ChrisE
Well-Known Member
Sanatogen,
Ibuprofen,
Exlax,
Immodium
Deaf aids
Zimmerframes
Stannah stairlifts
Ibuprofen,
Exlax,
Immodium
Deaf aids
Zimmerframes
Stannah stairlifts
I admire Brian Bell...
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ChrisE
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Re: Aye...
But not the spare /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
But not the spare /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
pvb
Well-Known Member
Stannah stairlifts?
They're not all they're cracked up to be...
They're not all they're cracked up to be...
ChrisE
Well-Known Member
Re: Stannah stairlifts?
Brill!!!!
Brill!!!!
claymore
Well-Known Member
Re: Stannah stairlifts?
love it
love it
claymore
Well-Known Member
Re: Aye...
And not in the wheelhouse
And not in the wheelhouse
SlowlyButSurely
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Crikey Chris! What do you think sailing was like 30 years ago? We're talking about 1975 not 1775!
I think all the beneficial advances were made before 1975.
I think all the beneficial advances were made before 1975.
SlowlyButSurely
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"solar panels
solar powered gizmos such as ventilators
DSC
layering systems of clothing
2 way radios so that people in the cockpit can communicate more easily with people at the bow.
antifoul that is kinder to the environment
hydraulic steering systems
stackpac systems
improved inflatable dinghy construction methods, designs and materials
My beloved fenderstep "
No. Not convinced.
My 30+ year old Avon is fine. Antifouling was far better 30 years ago and I have a 28 year old set of oilskins that work fine. Don't have or need any of the other things.
solar powered gizmos such as ventilators
DSC
layering systems of clothing
2 way radios so that people in the cockpit can communicate more easily with people at the bow.
antifoul that is kinder to the environment
hydraulic steering systems
stackpac systems
improved inflatable dinghy construction methods, designs and materials
My beloved fenderstep "
No. Not convinced.
My 30+ year old Avon is fine. Antifouling was far better 30 years ago and I have a 28 year old set of oilskins that work fine. Don't have or need any of the other things.
claymore
Well-Known Member
You are not slowly but surely seriously trying to suggest that the lists of technological advancements that have just been written were all around before 1975 are you?
ChrisE
Well-Known Member
GPS pre-1975?
Regarding your oilies, you're not coming on my boat with them they'll smell like a bear has shat in them and died /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Regarding your oilies, you're not coming on my boat with them they'll smell like a bear has shat in them and died /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
pvb
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GPS pre-1975...
Yep, there was a similar thing, but much more fun. Called the Seafix Radio Direction Finder. Endless hours of entertainment in the cockpit on dark rainy nights! Bet some forum members still have one lurking in a musty corner.
Yep, there was a similar thing, but much more fun. Called the Seafix Radio Direction Finder. Endless hours of entertainment in the cockpit on dark rainy nights! Bet some forum members still have one lurking in a musty corner.
claymore
Well-Known Member
Re: GPS pre-1975...
I have a B&G one and a Lokata one in bits
I have a B&G one and a Lokata one in bits
ShipsWoofy
Well-Known Member
Re: GPS pre-1975...
Did anyone, ever manage to get a fix with one of these things?
Pretty good for receiving radio 4 and that was about it!
Did anyone, ever manage to get a fix with one of these things?
Pretty good for receiving radio 4 and that was about it!
SlowlyButSurely
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No. I'm saying that I can't think of any technological advancements that have been developed since 1975 that have made cruising "more pleasant and comfortable".
Indeed much of the technology makes cruising less so because there's so much more to go wrong.
Re GPS: I've got one of these and it would be daft not to, but I can't really say it adds anything to enjoyment or comfort, safety definitely. In the days before GPS we went cruising with no problems. In fact a good landfall was much more rewarding in those days.
Indeed much of the technology makes cruising less so because there's so much more to go wrong.
Re GPS: I've got one of these and it would be daft not to, but I can't really say it adds anything to enjoyment or comfort, safety definitely. In the days before GPS we went cruising with no problems. In fact a good landfall was much more rewarding in those days.
Twister_Ken
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Re: GPS pre-1975...
You b*gger - you've just given me a migraine, remembering dark nights, awkward seas, a two inch compass, a null the size of Andorra, and a stethoscope going dah dah dit dah dit dit.
RDF was one of the better jokes the marine electronics industry had at our expense.
You b*gger - you've just given me a migraine, remembering dark nights, awkward seas, a two inch compass, a null the size of Andorra, and a stethoscope going dah dah dit dah dit dit.
RDF was one of the better jokes the marine electronics industry had at our expense.
Aja
Well-Known Member
Re: Ooh goody, a pointless technical argument
I'm very concerned that Mr Calder may be working in partnership with boat producers (can hardly call cutting edge marques builders these days!).
Is Mr Calder in their pocket and they are using him to soften the market in order to have this as an industry standard?
Benefits? Mr calder gets a book and a series of articles in the Yachting press.
The industry gets a respected journalist to bring changes to the public - and eventually cheaper production costs.
Just an opinion.
Donald
I'm very concerned that Mr Calder may be working in partnership with boat producers (can hardly call cutting edge marques builders these days!).
Is Mr Calder in their pocket and they are using him to soften the market in order to have this as an industry standard?
Benefits? Mr calder gets a book and a series of articles in the Yachting press.
The industry gets a respected journalist to bring changes to the public - and eventually cheaper production costs.
Just an opinion.
Donald
pvb
Well-Known Member
I never did...
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Did anyone, ever manage to get a fix with one of these things?
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I never did - it really was a bit of a joke.
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Did anyone, ever manage to get a fix with one of these things?
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I never did - it really was a bit of a joke.
ChrisE
Well-Known Member
Re: Ooh goody, a pointless technical argument
You may be concerned but personally I welcome a seasoned cruiser like Nigel Calder working with suppliers to develop a product much as I'd rather it is Ellen in the Southern Ocean knocking the teething problems out of Musto gear than me.
I take your point about maybe compromising his integrity but the fact that he is in print saying what he is going to do at the outset makes me feel comfortable with the idea.
You may be concerned but personally I welcome a seasoned cruiser like Nigel Calder working with suppliers to develop a product much as I'd rather it is Ellen in the Southern Ocean knocking the teething problems out of Musto gear than me.
I take your point about maybe compromising his integrity but the fact that he is in print saying what he is going to do at the outset makes me feel comfortable with the idea.
steve_cronin
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Boeing 757..
...as operated by Britannia.
Increased our cruising comfort no end. Because it gets us to Greece , where it's WARM!!!!
(But if you can't mend it with a rusty nail or a bit of wire it stays broke.)
Steve Cronin
...as operated by Britannia.
Increased our cruising comfort no end. Because it gets us to Greece , where it's WARM!!!!
(But if you can't mend it with a rusty nail or a bit of wire it stays broke.)
Steve Cronin
Vara
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Goretex,fleece,breathing wellies,GPS,chart plotters,radar,heating,watermakers,LEDs,all of which have become normal features on a boat in that time scale.Of course you can live with out all of them but even on pretty swish sailing boats of the 70's a cross channel trip was often likely to turn into a moral fibre building exercise of an outward bound nature.