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Forum: Gear & Maintenance

2 Days Ago

Replies: 20

Solid Fuel Stove Fuel

Views: 531

Posted By Brent Swain

Re: Solid Fuel Stove Fuel

Put a stainless hearth under the door to catch ash droppings. Then use wood. Cheapest ! You can get it from construction sites for free sometimes.Driftwood works for me, a free , endless supply here.

Forum: Sailboat Design and Construction

2 Days Ago

Replies: 41

Encapsulated Keel?

Views: 723

Posted By Brent Swain

Re: Encapsulated Keel?

One could combine the two, for the ultimate in strength and reliability.

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

2 Days Ago

Replies: 25

Making Your Boat Unsinkable

Views: 835

Posted By Brent Swain

Re: Making Your Boat Unsinkable

I once read of a foam cored 48 footer which was holed in the English channel. She was kept afloat for days, by her foam core. By using a layer of foam as insulation , it doesn't take up all that...

Forum: Diesel Engine Forum

2 Days Ago

Replies: 26

Fuel tank drain

Views: 257

Posted By Brent Swain

Re: Fuel tank drain

Crud in your diesel stopping your engine in the middle of a surfy pass is far more dangerous than any risks from having a low point drain, something US bureaucrats are too dense to understand. I weld...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

2 Days Ago

Replies: 30

What are the costs of owning a sailboat minus the boat itself?

Views: 996

Posted By Brent Swain

Re: What are the costs of owning a sailboat minus the boat itself?

None in BC. My only costs, other than fuel, is a gallon of paint every couple of years.
I anchor out, dont pay moorage , nor insurance, nor haulouts, never owned a car, no kids( not that I'm aware...

Forum: Sailboat Design and Construction

2 Days Ago

Replies: 379

Bob Perry's take on Wolfenzee's dream boat

Views: 8,740

Posted By Brent Swain

Re: Bob Perry's take on Wolfenzee's dream boat

A well raked rudder, especially a huge one, acts as more of a brake or drogue than a vertical rudder.
What sails fastest, is fastest!

Forum: Sailboat Design and Construction

2 Days Ago

Replies: 379

Bob Perry's take on Wolfenzee's dream boat

Views: 8,740

Posted By Brent Swain

Re: Bob Perry's take on Wolfenzee's dream boat

As the cone heels, the hydrodynamic centreline changes , so it points in a different direction, rounding the boat up. I have changed a boat from abysmal lack of directional stability to excellent...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

2 Days Ago

Replies: 11

Let's talk titanium

Views: 366

Posted By Brent Swain

Re: Let's talk titanium

The chimney on my woodstove is titanium. Works well.It would make good burners for oil stoves. Sealing them then filling them with argon lets you tig weld them with argon on both sides of the weld....

Forum: Racing

2 Days Ago

Replies: 30

dnf because of county police boat?

Views: 1,275

Posted By Brent Swain

Re: dnf because of county police boat?

One could always go to court, plead not guilty, then stall the procces as many times as possible, to make them wait for hours at a time til their case comes up, then ask the judge for another delay,...

Forum: Diesel Engine Forum

2 Days Ago

Replies: 4

Howes Lubricator/Diesel treatment questions

Posted By Brent Swain

Re: Howes Lubricator/Diesel treatment questions

I have had no problem with it.

Forum: Sailboat Design and Construction

1 Week Ago

Replies: 379

Bob Perry's take on Wolfenzee's dream boat

Views: 8,740

Posted By Brent Swain

Re: Bob Perry's take on Wolfenzee's dream boat

The so called "Modernized" version, with wide, flat aft lines and super lean bows, is the kind of hull which goes down by the bow, and the stern lifts up, when she heels, the centre of buoyancy...

Forum: Sailboat Design and Construction

1 Week Ago

Replies: 379

Bob Perry's take on Wolfenzee's dream boat

Views: 8,740

Posted By Brent Swain

Re: Bob Perry's take on Wolfenzee's dream boat

At the Shark Sipt Regatta off Cortes Island, the first full moon of August every year, we race boats spanning many decades, from ultra modern to 30s and before designs. For several years in a row it...

