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Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 12
Views: 397
Posted By okawbow
Re: High and low tide England

I've been on a caribou hunt in the Torngats on the north east side of Ungava Bay. The tides were well over 30 feet, and would sometimes leave our ocean going canoe over a mile from the water at low...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 35
Views: 1,464
Posted By okawbow
Re: 100 lb of Lead Vs 100 lb of concrete

It's all about volume versus weight under water. However; as ballast in a boat, 100# is 100# if it can be put in the same space, such as an enclosed keel. That isn't normally the case, because...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 3
Views: 184
Posted By okawbow
Re: 1976 Bristol Corsair

I have a 1976 Bristol 24 also. I've owner her for 7 years. Be happy to answer any questions I can.

Do you have a diesel or the outboard in a well? They are great little sailboats.
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-06-2013
Replies: 167
Views: 9,177
Posted By okawbow
Re: Best small boat for cruising the Bahamas?

I've sailed the Bristol 24 with inboard diesel, a few thousand miles. I did a single handed 140 mile Gulf of Mexico crossing, averaging 5 knots in 10 -20 knot winds without leaving my dinner over the...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 03-11-2013
Replies: 129
Views: 5,934
Posted By okawbow
Re: anchorage etiquette

I have a cannon for my little schooner now. If someone wants to run their generator all night, they shouldn't mind me firing off my cannon at dawn...:)
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 01-27-2013
Replies: 24
Views: 1,094
Posted By okawbow
Re: Alum highway pole for mast

They would make good masts for a gaff schooner, although they have more taper than is normal for a wood spar. However, when I was rigging my schooner; the light poles were very expensive, and I made...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 01-21-2013
Replies: 17
Views: 659
Posted By okawbow
Re: Cape Dory stuffing box leak

If you stop the water coming in from the outside; your stuffing box will overheat when you run the prop.
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 12-30-2012
Replies: 161
Views: 4,867
Posted By okawbow
Re: Mooring bouys

So, you've saved for years to afford to cruise a while, and find that you can just do it; if you don't have to spend a lot of money every day just to tie up for the night. After all, the ocean...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 12-28-2012
Replies: 161
Views: 4,867
Posted By okawbow
Re: Mooring bouys

On a cruise of the East coast last year; my wife and I had several problems with moorings. We were unfamiliar with the areas, and went by our charts to locate safe anchoring areas. Many times, we...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 11-26-2012
Replies: 11
Views: 512
Posted By okawbow
Re: Gear for a one week+ delivery

In addition to the normal stuff; I'd bring a gallon of motor oil along. I've heard 2 first hand accounts of deliveries where they ran out of motor oil at sea, and there was none onboard.
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 10-22-2012
Replies: 12
Views: 576
Posted By okawbow
Re: Climate change?

Australia has been moving toward the equator for millions of years. You're just getting a little closer. :)
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 10-12-2012
Replies: 21
Views: 1,067
Posted By okawbow
Re: 17-22 knot wind

In winds like those, I reef the main on my Bristol 24, and use my small jib. Sailing upwind in those waves, and that much wind, will be difficult in a small boat.

It's good experience, but not...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 09-14-2012
Replies: 46
Views: 1,753
Posted By okawbow
Re: Propeller Drag - Challenging my intuition

I sail a Bristol 24 with a YSE8 diesel and a 2 blade prop. I put the transmission in neutral when sailing, but the prop rarely spins unless I'm doing hull speed. I have the propshaft marked so I can...
Forum: Announcements and Suggestions Box 08-20-2012
Replies: 106
Views: 6,279
Posted By okawbow
Re: I'm Done

It seems to me that all online forums are alike. I've seen the same post as the OP made many times on every forum I've been to. It's the same with the archery, violin makers, and boat building...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 08-08-2012
Replies: 24
Views: 1,623
Posted By okawbow
Re: Would you "Loop" a Macgregor?

You could certainly do the loop in a Mac 26. However; there is still quite a bit of open water to navigate while doing the loop. I've done about half of the loop in a Cheoy Lee 31, which is a pretty...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 08-02-2012
Replies: 9
Views: 558
Posted By okawbow
Re: ICW anchoring experiments

I agree with your fore and aft anchoring experience. I've done much of the ICW and normally anchor fore and aft when away from other boats. I always anchor that way in the river currents. I also...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 07-28-2012
Replies: 120
Views: 10,641
Posted By okawbow
Re: Have you ever hit a shipping container?

I recently finished reading a book called Awakening Waves, by Richard LeVine. He ends the book when he hits a submerged shipping container and holes his Tayana 37, while motoring from Holland to...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 05-15-2012
Replies: 20
Views: 1,487
Posted By okawbow
Re: Opinions: What do YOU think is the best method of climbing your mast

I use a top climber. It allows me to work at the top of the mast easily. I'm over 200# and 58 years old, and can still use it ok if I go slow. It takes some skill and ability to closely follow...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 05-07-2012
Replies: 7
Views: 494
Posted By okawbow
Re: Sail Question

Looks like a genoa. It's the sail that is hanked onto the stay running from the top of the mast to the bow of the boat. It should have grommets about every 18" on one long edge. That would make it a...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 05-04-2012
Replies: 12
Views: 1,028
Posted By okawbow
Re: Worth of the risk to save 7% time?

Last year, on June 21st, my wife and I sailed our Cheoy Lee 31 from Cape May , NJ, to Judith Point, RI. We sailed directly there, and the trip took about 39 hours. We had a 48 hour weather window,...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 04-08-2012
Replies: 40
Views: 5,244
Posted By okawbow
Re: $10,000 Blue water capable boat

It is possible to spend under $10,000 and sail blue water. I bought a 1967 Cheoy Lee 31 ketch for $2,000. We spent a year getting the boat ready for a 3500nm trip, and ended up spending less than...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 02-20-2012
Replies: 36
Views: 2,451
Posted By okawbow
You'll have a great time! I did the...

You'll have a great time!

I did the Tenn-Tomm last spring from Kentucky Lake dam to Mobile, AL. Got hit by the storms and flood waters, but had a great time. My wife joined me in Mobile, and we...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 12-18-2011
Replies: 12
Views: 1,532
Posted By okawbow
The boat I sold this year was "Clarity". My...

The boat I sold this year was "Clarity". My Bristol 24 is "Harmony". My Bristol 19 is "Phoenix". Got the 7 letters right on all of them. And Y is a vowel, "sometimes".
Forum: Diesel Engine Forum 12-10-2011
Replies: 9
Views: 680
Posted By okawbow
Good to hear. You will probably benefit from...

Good to hear.

You will probably benefit from your decision to service the engine. It probably just needs the injectors cleaned or replaced, and possibly the injector timing checked. A compression...
Forum: Diesel Engine Forum 12-10-2011
Replies: 9
Views: 680
Posted By okawbow
don't use ether

except in an emergency. Ether with eventually damage a small diesel.

I rebuilt an Albin 2 cyl diesel earlier this year. It had been started using ether several times. It had 2 broken rings and a...
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