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Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 15
Views: 546
Posted By weinie
Re: Radio direction finder app?

or you can buy vintage units on ebay for about $30 bucks!
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 190
Views: 8,788
Posted By weinie
Re: My Horror Story

Harborless,

You said you messed with the governor "mechanism". Is it possible that a spring or fork lever is getting stuck somehow? Does the "runaway" occur after you were at full throttle and...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 190
Views: 8,788
Posted By weinie
Re: My Horror Story

After getting the boat checked out as above, I would try to recruit someone who is more experienced than you to help you make the trip. You may find someone who only asks for payment in liquid...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 21
Views: 946
Posted By weinie
Re: I can't heave to

I'm sorry, but pissing off the stern rail with one hand holding the backstay and the other my c*&k while the autopilot does its thing is one of the finer pleasures of single handed sailing.
Forum: Diesel Engine Forum 05-10-2013
Replies: 12
Views: 359
Posted By weinie
Re: Universal 5411 fuel injectors

When you order them, be aware that those injectors have either one or two nozzles for the fuel return line. You need to pick the correct one(s).
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-26-2013
Replies: 22
Views: 993
Posted By weinie
Re: SEQUITUR - The Book

The price is a bit of turn off. Sorry to say.
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-25-2013
Replies: 14
Views: 1,032
Posted By weinie
So we put the boat in the water today...

Here's a video we took:

LiveLeak.com - Crane Gently Lowers Boat Into Water
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-22-2013
Replies: 70
Views: 3,050
Posted By weinie
Re: Angry at my surveyor....

Fix the 8 easy items. Send a certified letter to the insurance company (and surveyor too I suppose) stating that you repaired them. Also state in the letter that you intend to make the other two...
Forum: Diesel Engine Forum 10-07-2012
Replies: 35
Views: 2,095
Posted By weinie
Re: Universal M25 losing power

Maine,

What about the 2 cylinder M18 engine? I have not been able to find any documentation anywhere specifying the correct idle speed! I was hoping you might know.
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 09-18-2012
Replies: 28
Views: 2,389
Posted By weinie
Re: Single-handed Sailing, So. Calif.

Seojoe, What boat is that? She looks beautiful!

OP,
When I first got back into sailing and purchased my Catalina 27 a couple of years ago, I soon realized how impractical it was going to get...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 09-17-2012
Replies: 18
Views: 810
Posted By weinie
Re: Another first for me today

Mine floats. Made for a great impromptu MOB drill once!
Forum: Learning to Sail 09-16-2012
Replies: 5
Views: 511
Posted By weinie
Re: Why not the GWB?

I dunno 'bout that! When I took the basic sailing class several years ago at Manhattan Sailing School, evening sails with the manhattan skyline and the statue of liberty right there were some of the...
Forum: Cruising & Liveaboard Forum 09-16-2012
Replies: 70
Views: 9,052
Posted By weinie
Re: Tips for Living Aboard Catalina 27'

I'd live aboard my Catalina 27, but I would need to tow a dingy the size of the SS Titanic to have a place for the contents of my wife's closet!:D
Forum: Introduce Yourself 09-15-2012
Replies: 10
Views: 342
Posted By weinie
Re: Hello From Long Island

where in LI are you?
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 09-12-2012
Replies: 57
Views: 4,089
Posted By weinie
Re: Let's see your pride & joy(boat)!

http://i839.photobucket.com/albums/zz311/hammet999/2012-04-13125342.jpg
http://i839.photobucket.com/albums/zz311/hammet999/2011-08-17153438.jpg
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 09-08-2012
Replies: 7
Views: 457
Posted By weinie
Re: Montauk Monster

Dunno, but the "floaters" I saw when I lived in Mill Basin as a kid in the seventies weren't very reassuring.:D
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 09-08-2012
Replies: 32
Views: 2,019
Posted By weinie
Re: marina etiquette question

"It's not tipping I believe in, it's overtipping!"

Seriously though, when I tip a dock boy $20 after helping me pull into my slip on a very gusty day when I'm solo, I know he will be waiting for...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 09-04-2012
Replies: 28
Views: 1,752
Posted By weinie
Re: Sailing and Nautical Quotes from the Hoi Polloi

Not to be a latin grammar nazi, but it's not "the Hoi Polloi". It's just Hoi Polloi.
Forum: Crew Wanted/Available 07-03-2012
Replies: 28
Views: 1,759
Posted By weinie
Re: Need one hand willing to work for travel from Northeast to Southwest

+1
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 06-05-2012
Replies: 64
Views: 1,688
Posted By weinie
Re: Computer Expert Help

hard drive probably crapped out on you, not a virus. Was it dropped?
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 05-31-2012
Replies: 12
Views: 1,106
Posted By weinie
Re: Racing yacht's near-miss with large whale captured on video

Whale, that was close.:D
Forum: Racing 05-28-2012
Replies: 21
Views: 1,258
Posted By weinie
Re: Reefing while racing

Well, for one thing, when I am single handed, relying on the AP or wheel lock to hold her steady in a gust to wrestle with putting a reef in the main and standing on the foredeck is daunting!
Forum: Racing 05-27-2012
Replies: 21
Views: 1,258
Posted By weinie
Re: Reefing while racing

This is relevant to my interests!
Last week, I was leaving the local bay heading into LI Sound on a beam reach on a port tack when the wind picked up to the point that I was heeling beyond what I...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 05-17-2012
Replies: 29
Views: 1,925
Posted By weinie
Re: Baggy Mainsail question...too much outhaul?

I'm no expert, but perhaps the forestay and backstay aren't tensioned correctly?
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 05-17-2012
Replies: 29
Views: 1,925
Posted By weinie
Re: Baggy Mainsail question...too much outhaul?

I had a similar issue after receiving a mismatched sail. Although its hard to see all the way to the top of the mast, you should be able to feel and hear if the headboard or shackle is hitting the...
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