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Forum: Propellers & Drive Systems 27-12-2021, 08:49
Replies: 62
Views: 7,439
Posted By dbraymer
Re: Flexofold 2 or 3 blade folding on oversized 50hp FP Lavezzi

Autoprops are generally in the resale cost range between folding and feathering.

They are self deploying feathering props.
https://ab-marine.com/feathering/auto-prop/

They have a significant...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 27-12-2021, 08:08
Replies: 34
Views: 4,170
Posted By dbraymer
Re: giant exhaust elbow

What you had clogged, changed dimension and became smaller. The envisioned replacement will do the same and eventually be clogged to the point that it has the same effect as the original part. ...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 24-12-2021, 08:51
Replies: 68
Views: 9,743
Posted By dbraymer
Re: Portable Generators Can Kill

Yep. My Balmar does not produce fumes. I am not really against generators at all. But I am highly in favor of simplicity.

If you add a second high output alternator driven by your diesel, you...
Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 24-12-2021, 08:27
Replies: 58
Views: 10,092
Posted By dbraymer
Re: Opinion on bluewater sailboat characteristics

You might wish to think number 5 thru. Wheel house profiles draw windage. The shorter the vessel, the greater the windage per proportion.

If you got a center cockpit with a doghouse/dodger, you...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 13-12-2021, 07:39
Replies: 108
Views: 13,071
Posted By dbraymer
Re: Who is a 'bluewater skipper'? What is 'bluewater preparation'?

I can contribute a single thought from my various "safety and the ocean" crew preparation gatherings prior to various week long sailings:

"We can discuss politics and religion, but no yelling and...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 11-12-2021, 06:50
Replies: 60
Views: 8,906
Posted By dbraymer
Re: Yard Damaged Catamaran Hull

You are already getting some very valuable advice on the path forward.

I have found in my years of boating that everything is going to break, it is just when and where it breaks that makes all of...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 10-12-2021, 07:33
Replies: 96
Views: 10,995
Posted By dbraymer
Re: Is a 47ft boat with slab reefing too much for a couple compared to in mast furlin

I have a 47 footer with slab reefed main and mizzen. (furling mizzen)

It is quite easy for two people to reef if this is done in a timely manner.

However, if you wait too long, the main is...
Forum: Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 06-12-2021, 07:33
Replies: 85
Views: 11,546
Posted By dbraymer
Re: What dog breed if any???

Ran a sailing club. Rented a man a sailboat. He was going to Catalina (for a weekend) with his mother-in-law, his wife and his daughter. And a dog.

He returned before the end of day one.

I...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 06-12-2021, 07:23
Replies: 117
Views: 9,296
Posted By dbraymer
Re: Running with a faulty alternater ... OK?

1. Since these are diesels, nothing is gonna "die" until you run out of fuel.
2, If the engine(s) has a solenoid shut down valve, and you somehow run that isolated battery down to nothing, you may...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 29-11-2021, 06:10
Replies: 408
Views: 53,310
Posted By dbraymer
Re: Watch Keeping Single Handing

Just for the record, I have carefully read through my previous response on this topic, and I did not ever condemn or even seriously disparage single handed sailors.

I even generously compared...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 26-11-2021, 11:27
Replies: 408
Views: 53,310
Posted By dbraymer
Re: Watch Keeping Single Handing

I used to campaign a 72 foot Alden schooner. People would often ask "how many crew does it take to sail this vessel?"

My routine answer, after facing this question many times, was: "if you are...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 15-11-2021, 08:47
Replies: 119
Views: 16,668
Posted By dbraymer
Re: Teak decks. Should I run away????

Been through this on a CT 47.

This is a high labor effort regardless of whether you do it yourself or hire a professional.

It can be fairly cheap if you do it yourself (my way), but regardless...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 01-11-2021, 07:15
Replies: 159
Views: 17,779
Posted By dbraymer
Re: Can I move my 38-foot boat with an outboard?

An outboard can easily move your vessel a reasonable speed.

Your prime safety considerations might well be how low the outboard would be attached to your stern. A single little cresting whitecap...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 01-11-2021, 06:58
Replies: 121
Views: 15,301
Posted By dbraymer
Re: Do I really need a separate starter battery

This actually happened on a Transpac. A mechanic dropped a wrench just perfect, and it landed accross a batteries posts. The wrench welded itself in place and within several seconds, the boat was...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 08-10-2021, 07:57
Replies: 408
Views: 43,432
Posted By dbraymer
Re: Propane, the kiss of death

CT47 checking in here. Really nice vessel that came from the yard with an AMIDSHIPS propane locker. The locker was below the deck behind the stove in the galley. There was a propane line coming...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 17-09-2021, 07:30
Replies: 295
Views: 27,032
Posted By dbraymer
Re: Need alternative to Pirate flag

You might consider this flag as a replacement for the fun loving symbol of disrespect for all but violence.
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 20-08-2021, 07:37
Replies: 90
Views: 18,780
Posted By dbraymer
Re: Catamaran live-aboard advice

Been there done that 1000 times.

When I was younger I once put a corvair engine in a VW. It stuck out the back a bit, but, when you hit the throttle the front wheels nearly lifted off.

Now 50...
Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 26-07-2021, 07:25
Replies: 238
Views: 44,713
Posted By dbraymer
Re: My yacht is impounded

Sounds like a visit to the Canary Islands is in store.

Many smaller nations have much more malleable legal systems than the larger industrialized nations. If you go there with the correct...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 23-07-2021, 08:41
Replies: 85
Views: 10,287
Posted By dbraymer
Re: Are ignition keys pointless in the cockpit?

You are right, but you are also wrong. With a main battery switch below, an ignition key switch above is redundant, assuming that you secure the companionway while you are away from the boat. If...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 23-07-2021, 08:10
Replies: 110
Views: 18,887
Posted By dbraymer
Re: Running the engine to charge batteries - gear for load or no gear?

I am assuming that when you get to anchor, you must have traversed some amount of water. You should have charged the batteries per engine an hour or two, whatever it takes, each day of the sail. So...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 13-07-2021, 10:44
Replies: 49
Views: 8,366
Posted By dbraymer
Re: Screw Boom Gallows and The Person Who Invented Them

I am assuming of course that you have created an alternate way to support the boom when not sailing and relieve the tension on the various lines that head upward from the boom. Otherwise, you may...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 06-07-2021, 07:33
Replies: 88
Views: 12,126
Posted By dbraymer
Re: What do you think of my thru hull condition?

OK twice on the same question; I admit it.

I redid a bunch of thru hulls (14 if my memory is correct) and I came up with a fairly cheap and as far as I am concerned pretty darn safe and functional...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 05-07-2021, 08:28
Replies: 88
Views: 12,126
Posted By dbraymer
Re: What do you think of my thru hull condition?

I rarely post unless I have something different to add. BUT, I would not even designate that as a thru hull. That is a pipe flange made proud by a little epoxy paste. Then you have a valve on a...
Forum: Our Community 27-06-2021, 14:10
Replies: 11
Views: 1,738
Posted By dbraymer
hull sheer line engraving

I have owned a C&C33 and I now own a CT47. The sheer line engraving on the CT looks almost identical to the C&C markings. It is so similar that I thought it was C&Cs, except then I noticed a tiny...
Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 25-06-2021, 08:10
Replies: 123
Views: 19,245
Posted By dbraymer
Re: Surveyor was drunk during survey - What do I do?

So without a bunch of ole time stories. I owned a WOODEN SCHOONER that occasionally needed a survey. A friend of a friend of a friend once did a survey on the cheap and didn't know which wood types...
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