Re: [Liveaboard] (no subject)

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Re: [Liveaboard] The Diamond-Studded Pure-Gold Bushings: A Cautionary Tale

On 12/15/2012 09:37 PM, Ben Okopnik wrote: > A Long Tale Of The Sharks Upon The Land > > > Snip Ben, our local club needs a stand up comic for our next meeting, are you available? ;) Great story, by the way. Jim ___ Liveaboard mailing list Liveaboard@

Re: [Liveaboard] Why Georgia Sucks

Sorry but I have to defend my little state of Georgia. I live here. It's not utopia, but it's not bad. What Ben said is correct, the law was passed to remove a bunch of trashy shanty-towns on the state waterways. It's also true the extended the limit to 90 days. What's not generally known i

Re: [Liveaboard] test message

On 10/25/2012 01:37 PM, Dennis McNeely wrote: > :->> Back to lurking ROFL, you made my day. ___ Liveaboard mailing list Liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboar

Re: [Liveaboard] Battery wire terminal lugs

On 09/05/2012 02:25 PM, Philip wrote: I too have dealt with genuinedealz . They are a big eBay seller. Good service and products. -- S/V ORYOKI Philip & Marilyn Lange AE4OVKD4JRC Currently on the hill - Beaufort NC "There's no point in making a plan if you're no

Re: [Liveaboard] If you're in the Atlantic watch out for this

On 06/28/2012 05:03 PM, Jim Lynch wrote: On 06/28/2012 10:11 AM, Norm wrote: Bear in mind gentlemen, that a ten pound airplane has already gone transatlantic... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAI_Corporation_Aerosonde And later: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_of_Butts_Farm

Re: [Liveaboard] If you're in the Atlantic watch out for this

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[Liveaboard] If your'e in the Atlantic watch out for this

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Re: [Liveaboard] Message service

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[Liveaboard] Message service

http://shop.delorme.com/OA_HTML/DELibeCCtdItemDetail.jsp?beginIndex=0&item=32265§ion=10047 For $260 one time and $10/month you get 10 (short) messages (2 way) anywhere in the world. Tracking (breadcrum

Re: [Liveaboard] Boatyard recommendations east coast

On 05/09/2012 07:14 AM, Jim Lynch wrote: That's That's Fernandina Beach, sorry. Tiger Point on Fernandina Island has done good work for me in the past. I think they'll let you work on the boat. I don't know how wide their lift is, but you might want to call them and ge

Re: [Liveaboard] Boatyard recommendations east coast

On 05/08/2012 07:01 PM, Marce Schulz wrote: Hi all, We need to get some rudder work done. Can anyone recommend a yard either in northern Florida (east coast) or farther north -- Georgia, SC? We are a catamaran and our beam is 21' so we can't take advantage of Cracker Boy in Ft. Pierce, who c

Re: [Liveaboard] EXT :Re: Hull breach and about 2 feet of water in my boat.

On 05/07/2012 09:54 AM, Densler, Vernon R (AS) wrote: > So interesting. While I was on the phone with Hyatt Legal Services getting > the referral information for a lawyer, the marina owner called me back. He > said he was away for the weekend. He has a salvage company who is supposed > to be

[Liveaboard] Solar powered circumnavigation

The PlanetSolar, a Swiss solar powered catamaran, has just arrived to Monaco (French original), its initial port of departure, after finishing its voyage around the world which it started in September 2010. Jim ___ Liveaboard mailing list Liveaboard@li

Re: [Liveaboard] EXT :Re: Hull breach and about 2 feet of water in my boat.

On 05/03/2012 08:54 AM, Densler, Vernon R (AS) wrote: Sam you keep sending blank responses. He's using invisible ink. Try heating your monitor with a match. :) Jim. ___ Liveaboard mailing list Liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com To adjust your members

Re: [Liveaboard] How often do you clean your shower sump...

On 04/13/2012 12:41 PM, Ben Okopnik wrote: > On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 10:10:51AM -0400, SteveW wrote: >> That's waay to much to think about, Ben! >> >> Besides, given the size of our boats compared to Norm's, I'm sure you >> couldn't fit a milk jug float into your bilge as I certainly couldn't!

Re: [Liveaboard] Yachts on TV and Movies

On 04/11/2012 01:33 PM, Chris Byer wrote: > Jim Lynch wrote: > "I keep seeing one very recognizable yacht on TV and in the Movies." > Jim: > Which TV shows, or commercials? > Which movies? > Chris Byer > ___ I don'

Re: [Liveaboard] Back to the Future

On 04/01/2012 10:13 PM, Flying Pig wrote: > Does anybody (really) know what time it is (or so the lyric goes...)? > > > First, check the last line in my signature block. > > > Second, check your calendar, > > > Third, disengage (the best crafted ones have enough truth to reel them in, > hook, lin

Re: [Liveaboard] A web page about replacing fuel tanks

On 04/12/2012 11:33 AM, banders...@earthlink.net wrote: Please give him a copy of my fuel system message, somewhere in the archives. It's here if that's the one you're talking about: http://cruisinglife.org/NormsFuelSystem.html ___ Liveaboard mailing l

[Liveaboard] Yachts on TV and Movies

I keep seeing one very recognizable yacht on TV and in the Movies. It's an old wooden boat (teak cabin, but I don't know the structure of the hull) that looks very much like the presidential yacht. Does anyone know what it is? It's a narrow boat with a very square super structure. It looks

Re: [Liveaboard] EXT : Any other lists more active?

