Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit
21-06-2011, 23:18
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Replies: 25
Views: 13,803
Re: Rust Suffocation?
Am in the process of a similar refit, with all the interior out of my steel hull boat. Have applied a product called Rust Bullet and so far so good although pricey. Google it. The sales bumph...
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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit
03-05-2011, 23:41
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Replies: 31
Views: 34,784
Re: Show Me Your Radar Arch
Simple and now polished. Old pic, and since then, two solar panels mounted on top plus wind generator. Radar scanner is now half way up the mast which gives more distant radar horizon and keeps those...
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Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting
19-04-2011, 02:22
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,043
Re: Knot Question - Spectra Life Lines
Someone suggested that this thread had become over engineered. I think so ! If I was doing this - it would be the splice and hard eye in one end, and a round turn or 2 to get the required tension,...
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Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean
19-04-2011, 02:02
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Replies: 36
Views: 4,315
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Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems
06-04-2011, 21:41
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Replies: 31
Views: 5,950
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Forum: Training, Licensing & Certification
06-04-2011, 21:08
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,341
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Forum: Classifieds Archive
06-04-2011, 00:46
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,790
Re: Compass Compensating Magnets
As a matter of interest, my steel boat does not have the compensating balls. I am not sure how much difference this makes, although I know that quite large deviations exist on some headings.
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Forum: Classifieds Archive
06-04-2011, 00:00
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,790
Re: Compass Compensating Magnets
I think the balls you are referring to are known as "kelvins balls" in most the world. They are made from soft iron.
Sestrel went out of biz some years ago. However I managed to get parts for...
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Forum: Challenges
30-03-2011, 20:41
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,269
Re: Heavy Deviation
As a general rule of thumb, 1 metre would be the minimum distance for a magnetic compass to be positioned away from a source of electricity. Your radar, as you say, is probably the source or your...
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Forum: Off Topic Forum
30-03-2011, 02:11
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,568
Re: Snapped mast - ouch
Someone stencilled "grand surprise" on the coach roof. Was this before or after the stick went "crack" ?
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Forum: General Sailing Forum
30-03-2011, 02:07
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Replies: 36
Views: 12,071
Re: Radar vs AIS
Dotdun nailed it. Radar and AIS will be fitted on all commercial ships (if they are following the rules) and some of the others on the water. Of those that have it fitted, how many have it switched...
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Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems
30-03-2011, 01:12
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Replies: 31
Views: 5,950
Re: Exhaust smell of burnt rubber with Volvo MD22
Cromarty said that he normally only uses 3000 rpm when he is manouevring. That would suggest for only short periods, which IMHO would not cause a drastic temp increase. He also suggests the water...
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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit
23-03-2011, 19:30
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,576
Interior Carpenter needed. Philippines / Hong Kong
Am starting to think outside of the box in a restoration project. Can anyone recommend a Philipino carpenter to carry out an entire rebuild of the interior of a blue water cruiser in Hong Kong. Am...
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Forum: Anchoring & Mooring
18-02-2011, 01:14
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Replies: 150
Views: 36,146
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Forum: Challenges
17-02-2011, 21:14
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Replies: 43
Views: 10,479
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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit
15-02-2011, 23:07
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Replies: 25
Views: 25,322
Also, what do anodes, stripping compounds and...
Also, what do anodes, stripping compounds and paint / antifoul etc cost per year; how often sand blast hull and what does that cost? I’m fairly handy but not a tradee - what things could I do myself...
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Forum: General Sailing Forum
27-01-2011, 22:00
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Replies: 53
Views: 10,361
In the old days when men had fingers of marlin...
In the old days when men had fingers of marlin spikes and all that guff, ship's lifeboats used to carry fish oil for use with the sea anchor. The fish oil was probably a throw back from the very old...
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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit
27-01-2011, 00:16
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,558
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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit
27-01-2011, 00:12
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,558
Awesome work - I too have a BR OS 38 and like...
Awesome work - I too have a BR OS 38 and like another CF member, wish I had gutted her when I bought her. Now in the process of trying to achieve "livability" whilst still using the boat. Really...
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Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape
25-01-2011, 23:13
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Replies: 195
Views: 20,761
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Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape
25-01-2011, 23:00
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Replies: 195
Views: 20,761
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Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures
25-01-2011, 22:50
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Replies: 41
Views: 22,875
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Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape
25-01-2011, 22:40
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Replies: 195
Views: 20,761
Surely 9a covers the point about following the...
Surely 9a covers the point about following the course of a channel. Thou shalt keep as near to the outer limit which lies on the stb side. Zig Zagging or sailing / driving obliquely up the channel,...
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Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape
25-01-2011, 21:10
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Replies: 195
Views: 20,761
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Forum: Off Topic Forum
24-01-2011, 22:54
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Replies: 38
Views: 5,077
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