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Posted By Pandor

Re: harbors of refuge on jersey coast?

No offense was meant to you or the OP. Lighten up.

Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean

Today, 17:12

Replies: 15

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Posted By Pandor

Re: harbors of refuge on jersey coast?

Both the OP’s question and your aggressive defense of it strike me as a little strange. It is a bit like asking if there is any where to get off the NJ Turnpike north of Pennsylvania. My post was...

Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean

Today, 17:02

Replies: 15

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Posted By Pandor

Re: harbors of refuge on jersey coast?

Are you the forum police or something?

Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean

Today, 16:38

Replies: 15

Views: 209

Posted By Pandor

Re: harbors of refuge on jersey coast?

https://www.offshoreblue.com/cruise/inlets-nj.php

Absecon Inlet into Atlantic City and Sandy Hook.

Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean

Today, 16:23

Replies: 15

Views: 209

Posted By Pandor

Re: harbors of refuge on jersey coast?

Well it is hard to be more specific when you haven’t. What is your draft, type of vessel, engine power? Are you looking for an inlet before the storm to ride it out or are you talking about a...

Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean

Today, 16:15

Replies: 15

Usefullness of HF-radio (short-wave radios) in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean

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Posted By Pandor

Re: harbors of refuge on jersey coast?

Of course. Do you know how to use a chart?

Forum: Marine Electronics

Today, 16:13

Replies: 53

Views: 3,349

Posted By Pandor

Re: Usefullness of HF-radio (short-wave radios) in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean

No, I’m not sure I understand why the FCC even requires US citizens to purchase a license if there is no test. I certainly don’t understand why it costs $70 for a fully automated licensing process...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

Today, 13:28

Replies: 8

This might not go well but here goes...

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Posted By Pandor

Re: This might not go well but here goes...

I’d say you are set. Lazy jacks? The name says it all - only needed if lazy. Topping lift and boom vang? They’ll only cancel each other out. Preventer? You can rig something or just stick your...

Forum: Marine Electronics

Today, 09:06

Replies: 53

Usefullness of HF-radio (short-wave radios) in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean

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Posted By Pandor

Re: Usefullness of HF-radio (short-wave radios) in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean

And in the US, our FCC only requires a restricted radio operators permit. $70, no test required, and it never expires. I’m not sure I understand the point.

Yesterday, 06:16

Replies: 154

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Posted By Pandor

Re: USCG Exam Rules of the Road Trick Questions

To your answer I would have instinctively added “...and keep going until the butter melts. “

Forum: General Sailing Forum

24-02-2021, 18:33

Replies: 29

Advice epirb plb whats everyone using

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Posted By Pandor

Re: Advice epirb plb whats everyone using

Aren’t all EPIRB batteries required to last 10 years now? I thought that was a standard and 5 years for the PLB.

What is the link for the new ACR?

Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems

24-02-2021, 05:12

Replies: 45

A little gasoline in the diesel

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Posted By Pandor

Re: A little gasoline in the diesel

In older engines like yours, a lightly diluted (say 90% diesel/10% gasoline) mix will likely pass through with little to no detriment. It might simply cause reduced engine power, perhaps a bit more...

Forum: Multihull Sailboats

24-02-2021, 04:30

Replies: 21

Accurate weight for catamaran in CT / RI

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Posted By Pandor

Re: Accurate weight for catamaran in CT / RI

So were you able to compare the results with the guage on your lift to determine how accurate the lift was?

24-02-2021, 03:57

Replies: 154

Views: 6,271

Posted By Pandor

Re: USCG Exam Rules of the Road Trick Questions

This is also made up. USCG wouldn’t use the term “fishing vessel” in a test. It is always “vessel engaged in fishing”. No such thing as the former.

Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting

24-02-2021, 03:53

Replies: 14

looking for large sheaves

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Posted By Pandor

Re: looking for large sheaves

Offshore Spars is another good custom source. $45...

23-02-2021, 19:00

Replies: 154

Views: 6,271

Posted By Pandor

Re: USCG Exam Rules of the Road Trick Questions

Yes, rule 18 does make a distinction. It provides the pecking order. But to make sense of it, you must go back to the rule 3 definitions. A PVD or SV can also be a vessel engaged in fishing. If PVD,...

23-02-2021, 18:29

Replies: 154

Views: 6,271

Posted By Pandor

Re: USCG Exam Rules of the Road Trick Questions

Interestingly enough, a “vessel engaged in fishing” can be either propelled by sail or machinery. If propelled by machinery, Rule 15 does apply. If by sail, it doesn’t. Rule 18 applies at all times.

23-02-2021, 17:59

Replies: 154

Views: 6,271

Posted By Pandor

Re: USCG Exam Rules of the Road Trick Questions

I don’t disagree with you. You might also have a horn on your boat you use to make sound signals. But the rules say that horn is called a whistle. They also say that a crossing situation involves two...

23-02-2021, 14:05

Replies: 154

Views: 6,271

Posted By Pandor

Re: USCG Exam Rules of the Road Trick Questions

Ha! I didn’t look to hard at the answers and if not told that this is a “trick” question, I probably would have chosen the sailboat as stand on. But I don’t think this is an actual USCG question...

23-02-2021, 13:12

Replies: 154

Views: 6,271

Posted By Pandor

Re: USCG Exam Rules of the Road Trick Questions

Rule 15 is “Crossing situation: when two power-driven vessels are crossing...”

Therefore, crossing situations only happen under the rules between two power-driven vessels. A “crossing” between a...

23-02-2021, 12:00

Replies: 154

Views: 6,271

Posted By Pandor

Re: USCG Exam Rules of the Road Trick Questions

Rule 18 would indeed apply if the sailboat was indeed a “sailing vessel”. By definition a sailing vessel means any vessel under sail provided that propelling machinery, if fitted, is not being used. ...

23-02-2021, 09:29

Replies: 154