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• Green wiring..

• I've been waiting for some bronze repair.
  • Crank outhaul.

• Back out to Moshiers Island yesterday morning for a few measurements
  • Commuting to work by boat isn't too bad either
    • My "office" yesterday...
      • Burnt Coat?
        • Five Islands
        • Was my guess too.
  • Looks fun.
  • Pretty cabin. What are you doing to it?
    • It's even nicer inside. Unlike some of the more elaborate structures on the island it's a real rustic cottage.

• A short circuit on a boat can spoil your whole day.
  • This was a few years ago but I remember it well.
    • Nothing left from the waterline up.
      • There were a few unlucky boats along the burning hulks path.
        • Don't worry, ESPRESSO,...
          • Whoa! That speaks for careful wiring and inspection!
            • And proper fuses/circuit breakers.

• Taking a lesson on backing a full keeler into a dock.
  • Bow thruster, I don't want one but It's really needed.
  • I have found on my boats.....two errors in backing consistently made.
    • The only times I have backed into a slip...
      • My only hope would be to attempt that from the opposite direction.
    • Depends on the boat....
      • Yeah I find turning while going forward to work very well
    • I just backed into my slip today for the first time
    • I always backed my Pearson Triton into the slip
      • No doubt practice is the key...
    • Always back in my Tartan 30.
  • I learned a lot from this article
  • It probably is impossible in any event, not just your keel.
  • USE LINES

• Question about Adler Barbour – Crosby Refrigeration system

• The America's cup. news
  • Sad to see a life lost. I wonder how this AC will all play out?
    • It has definitely become an extreme sport.
    • Lots of ways to get hurt

• Anyone using either of these two docking products?
  • Balls....
    • Here is the link to what I'm refering...

• Tricks in the home boat shop.
  • Must be on the same wavelength today

• Anyone know the boat in an obscure 1960 film "Purple Noon?"
  • Neat. I'd say that boat is much older than the B40.
    • Not a B40
      • I was watching it to practice my very weak French...

• Galvanized anchor chain
  • Caution......
    • I second Greg's Caution
  • I doubt it would do any good...
    • Some people use stainless chain to solve this
      • Stainless steel anchors
      • Chinese crap
        • Yes. The problem is chandlers choosing merchandise on price
  • Isn't the anchor locker on the CD 27 in the fore peak just in front of the v berth bulkhead?
    • This is on our Pacific Seacraft 40
    • Please keep with us, Steve.
      • My fault - I hadn't updated my profile
  • I have that issue and solved it
    • Dan, sounds like the perfect solution. Thanks.
      • Personally I think all anchor lockers should be at the mast
        • But then your smelly chain would be in the living room
    • That is essentially what I do...

• Wednesday is PHOTO DAY!
  • One of our favorite stops.
  • The sailor's brain
    • LOL!!! Love it!c
  • Pulling wire the past few days
    • That didn't work very well
      • Are you replacing all the wiring, Paul?
        • Most of it
  • First launch of the season next week I hope
    • but in the meantime, there's no reason why we can't sneak out for a quick powerboat run
  • Beautiful, Dave. The harbor feels like one big boatyard right now.
    • Come to think of it, that may be fir,...
      • It looks like fir
  • Nice shot Dave. Are those wild horses?
    • Yes, although nothing here is really "wild".
  • Looked like the end of a nice summer's day...
  • Sunset on Copra Shed Marina, Vanua Levu

• Two months of icebreaking...
  • Very cool...

• Boat covers... do you have one or what do you cover?

• Time for a new VHF radio.
  • The only issue is that the 25 year old radio is down right simple...
    • I'll probably keep the crystal set.
  • My personal issue, Al
    • I hear you, Doug..
  • Practical Sailor has had several articles.
    • I think Seve's right...
    • While I have the greatest regard for ICOM (and would continue to recommend them), Standard is a marine unit
  • I like Standard Horizon.
  • Can't go wrong with Standard Horizon, IMHO...
    • I second this recommendation
  • Not had a good experience with Icom
  • One feature I like a lot is the fog horn
    • The SH mentioned allows both functions simultaneously
  • Al, antenna? If you are replacing the radio,
    • TX/RX currently fine.