Forum: Sailboat Design and Construction

1 Week Ago

Replies: 379

Bob Perry's take on Wolfenzee's dream boat

Views: 8,740

Posted By Brent Swain

Re: Bob Perry's take on Wolfenzee's dream boat

They weigh about the same as framed boats but the true saving is in time and thus money, faireness greatly enhanced , zero filler needed. By the thicker plating it allows for the same weight,...

Forum: Pacific Northwest & Alaska

1 Week Ago

Replies: 8

Crossing to Vancouver from Gulf Islands

Views: 217

Posted By Brent Swain

Re: Crossing to Vancouver from Gulf Islands

Silva bay to English bay is a short beam reach in either a southeasterly or northwesterly , but I have run into a rare northeasterly there once. Odds of that are slight tho. Shortest route from the...

Forum: Sailboat Design and Construction

1 Week Ago

Replies: 379

Bob Perry's take on Wolfenzee's dream boat

Views: 8,740

Posted By Brent Swain

Re: Bob Perry's take on Wolfenzee's dream boat

Yes .I usually give it a bit of a cupola on top to increase the headroom going thru it. A greater angle also makes it easier.

Forum: Sailboat Design and Construction

1 Week Ago

Replies: 379

Bob Perry's take on Wolfenzee's dream boat

Views: 8,740

Posted By Brent Swain

Re: Bob Perry's take on Wolfenzee's dream boat

Thanks
Silas Crosby, the boat in this picture, is currently on her way to the Aleutians via Juan Fernandes, Mangareva, the Marquesas and Hawaii after having rounded Cape Horn. You can find the blog...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

1 Week Ago

Replies: 9

Is condensation a problem if I insulate/line the hull interior?

Views: 640

Posted By Brent Swain

Re: Is condensation a problem if I insulate/line the hull interior?

Yes condensation will flow down that space like a river. Closed cell foam in full contact with the hull is the only way you will eliminate condensation there.

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

1 Week Ago

Replies: 9

junk rig

Views: 534

Posted By Brent Swain

Re: junk rig

To windward, a junk rig is as slow as an airport mountie ( and that's pretty slow) .The marconi rig typically points 20 degrees higher than a junk rig in a flat sea, even higher in a chop.
With a...

Forum: Electrical Systems

1 Week Ago

Replies: 25

12V Connectors

Views: 456

Posted By Brent Swain

Re: 12V Connectors

The ones shown from the auto parts store corrode out, internally , and there is no way to repair them Tried them, for a while. Switched to Sea Dog plugs .Much better. They can be repaired

Forum: Sailboat Design and Construction

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 379

Bob Perry's take on Wolfenzee's dream boat

Views: 8,740

Posted By Brent Swain

Re: Bob Perry's take on Wolfenzee's dream boat

Believing that the buoyancy in a wheelhose would have no effect on ultimate stability, is like believing that attaching a 2 ft diameter beach ball to the underside of a surfboard would have no...

Forum: Sailboat Design and Construction

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 379

Bob Perry's take on Wolfenzee's dream boat

Views: 8,740

Posted By Brent Swain

Re: Bob Perry's take on Wolfenzee's dream boat

Mastehead crane puts a huge bending load on the top of the mast.

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 29

Mast Paint Colour

Views: 589

Posted By Brent Swain

Re: Mast Paint Colour

Take a picture of a wooden mast you like, take it to the paint store, and have the paint man match it for colour.
From a few feet away , wood grain disappears, and only colour remains.

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 25

FJ in need of blocks, newbie at helm. Help!

Views: 622

Posted By Brent Swain

Re: FJ in need of blocks, newbie at helm. Help!

The suggestion being that, if you can't make your own GPS, then you should never attempt to make your own blocks, or anything else for that matter?

I will have to stop saying "How stupid can...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 129

Air Head Composting Toilet or Similar Mfg.

Views: 5,312

Posted By Brent Swain

Re: Air Head Composting Toilet or Similar Mfg.

Thanks. That looks a far better unit all around than either Airhead or Natures head.

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 25

FJ in need of blocks, newbie at helm. Help!

Views: 622

Posted By Brent Swain

Re: FJ in need of blocks, newbie at helm. Help!

Beginers need oto be cautious about not being conned ninto buying a lot of useless stuff they dont need, and may better of without. Keep it simple. go sailing simply , then slowy decide, based on...

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