted.
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 09-04-2023, 17:28
Replies: 16
Views: 3,967
Posted By NewMoon
Re: Anchors for the PNW/BC: San Juan and Gulf Islands

I've had genuine Bruce on three different boats cruising the Inside Passage. I switched from Bruce to Rocna 12 years ago on my second boat. It was immediately obvious that the Rocna set quicker and...
Forum: Navigation 28-03-2023, 10:11
Replies: 25
Views: 3,483
Posted By NewMoon
Re: Best Navigation Apps for the Inside Passage (WA to AK)

Coastal Explorer from Rose Point.

The CE software, and NOAA charts, both raster and vector, continually kept up to date.
BC charts, both raster and vector, continually up to date, for an annual...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 24-03-2023, 06:59
Replies: 93
Views: 9,120
Posted By NewMoon
Re: Joshua Slocum

Cape Horn, by Reanne Hemmingway-Douglass
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 12-02-2023, 06:35
Replies: 82
Views: 7,096
Posted By NewMoon
Re: Two Anchor Swivels

Agreed. We had a Kong, attached directly to the anchor. It bent from side loading, much like the picture above, and would easily have broken if we had not noticed the bend. My boating buddy's Kong...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 11-02-2023, 11:57
Replies: 82
Views: 7,096
Posted By NewMoon
Re: Two Anchor Swivels

Like this one from Mantus - vastly superior to the design shown above:


https://www.mantusmarine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/swivel1.jpg
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 10-02-2023, 15:04
Replies: 61
Views: 5,789
Posted By NewMoon
Re: AGM as house Bank

In two boats over the last 20+ years, I've used AGMs for both house and start banks. They work well if not often left in a partial state of charge. One set lasted 11 years.
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 28-01-2023, 09:37
Replies: 36
Views: 3,048
Posted By NewMoon
Re: 4 weeks Alaska cruise / camp - Where to start if you have a trailer as an option?

Hi Enyar,

We’re mostly power boaters, but may be able to offer some helpful info. We’ve traveled the Inside Passage in many different ways, launching trailer boats in Bellingham, Gold River,...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 07-01-2023, 09:07
Replies: 7
Views: 735
Posted By NewMoon
Re: Start engine with AC battery charger on?

On two different boats, I've had a Freedom 10 and a Freedom 25 inverter charger. On both, I've started the diesel several times with the charger going - no problems.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-11-2022, 05:49
Replies: 7
Views: 1,082
Posted By NewMoon
Re: It’s getting cold out, now what?

Here's what I do to leave my Nordic Tug for the winter in Liberty Bay, Poulsbo WA:

No anti-freeze. Full water and fuel tanks. Block off engine room vents with 4" foam insulation pipes. Open all...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 24-09-2022, 09:40
Replies: 45
Views: 5,375
Posted By NewMoon
Re: Provisioning : There and Back Again, or, how do you get the groceries onboard?

Here's another plastic cart, maybe 50% greater capacity, and with bigger wheels. Had the above pictured blue one, and this is a good bit better.
I've used it to haul groceries for 6 summers on...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 30-05-2022, 11:39
Replies: 13
Views: 1,458
Posted By NewMoon
Re: Not sure if my boat has the proper windless

Clean the rope with detergent, letting it soak for at least several hours, and agitating periodically. Soak to rinse in water, agitating again. Finally you might lay it out and blast it with a hose....
Forum: General Sailing Forum 25-04-2022, 08:56
Replies: 10
Views: 2,938
Posted By NewMoon
Re: AK to BC Inside Passage Routing

Last spring, under Covid restrictions, I traveled solo from Nanaimo to Ketchikan in 14 days, including two days waiting for weather. Pretty direct route, no wandering around sightseeing or fishing,...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 11-04-2022, 10:00
Replies: 4
Views: 1,720
Posted By NewMoon
Re: Problems maintaining Lofrans Tigres windlass

Hi Grace,

I'm at Liberty Bay Marina. Live in Utah, but should make over to Poulsbo to prep for another summer in BC and SEAK by late April.
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 10-04-2022, 12:59
Replies: 4
Views: 1,720
Posted By NewMoon
Re: Problems maintaining Lofrans Tigres windlass

I had the same trouble you did trying to suck the lube oil out of my Tigres. I called Lofrans (imtra) tech support in New Bedford MA (508) 995-7000. They said I would have to dismount the windlass...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 06-03-2022, 06:56
Replies: 21
Views: 5,130
Posted By NewMoon
Re: PNW Year Round Cruising

https://www.dol.wa.gov/vehicleregistration/boatvisit.html

https://www.dol.wa.gov/vehicleregistration/registerboat.html
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