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Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-27-2013
Replies: 161
Views: 5,012
Posted By sd1953
Re: Politics and Moderation

@blowin; The original post by the "Best looking Male Moderator" was an explanation by the mods over a couple of signatures that were requested to be removed by the moderators as they were "political"...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-27-2013
Replies: 161
Views: 5,012
Posted By sd1953
Re: Politics and Moderation

@bljones; Since Canucksailorguy is Canadian, Cuba is NOT "forbidden" to him. And in the view of international human rights groups is sure as hell isn't paradise. (See links I provided earlier.)...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-27-2013
Replies: 161
Views: 5,012
Posted By sd1953
Re: Politics and Moderation

So, my question was to the moderators. I.e. where is the line?
I offer the URL's below to make my point:
Cuba (http://www.hrw.org/americas/cuba)
Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba | A non profit...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-27-2013
Replies: 161
Views: 5,012
Posted By sd1953
Re: Politics and Moderation

So if this thread is designed to explain why the Second Amendment of the US Constitution is not an acceptable signature line, why does Canucksailorguy get to post Commie Propaganda (i.e. Cuba -...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-26-2013
Replies: 14
Views: 1,032
Posted By sd1953
Re: So we put the boat in the water today...

Travel lift with slings suddenly seems worth every penny...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 04-26-2013
Replies: 18
Views: 708
Posted By sd1953
Re: Fat Boat update

I love looking at the photos in Charlie posts. His shop does such good work! Way to go Charlie.
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-20-2013
Replies: 70
Views: 3,050
Posted By sd1953
Re: Angry at my surveyor....

MarioG, I did not have any similar kind of experience with surveyors. As I said in my earlier post, I just bought a boat and I had a pre-purchase survey performed. He made a special point of doing...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-18-2013
Replies: 70
Views: 3,050
Posted By sd1953
Re: Angry at my surveyor....

I recently purchased a boat. I had the surveyor look at the forward bulkheads in the main salon because the chainplates (bolted to the bulkheads) had leaked and ruined the teak veneer. I was...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-16-2013
Replies: 20
Views: 1,305
Posted By sd1953
Re: Keel cutter, this is sick!

Okay, I watched. They probably destroyed the chain on the chainsaw, made a lot of lead flakes (47 pounds!) and got the keel cut into two pieces. But why? I'm not being sarcastic, I cannot think of...
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 04-13-2013
Replies: 33
Views: 2,201
Posted By sd1953
Re: What do you wish you had known before buying your first boat?

Your boat needs to meet three different needs;
1) sailing - obviously. It needs to sail. It would be nice for it to sail well. You need to be able to handle the boat, so the gear must be placed...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 03-27-2013
Replies: 24
Views: 1,374
Posted By sd1953
Re: Cleaning a fuel tank

Round covers (think of the heavy manhole covers in the street) cannot fall into the sewer system. Or in this case, a round inspection port cover cannot fall into the fuel tank. Any other shape CAN...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 03-22-2013
Replies: 20
Views: 881
Posted By sd1953
Re: Cruising vs. Voyaging

Well, my ultimate dream would be to step off my boat (or via the dink) onto each of the seven continents. Well the four that touch the North Atlantic would be pretty easy compared to the other...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 02-18-2013
Replies: 12
Views: 511
Posted By sd1953
Re: Cruising/learning

Maine Sail posts here, he has excellent write ups on boat electrical systems, batteries, and wiring. He also posts on other boat systems and equipment (a really interesting article on through hulls...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 02-17-2013
Replies: 12
Views: 511
Posted By sd1953
Re: Cruising/learning

I am already as member of such a site...
it's called Sailnet.com.
You might want to take a look at it. You could save yourself a lot of trouble in creating such a site and maybe work with the...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 02-06-2013
Replies: 5
Views: 510
Posted By sd1953
Re: Blue Water School of Sailing - Ft. Lauderdale, FLA

I took the ASA classes from Blue Water. I had a wonderful time. Very knowledgeable skipper/teacher, great boat, great water, great scenery. We sailed down to the bottom of Biscayne Bay and back. ...
Forum: Cruising & Liveaboard Forum 02-05-2013
Replies: 18
Views: 1,325
Posted By sd1953
Re: Flash Evaporation?

Capt. Tom,
I am not trying to be difficult, I am trying to get educated. I just bought a sailboat. It has a seawater cooling system that cools a fresh water loop which in turn cools the diesel. I...
Forum: Cruising & Liveaboard Forum 02-05-2013
Replies: 18
Views: 1,325
Posted By sd1953
Re: Flash Evaporation?

The larger ships have dry exhaust up a stack. Your sailboat will not. The ships run the engine all the time (or at least a large diesel electric gen set), your sailboat will not (hopefully!!). The...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 01-31-2013
Replies: 292
Views: 17,868
Posted By sd1953
Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

Glenn,
I saw the book in the OP for this thread. Bought it. Read it. Loved it. Well done.
I also read in a later post that you are still in touch with "Joyce". In reading the book the story...
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 01-30-2013
Replies: 11
Views: 531
Posted By sd1953
Re: Sailboat ID Help

On the transom there should be a hull identification number. It will likely start with a code of several letters that identify the builder. Try to find a HIN, it should help on the search a lot.
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 01-29-2013
Replies: 23
Views: 742
Posted By sd1953
Re: Shipping wine by sailing Ship

A little pretentious, doing it to be "green". Doing it to save money (no fuel costs), doing it for nostalgia (with tastings aboard the ship) that would be great. Doing it to raise awareness of sail...
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 01-26-2013
Replies: 18
Views: 920
Posted By sd1953
Re: Purchase Advice for ICW, Bahamas, Carribbean

Telesailor, I am also purchasing a boat for Florida/Keys/Bahamas use. I bought an Endeavour 38 center cockpit with a 5 foot draft. I have been told to set aside as much as 50% of the purchase price...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 01-26-2013
Replies: 9
Views: 533
Posted By sd1953
Re: No Mast And Motoring

@seaduction - he won't offer the mother-in-law the boat because he likes the boat!!!!
:) :)
Forum: Cruising & Liveaboard Forum 01-24-2013
Replies: 10
Views: 1,836
Posted By sd1953
Re: Location of the wreck of the Chikuzen in the BVI

BVInut, your original post was 2006. This new post in 2013. Did you go back to BVI and miss the wreck a second time? That would be disappointing for sure.
You went to the correct coordinates...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 01-24-2013
Replies: 19
Views: 803
Posted By sd1953
Re: Underwater camera for bottom maintenance

I looked through my files and found the bottom cleaning article, "Do it yourself Bottom Cleaning" by Carolyn Shearlock.
Do-It-Yourself Bottom Cleaning (http://theboatgalley.com/bottom-cleaning/)...
Forum: Seamanship 01-23-2013
Replies: 7
Views: 460
Posted By sd1953
Re: Getting customized training on your own boat?

I do not know about Maine, as I am in Florida. However, during the ASA class I took here, I asked the instructor if the more advanced courses could be done aboard my boat. He told me yes.
I am...
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