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Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

5 Days Ago

Replies: 17

Sat Phone - Rent or Buy and which one

Views: 528

Posted By johnnyquest37

Re: Sat Phone - Rent or Buy and which one

I've used one when I was in the Army. Can't afford the civilian version. The one you are looking at is $765 for the hardware, $150 for the service, and 90 cents a minute or so usage charges. Not...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

5 Days Ago

Replies: 10

Pain shared is pain... well it's still pain.

Views: 494

Posted By johnnyquest37

Re: Pain shared is pain... well it's still pain.

Just checked out the blog. I want to be like you when I grow up.

Forum: Learning to Sail

5 Days Ago

Replies: 19

handling gusts

Views: 856

Posted By johnnyquest37

Re: handling gusts

Pinching - it's sailing higher than close hauled. Inertia keeps you going for a while, but it is not something you can maintain, except for falling off to close hauled and then pinching, and then...

Forum: Cruising & Liveaboard Forum

5 Days Ago

Replies: 18

Water purification

Views: 481

Posted By johnnyquest37

Re: Water purification

Water from a reverse osmosis watermaker should not need additional treatment, unless it is stored for while. Exposure to air or the container could allow microbes to contaminate the water. Tap...

Forum: Cruising & Liveaboard Forum

5 Days Ago

Replies: 18

Water purification

Views: 481

Posted By johnnyquest37

Re: Water purification

Add chlorine to your water. No more than 4mg/l. Filters are good for taking particualte matter out of the water, but that doesn't strain out the little critters. By the way, tap water in the US is...

Forum: Learning to Sail

5 Days Ago

Replies: 19

handling gusts

Views: 856

Posted By johnnyquest37

Re: handling gusts

When a big puff comes, I'll tend to pinch as you do. If I am still experiencing excessive weather helm, I'll then ease the traveller so as to spill air from the main. This allows me to maintain my...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

1 Week Ago

Replies: 41

Help pinpointing a leak

Views: 1,340

Posted By johnnyquest37

Re: Help pinpointing a leak

Your leak is of great interest to me - I have something very similar going on. Just last weekend, I pinpointed a leak coming from inside a limber hole through a floor in much the same place as your...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 25

Recommendations needed - baby/infant PFD and harnesses

Views: 436

Posted By johnnyquest37

Re: Recommendations needed - baby/infant PFD and harnesses

Once my kids could walk, we got them into PFDs. Crawlers, we tethered. In the car seat, we just strapped them in and secured the car seat. In dicey conditions, the little ones should be below. In...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 25

Recommendations needed - baby/infant PFD and harnesses

Views: 436

Posted By johnnyquest37

Re: Recommendations needed - baby/infant PFD and harnesses

I used line I had on the boat already, both for the harness (think Swiss seat) and the tether. A six month old won't need heavy duty line or hardware. The idea was to tether them so they could not...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 25

Recommendations needed - baby/infant PFD and harnesses

Views: 436

Posted By johnnyquest37

Re: Recommendations needed - baby/infant PFD and harnesses

When mine were that small, I rigged a harness myself and tethered them so they could not leave the cockpit.

Forum: Seamanship

3 Weeks Ago

Replies: 134

You are NOT "FISHING"

Views: 4,498

Posted By johnnyquest37

Re: You are NOT "FISHING"

Well, I don't fish. The issue is that the COLREGs should be clear enough so that any weekend warrior with a fishing pole doesn't believe he is the stand on vessel. I'd write "has the right of way"...

Forum: Seamanship

3 Weeks Ago

Replies: 134

You are NOT "FISHING"

Views: 4,498

Posted By johnnyquest37

Re: You are NOT "FISHING"

Yes, Rule 26 is prescriptive in requiring a vessel engaged in fishing to display the required dayshapes, but that is not necessarily the same thing as being definitive. For example, if a...

Forum: Seamanship

3 Weeks Ago

Replies: 134

You are NOT "FISHING"

Views: 4,498

Posted By johnnyquest37

Re: You are NOT "FISHING"

Below is from the reference Jackdale provided in his earlier post. Interesting that the commentator says that the master of the vessel must display the lights and shapes in order to claim "fishing...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

3 Weeks Ago

Replies: 43

NE Insurance Rates - Reasonable?

Views: 1,327

Posted By johnnyquest37

Re: NE Insurance Rates - Reasonable?

I'll second Admiralty Insurance Agency. Ask for Marie. Best folks in the business, in my opinion.

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

3 Weeks Ago

Replies: 34

Man overboard drill

Views: 1,197

Posted By johnnyquest37

Re: Man overboard drill

I tend to enable the "track" feature on my GPS as well. Once lost a hat (while doing MOB drills, ironically). Because the GPS was laying down the course we were tracking, I just followed the track...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

3 Weeks Ago

Replies: 3

Splashcam/andor AquaLens

Views: 122

Posted By johnnyquest37

Re: Splashcam/andor AquaLens

Don't know abou those cameras, but I recently got one soemthing similar to this http://www.rakuten.com/prod/waterproof-snake-plumbing-sewer-handheld-inspection-camera-with-2-5/247791405.html# at Home...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

3 Weeks Ago

Replies: 10

Thoughts on SPOT and inReach?

Views: 395

Posted By johnnyquest37

Re: Thoughts on SPOT and inReach?

Practical Sailor had an article on this recently.

Forum: Chartering

4 Weeks Ago

Replies: 16

Chartering Options Beyond BVIs

Views: 427

Posted By johnnyquest37

Re: Chartering Options Beyond BVIs

Depending on what time of year you are looking at, you could look at Pacific Northwest, Chesapeake Bay, or the Great Lakes. These areas might have what you are looking for without the issues...

Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum

4 Weeks Ago

Replies: 33

What do you wish you had known before buying your first boat?

Views: 1,953

Posted By johnnyquest37

Re: What do you wish you had known before buying your first boat?

Looking at the situation you are getting into, there are three things you should know (that I wish I had known):

1. Make sure that the boat is dry on the inside. Weekends aboard will be hell if...

Forum: Chartering

4 Weeks Ago

Replies: 16

Chartering Options Beyond BVIs

Views: 427

Posted By johnnyquest37

Re: Chartering Options Beyond BVIs

Are you set on the Carribean? There are other places that might suit you.

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

4 Weeks Ago

Replies: 161

Politics and Moderation

Views: 4,782

Posted By johnnyquest37

Re: Politics and Moderation

I'll echo all the others' praise of the moderators. This is one ofthe few sites that actually has decorum. The posters tend to police themselves, as is expected in polite society. When that fails,...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

04-17-2013

Replies: 76

Hat recommendations

Views: 2,685

Posted By johnnyquest37

Re: Hat recommendations

Tilley

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

04-12-2013

Replies: 28

Why do we run a jib sheet through a genoa car?

Views: 931

Posted By johnnyquest37

Re: Why do we run a jib sheet through a genoa car?

I think you are right.

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

04-12-2013

Replies: 28

Why do we run a jib sheet through a genoa car?

Views: 931

Posted By johnnyquest37

Re: Why do we run a jib sheet through a genoa car?

Jib - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This calls a headsail that overlaps the mainsail a "genoa jib" or genoa for short. I always figured a genoa was a type of jib, so calling its sheets "jib...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

04-12-2013

Replies: 72

Ever been injured on your boat? Just happened to me.

Views: 2,445

Posted By johnnyquest37

Re: Ever been injured on your boat? Just happened to me.

I did essentially the same thing, only I stepped in our hatch over the head - too small for me to go through. Just one leg went in. Caused serious bruising.

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