Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress
Today, 14:45
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Replies: 51
Views: 3,029
Re: Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
One of the vulnerable bridges is the Golden Gate, at the entrance to San Francisco Bay. I would imagine that a cost/risk/benefits analysis would have to be done before any action would happen...
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Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink
Yesterday, 17:01
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,024
Re: dishes for cruising
Well, we have used heavy pottery dishes, for years. There has been some breakage. The downside has mainly been their weight. I'd replace them with the same, or add to them if there were a direct...
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Forum: Great Lakes
Yesterday, 13:10
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Replies: 28
Views: 785
Re: Cut mast in half???
Hello, massnspace,
Jammer's told you the right of it. And I will add that you should be prepared for not very much actual sailing in rivers; it will be flukey. You might want to look at boats...
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Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress
26-03-2024, 16:56
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Replies: 51
Views: 3,029
Re: Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
I was present on the day an oil rig was taken out to sea from SF Bay, via the Golden Gate bridge. There were 6 huge ocean going tugs on it.
I don't think a tug could stop a ship going 8 knots,...
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Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress
26-03-2024, 13:32
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Replies: 51
Views: 3,029
Re: Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
I watched the last video posted here in CF.
*The port anchor was said to have been dropped.
*When the ship went dark, power to the rudder stopped; power to everything stopped, and it slowed. ...
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Forum: General Sailing Forum
25-03-2024, 14:19
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Replies: 12
Views: 455
Re: Sail Wear Maintenance
If the sails are dacron, they're done. Big boats generate big forces, and dacron isn't strong enough. When we replaced our mainsail, non-furling, on our boat, we were told if it were made of...
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Forum: Monohull Sailboats
23-03-2024, 17:50
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,057
Re: Dodger Quotation
If one of you already sews, you should be able to copy the old one. And sometimes, there are 2nd hand fabrics available. Sunbrella doesn't retain its waterproofness very long, maybe 3-4 yrs. ...
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Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy
22-03-2024, 14:46
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,093
Re: Who Makes the Best RIB
It is the Swift, made in Australia, that I think is the best. Really good powdercoat on the hulls, hypalon tubes.
Gemini uses the Swift hull, and light weight South African hypalon for the...
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Forum: Monohull Sailboats
22-03-2024, 14:26
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,134
Re: How many spare ropes are enough?
Once, along time ago, Jim found a brand new 1/2" polyester double braid jib sheet in the dumpster at the marina, new enough to still be shiny. It had a small diesel spill on it. It got the soapy...
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Forum: General Sailing Forum
21-03-2024, 13:16
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Replies: 5
Views: 481
Re: 5-mos Cruising Pacific Mexico Q&A
Being in Mexico, if you don't have rudimentary Spanish, it is very difficult to find people to do repairs, but if you do, it is possible. Sometimes cabbies know. Sometimes you just have to ask...
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Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean
20-03-2024, 16:00
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Replies: 91
Views: 6,085
Re: Jost Van Dyke Customs Shakedown
Who might be willing to discuss US Customs are non-US citizens who have cruised to the US and were or are under Customs Control. Personally, I was shocked at how tough they are on them. If...
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Forum: Monohull Sailboats
19-03-2024, 14:13
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Replies: 79
Views: 3,892
Re: I think I’m back to square one…
Hi, Thomas,
I'm wondering where the water came from that has left what looks like salt deposits on the alternator, and rust on its pulley. Not a biggie, but something to ask yourself to see if...
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Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean
19-03-2024, 13:58
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Replies: 91
Views: 6,085
Re: Jost Van Dyke Customs Shakedown
I'll add something really cranky here, which is that, if the OP's is a correct reflection of what happened, well, my skipper knew all this [stated above by <montanan>], and told me about it, before...
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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit
19-03-2024, 13:37
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,550
Re: Deck color
Ours are like Snow white for the smooth, and if you mixed 1/4 cloud white to the snow white for the non-skid. The non-skid parts used to be a light grey, like the cloud white.
The change to...
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Forum: General Sailing Forum
19-03-2024, 13:21
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Replies: 66
Views: 7,916
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Forum: Our Community
18-03-2024, 15:34
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Replies: 51
Views: 2,882
Re: Boat naming ideas
Yes, Tupaia,
Our Insatiable II, to us and our friends, is I-2. I just timed it, and it took me 9 seconds. ...Fortunately, I've had a lot of practice with the phonetic alphabet, but it IS way...
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Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress
18-03-2024, 15:26
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Replies: 87
Views: 17,421
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Forum: Monohull Sailboats
18-03-2024, 15:09
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Replies: 79
Views: 3,892
Re: I think I’m back to square one…
Playing devil's advocate here, a bit:
If I were the seller, and I knew that the through hulls were good, I'd be pissed at your attitude. If the seller seems annoyed to you, I'd mark it down to...
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Forum: Fountaine Pajot
17-03-2024, 17:05
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Replies: 5
Views: 451
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Forum: Dollars & Cents
17-03-2024, 17:01
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,021
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Forum: Monohull Sailboats
17-03-2024, 16:46
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,134
Re: How many spare ropes are enough?
hmnnc:
Maybe it would help if I tell you what lines we have in our lazarette, so I will, in a moment. But first I want to say that as you replace worn line, you do tend to keep the old line for...
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Forum: Monohull Sailboats
17-03-2024, 16:09
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Replies: 11
Views: 720
Re: Novice Sailor, looking for advice
Hi, NWNate,
Suggest you pick up a book about how to deal with electric stuff, and deal with your wiring. You'll possibly wind up with a few tools. So, don't cheap out on a multimeter, buy a...
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Forum: Our Community
17-03-2024, 13:42
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Replies: 212
Views: 26,109
Re: Feds Seek Info on Manatee Crime
The one in the photograph looked vulnerable to snagging on roots or rocks. My concern was physical interference, rather than battery life.
Ann
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Forum: General Sailing Forum
17-03-2024, 13:38
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Replies: 66
Views: 7,916
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Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress
16-03-2024, 18:55
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Replies: 87
Views: 17,421
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