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Forum: Sailboat Design and Construction 1 Week Ago
Replies: 643
Views: 15,569
Posted By knuterikt
Re: Bob Perry's take on Wolfenzee's dream boat

Yes but no..

Colin Archer is most famous for his rescue boat design (double ender) where the first boat was named after it's designer.

The first boat was designed and built in 1867, a clinker...
Forum: Sailboat Design and Construction 1 Week Ago
Replies: 643
Views: 15,569
Posted By knuterikt
Re: Bob Perry's take on Wolfenzee's dream boat

In some places they use "Colin Archer" as a generic name on a double ender (and classic boats in general), this is probably the explanation.



But this ad is from Finland the only thing...
Forum: Sailboat Design and Construction 1 Week Ago
Replies: 643
Views: 15,569
Posted By knuterikt
Re: Bob Perry's take on Wolfenzee's dream boat

I think you got the history wrong..
Colin Archer (22 July 1832 – 8 February 1921), from Norway.
Built all (almost) his boats in carvel, because it give a stronger construction that can carry more...
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 4,548
Views: 939,360
Posted By knuterikt
Re: Elan 400

A translation of a section of this article Fjord Sail og Elan fortsetter - SEILmagasinet (http://www.seilmagasinet.no/id/40203.0)
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 4,548
Views: 939,360
Posted By knuterikt
Re: Elan 400

Here is an interesting press release from the Norwegian distributor for Elan

source Fjord Sail og Elan fortsetter | Fjordsail...
Forum: Electronics 05-10-2013
Replies: 12
Views: 382
Posted By knuterikt
Re: Fluxgate compass and the st4000 Wheel "HELP"

Have you tried to follow the procedure for swinging the fluxgate?

A difference of 131 degrees is much...
What is the correct heading when you are tied up at the dock?

If it is the fluxgate...
Forum: Electronics 05-10-2013
Replies: 12
Views: 382
Posted By knuterikt
Re: Fluxgate compass and the st4000 Wheel "HELP"

I'm guessing that by "boat compass" you mean a standard magnetic compass.

The fluxgate compass is also a magnetic compass - it has some electronic circuits that measure the magnetic filed that...
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 05-03-2013
Replies: 4,548
Views: 939,360
Posted By knuterikt
Re: Beautiful boats:

Nice video, had not seen this one before, I'm sailing on one of the boats in this race :)

This is from one of the worlds largest overnight races, 870 boats starting in 2012. The race goes from...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 04-26-2013
Replies: 18
Views: 703
Posted By knuterikt
Re: Traveler setup?

By enlarging you picture It seems the rope is threaded in a strange way.

He way to thread this depends on the number of sheaves on the end of the track and on the traveller.

Take the whole...
Forum: Electronics 04-23-2013
Replies: 1
Views: 110
Posted By knuterikt
Re: Vhf/mmsi finland

Have you tried https://www.viestintavirasto.fi/en/index/asiointi-info/lomakkeet.html
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 04-19-2013
Replies: 16
Views: 640
Posted By knuterikt
Re: Cutting a through-hull for bilge pump outlet

My answers in blue
Forum: Introduce Yourself 04-19-2013
Replies: 9
Views: 332
Posted By knuterikt
Re: Norway as a sailing country

With regards to geography it's opposite.
The density of sail boats (and yachts i general) is much larger in the greater Oslo area. Most sailboats here operate on what we call "Sørlandet" and/or...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-18-2013
Replies: 75
Views: 5,779
Posted By knuterikt
Re: Bad yacht accident: two dead (one rescuer)

Probably a kind of explanation, Europe is as Paulo wrote a very diverse cruising ground (and large).

The dangerous bars come from a combination of weather and geography (under water shape and...
Forum: Introduce Yourself 04-18-2013
Replies: 9
Views: 332
Posted By knuterikt
Re: Norway as a sailing country

Bergen is the largest city on the west coast of Norway. I would think you will find direct flights from the Netherlands to Bergen. But Oslo is main hub for national flights.

I don't know what your...
Forum: Electronics 04-17-2013
Replies: 2
Views: 260
Posted By knuterikt
Re: Has anyone tried the new NMEA 2000 GPS and heading sensors?

No - but read this
Panbo: The Marine Electronics Hub: Navico: new GPS/Heading sensor & VHF/GPS handheld (http://www.panbo.com/archives/2013/02/navico_new_gpsheading_sensor_vhfgps_handheld.html)
...
Forum: Electronics 04-07-2013
Replies: 1
Views: 139
Posted By knuterikt
Re: Roberton Autopilot - Can I still use the linear drive if the autopilot does not w

Probably, these drives usually have four cables.
One pair is to run the drive the unit - the direction is controlled by reversing the polarity.
This is done by the course computer.

The other...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-04-2013
Replies: 12
Views: 541
Posted By knuterikt
Re: Running Rigging Installation

I don't know the 1978 Macgregor Venture 25, and even if I did much could have been changed since the boat was new.

So posting some pics might still be helpful.
Forum: Introduce Yourself 04-03-2013
Replies: 9
Views: 332
Posted By knuterikt
Re: Norway as a sailing country

Luckily most Dutch boats we meet are normal size sailboats with nice sailors on board :)



I will try to find it.



As i wrote the climate is not so harsh as some think.
We don't have ice...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-03-2013
Replies: 5
Views: 352
Posted By knuterikt
Re: The End of Keels?

Yes, check the date on that article - April 1st ;) ;):D:D
Forum: Introduce Yourself 04-03-2013
Replies: 9
Views: 332
Posted By knuterikt
Re: Norway as a sailing country

It's not my blog - it's another sailing forum.


Who?

What have you been told?

We see some Dutch flagged boats here every year, not many of those are heavy duty boats.

We had some bad...
Forum: Introduce Yourself 04-03-2013
Replies: 9
Views: 332
Posted By knuterikt
Re: Norway as a sailing country

Hi Simon,



I don't know who many Norwegians we are here - but I would like to help.
My home waters are close to Oslo.
The cruising ground is primarily the Norwegian South(East) cost and the...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-03-2013
Replies: 17
Views: 638
Posted By knuterikt
Re: Moody 41 AC has no traditional traveler?

Main sheet options..
First it is possible to install a traveller in front of the companionway/windscreen in the same position as the main sheet attachments.
The challenge is to get the traveller...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-02-2013
Replies: 12
Views: 541
Posted By knuterikt
Re: Running Rigging Installation

If you post some pictures of the mast, details from
-masthead
-from deck level and 6 feet up

It would be easier to give advice, it's kind of difficult to understand what the problem is if you...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-02-2013
Replies: 17
Views: 638
Posted By knuterikt
Re: Moody 41 AC has no traditional traveler?

Technically this is a system with one line and two ends (The German system)

The system Bavaria have on some new boats is two separate sheets, a different setup. But since sheets in the Bavaria...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-01-2013
Replies: 5
Views: 282
Posted By knuterikt
Re: Broken rib help for new sailor

It should be a small job fixing this.
Can you determine what this rib is made of?
Would recommend to read the free book found here http://www.westsystem.com/ss/use-guides
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