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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar Today, 05:11
Replies: 24
Views: 573
Posted By GordMay
Re: Bonding System Questions

Indeed, botanically, peanuts are legumes.
Still, most people think of them as nuts. ;)

Like soybeans, lentils, and other legumes, peanuts are edible seeds, that grow in pods.
However, for...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean Today, 05:01
Replies: 3
Views: 249
Posted By GordMay
Re: Fort Pierce Inlet

Fort Pierce inlet is well-protected, and easy to navigate, being wide and deep [30-foot MLW depths], with two stone jetties, and a turning basin.
However,[B] it’s usually best to try to pass...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats Today, 04:43
Replies: 6
Views: 313
Posted By GordMay
Re: Haul out in Florida or Georgia. Yard allowing Owner to work on boat

Safe Harbor Lauderdale Marine Center, on the South Fork of the New River, has 5 Hoists/Lifts [up to 485 tons], including, a 145-ton lift, specifically for Catamarans.
However, I didn’t think [I may...
Forum: General Sailing Forum Today, 04:15
Replies: 15
Views: 1,075
Posted By GordMay
Re: Massive bleaching event on Great Barrier Reef

On average, 11 tropical cyclones form in a season, in the Australia region, with 4 typically crossing the Australian coast, since reliable records began in 1969–70.

I don’t know why RaymondR only...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures Today, 04:00
Replies: 11
Views: 448
Posted By GordMay
Re: EcoTec watermaker help needed.

Different people's "salt taste sensitivity threshold" varies considerably. For instance, those of us with hypertension, tend to have a higher threshold [less sensitive], than others.
Certainly, a...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink Today, 03:54
Replies: 18
Views: 959
Posted By GordMay
Re: Warning to Fishers & Seafood Lovers

Yes - Indirectly.
Small plant-eating fish eat toxic algae [dinoflagellatea], and in turn, are eaten by larger, predatory fish, like Spanish Mackerel.


The larger the Spanish mackerel, the more...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar Today, 02:54
Replies: 24
Views: 573
Posted By GordMay
Re: Bonding System Questions

A few redundant [ridiculous?] warnings:

"May be harmful if swallowed." ... On a shipment of hammers.

"Do not dangle the mouse by its cable or throw the mouse at co-workers." ... From a manual...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting Today, 02:02
Replies: 14
Views: 2,880
Posted By GordMay
Re: Mast rake and pre bend

“What Mast Rake is All About” ~ by Dave Gerr [Updated 2017]
The practical aspects of raking masts and the effect of rake.
➥ https://www.sailmagazine.com/cruising/what-mast-rake-is-all-about
Forum: General Sailing Forum Today, 01:52
Replies: 15
Views: 1,075
Posted By GordMay
Re: Massive bleaching event on Great Barrier Reef

?

“Reef snapshot details widespread coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef” ~ by CSIRO [17 April 2024]
➥...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit Today, 01:31
Replies: 7
Views: 257
Posted By GordMay
Re: Bronze vs SS Bolts for Chainplates

For Chainplates & Tie Rods, I’d use C655 High Silicon Bronze, or Monel [nickel 400], at about twice the price.

Bz ➥...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit Yesterday, 10:24
Replies: 9
Views: 463
Posted By GordMay
Re: Glueing pump to hull

Both are two-part methyl-methacrylate adhesives, carrying the 'Plexus' name,, available in 50ml twin cartridges:
Devcon 30500 50ml Plexus Plastic Welder ➥ https://sabreindustrial.com/dev30500/...
Forum: General Sailing Forum Yesterday, 10:13
Replies: 15
Views: 1,075
Posted By GordMay
Re: Massive bleaching event on Great Barrier Reef

The Climate Council [Australia] has a good explainer*, for the BOM’s inability, to perfectly predict this past summer’s weather:
* "El Niño and what’s actually happened this summer" ~ Climate...
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress Yesterday, 07:47
Replies: 356
Views: 40,481
Posted By GordMay
Re: Orcas appear to have sunk a sailboat- what now?

