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  • About davidpm
    Biography
    [email protected] 203-605-8801
    Location
    Madison
    Cruising Area
    Westbrook, CT
    Occupation
    Computer Consultant
    Boat Manufacturer
    Other Peoples Boats
    Boat Length
    30+
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    The lesson from the Icarus story is not about human failing.
    It is a lesson about the limitations of wax as an adhesive.
    If you have an engineering problem solve it.

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  • Last Activity: 2 Hours Ago
  • Join Date: 10-21-2007

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06-17-2015
09:17 PM - davidpm quoted GeorgeB in post Re: Bene First 285 got hit
David, re: the interior phot...
05:05 AM - mitiempo quoted davidpm in post Re: Bene First 285
This picture shows the switc...
06-16-2015
11:05 PM - davidpm quoted RobGallagher in post Re: Clearing lobster pot tangle
The hook knife will work from the...
11:03 PM - aloof quoted davidpm in post Re: Coolant puzzle
I found another tank right n...
10:59 PM - davidpm quoted miatapaul in post Re: Coolant puzzle
And people opening the other c...
08:30 PM - RobGallagher quoted davidpm in post Re: Ericsson 32
The shifter cable is corrode...
06-15-2015
11:42 PM - davidpm quoted RobGallagher in post Re: Clearing lobster pot tangle
I'm wondering how your school doe...
09:26 PM - RobGallagher quoted davidpm in post Re: Clearing lobster pot tangle
Sunday during a training sai...
07:51 PM - davidpm quoted in post Re: Clearing lobster pot tangle
David, Do you have a...
06-11-2015
11:14 AM - jackdale quoted davidpm in post Re: Just finished teaching first asa 101 class
Tomorrow is my first 104. T...
06-10-2015
09:45 PM - RTB quoted davidpm in post Re: Thunderstorms
How do you make a go no go d...
06-08-2015
10:38 PM - RobGallagher quoted davidpm in post Re: Thames trip options
Actually this class does inc...
05-31-2015
04:23 PM - davidpm quoted CalebD in post Re: Place to visit live
Costa Rica is in Panama. I...
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  Likes Given

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  1. davidpm
    davidpm liked post by Skipper Jer On thread : Polishing is not for an old man!
    Just did our 27 foot Nor'sea. Polish and wax. Neighbor was cutting his lawn. He stopped walked over and asked if that was wet paint. Doesn't get any better than that. I'm 65 and I know my shoulders...
    Liked On: 05-25-2015, 05:30 PM
    Posted On: 05-25-2015, 03:15 PM
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    davidpm liked post by MikeOReilly On thread : How much wind to knock down a Tartan 30
    Hi abrahamx, by knockdown do you mean 90-degrees or more? If so, it's virtually impossible for wind to do this to any well designed sailboat (and Tartans are great boats). Perhaps an unusual...
    Liked On: 05-25-2015, 10:27 AM
    Posted On: 05-25-2015, 10:11 AM
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    davidpm liked post by Maine Sail On thread : Repowering with a Tractor Motor
    All our marine diesels started life as industrial or tractor motors. For future readers I think a wise approach to this is to buy the exact block one of the marine marinizers is already marinizing. ...
    Liked On: 05-21-2015, 09:35 PM
    Posted On: 05-19-2015, 08:40 AM
  4. davidpm
    davidpm liked post by capecodda On thread : How to keep it interesting
    If the repeat student is doing well, then unofficially make him your teaching assistant. Give him things to do while you talk to the new students (like motor out of the harbor, keep us close...
    Liked On: 05-21-2015, 09:10 PM
    Posted On: 05-21-2015, 05:18 PM
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    davidpm liked post by denverd0n On thread : How to keep it interesting
    Maybe some advanced knots? Or tricks like tying a bowline one-handed, tying a bowline right-handed, and then left-handed (a lot of people only seem to know one way to tie this knot and get very...
    Liked On: 05-21-2015, 04:30 PM
    Posted On: 05-21-2015, 09:18 AM
  6. davidpm
    davidpm liked post by nolatom On thread : How to keep it interesting
    toss the life cushion overboard and let him be captain in a figure-8 pickup, appointing the crew to be on sheets pointing at "Oscar", and grabbing Oscar. let him bring the boat to heaved (hove)...
    Liked On: 05-21-2015, 04:30 PM
    Posted On: 05-20-2015, 01:48 PM
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    davidpm liked post by RainDog On thread : How to keep it interesting
    If the experienced person is from a racing background, teach them balance. Make them sail the boat (upwind) without touching the wheel. If they are from a cruising background, teach them sail...
    Liked On: 05-21-2015, 04:30 PM
    Posted On: 05-20-2015, 12:12 AM
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    davidpm liked post by smurphny On thread : Knot failures
    After losing a couple of battens overboard, I finally sewed deep, triangular pockets into my sails. Can't find a picture but they are triangular pieces at the leech into which the batten ends drop...
    Liked On: 05-20-2015, 12:57 PM
    Posted On: 05-20-2015, 08:31 AM
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    davidpm liked post by knuterikt On thread : Knot failures
    A square knot can easily collapse and get undone From Square Knot (Reef Knot) | How to tie the Square Knot (Reef Knot) | Scouting Knots (http://www.animatedknots.com/reef/index.php?Categ=scouting&)
    Liked On: 05-20-2015, 12:56 PM
    Posted On: 05-20-2015, 08:35 AM
  10. davidpm
    davidpm liked post by RainDog On thread : Knot failures
    There are a lot of ways for a cleat hitch to fail. One thing we are taught early on is that it is sacrilege to tile a cleat hitch that is anything other than one wrap, one cross, and the hitch. This...
    Liked On: 05-20-2015, 12:54 PM
    Posted On: 05-20-2015, 12:32 AM
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    davidpm liked post by punahougirl84 On thread : Jokes of the day...keep it clean!
    Many years ago, we bought two brass plaques for my dad, to put up in our Columbia 43. One of them was engraved with a poem called The Crew. It's not really a joke but I thought this might be a good...
    Liked On: 05-19-2015, 09:04 PM
    Posted On: 05-07-2015, 09:57 PM
  12. davidpm
    davidpm liked post by Minnewaska On thread : Did a dumb thing (reefing line)
    A complete must, especially aboard, where stainless items can't be retrieved with a magnet. I just used mine this season to retrieve a short flat head screwdriver that fell behind some sink...
    Liked On: 05-19-2015, 08:41 PM
    Posted On: 05-19-2015, 06:31 AM
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    davidpm liked post by Scotty C-M On thread : Did a dumb thing (reefing line)
    Go to a tool store and buy a "grabber" (sorry, don't know the proper name). It is a flexible tube with a two part "pincher" inside. The other end has a push button. Push the button and the...
    Liked On: 05-19-2015, 08:40 PM
    Posted On: 05-15-2015, 07:29 PM
  14. davidpm
    davidpm liked post by On thread : Downside of living aboard
    Birdie, health is always a big issue with live aboards, especially if you are living on the hook. I blew my back out, really bad, while in the Florida Keys during the winter, and if I cannot get any...
    Liked On: 05-13-2015, 04:59 PM
    Posted On: 05-10-2015, 10:03 AM
  15. davidpm
    davidpm liked post by Classic30 On thread : Raw water question
    Well...since you asked: Following one cruise many moons ago, one of my crew noticed water dripping from the back of the raw-water pump: the bearings were shot. This meant the pump had to come...
    Liked On: 05-03-2015, 01:01 AM
    Posted On: 05-01-2015, 01:00 AM
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