I got 4 internal halyards and all the usual (masthead light, windex light,
radar, bow and foredeck lights, anemometer) covered wire cables inside
Alianna’s mast. I do not have anything inside a conduit. I have spent lots
of windy stormy nights on the hook and i have stayed onboard at the mooring
du
The sound in my mast is not on windy night, but on very calm, quiet nights,
when the slightest movement of the boat will cause the wires to slowly rock
back and forth. Just rolling over in the v-berth on a still night is enough
to cause the slapping to begin. I have VHF, masthead wind sensor, and t
I have two forestays with furlers, with the inner mounted about 18" lower
on the mast (and about 24" aft on the deck). Neither have restrainers that
I can see, and I only have wrapping issues if I forget to put a bit of
tension on the halyard before unfurling. With too much tension, the furler
may
Anyone with CNG might want to look at this:
http://www.moyermarineforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11436
A bright spot in these dark times - cheap CNG gas :D At two fills the
adapter has paid for itself. For the truly cheap sailor I discovered the
hose traps enough gas to put about 600 PSI i
Hi Joe
I have one of those adaptors. I have found that in Nova Scotia I can take my
tank and adaptor to a specific Heritage Gas location. I drop off the tank, they
fill it and then I come get it later that day. We do not have filling stations
such as you used.
I get an invoice by email and
What is a $1.23 equivalent to compared to a 20# propane tank?
Bill Coleman
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Filling a 20 pound propane tank around here costs around $15 or so. It
has hard to compare the two, methane is a gas sold by the cubic foot and
propane is a liquid sold by weight. Propane produces about twice the BTU
per molecule as methane, so it probably is cheaper by the BTUs produced.
CNG
$10 isn't bad. Our local CNG station officially only fills cars, but it
is entirely self-service so no one chases you away.
My scuba shop will recertify my CNG tank for me for the same price as a
scuba tank, which is what it is anyway.
Getting CNG at a marina around here is about $75-$120, de
