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James,
No experience with the lz-1, I've owned a SailRite Yachtsman (AKA Reeds) for about 15 years. I've had it on board since 2003. Used it to match hatch awnings and port light curtains this summer. Really needed those hatch awnings for the summer in NC.
The lz-1 I believe is a SailRite customized standard walking foot machine (Thompson?). You can sometimes find them on eBay or even Harbor Freight was about 25% or more below the SailRite price. Of course then you don't get SailRite support, which for me is worth the extra money. I would like to have the walking foot feature, but this machine won die.On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 1:55 PM, james bartch < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Aloha to All
i was wondering if anyone has had any experience with the sailrite sewing machines? the lz-1, the blue one. i have done a fair amount of sewing work on other boats and wanting to buck up and get a good machine.
And i thought that i would ask if anyone has a sailrite hanging in the closet that they are not using??? projects include uv cover for the head sail, stack pack – maybe, winch and barby covers etc. shade covers – need shade…
james – Island Muse – no. 217
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To further clarify my suggested meeting point (at whatever time) I've attached a graphic of where the “above the Pusser's booth” is at the show. This is actually a terrace of the Marriott hotel. The nice thing about this location is access to the toilets in the hotel rather than the portable johns outside the show.
On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 6:20 PM, < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Will try to remember next year – schedule for this year already set.
CadaSep 30, 2009 12:09:05 AM, () wrote:
Cada,
If you send in a request for tickets with business letter head (make one up) you will get tickets for Thursday at a significant discount. We used to get in for $3. I think it was $10 last year. Thursday is actually the least expensive day to attend.On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 8:01 PM, < ([email][/email])> wrote:
For we locals (90 miles) Thurs. not a good day. It's VIP day with double the entrance fee. We will be there all day Friday.
Cada and Susan Grove
Jubilee #100Sep 29, 2009 03:30:05 PM, () wrote:
Hello all,
It appears from the two threads in late August that at least 7 or 8
424's will be represented at the show. As Pat and I represent the far
north Great Lakes contingent and seldom if ever meet other 424 people,
we would love to meet with as many of you as possible if only to put
faces to the names we've known over the years.
John and Alan suggested meeting at 2 pm at the roof top bar above
Pussers on Thursday. If most everyone can make that time great,
otherwise any other suggestions?
Our cell #'s are 608 347 4341 and 608 233 4341.
Look forward to seeing everyone.Dave and Pat
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Cada,
If you send in a request for tickets with business letter head (make one up) you will get tickets for Thursday at a significant discount. We used to get in for $3. I think it was $10 last year. Thursday is actually the least expensive day to attend.On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 8:01 PM, < ([email][/email])> wrote:
For we locals (90 miles) Thurs. not a good day. It's VIP day with double the entrance fee. We will be there all day Friday.
Cada and Susan Grove
Jubilee #100Sep 29, 2009 03:30:05 PM, () wrote:
Hello all,
It appears from the two threads in late August that at least 7 or 8
424's will be represented at the show. As Pat and I represent the far
north Great Lakes contingent and seldom if ever meet other 424 people,
we would love to meet with as many of you as possible if only to put
faces to the names we've known over the years.
John and Alan suggested meeting at 2 pm at the roof top bar above
Pussers on Thursday. If most everyone can make that time great,
otherwise any other suggestions?
Our cell #'s are 608 347 4341 and 608 233 4341.
Look forward to seeing everyone.Dave and Pat
Doris E. #178
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James,
I might add mine is long gone. Sold it to friends I met in Lagos, PT in 2007. They are still in the Med making great use of it. I don't remember who made mine. Bought it in Gib for I think 300 pound sterling.On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 6:17 PM, John Stevenson < ([email][/email])> wrote:
James,
I'll look to see if there are any vendors. Imtra is always there. Besenzoni and Nemo I don't remember seeing in the past. They are more likely to be at the power boat show than the sailboat show. I used to go to the Power Boat show. Always enjoyed the difference in the female fashion at the two shows – from sweaters and practical shoes to miniskirts and spike heels.On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 1:58 PM, james bartch < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Aloha from Hawaii
Hey guys i have a favor to ask. I am interested in getting one of passerelle type boarding ladders that SV Sarah has on their vessel. so far i have spoken to Besenzoni, imtra and looked at nemo. they all have simalar type aluminum folding gangway type ladders but i would like to look into the passerelle type stainless steel that drops down as a swim ladder. Besenzoni says they no longer make the stainless steel version “manual type” i think the number is a pt 164.