• Missed contact sends rescuers. Broken satellite is reason for missed check in.
  • Sorry, I missed the word 'phone' broken satellite phone
  • I'd love to have a nickel for every dollar of taxpayer money...
    • amazing huh? Couple years ago we delivered a T 41 to Isla from Texas
    • To be fair, it is not SPOT's (or sat phone) fault
      • If....
        • How could the manufacturer of SPOT or a sat phone be responsible for an idiot owner?
          • Not really taking sides....
            • It takes two to tango

• Going sailing
  • Take warm clothes
    • Found that out on Saturday.

• The weekend wasn't a total loss
  • Very nice...
  • Nice Job Larry..

• AIS survey...
  • Loose Pointer has an AS transponder and loves it
  • We have both on our new boat,
    • Chris, Look at.....
  • No
  • Yes, both, a Simrad AI50 ...
  • Yep, both. I want to see and be seen.
  • Type B (basic two-way)
  • Putting on a Vesper 850 Watchmate transceiver
    • We love ours, Max
      • Love my Vesper too!
      • Charlie ... how's the Cinco de Mayo party at the SC Yacht Club ? Cheers, John
        • No show today, Kentucky Derby party yesterday
          • Maybe the prop is slipping on the rubber hub ?
            • That's what it sounds like
              • Bingo Max, Paul, thanks
                • Glad to hear it, Charlie
                  • Yeah, Iain independently got similar advice and
  • I haven't yet. If I sailed in more commercial traffic, I probably would.
  • Yes. *** I received for many years then
  • Yes - AIS-B transceiver
    • You probably bother them..
      • Yes! Last year coming from Buzzards Bay, NE of Block Island
  • No.
  • We just have a reciever ...and that's the way I like it.
  • No
  • Reciever only...
  • Both, all Garmin, displays on the plotter
  • Just a very basic receive capability, built into my Standard Horizon VHF... A marvelous tool...
    • AIS
      • Yes, and some of the big boys are no doubt filtering out Class B...
        • Probably so
    • Jon, that concern doesn't hold water, IMHO
      • I do have to turn off all alarms in NY Harbor
      • It's easy to argue both sides with intelligent reasoning.
      • There are some distinctions
        • AIS delay
          • There isn't much delay for a Class A unit.
          • Depends on speed and type, etc
  • Best gear we ever invested in
  • Yes, both, better than radar
    • I disagree
      • I've got both, too

• AC72 and powerboat at 45 knots

• "Hey Dad, have you seen the rowing shell I started building, a couple years ago?"
  • More clamps!
    • I've been a boat builder, ran a furniture repair shop, then back to boat building since about 1975

• Meanwhile, at the bay end.....

• Torqeedo .... quick bit

• News of Drake and Mo on Paragon?

• Garmin GLO
  • I dunno Mark, thanks for pointing me to the Garmin Glo.
    • Tom, I ordered one from Amazon today....
      • Thanks Mark, I'd appreciate that.

• Saw this very cool Dish Dry Rack, folds up, perfect for the boat ...
  • Reviewers on Amazon were negative about that rack
    • Thanks Larry, we actually have the "alternative" rack ...
      • We use a clear plastic container with a wire rack in the bottom.
      • Reviews

• Torqeedo Security
  • Good idea. I saw another electric powered dinghy at the docks. They're coming,...
  • Great. Thanks for that info