The world is actually divided into 10 types of people: those who know binary, and those who don't ... and those who weren't expecting a ternary joke.

...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar Yesterday, 07:01
Replies: 24
Views: 573
Posted By GordMay
Re: Bonding System Questions

1. ALL (4) Dynaplates, on the Guest website are ½" thick.
➥ https://www.marinco.com/products/Battery-Management/Dynaplates
2. Lucky you.
3. NONE of them meet the minimum area of 144 square inches...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany Yesterday, 06:17
Replies: 4,696
Views: 975,161
Posted By GordMay
Re: The 2021 -2024 and Continuing Joke Threads

I learned about oxymorons. It was fun, and here were many examples.:
freezer burn, exact estimate, truthful politician, caring insurance, Microsoft Works ...

Got more Oxymorons?:
*...
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress Yesterday, 06:14
Replies: 132
Views: 13,544
Posted By GordMay
Re: Titanic tourist submersible goes missing

Why Amateur Submarines are so Dangerous: New York's Forgotten Submarine Wreck
Video [7:29] ➥ https://youtu.be/GbTY7cSs_Oc

The story of "Quester I", the forgotten submarine wreck, haunting the...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar Yesterday, 05:50
Replies: 24
Views: 573
Posted By GordMay
Re: Bonding System Questions

Rated, by whom?
The Standard, D-8 , Giant, & Super Dynaplates are all made with a sintered porous bronze sphere construction; which I wouldn't use as a high energy electrode.
None of them meet...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany Yesterday, 05:26
Replies: 160
Views: 29,410
Posted By GordMay
Re: Whales . . . Should Cruisers Care ?

“Why Are So Many Gray Whales Washing Up On Shore?” ~ by Maiya May
➥ https://youtu.be/gWyxY_Bhrt4

From Mexico all the way up to Alaska, hundreds of gray whales have been washing up ashore. The...
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress Yesterday, 05:13
Replies: 78
Views: 15,579
Posted By GordMay
Re: Tonga Volcano.. terrifying 4' tidal wave hits Nuku'Alofa!

Largest Underwater Volcano Cracks
➥ https://youtu.be/nyTWBnLI_KY

‘hunga Tonga hunga haai’, begins at 1:44
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany Yesterday, 05:06
Replies: 4,696
Views: 975,161
Posted By GordMay
Re: The 2021 -2024 and Continuing Joke Threads

I just found a boomer joke, in my jokes file.
The button with an ‘x’, on the top right corner of the screen, is a portal to the real world.

The Canadian school system is very disorganised, and...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany Yesterday, 05:03
Replies: 1,322
Views: 437,588
Posted By GordMay
Re: Nautical Oddities

“Why did Megalodon go extinct?” ~ by Jack Cooper and Catalina Pimiento
➥ https://youtu.be/6LGCk08zMbg


20 million years ago, the ocean housed a creature, so colossal, that its stomach could...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems Yesterday, 04:51
Replies: 7
Views: 243
Posted By GordMay
Re: John Deere 4045TFM 85 - What spare parts to keep?

FWIW:
JOHN DEERE 4045 ENGINE OPERATION & MAINTENANCE MANUAL
➥...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany Yesterday, 04:30
Replies: 1,322
Views: 437,588
Posted By GordMay
Re: Nautical Oddities

Giant, 82-foot lizard fish [‘Ichthyotitan severnensis’] discovered on UK beach could be largest marine reptile ever found
The newfound creature is a member of a group called ichthyosaurs, which were...
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress Yesterday, 04:24
Replies: 356
Views: 40,481
Posted By GordMay
Re: Orcas appear to have sunk a sailboat- what now?

Infamous boat-sinking orcas spotted hundreds of miles from where they should be, baffling scientists
More about ➥...
Forum: Marine Electronics Yesterday, 03:45
Replies: 8
Views: 307
Posted By GordMay
Re: Robertson AP300CX blind

FWIW:
Kongsberg Simrad Robertson AP300X Series Instruction Manual
➥ https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1801540/Kongsberg-Simrad-Robertson-Ap300x-Series.html
➥...
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