Recent content by ylop

Whilst that is of course a perfectly reasonable approach it’s worth considering that is not exactly equivalent to SafeTrx: 1. SafeTrx has the option to store a lot of details about the boat so the CG have a better idea what they are looking for. 2. SafeTrx is reporting your position using...

Where are you going to discharge your several hundred litres of 5% hypochlorite? Whilst I appreciate that in the whole ocean it’s tiny quantity - we would all criticise any commercial operation that dirched

Unless you are refacing the whole panel you will never hide it… have you considered fitting a cubby or glove box to the whole?

authentic 1960s fayre?

As a novice understanding sailmakers I, J, bolt rope sizes etc is not trivial. If the sails are missing you can bet other bits and bobs will be too. Given the state of the trailer I think he’d be very lucky to only spend £1K helping his neighbour get rid of his trash! How much is a leisure...

Testing is really expensive, and will only tell you about the particular part of the tank you sample (hard to mix a tank). They don’t grow easily in a water system so draining and refilling should massively reduce the problem. Draining, flushing through once and refilling almost certainly...

Ok so your "free" project just got pricey! New sails will be 4 figures. You may be able to find second hand ones - but as you've seen the hull lasts forever but 40 year old sails will be tired, as a novice you will have no idea if you are buying scrap or something you can nurse another 5 years...

Intrigued if anyone uses two lines in a V-bridle (on a monohull, I know that is normal on a cat). Seems that two lines would stretch less, but load the deck hardware less, but also help make sure the load is central and so more comfortable. If you have a rubber snubber in the line - do you dig...

London Chartplotter usually uses reconditioned Galaxy Tab Active devices. They do have bright screens designed for outdoor use but sunny in the Thames and sunny in the Med are different things. Similarly with high temp. You need to find a way to charge them - on full brightness your typical...

Every time I write a big cheque I think - we should just bloody charter Every time we discuss on a Wed/Thur going to the boat because the weather is looking good - I think thank god we have a boat we can just go to when it suits. Every time I spend a day doing some nuisance repair I think - I...

In fairness I don’t think they actually claim to be offering an assisted passage! That said there is a weird culture where none of them seem to be able to have any concept of time - waiting an hour is mildly frustrating, waiting an hour when they tell you it will take 20 minutes is...

You can, and indeed that might be considered a good idea. They aren’t necessarily mutually exclusive - the logic was (and safetrx shifts that slightly - but there may be times you have vhf signal but no mobile signal to start a Safetrx trip) that you want the CG to have accurately recorded...

Yes. 1. You log your vessel details (essentially replaces the old CG66 if you are that old) 2. You log your passage plan and identify ETA and shore contacts 3. If you fail to report “safely arrived” by the ETA your shore contacts get an alert 4. The message to shore contact include a...

am i being a bit dense - what is the surface water movement? is the suggestion the air blowing across the surface of the water at F4 creates drag on the water surface (which it will) moves the surface (how deep?) at 1 knot? Does a boat a drift in that sea then move faster than that (because it...

Is it raw water cooled? should it not be a mix of oil and your coolant? (which probably has some corrosion inhibitors in it).