• What will I do with all the free space in my chart drawer, now that I have an Ipad?
  • iPad all - Garmin Bluechart
    • I was just reading a review by Ben Ellison on Bluechart.
  • Here are the ones we use for navigation
    • Hard to keep up
      • ISS Spotter is something you might like.
        • That sounds like fun
    • That one looks good too. Thanks Dan.
  • Well, maybe not....
    • It's funny to hear the CG these days say, "Do you have a cell phone?"
      • Tom, keep larnin' on thet fancy stuff so's when I get some you kin tell me how...
        • We're all somebody's luddite, Westie.
      • Paper charts
        • Updating Charts
    • Maybe I'm old fashioned....
      • Also old fashoned
      • A handheld GPS is a good investment
      • Me 3
        • I'm with you Luddites
          • Beautiful work. Pixels or pencils, you have the eye.
            • Tom, How'd you get that deck to levitate like that?
            • Have you tried Google Sketch Up.
              • I haven't, I'm a 3D luddite.
                • Read Google's Terms of Service
          • I'll see your paper charts, and raise you my Signal Flags...
            • You win, Jon.
              • Very nice design. I have one flag. I did build those dormers, Paul.
            • Jon, where you find space for all the...
              • Not a day goes by, without my asking myself several times...
                • You'll find the space. Every season, I'm taking more off the boat.
                • Going Paperless...
        • Sextant
      • Hand held GPS, which got me across the gulf of Mexico twice and all through the Bahamas, paper charts
        • Sounds like you're using them. Truth is, I haven't penciled a bearing, drawn a course/speed line, in years.
          • I've read that the military isn't using paper anymore
            • Cruise ships still use paper...
            • I'll bet the skipper of the Navy minesweeper GUARDIAN wishes they'd been using paper back in January...
              • only as good as the local charts they copy
                • Not in this case...
                  • One of the worlds biggest lies?
            • Paper Charts
              • I've heard the local CG isn't using them anymore.
                • Maptech
                  • I used a pencil, but I rarely did any chart work on it.
          • Almost took up drafting mid life. Wanted to draw on my past experiences but the details were too sketchy..

• Aggressive Provo radar, Caicos islands
  • Don't you come into jurisdiction of a country within so many miles of their shore?
    • I suspect so
      • Territorial waters
        • Just don't drop and anchor anywhere in that 12 miles...
  • In Belize they hail you from your AIA transponder signal.

• Security "experts" worry about AIS
  • A Prime example of copy cat "News"
    • I have to admit I have never used AIS...
  • Won't have an AIS transponder for security reasons
    • What empircal evidence do you have for that statement, Dan?
      • only 2 instances that I can document
  • The military ships RARELY prrovide such.
    • quite often bogus info
      • At the end of the day, it seems
        • Yes, outside CONUS is where the problem is.
  • PSSSTT!!! Got news for ya. You don't even need an AIS receiver
    • Well, and a smartphone.
    • And to be close enough to get a signal...
      • That's an amazing photo. I missed that place,,, damn
        • Semuc Champy
    • Exactly. I go here all the time while underway in reduced vis
    • Sorry, Gail... In the words of Doctor Electron, "You are an accident waiting to happen..." (grin)
      • Call your sponsor, Jon

• Photo Day....
  • Annisquam river Blynman bridge
    • A moored shack along the river - good place to drop a lunch hook and go for a swim
      • Heck, I could live there. Lived in smaller places...but I'd digress.
  • Nice! Two-fer photo-day. I needed a photo that said Maine to me.
  • Saturday past went to McKenzie River Wooden Drift Boat show east of Eugene OR.
  • New Docking light
  • A very unusual spell of good weather
  • They parked them close in our boat yard last fall
  • A more welcoming North Haven?
    • With their backbone in boat repair, I bet they could thrive with an expansion.
      • They'll have fewer to repair with an open fuel dock!
    • North Haven
  • Some times ya just got to........
    • What about Whack-A-Mole Greg ? Did you play that at P39 ? Cheers, John
      • It's not here any more...
        • You can acutally tie up to P39?
          • Sure! ......
        • Bummer. Well, you're not far from the BV, that's still there ! Cheers, John

• It is Wednesday! And this boat looks ready to launch.
  • 2 yawls, 1938 and 2005 designs.
    • Juxaposition shows amazing difference!
    • 2yawls
      • Like little kids...
  • Nope a jack stand under the trailer..
  • In position, ready and waitin' for the lake to rise..
  • Skeg refinish