if you see anything that may be of interest at the boat show, please contact me at with any info: james bartch 808 256-6616 honolulu hawaii.
I am stern tied to the dock similar to med mooring style. the pricing i am seeing is in Euro's at 1.4 times the US buck plus air freight “wow”.
and i am as far west as you can get… your help would be greatly appreciated.
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James,
I'll look to see if there are any vendors. Imtra is always there. Besenzoni and Nemo I don't remember seeing in the past. They are more likely to be at the power boat show than the sailboat show. I used to go to the Power Boat show. Always enjoyed the difference in the female fashion at the two shows – from sweaters and practical shoes to miniskirts and spike heels.On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 1:58 PM, james bartch < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Aloha from Hawaii
Hey guys i have a favor to ask. I am interested in getting one of passerelle type boarding ladders that SV Sarah has on their vessel. so far i have spoken to Besenzoni, imtra and looked at nemo. they all have simalar type aluminum folding gangway type ladders but i would like to look into the passerelle type stainless steel that drops down as a swim ladder. Besenzoni says they no longer make the stainless steel version “manual type” i think the number is a pt 164.
if you see anything that may be of interest at the boat show, please contact me at with any info: james bartch 808 256-6616 honolulu hawaii.
I am stern tied to the dock similar to med mooring style. the pricing i am seeing is in Euro's at 1.4 times the US buck plus air freight “wow”.
and i am as far west as you can get… your help would be greatly appreciated.
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Patrick,
If Navtec has a recall it should be one their website and/or their tech support number (they are still in business – right?). Navtec did have a recall on their turnbuckles in the 70s to replace the bottle screw.
If the turnbuckles are original and you're going through a major refit, might as well put them on the list as well.Love spending other people's money.
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I've been meeting with some yards to go over my big list of projects and one of them (Seaview in Seattle, WA) said that the Navtec turnbuckles in my rigging (original I assume) had been recalled. I'm not sure if there's any truth in that and was curious if any of you had more information.
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I will probably be at the show until closing so I will hang around. Too bad we can't meet in Lorea's Tavern (long gone).
On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 4:11 PM, Paul Lefebvre < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Quote:I was just talking with Alan. I am thinking of driving down from Ottawa to meet up with him in Annapolis for the show.We were wondering if meeting at 6PM, after the show on Thursday would work. Alan and I can both be there by then. Also, for those people that spent $35 for the VIP ticket, they will be able to get full value for it for the day.
Would this work for everyone??
Paul
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And my cell phone is 703-850-6487
On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 11:29 AM, dave jones < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Hello all,
It appears from the two threads in late August that at least 7 or 8
424's will be represented at the show. As Pat and I represent the far
north Great Lakes contingent and seldom if ever meet other 424 people,
we would love to meet with as many of you as possible if only to put
faces to the names we've known over the years.
John and Alan suggested meeting at 2 pm at the roof top bar above
Pussers on Thursday. If most everyone can make that time great,
otherwise any other suggestions?
Our cell #'s are 608 347 4341 and 608 233 4341.
Look forward to seeing everyone.Dave and Pat
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Yep, that's what I expect. I did have a diver clean the bottom and replace the shaft zincz last week. He said he could find all the thru-hulls by the fuzz bloom on each. He said the prop was one big fuzz ball. Who'd thunk that kind of fouling in the Neuse River. I thought this was nearly fresh water. Guess not.
