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I like that idea….. thanks.
— On Sat, 1/28/12, Pete Dubler wrote:
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You should try that dance alone with 25 kts of wind in a crowded anchorage. I keep my nitro tabs close by.
5/16 castles also. I have found that if I bring up half the chain and then wait while the boat bounces around a little, the pile will fall over on its own.
Failing that, I keep the boat hook in the V berth.
It usually does not castle if I put out less than 75 feet. So if I am in a deep anchorage or expect high winds and have a lot out, I sometimes move the remainder of the chain around so what’s coming back in…. has more room.
Hope that makes sense, YMMV
Alan— On Sat, 1/28/12, Joseph Steiner wrote:
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You should try that dance alone with 25 kts of wind in a crowded anchorage. I keep my nitro tabs close by.
5/16 castles also. I have found that if I bring up half the chain and then wait while the boat bounces around a little, the pile will fall over on its own.
Failing that, I keep the boat hook in the V berth.
It usually does not castle if I put out less than 75 feet. So if I am in a deep anchorage or expect high winds and have a lot out, I sometimes move the remainder of the chain around so what’s coming back in…. has more room.
Hope that makes sense, YMMV
Alan— On Sat, 1/28/12, Joseph Steiner wrote:
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I’ll be in Georgetown this week to pick up Beckie. She’ll be here a week. After that I plan to stay in GT for Regatta. After that, maybe back to the Jumentos for a few weeks. Then start to head north.
Where are you coming from?
Alan— On Sat, 1/28/12, Silverheels wrote:
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Here’s my strategy.
I have my water maker (35gph) plumbed into my Port and Bow Tanks.
I use the Stb tank as a back up (in case Sh*t happens).Currently in Thompson Bay on Long Island. Working my way down the Jumentos to the Ragged Island.
Alan
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— On Mon, 1/23/12, Silverheels wrote:Post generated from Pearson424 Forum using Mail2Forum
Absolutely right, If your boat has the original wiring, there is not a lot of current protection anywhere.
— On Thu, 1/5/12, Chuck Ruble wrote:
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My 58 runs at 190, except when the alternator belt is slipping a little then it gets to around 200
Alan— On Wed, 1/4/12, kalinowski wrote:
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It was not a battery cable. The original wire is white and goes from the common terminal of the battery switch under the nav station to one side of the DC ammeter on the panel. Hard to tell, may be a 10…. we didn’t have anything else except a hunk of #8. When we get to someplace that has cable available we’ll replace both of them with a #6.
For me – on my boat, I replaced the cable with a #6, but ran the refer and the SSB off a bus directly off the battery bank… fuses of course, but those two loads are not taken from the DC panel.
Alan— On Tue, 1/3/12, Peaboy Walters wrote:
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Pete,
“I believe that splitting the load over two smaller cables is not allowed
in ABYC, for what it’s worth.”For what it’s worth… we’re out in the boonies and the closest #6 cable is over a 100 miles away…. and we can’t get the compressor running cause there is only 11.5 volts… so we doubled up the cables… for the time being. Have not been plugged in 2 and 1/2 months.
I am sure the ABYC people won’t mind.
My point was to make people aware that the original cable that most of us still have is too small for present day loads and needs to be replaced with a larger cable.
alan— On Tue, 1/3/12, Pete Dubler wrote:
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Not to bad here, although today the wind has been howling as a front came though. Been pushing 25 to 30 since this morning and on into this evening. Everyone here has confined to their boats. Working out some issues on boat before I head out of Georgetown to the Southern Bahamas.
Glad you had a good passage. What are your plans?
Alan— On Tue, 1/3/12, Silverheels wrote:
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I spend so little time behind the helm, I wish I had put the controls for the autopilot somewhere else, or maybe put in a remote under the dodger where the chart plotter and instruments are.
alan
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lying in Georgetown, Exuma— On Tue, 1/3/12, Joseph Steiner wrote:
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And they do a great job with custom battery cables.
— On Tue, 11/22/11, Rodd Leeds wrote:
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Someone here said they saw a boat in Oriental the other day that had an electric motor.
Was it a Nonsuch that had a broken mast?
If it was, I know Roy, The boat name is YUMSUCH. He was a dock mate of mine back on Lake Ontario. He’s made this trip from Rochester on Lake Ontario, up though the St Lawernce Seaway to the Canadian Maritimes down the East Coast to Oriental with that Electric Motor.
So it can be done.
Alan— On Fri, 11/18/11, skipmac wrote:
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ditto that
— On Mon, 11/14/11, Silverheels wrote:
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I was lucky that it was a holiday and it opened every hour between 4 and 6.
Hopefully I can get a diver tomorrow to unwrap this thing. I think I am still dragging the pot with me. Some fisherman is gonna be disappointed when he goes to retrieve his gear. Although… he should not have put it so close or in the channel.
Geez…. even when your paying attention sh*t happens.
alan— On Fri, 11/11/11, Robert Fine wrote:
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