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Forum: General Sailing Forum 07-11-2018, 02:45
Replies: 82
Views: 7,313
Posted By ZULU40
Re: Personality types of sailors

tests vary
the quality of test by a psychologist (who are required to pay MB per test) will offer a different question set than a free online resource avoiding copyright fraud. If you find yourself...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 06-11-2018, 12:45
Replies: 82
Views: 7,313
Posted By ZULU40
Re: Personality types of sailors

what has always amazed me about this place is how the ppl bent on baiting you always get away with their BS, get you sanctioned when you respond in kind, and generally are smug shitters. They forget...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 06-11-2018, 11:41
Replies: 82
Views: 7,313
Posted By ZULU40
Re: Personality types of sailors

its not that, its just that you dont get it and cant see sensible partition
and dont ever call me a f yes man
Forum: General Sailing Forum 06-11-2018, 11:29
Replies: 82
Views: 7,313
Posted By ZULU40
Re: Personality types of sailors

Ive seen that before
what it means is you are on the cusp between Sensory and iNtuitive

I used to have a copy of the test as it was positioned for commercial use. Friends I tested gave the same...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 05-11-2018, 09:29
Replies: 100
Views: 9,127
Posted By ZULU40
Re: Two stroke or four stroke

This makes complete sense, for myself I went with the fewer parts and more power per weight of a 2 stroke, simplicity in maintenance and an engine that is therefore easy to fix without special tools....
Forum: General Sailing Forum 04-11-2018, 08:18
Replies: 82
Views: 7,313
Posted By ZULU40
Re: Personality types of sailors

Im an INTJ,
.... sort of extreme on the J

despite being just 2 -1/2 % of the community
INTJ ought feature well in this preoccupation
.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 02-11-2018, 11:26
Replies: 68
Views: 9,284
Posted By ZULU40
Re: Starlink and the future of communication at sea

not difficult to figure out why :)
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 24-10-2018, 10:56
Replies: 24
Views: 1,967
Posted By ZULU40
Re: how to repair screw holes in fg for re-use

drill out hole to a 45 degree cone shape
fill with thickened epoxy

re drill to correct size in correct location
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 18-10-2018, 23:27
Replies: 43
Views: 4,140
Posted By ZULU40
Re: Most common alternator issues in the field

These particular pattern of multimeter are quite common at the very bottom of the multimeter price scale, At the diode check it doesnt read OL for out of range it just gives you a value of 1


...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 18-10-2018, 08:00
Replies: 46
Views: 5,586
Posted By ZULU40
Re: Cannabis and International Travel

add to that
even the slightest morsel can be found by dogs trained to seek it out, and once you get a black mark on your passport it will be there forever.

Then who knows, some bent cop or...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 18-10-2018, 06:19
Replies: 43
Views: 4,140
Posted By ZULU40
Re: Most common alternator issues in the field

both, all I know is it came off a Westerbeke 42B4 and its 50AH
its factory red, but there is no script or stampings on it at all
it has a built in regulator and seems in the pattern of Prestolite...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 17-10-2018, 08:50
Replies: 46
Views: 5,586
Posted By ZULU40
Re: Cannabis and International Travel

in my own region they tie u to a stake and shoot u
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 16-10-2018, 21:35
Replies: 43
Views: 4,140
Posted By ZULU40
Re: Most common alternator issues in the field

you know if you didnt mention it Id still be calling it the stator tomorrow, so thanks for that.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 16-10-2018, 09:18
Replies: 43
Views: 4,140
Posted By ZULU40
Re: Most common alternator issues in the field

Connection issues aside, I think there are 3 main faults

Diodes, which will blow if you attempt to hot swap batteries while the engine is running

Regulators, voltage out of range

Stator...
Forum: Our Community 15-10-2018, 03:06
Replies: 120
Views: 11,974
Posted By ZULU40
Re: Just Re-watched "All Is Lost"

It was certainly a very powerful cinematic moment, and somewhat disturbing. There are stats that say fewer then 25% of troops at the front lines fired their weapon at the enemy even when in a...
Forum: Our Community 14-10-2018, 06:44
Replies: 120
Views: 11,974
Posted By ZULU40
Re: Just Re-watched "All Is Lost"

My all time favorite was in Saving Private Ryan, the shooting of the driver of the Tiger tank (actually a remodeled Russian T34) through the drivers vision port. Tigers have 2" of glass in that space
Forum: Our Community 13-10-2018, 10:52
Replies: 120
Views: 11,974
Posted By ZULU40
Re: Just Re-watched "All Is Lost"

I think the technical sides of things get pretty much 'Lost' in most films with some form of hardware management at their core.

The movie 'Fury' which is about an M4 easy eight medium tank is...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 12-10-2018, 09:21
Replies: 27
Views: 3,401
Posted By ZULU40
Re: Yamaha 5hp outboard gear repair?

Yamaha 5hp have some kind of lock out safety device
I think its meant to prevent you pull starting the engine in gear
It is controlled by the the linkage

I know its possible to inadvertently...
Forum: Our Community 11-10-2018, 08:09
Replies: 120
Views: 11,974
Posted By ZULU40
Re: Just Re-watched "All Is Lost"

sounds like you should have got out of the bathroom to see the rest ...
Forum: Our Community 11-10-2018, 08:07
Replies: 120
Views: 11,974
Posted By ZULU40
Re: Just Re-watched "All Is Lost"

we wont ever know but what about a confluence between wind and sea
I think he ran into 'it', and its not like it ever happened

I think the film had its problems, but I just enjoyed something...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 09-10-2018, 12:38
Replies: 274
Views: 29,055
Posted By ZULU40
Re: What EXACTLY is a "blue water boat"?

you still have to be careful though
the view they show for the Pearson 36 cutter by mast and helm location is actually the 365 ketch.

Is there a difference, well some would say yes.But they did...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 09-10-2018, 11:47
Replies: 274
Views: 29,055
Posted By ZULU40
Re: What EXACTLY is a "blue water boat"?

theres an undefined tipping point that suggests a vessel must have the basics to survive but can have the ability run when she needs to. The conundrum between survivability and the speed to run for...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 09-10-2018, 11:42
Replies: 274
Views: 29,055
Posted By ZULU40
Re: What EXACTLY is a "blue water boat"?

Insurance matters after something goes wrong
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 08-10-2018, 10:12
Replies: 49
Views: 8,129
Posted By ZULU40
Re: Bruce Roberts barn find- is it worth it?

Forget it, just dont
Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 08-10-2018, 05:56
Replies: 138
Views: 16,019
Posted By ZULU40
Re: Help Me Pay My Way (Well, Not Quite ... )

I never did voice over, the deal is real estate agents shouldnt do photos and video, and I dont sell homes. I just put tolerable low volume musak over the top. I chose a good application and just did...
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