[Ryan Doyle]

Thanks so much for that article Rick.  Good call on the time of day and no booze.  Although, I don’t think I’ll have a problem overheating this weekend (I’ll be in the Chesapeake).

I was doing research and watching videos on the ATN last night.  Good to hear that someone here uses one.

[Ryan Doyle]

Jack,

Thanks so much!  That is exactly what I needed!  Really appreciate it.

Ryan

[Ryan Doyle]

Tor,

Thanks so much.  I should clarify that I was describing the number of promotional emails I get (like the insurance promotions mentioned).  

As far as actual spam (IE emails about large Swiss bank accounts that I have been found to be a benefactor of, ads for online pharmacies selling viagra, etc) I get very little of that.  Gmail actually does a great job identifying and weeding out real spam and even places promotional emails in a separate folder.

My point was just that unwanted emails (promotional or spam) are quite common these days, and determining how a company or spam server got your email can be extremely difficult if not impossible.

While I’ve only posted a few times on here, I highly value this website and community and I can absolutely be counted on for its continued support.

[Ryan Doyle]

Yowza!  Donation made, Ewan. 

I get like 60 spam emails a day.  In the extremely unlikely event Ewan is actually making money selling my email address 1) God bless him and 2) who cares?  

Like death and taxes email spam is inevitable – and far less annoying 🙂

[Ryan Doyle]

Hi Tor,

Thank you for your response.  My apologies for not compressing the photos.  I sent them from a phone so it didn’t occur to me that they were large.  I will pay attention to file size here in the future.

Yes, I tried the standard sailboat tactic of “remove the table, drop in a back cushion and board” with any cushion that seemed like a possible fit.  Despite the fact that I can remove the table easily, the cushions are just not the right size and there is no way I see to secure the table top or another board for support.  So, despite the fact that it really looks like you should be able to do this, Im still stumped.

Anyhow, thanks for getting back to me.  I did enjoy your recent article in Cruising world by the way, and best of luck with selling Silverheels, she’s a beautiful boat and it sounds like you guys had an awesome run.

Ryan

[Ryan Doyle]

I agree.  I’m a big fan John… Thanks for sharing.

Ryan

[Ryan Doyle]

Thank you guys. I really appreciate the input. There is a smart regulator on the boat.

My wife and I are starting out with short cruises: Upper Chesapeake to NYC, then NYC to Maine in July. We will spend most of our nights on the hook. We are not full time cruisers yet, and our boat stays on a mooring.

I ended up finding an amazing deal on 4 new Duracell golf cart batteries ($80 each) and a new house start battery ($100) at Sam’s Club. I’m going to start with 4 GC’s and possibly go up to 6 later. My battery box is currently built for 4.

I’m curious if anyone here has used a Group 27 as a start battery with any luck? The $100 unit at Sam’s Club is a Duracell with 1050CA. A gentleman I’ve talked to has one starting the same W58 I have and it’s been more than adequate for him.

Ryan

[Ryan Doyle]

Thanks very much for the responses. I really appreciate it. I should have mentioned here that my electrical needs are fairly low at the moment – just cabin and nav lighting (slowly converting all to LED) and a new Raymarine mfd and radar. I rarely use my inverter.

Just an FYI – I posted this question earlier over at Cruisers Forum in case anyone reads that and thinks they’re having deja vu. I’ve gotten more responses from both than I thought I would.

I’m now on the hunt for a some Trojan 105 golf cart batteries…

[Ryan Doyle]

#206 “Curve of Time” (soon to be re-named, also formerly “Easy Reach”)
1983 Ketch rig
New York, NY
Date of Purchase: December, 2016
Ryan Doyle

[Ryan Doyle]

Awesome Rob! Great to know. There is a guy I spoke with when we were on the hunt for our P424 who I believe keeps his boat near there on the North Shore. Super nice guy. Said he lived in Brooklyn near me. He mentioned he was on this list.

Ryan

[Ryan Doyle]

Hi Evan,

Thanks! Very cool. We thought our C&C was a really great sailing boat. A little tight for long trips though!

Our boat is not a factory cutter, however a previous owner added an inner forestay – they called it a “Solent stay” in their notes – for flying a smaller, heavier sail than what’s on our roller furler in gnarly weather.

Ryan

[Ryan Doyle]

Thanks Rich and Ewan! We’re excited to be a part of this community.

Ryan

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