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If it's preying on my mind I speak up, or act. I've done vastly more embarrassing things than care too much. "Are you alright?" or "Can... -
None of which will save you from random cell mutations or congential illnesses. They might up your odds, but there's plenty of fit...
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Your "Provided health and fitness can be maintained" proviso is a bit odd, since it essentially pre-empts the discussion. Health and...
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RupertW replied to the thread Long term cruising and age.We think it will be earlier and might even stop now we are both 60. It’s joints, lots of joints making life at an angle much less fun...
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You're probably missing nothing other than the memory of a time when you were a first timer. I'm not sure that a twilight planet or...
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Under most circumstances I'd prefer to make a night passage. The principal factor that might deter me is if it looked likely that all or...
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RupertW reacted to nestawayboats's post in the thread Should vessels that are abandoned mid-voyage be scuttled? with
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OP was about a catamaran with one hull intact, so it probably wasn't going to sink very fast without some "help" for the intact hull... -
RupertW reacted to Chiara’s slave's post in the thread Another one for the forum accident investigation board. with Like.
I have lost a rig at sea. We didn’t need to be rescued, but the rig was light, we got it back on board, and we had an engine. It was...
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RupertW reacted to thinwater's post in the thread Solar Navigation Lights - any UK users? with Haha.
How is a boat on a mooring less in need of a light than a boat that is anchored? They are both stationary in the water, located at a...
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RupertW reacted to Daydream believer's post in the thread Solar Navigation Lights - any UK users? with Like.
Rule 30 does not say that one cannot have additional lighting- does it?
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I have a solar anchor light that I got while Jazzcat's masthead light wasn't working. It's automatic - comes on at sunset and goes off...
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RupertW reacted to oldmanofthehills's post in the thread Solar Navigation Lights - any UK users? with Like.
If it has a switch then there must surely be a wire up the mast, so why on earth not just wire to vessel electrics? Perhaps better than...
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RupertW reacted to andsarkit's post in the thread Solar Navigation Lights - any UK users? with Like.
If it takes 3 days to charge and one night to discharge it won't be much use for a voyage of more than 24 hours.
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RupertW reacted to PaulRainbow's post in the thread Do VSR’s always charge in both directions? with Like.
A dual sensing VSR is a relay, it just connects the two batteries in parallel. It does not take power from one battery to the other, as...
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RupertW reacted to justanothersailboat's post in the thread Do VSR’s always charge in both directions? with Like.
A VSR is a relay so it's like an automatic switch, I wouldn't expect it to be directional. I would expect a diode system (split charge...