NormanS

Thank you for your candid account of what actually happened. Are the two men alright after all that? There was a good article in the...

That makes a lot of sense.

If the ideal is achieved by designing out, "ballast, hinges and roll bars" you need look no further than the original Bruce. Sadly, no...

We have a theoretical 180w of solar, but at this time of year when the days are so short, and the sun is so low, the output from the...

How do people actually get taxpayers money for a wheeze like this "survey"?

If it was on fire?

I think cost would have to come into that eq I think that cost would have to come into that equation.

If you are interested, I recommend checking page 4 in the "Courier" newspaper of Friday December 6th, where there is a first person...

You can argue all you like about the finer points, but all of the actual rescuing was done by the locals. The CRT spectated. It is said...

In the local paper, one of the actual rescuers is quite derogatory about the CG.

With the boat up on dry land, with shore power, I use a 120w heating tube for the same purpose. It's fed through a thermostat socket...

My continuous line passes through two clutches, one for "in" and one for "out". Provided that both parts of the line are tight, and the...

See the heading of the post. 🙂

The Selden in mast furling system has a grooved wheel, similar to the one on a self-tailing winch. The line is in contact for 180°, and...

I shouldn't think that many boats are stuffed full of (heavy) buckets. A bucket of water in the sea weighs nothing. I thought you might...