John
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 5:30 PM, Silver Heels < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Quote:> I hate to think of the things that can go wrong just gettiing the boat to Oriental for haul out next year.John,
The first thing you'll notice when you cast off for that boat yard is that your engine will not move the boat. That's because your propeller has disappeared into a mass of rock-like barnacles. They'll spin, but the won't propel. This news flash after a little Chinese fire drill here in Taylor's Creek a couple of weeks ago when I cast off for a day sail after sitting still too long.
Tor
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Oops!
I don't know what happened, but just after I uploaded the latest version of the software, it started to fail on startup on my computer. Something corrupted the main program file. I fixed it and that version is being uploaded. If you have already downloaded and installed the program and it works OK – the main form appears when you click the “Nav” button then the problem was not in the uploaded version – something I did after I uploaded it. If it fails (Excel aborts), then download the zip file again. It'll work this time – I promise.On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 4:06 PM, John Stevenson < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Quote:I did correct the report to generate the v and d values plus the Sun Semi-Diameter. If you download the same zip file you'll get the correction.The d values are not truly what the NA uses. They use a mean value for the 3 days on the page. I just use the first two values for each day, so you may see a variation of +/- 0.1' if you compare it a the NA. My v values should be slightly more accurate as i calculate it for each day not just the middle day for each page.
Have fun and let me know of any issues.
John
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 2:58 PM, Robert Fine < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Quote:Thanks John! Saves me storing yet another tome…Bob
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 2:28 PM, John Stevenson < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Quote:Tor,
The new version of the program is being uploaded now. Takes about 15 minutes or so while ExpressionWeb figures how what needs to be uploaded.
I originally created this Day Almanac report to verify the program calculations line by line against a real almanac. I've never used it as an Almanac source, and now if discovered a couple of things I left out.- Sun Semi-Diameter. I have a subroutine that calculates this value so it will be easy to add it to the report
- v and d values for the Planets. Again this should be easy to add.
So I have one more update to the program to make the almanac complete. In the mean time you can down load the program and test it with the existing almanac report at http://www.svsarah.com/Sailing/ewTechniqueExcelNavigation.htm
About halfway down the page is the link to download the program in a zip file.
Creating the almanac printout takes a little while (15 sec/day on my 3 ghz machine), which is why I put in the progress meter so you can tell if the program is doing anything.
The documentation covers the installation and set process.John
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 1:44 PM, Silver Heels < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Quote:John,
Awesome! I became reasonably proficient with your inventory program many moons ago – use it almost daily to keep Silver Heels organized (and to find things I know I put… somewhere) – so I can probably learn this one. When, where, how can I get it?Tor
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Joe,
I think you are right about the rope twisting the chain under load, although I never really noticed it when I used rope and chain. Then I was not anchoring in the Trades as you do most of the winter. I've heard from others with more anchoring experience than I of similar problems.
A swivel might help.John
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 4:22 PM, Joseph Steiner < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Quote:I have been frustrated by my chain twisting in the last 5-10 feet just prior to my rope splice, making it impossible to let out the remaining chain and then onto the rope. I don't know for sure what causes this. My windlass is a Lofrans Tigres, and I've wondered if it's the way the chain feeds onto the gypsy that causes the twist. Someone told me this is inherent when you have rope to chain, because it's the rope that twists and that gets transmitted to the chain. That problem, along with castleing when I retrieve my anchor, gives us one big pain in the butt.
Any suggestions very very appreciated!!
Joe,
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I did correct the report to generate the v and d values plus the Sun Semi-Diameter. If you download the same zip file you'll get the correction.
The d values are not truly what the NA uses. They use a mean value for the 3 days on the page. I just use the first two values for each day, so you may see a variation of +/- 0.1' if you compare it a the NA. My v values should be slightly more accurate as i calculate it for each day not just the middle day for each page.
Have fun and let me know of any issues.
John
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 2:58 PM, Robert Fine < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Quote:Thanks John! Saves me storing yet another tome…Bob
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 2:28 PM, John Stevenson < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Quote:Tor,
The new version of the program is being uploaded now. Takes about 15 minutes or so while ExpressionWeb figures how what needs to be uploaded.
