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Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 26-11-2016, 07:33
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Views: 19,104
Posted By Kenomac
Re: Tips & Lessons Learned 2016

That's not a "rookie error" at all, it can happen to anyone.
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 22-11-2016, 13:36
Replies: 73
Views: 19,104
Posted By Kenomac
Re: Tips & Lessons Learned 2016

Maybe you can contribute by telling us what you'd recommend doing if your engine quit, the wind died and you found yourself drifting directly towards the cliffs due to the current or light 1-2 knot...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 22-11-2016, 08:17
Replies: 73
Views: 19,104
Posted By Kenomac
Re: Tips & Lessons Learned 2016

Then you should also recall that Larry also depended on the kindness of strangers to tow his boat into harbors from time to time. We prefer to be self reliant.

Maybe Larry should have spung for...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 21-11-2016, 19:02
Replies: 73
Views: 19,104
Posted By Kenomac
Re: Tips & Lessons Learned 2016

Why not try making a helpful contribution next time instead of criticizing? :whistling:

FYI: Most on this forum already know, but I'll fill you in so you'll no longer remain hopelessly mired in...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 21-11-2016, 15:15
Replies: 73
Views: 19,104
Posted By Kenomac
Re: Tips & Lessons Learned 2016

Lesson #2

Fishing is fun and rewarding, plus it gives us something to do on passages. Now we don't mind drifing along at 5 knots, sometimes even slower.
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 21-11-2016, 13:34
Replies: 73
Views: 19,104
Posted By Kenomac
Re: Tips & Lessons Learned 2016

I had plumbed the fuel supply for the generator and the engine to come from a "T" fitting coming off a single Racor filter. When I ran the generator, it would suck fuel from the engine fuel line. ...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 20-11-2016, 16:06
Replies: 73
Views: 19,104
Posted By Kenomac
Re: Tips & Lessons Learned 2016

Maybe it's time to buy a bigger, more powerful dink? I never did understand the small dink crowd, since we believe that the dinghy should be able to act as a lifeboat, tugboat and towboat should the...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 20-11-2016, 16:03
Replies: 73
Views: 19,104
Posted By Kenomac
Re: Tips & Lessons Learned 2016

Thanks for the reminder. We used up several spare parts for the generator last season, now it's time to reorder from Westerbeke while we're here in Massachusetts.
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 20-11-2016, 10:12
Replies: 73
Views: 19,104
Posted By Kenomac
Re: Tips & Lessons Learned 2016

Looking for some tips and ideas to be used in 2017, anyone else?
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 19-11-2016, 17:31
Replies: 73
Views: 19,104
Posted By Kenomac
Tips & Lessons Learned 2016

Let's begin a thread offering up sailing tips and lessons learned from 2016.

Here's a good one to start off:

Situation:

We found ourself dead in the water without an engine or wind a...
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