Yachting myth busters

[Uno]

Myth to bust ...... cured water based epoxy resin is then water soluble ..
No more water soluble than solvented or solvent free epoxy resin once cured I am reliably informed.

 

[caiman]

All monohulls will beat all multihulls upwind.
Cheers

 

[Tomahawk]

All monohulls will beat all multihulls upwind.
Cheers

Thats my line...

 

[caiman]

I apologise Tomahawk,I missed that one.I've been itching to post that 'fact' for daysAnd your correct,all yachts have to sail on their ear to get upwind
Cheers

 

[Tomahawk]

Are you a fellow flat sailor?

 

[Daydream believer]

Myth to bust ...... cured water based epoxy resin is then water soluble ..
No more water soluble than solvented or solvent free epoxy resin once cured I am reliably informed.

If that true then coppercoat would not work

But !!!!! Hmmmmm might well be true after all!!!!!

 

[JumbleDuck]

If that true then coppercoat would not work

But !!!!! Hmmmmm might well be true after all!!!!!

If coppercoat doesn't work for you it shows that you didn't believe enough.

 

[ghostlymoron]

Is it a bit like Tinkerbell?

 

[Lucky Duck]

Myth to bust ...... cured water based epoxy resin is then water soluble ..
No more water soluble than solvented or solvent free epoxy resin once cured I am reliably informed.

Yeah but no, with a non-boaty diversion;

Car paint these days is 'water based' but doesn't dissolve when it rains however it is often given as the reason why it is not as resistant to chemical attack (bird droppings) as when traditional solvent based paints were used.

 

[caiman]

Tomahawk- Had a demountable 8m 'Cat and a half' for 5 ish years,now looking for a slightly bigger folding version,or maybe a Cat.
There's no going back:encouragement:.
Cheers

 

[caiman]

Bit like Tinkerbell? The price is no fairytale
Cheers

 

[old_salt]

If your going to bring horses into it.

My horse has just been wormed.
I dont need to worm my horse as I use garlic.
Ideal for a novice.
Safe with children.
There is no strangles on my yard.
Its an English Saddle.

Totally bomb proof on the road in traffic.
Will always come when you call him.
Loads first time into box or trailer.

 

[ghostlymoron]

Have you crossed over from the PHO forum?

 

[K-ron]

Clove hitch for fenders

 

[sailorman]

Its always best to change skin fittings at sea

 

[Sticky Stuff]

You need to have a certificate or be qualified or have the right training by some organisation to enable you to try something.
Rubbish have a go .... allow yourself to get it wrong and if you do have another go.
Modern teaching methods seem to teach our children you cant or you need permission rather than giving them a you can do anything attitude. Sailing is becoming the same, there is always some self appointed organisation or other who wants to give a certificate for something or save you for that matter.
Can't even wind surf on Hayling beach now without some idiot wanting to give you permission to do so.
Can't swim on a beach now unless the teenagers with 'lifeguard' written on their T-Shirt have said it is safe to do so, I have been commanded out of the water on Wittering beach by a jumped up teenage girl before (of course I ignored the stupid kid) she stomped off muttering about the bad example I was setting ignorant of the bad example she was setting.

 

[JumbleDuck]

Everyone would love catamarans if they only tried one.

 

[sailorman]

Everyone would love catamarans if they only tried one.

a 1/2 of one would do me

 

[Kelpie]

Plastic buckets will float if you drop them over the side, rather than slowly sinking out of sight just a touch quicker than you can find the boathook.

 

[JumbleDuck]

"Motor-sailing" is much more than motoring with your sails up.