I originally created this Day Almanac report to verify the program calculations line by line against a real almanac. I've never used it as an Almanac source, and now if discovered a couple of things I left out.- Sun Semi-Diameter. I have a subroutine that calculates this value so it will be easy to add it to the report
- v and d values for the Planets. Again this should be easy to add.
So I have one more update to the program to make the almanac complete. In the mean time you can down load the program and test it with the existing almanac report at http://www.svsarah.com/Sailing/ewTechniqueExcelNavigation.htm
About halfway down the page is the link to download the program in a zip file.
Creating the almanac printout takes a little while (15 sec/day on my 3 ghz machine), which is why I put in the progress meter so you can tell if the program is doing anything.
The documentation covers the installation and set process.John
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 1:44 PM, Silver Heels < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Quote:John,
Awesome! I became reasonably proficient with your inventory program many moons ago – use it almost daily to keep Silver Heels organized (and to find things I know I put… somewhere) – so I can probably learn this one. When, where, how can I get it?Tor
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Linus,
Now the feeling, I've been sitting at the dock in New Bern since the middle of June. I hate to think of the things that can go wrong just gettiing the boat to Oriental for haul out next year.Anyway here is a pic of the crown splice I use for rope to chain: http://www.svsarah.com/Sailing/AtlanticCircle/Images/DSC01463.JPG
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 3:48 PM, Linus Martinez < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Quote:John
I don't know of a name other than a chain to rope splice. I just followed the instructions on the samson web site. I just added the taper as suggested by a friend. I think my problem is I've been working on the boat and not using it. I am a little paranoid of everything being new and I am a rookie again.
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Tor,
The new version of the program is being uploaded now. Takes about 15 minutes or so while ExpressionWeb figures how what needs to be uploaded.
I originally created this Day Almanac report to verify the program calculations line by line against a real almanac. I've never used it as an Almanac source, and now if discovered a couple of things I left out.- Sun Semi-Diameter. I have a subroutine that calculates this value so it will be easy to add it to the report
- v and d values for the Planets. Again this should be easy to add.
So I have one more update to the program to make the almanac complete. In the mean time you can down load the program and test it with the existing almanac report at http://www.svsarah.com/Sailing/ewTechniqueExcelNavigation.htm
About halfway down the page is the link to download the program in a zip file.
Creating the almanac printout takes a little while (15 sec/day on my 3 ghz machine), which is why I put in the progress meter so you can tell if the program is doing anything.
The documentation covers the installation and set process.John
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 1:44 PM, Silver Heels < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Quote:John,
Awesome! I became reasonably proficient with your inventory program many moons ago – use it almost daily to keep Silver Heels organized (and to find things I know I put… somewhere) – so I can probably learn this one. When, where, how can I get it?Tor
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While I'm working on the version, here is what a single day page would look like.
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 1:26 PM, John Stevenson < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Quote:Tor,
I'm about to put up a new version today, which has a progress meter on generating the almanac (just so you know it's doing something). I'll give you a post back when it available for down load. You have to run the application to generate the almanac. It generates the output as an Excel printout which you can direct to printer or a file if you have file printers (e.g., pdf) on your computer. You don't have to print it to review the almanac, the report is stored in an Excel worksheet that can be saved and then printed at a later date.On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 12:23 PM, Silver Heels < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Quote:John,
I never pretended to understand the spherical trigonometry of what I was doing back when I used celestial navigation regularly. I just learned the steps by rote from a skinny little book (now almost certainly out of print) titled “Self Taught Navigation – Ten Easy Steps” by Robert Y. Kittredge. That was enough to get me where I was going every time and I left it at that.
Right now I would be delighted to have the tables & corrections I need from the Nautical Almanac without buying a 2009 book that will be out of date in a month after I start using it. As for shooting the moon, I did that a few times back in the day just to do it, but can do without it for this trip. Is this application something I might use, at least to download the pages I'll need?
Tor
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