Recent content by Jools_of_Top_Cat

This will be my last post although I think the Ships Cat has the right idea so watch this space. I thank everyone for their kind words of encouragement and it has certainly stopped me somewhat in my tracks, so I have chosen the route of mainlysteam. Why, because I was getting bogged down with...

Jools has left the building see you all, has been fun. Fairwinds. <hr width=100% size=1>Julian <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.topcatsail.co.uk></A>

Do you mean me. Let me just say in my defence I read the post a couple of times before responding. If you read it over you might agree that it appeared that he had thought carefully about his options, i.e. a Tinker traveller with sail as opposed to liferaft. He explained his meaning about half...

I will be surprised if you get an answer to this one. You are asking a question which implies someone else can make a decision on your safety or security. This one, IMO is up to you. <hr width=100% size=1>Julian <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.topcatsail.co.uk></A>

Feedback? To be fair Mike, and I realise you might be a little frustrated with me since my scuttlebutt posting, but. You swamped the boards with a post regarding fines for non compliance with ships radio license, a subject close to many peoples hearts as they see or feel very little of the...

Re: SO, You think your \'puta is virus safe NB I know someone who used zone alarm. One of his friends to prove a point, who was a bit of a whiz got onto his computer over the web and turned my friends zone alarm off. He then had full access to his machine. As a firewall I would not go back to...

Re: It\'s a DSC thing - still not cleared up. LONG <blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr> Reading your questions and the background it all seems to be about contacting vessels to offer assistance before they've even requested any. Sorry but I don't understand! <hr></blockquote> It...

Out of interest, is there more power consumption required to run the colour screen and what extra information does it give over a black and white, or at at least many shades of grey. I have the lowrance X51 which I will always recommend, works well, uses teeny amounts of power, easy to read off...

Re: Yacht\'s name on lifebuoy? hey, I spent ages cutting mine out, I was rite proud of them too. Even my dodgers are home made, maybe you can tell, but I like them. Bah humbug ! <hr width=100% size=1>Julian <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.topcatsail.co.uk></A>

It\'s a DSC thing - still not cleared up. LONG This was discussed recently on PBO and in my opinion never cleared up or even clarified. It has reared its ugly head again in the non compliance extortion racket, AKA Penalties for not carrying a VHF ships license. How do you call another ship...

Re: Ships_Cat Laps Up So does this mean we can bitch about John now he has gone, or is the ships moggie a tell tail. Anyhow, ship's moggie, tell us, how many eggs in half a dozen, sex is that? Still trying to teach my SWMBO who is a kiwi the ability to pronounce vowels or is that vulls <hr...

Try the MOBO forum, a wealth of knowledege there. <hr width=100% size=1>Julian <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.topcatsail.co.uk></A>

Has anyone ever actually needed to replace the sacrificial strip before the sail has died. My old genny and the even older one stuffed at the front of the sail locker both had none. Some repairs to stitching along the way, but the material remained sound. I said no when asked if I would like...

I understand that, but from my helm looking to the water in front of the boat even very dim instruments were hampering my view. Also I do not like the night setting on the radar, it just doesn't seem to work with LCD screens. MHO. My plotter has but one light setting, as does the sounder, they...

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr> just seen the same in a £1 shop yesterday for £4.99. <hr></blockquote> Something wrong with this picture, similar to the odd post on the £200 limit for sale forum. <hr width=100% size=1>Julian <A target="_blank"...