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Brummel Splice in Laid Rope
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I imagine the brummel splice in the centre of a line would have just one tuck through the standing part for each leg for a braided rope...
Today at 01:16
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William_H
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A wee picture from 32s
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Funny you should ask. Actually we are all looking forward to winter. But due to global warming it seems like a long way off. 30 max...
Yesterday at 01:11
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A wee picture from 32s
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Practical Boat Owner's Reader to Reader
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Last race for the season last Sunday. Little boat going well under very shy spinnaker. About 12kts of wind. 27 degrees. The other 3 in...
Tuesday at 08:57
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William_H
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Seized stainless steel turnbuckle!?
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IMHO opinion whatever you have, I use axle grease. ol'will
Monday at 23:29
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William_H
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Should I - or not?
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Looks fine to me. As you have intimated the weak link will be the reinforcing onto the deck. Large area perhaps carried down to the...
Monday at 00:44
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William_H
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Troubleshooting external VHF speaker
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The speaker will be described as a 4 ohm speaker. That is the impedance to AC. The DC resistance as measured by a multimeter will be...
Monday at 00:39
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William_H
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Seized stainless steel turnbuckle!?
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One of my each winter to do's is to loosen turn buckles and grease. Then return to original position. ol'will
Monday at 00:31
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William_H
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Removing paint.
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I would strongly recommend the OP leave water line too high or if he is really determined try just reducing it a little. A/f paints seem...
Sunday at 01:26
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William_H
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Seized stainless steel turnbuckle!?
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Clearly OP has top tighten the turnbuckle to enable the locking split pin top be removed. He wants to save the stay with the swaged...
Sunday at 01:13
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William_H
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Does anyone ever do man not-overboard practice?
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OP is quiter right on a largish boat in cold water away from land. Overboard is death. Now my sailing is different. Water not cold. Boat...
Friday at 23:54
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William_H
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Wing keels - good or bad?
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As I understand it the winged keel on Australia 2 was a way of beating the measurement of draft by giving more draft when heeled. Of...
Friday at 23:42
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William_H
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Life Jacket Lesson
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The LJs I have dealt with mostly manual activation one auto. Have a schrader valve (car/bike tube like) molded into the bladder. The...
9 Apr 2024
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William_H
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Alternator tach wire W
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It would appear the so called w terminal is now also known as secondary D+ . I hope this terminal will give you what you want for tach...
9 Apr 2024
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William_H
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Sludge or bug?
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Yes well worth sucking out the bottom of the tank again. Water sludge or bug you want it out anyway. ol'will
8 Apr 2024
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William_H
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Alternator tach wire W
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The w terminal is usually connected to the centre of the 3 stator windings. Yes before they connect to 6 diodes to produce the DC we...
8 Apr 2024
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