Re: [Liveaboard] Expensive Marine Elect components
Well, Ben, I stopped by the HD and there was absolutely nothing resembling anything that would match up with the prongs on the male end (the 50A pedestal side). The guy working the electric department happened to own a boat so he, at least, knew what the hell I was talking about. Guess what his recommendation was - "look it up in a Marinco or West Marine catalog"... So I figured I completed the circle and am now back where I started from. Fortunately I don't get slips a lot when cruising (I prefer my own hook or a mooring ball) but from asking around I'm getting the impression that most marinas - at least in my cruising area (L.I. Sound, Block, Newport, P-town, etc.) - all have 50A 120/240V pedestals. I'll keep it on board for the "just in cases" but for the most part, over the years I've been able to get into slips with 30A service. But enough of this. we're heading out Monday for the week and, at least at this point, aren't planning on any marinas Steve Weinstein S/V CAPTIVA 1997 Hunter 376, Hull #376 Sailing out of Oyster Bay, NY All outgoing mail protected by VIPRE A/V -Original Message- From: Ben Okopnik Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 10:14 PM To: liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Expensive Marine Elect components On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 09:24:03AM -0400, SteveW wrote: > As it turns out, Ben, I'm sneaking out of the office early this afternoon > to > go to the boat to some some maintenance (replacing the stock water pump) > and > there's a Home Depot 10 minutes from the yard. I'll stop in and cruise > their > electric department to see what they've got. Good recommendation! Good luck - I hope the plug that I remember is the one that fits your needs! Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http://twitter.com/okopnik ___ Liveaboard mailing list Liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to liveaboard-j...@liveaboardonline.com To unsubscribe send an email to liveaboard-le...@liveaboardonline.com The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/liveaboard@liveaboardnow.org The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html ___ Liveaboard mailing list Liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to liveaboard-j...@liveaboardonline.com To unsubscribe send an email to liveaboard-le...@liveaboardonline.com The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/liveaboard@liveaboardnow.org The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
Re: [Liveaboard] Expensive Marine Elect components
On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 09:24:03AM -0400, SteveW wrote: > As it turns out, Ben, I'm sneaking out of the office early this afternoon to > go to the boat to some some maintenance (replacing the stock water pump) and > there's a Home Depot 10 minutes from the yard. I'll stop in and cruise their > electric department to see what they've got. Good recommendation! Good luck - I hope the plug that I remember is the one that fits your needs! Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http://twitter.com/okopnik ___ Liveaboard mailing list Liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to liveaboard-j...@liveaboardonline.com To unsubscribe send an email to liveaboard-le...@liveaboardonline.com The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/liveaboard@liveaboardnow.org The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
Re: [Liveaboard] Expensive Marine Elect components
As it turns out, Ben, I'm sneaking out of the office early this afternoon to go to the boat to some some maintenance (replacing the stock water pump) and there's a Home Depot 10 minutes from the yard. I'll stop in and cruise their electric department to see what they've got. Good recommendation! Steve Weinstein S/V CAPTIVA 1997 Hunter 376, Hull #376 Sailing out of Oyster Bay, NY All outgoing mail protected by VIPRE A/V -Original Message- From: Ben Okopnik Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 2:37 PM To: liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Expensive Marine Elect components On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 02:04:50PM -0400, SteveW wrote: > > So I did some checking and discovered that while the larger, newer marinas > all provide the 50A 120/240 pedestals, there were still a huge amount of > older marina's with 50A, 120V pedestals. So I called Jamestown > Distributors > and found out that if I wanted an "adaptor" to use my "120/240" plug in a > straight "120" pedestal it would cost close to $250 - which was more than > I > paid for the 50A, 120/240V splitter Gack - what a ripoff! As I dimly recall, the last time I had to deal with something like that, I borrowed the needed pigtail and went scrounging at a Home Depot. Lo and behold, one of the available high-amp plugs had almost the exact pattern of prongs needed... in fact, 30 seconds of work with a file made it fit perfectly. Something like 18 bucks instead of the $150 or so that West Marine wanted. Unfortunately, I don't recall exactly which plug that was - I don't spend much time at marinas - but it's one of that 30/50A 120V/240V bunch. Worth checking at HD if you're faced with spending that kind of green. In a very distant, totally-broke-sailor past, I've also just taken a piece of 12 gauge Romex cable, wired it to a standard 120V wall socket, and poked the wires on the other end through holes drilled in a piece of hard rubber that matched the pattern of the socket on the end of a 50A extension cable. Then, I cinched and wrapped the whole thing with electrical tape so it couldn't move, and hid it away in my anchor locker. Not a recommendation - more of a survival tactic. :) Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http://twitter.com/okopnik ___ Liveaboard mailing list Liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to liveaboard-j...@liveaboardonline.com To unsubscribe send an email to liveaboard-le...@liveaboardonline.com The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/liveaboard@liveaboardnow.org The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html ___ Liveaboard mailing list Liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to liveaboard-j...@liveaboardonline.com To unsubscribe send an email to liveaboard-le...@liveaboardonline.com The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/liveaboard@liveaboardnow.org The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
Re: [Liveaboard] If you're in the Atlantic watch out for this
Uh, folks, I thought we were trimming our responses?! One the lighter side now... On 6/28/2012 23:16, Philip McConnell wrote: > Dunno. You may be over complicating the issues. Japanese garbage is > making it all the way across the Pacific with no power or guidance or > even basic seaworthiness. > > Of course when you TRY to make something happen. . . > I worked in the BVI as a boat bum in a previous life and during that period, a boat was set adrift in St. Martin by the unscrupulous owners to sink in a hurricane for insurance. They even set a fire. Said boat, the Chikuzen, drifted away awaiting its fate at the hands of said storm only to drift all the way to the BVI, through the Ginger Island Passage before attempts were made to guide or steer her to a safe passage. The hurricane had changed course. This drifting boat had made the 90-something mile journey and slipped through the passage without problem. I wish it had been so easy when I did that route! ___ Liveaboard mailing list Liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to liveaboard-j...@liveaboardonline.com To unsubscribe send an email to liveaboard-le...@liveaboardonline.com The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/liveaboard@liveaboardnow.org The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
Re: [Liveaboard] If you're in the Atlantic watch out for this
Way too funny Steve! Now I have to clean the screen. Thanks. John On 6/28/2012 18:43, SteveW wrote: > Good idea but then you'd have to name the boat "BAIT" > > Steve Weinstein > S/V CAPTIVA > 1997 Hunter 376, Hull #376 > Sailing out of Oyster Bay, NY > > > -Original Message- > From: Kris Coward > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 10:11 AM > To: liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com > Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] If you're in the Atlantic watch out for this > > > Now I'm thinking that it'd be amusing to load it up with GI Joe > figurines dressed in ill-fitting outfits from a Ken doll, and arranged > on deck to look like a bunch of pirates... maybe try and cross the Gulf > of Aden before the Atlantic ;) > > -K > > On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 10:23:34PM -0400, SteveW wrote: >> There is s much potential humor in possible scenarios that it's >> ___ Liveaboard mailing list Liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to liveaboard-j...@liveaboardonline.com To unsubscribe send an email to liveaboard-le...@liveaboardonline.com The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/liveaboard@liveaboardnow.org The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