• Greetings from Clarence Town, Long Island - sorry to hear your news
  • Well, if you're stuck somewhere Ocean World
  • Ah yes, recognize that church in the background ....
  • Oh Man Charlie, just read Chris Parker's report ...
    • We'll see if we can get to Conception
      • It looks like we may get the new Ram
        • Outbound Clarence Town to Staniel Cay Friday afternoon

• Where do you sailors mount your radar/CP?
  • Helm
  • Companionway.
  • Single display is tough. Companionway radar.
  • Max, I have a Garmin 3210 Chart Plotter/ Radar
  • Swap your wheel out for a tiller, and tuck it up under the dodger... (grin)
  • Radar mounting
    • Swing out arm in the companionway...
      • Ditto...
        • Wheel locations on some boats look like torture devices.
          • Hell, why not double the fun...?
            • Good name, "photo-op helm".
              • Along with CGI sailing.
              • Are we sailing or entertaining?
                • Same here. We take countless "guests" out for the 3 hour tour
                • Mostly the later. Family, friends,....
      • We do the same
  • Under dodger
  • Get a second bale and have the ability to mount it 2 places.
  • My two cents on radar
    • I have the oiginal version of Lowrance Broadband
  • Mine is at the NAV, with repeater/slave at the Helm ...
  • Max, do you have a Westsail 32?
    • I used to SG, now have a Nordic 40, wheel steering
      • Brian W has a Nordic 44.
  • Great discussion, very helpful, thanks

• Geez, is it Wednesday yet?
  • You've done a great job there, Westie. I can't wait for the adventures you'll post.
  • Wow, very nice. Looking forward to water pics
  • Launch in a few weeks for me..then haul, launch again
    • ooooh those are fast...
    • Did you do the graphics yet?
    • Not yet. Just did the bow numbers this weekend (and aligned with the top rail)
      • Numbers look fine aligned that way
        • Yeah, that's the way I'd do it with bow numbers, rail. Graphics LWL.
          • Or spaced equally between rail and LWL. Why did I even post this all. Redundant to Larry.
            • Never mind the redundant red x....
  • Very cool. I'm looking forward to reading about your adventures.
  • Nice roof on the house too
    • Well, redid the house a few years ago. The roof is painted steel, copper colored, standing seam roofing.
  • I like the way the color of the boat
  • Lots of progress in the past few weeks.

• Great story, Max... I'd say that encounter trumps my own...

• I injected the better part of a quart of West into my boom, before I realized it was hollow.
  • You've got me wondering about my 16' boom
    • What is this term "wooded?" I gather it means to move hardware?
      • Any coating, paint, varnish, fails eventually.
        • So if I remove paint from my plastic boat would that be "Gelling"?
          • You could, if it's one part paint. If two part, you need a stronger word.
        • Got it... makes sense.
    • This is a different gooseneck.
  • GOBI Strikes again!!!
    • West system loves me.
    • Hey Dave, you still have that adjustable wrench?

• Anyone know of a good spot to stop.......
  • Little Shark River... one of the nicest places I ever cruised
    • Agree there. Spent 4 days in that spot in 2010, including
    • Can You SEE the NoSeeUm's in the Photo?
      • Photo is from a Google thing, I'm Canadian from north Lake Superior ... so bugs in a swamp... LMFAO.
      • shark river
    • Beware....
  • 10,000 Islands
    • Makes me want to go.
    • Thanks Jan...
      • If the weather is settled, or the breeze is out of the NE-E-SE...
      • Rod & Gun Club?

• Certainly one of my favorite reads...

• One of my all time favorite quotes of his is on page two
  • He had LOTS of good advice like that one

• Nice review Ken. It's nice to know Eric H. started stumbling through the water.

• Liberty Landing Marina was the most expensive marina we stayed in.
  • New moorings in lower Manhattan
  • North Cove Marina