Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living
02-02-2021, 06:28
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Replies: 37
Views: 2,193
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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit
03-01-2021, 04:39
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Replies: 55
Views: 4,425
Re: Using pipe cutter on bimini tubing
I can second the Rigid pipe cutter. Inexpensive, available from Home Depot, clean and easy. With the limited shore access we had at the time, the angle cutter would have been a mess.
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Forum: Off Topic Forum
16-12-2020, 15:17
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Replies: 209
Views: 10,229
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Forum: General Sailing Forum
16-12-2020, 06:48
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Replies: 158
Views: 9,406
Re: collision avoidance
A question that sort of fits in this thread: I've been using a lensmatic style hand compass for quite some time. (It's what I had when getting started cruising).
It works well, a bit fiddly but...
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Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy
14-12-2020, 06:35
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,280
Re: Depth Finders
There should be DIP switches under the cap that allow you to change to meters.
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Forum: Anchoring & Mooring
01-12-2020, 14:26
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Replies: 3
Views: 364
Re: Unusual Anchor
Thanks. Indeed; interesting design seems to echo a bit of CQR thinking. Don't necessarily like the long lever point that the tip can exert, though. Anyway, I find it fun to see some of the less...
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Forum: Anchoring & Mooring
27-11-2020, 12:25
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Replies: 3
Views: 364
Unusual Anchor
Anyone know what this is? Sort of a one-armed Danforth/CQR
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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit
27-11-2020, 10:44
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Replies: 4
Views: 209
Re: Tar tape?
Wrapping with cloth is called "parcelling"
Traditionally the grooves are first "wormed" with thin cord, then covered with parcelling, and finally served.
"Worm and parcel with the lay, turn and...
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Forum: Propellers & Drive Systems
26-11-2020, 12:20
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Replies: 4
Views: 316
Re: Folding Prop Size?
FWIW when we switched to a Flexofold, the manufacturer's recommendation was the same diameter, pitch and blade count as our existing fixed prop. Not sure how true this is generally....
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Forum: Meets & Greets
14-11-2020, 18:29
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,000
Re: 12 volt TV
Many flat-panel, nominally 120 V TV monitors actually run on 19 VDC using an AC-DC converter. You can get inexpensive 12-to-19 volt DC-DC converters that will let you run off 12V ship's power, which...
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Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems
14-11-2020, 18:06
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Replies: 17
Views: 775
Engine Room Blower
My engine compartment has a small (3" flex hose) blower system. The engine itself is a 4-cylinder Yanmar diesel. Although it functions, my owner's manual makes no mention of the blower, and I have...
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Forum: Navigation
13-11-2020, 18:16
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Replies: 4
Views: 402
Re: St. Augustine, Fl. Inlet
Was in and out today... strong easterly swell left over from ETA made for a robust ride even near slack.
In terms of buoys there is one red marker, accurately placed as far as we could tell, at...
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Forum: Provisioning: Food & Drink
13-11-2020, 16:22
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Replies: 65
Views: 5,531
Re: Where is Everything on the Boat?
No software here, but we too use a rough "department " breakout. Augmented of course with profanity-laced random searching when we can't remember what group some random item might belong to.
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Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures
12-11-2020, 11:22
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Replies: 66
Views: 4,713
Re: Watermaker Noise
Funny how different people react to sound. For me, the clicking/cycling of the Clark pump is no problem. It's the boost pumps that are bugging me and I'm trying to find a quieter place to mount them!
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Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures
08-11-2020, 09:38
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Replies: 3
Views: 526
Re: Convert freezer section to refrigerator
This is what we do since we have a separate dedicated freezer. I added a fan to the edge of the former freezer compartment. This moves the cold air into the rest of the fridge. The freezer is still...
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Forum: Marine Electronics
26-10-2020, 14:47
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Replies: 210
Views: 13,812
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Forum: Anchoring & Mooring
20-10-2020, 09:09
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Replies: 51
Views: 5,944
Re: Anchor bridle aka snubber - advise please
Dsanduril has a good link on the soft shackle. Beware that these can become addictive :biggrin:
Our snubber is 40 feet of 1/2 inch 3-strand nylon. Drew Frye did some good analysis on sizing for...
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Forum: Anchoring & Mooring
20-10-2020, 05:26
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Replies: 51
Views: 5,944
Re: Anchor bridle aka snubber - advise please
What you've listed will work. We've settled on a single nylon snubber. The rode end has a spliced eye that we soft-shackle to the chain. I like the soft-shackle rather than hooks or hardware to avoid...
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Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling
19-10-2020, 08:17
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Replies: 54
Views: 3,769
Re: Fender inventory. Care to share?
We carry 5; have used them all a couple of times but never needed more. The kind with eyes on the end that can be used vertically or horizontally. And a fender board which we've only used once.
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Forum: Liveaboard's Forum
19-10-2020, 08:01
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,451
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Forum: Dollars & Cents
06-10-2020, 10:45
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Replies: 248
Views: 21,015
Re: How much cash to retire?
Check out the Cruisers' Forum sister site https://www.early-retirement.org/ for endless discussion and some great advice on this exact topic.
Other great planning sites for retirement nest-egg...
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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar
18-05-2020, 17:01
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Replies: 8
Views: 456
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Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures
14-05-2020, 12:13
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Replies: 18
Views: 645
Re: Cockpit drainage blocked
We had a similar blockage with mud/sand in our anchor locker drain. Small homemade snake (like a bent wire coat hangar) from outside did the trick.
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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar
11-05-2020, 10:06
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Replies: 8
Views: 456
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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar
10-05-2020, 11:19
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Replies: 8
Views: 456
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