On 12/16/2011 11:23 AM, SteveW wrote: I agree with Skip on this one. While I don’t have to worry about web connection issues, etc. while sitting at home in front of a roaring fireplace I can look through the emails in ‘preview’ and make the decision to engage or not. It seems to me that there’s

Re: [Liveaboard] Where would you go?

On 10/08/2011 11:29 AM, Peter Kafer wrote: I agree with the rest of the group, there is really no place that is not worth a stop. However, we are partial to Long Island. It's far enough off the beaten track that it remains pretty much Bahamian. The people there are the friendliest that we ha

Re: [Liveaboard] Flag requirement

On 10/02/2011 02:35 PM, Lee Haefele wrote: > Just had a Westchester county, ny police boat yell at me that I needed to > post an American flag. Is there really such a regulation? > > Lee Haefele > No federal requirement. If you do fly one, there are etiquette rules about where it's placed and w

Re: [Liveaboard] Link 2000 monitor panel

On 07/12/2011 10:19 PM, Bill Pardee wrote: > I had a failure of the regulator side of my Link 2000R, No charge from > the alternator. I contacted Tekris in New Jersey and got good > information from Chris. > > ch...@tekrispower.com > > He offered some diagnostic checks and finally advised me to ta

[Liveaboard] Link 2000 monitor panel

I have an old Heart 2000 inverter/charger with the Link 2000 controller. I went to the boat a couple of weeks ago and the display was frozen. Nothing was working, so I disconnected the power to the Link and when I reassembled the wiring it's like the minus sign is stuck in the on position. T

Re: [Liveaboard] How do you get mail/packages while cruising?

banders...@earthlink.net wrote: > I have used St Brendan's Isle, a mailing service, for about two decades. > Almost all my mail goes there and they forward it as a package however and > wherever I ask them to. As in FedEx overnight to a local address wherever > we may be. > > Good luck on a marin

[Liveaboard] How do you get mail/packages while cruising?

We're on our way south and don't plan on stopping for any length of time. How might I be able to get mail forwarded to me and/or packages delivered. I need to order some parts and get them to the boat. Are there any friendly marinas that might accept stuff even though I'm not there? Thanks,

Re: [Liveaboard] EXT :Re: Power Issue

Ben Okopnik wrote: > On Tue, Mar 01, 2011 at 09:54:15PM +, Densler, Vernon R (IT Solutions) > wrote: > >> Makes sense I guess. Now I am going to need new cables. For as much >> as they cost they should last longer. >> > > Unfortunately, given the fixed plug design, there's essential

Re: [Liveaboard] Among friends

Ben Okopnik wrote: > On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 04:01:08PM -0600, Lee Huddleston wrote: > >> We are friends here. And we are human. We should not expect our friends to >> be perfect (might not be our friends if they were). Certainly we are not >> perfect. In fact, on this list we value characte

Re: [Liveaboard] Fresh water pressure accumulator tank question.

I have no idea what I'm talking about, but my water pump came with the warning "do not use with an accumulator". So apparently some pumps are not compatible or the companies want you to believe that. Jim. Lying Julington Creek FL N30 07.68 W081 38.47

Re: [Liveaboard] The Enigma Machine

jim sims wrote: > > Cryptonomicon is good fiction. If any of this discussion has piqued > anyone's curiousity, I highly recccomend 'the code book' > OMG, that was good, but IMHO Snow Crash was the most imaginative novel I've ever read. I don't know why but it impressed me a whole lot! Jim.

Re: [Liveaboard] Fwd: Tragedy of death due to pirates of those aboard Quest

LAL wrote: > To all, > > I am so sorry they are no longer with us. > > The US Navy more than a year ago killed 3 pirates on the high seas > when they were overheard threatening their American hostages that > they had in a life boat. > > Just a few days ago, a court in NY sentenced one pirate to

Re: [Liveaboard] Any experience with the Link 2000?

Lee Haefele wrote: > The question is, does ANYTHING connect to the battery terminal other than > the shunt? Does the second bank's negative possibly go to the first bank? > This can get more interesting. If it IS wired wrong, then the Link > calculates a wrong Charge Efficiency Factor (CEF) ca

Re: [Liveaboard] Any experience with the Link 2000?

Oh, yes I saw and recognized your home. Remember you entertained us in Norfolk a couple of years ago and I sailed by it in St Augustine some years back. I'm sure we'll meet again. I'm now on the hard waiting for the bottom paint to dry. Jim. banders...@earthlink.net wrote: > Jim, > > So sor

Re: [Liveaboard] Only for the pilots among us WAS Re: EXT :Re: Can't Change my Email addresson List.Anyone know how?

Ben Okopnik wrote: > On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 11:38:38PM -0500, Steve Weinstein wrote: > >> Actually, Ben, mine is aluminum, I think. I'm holding it now and it looks, >> feels, and "weighs" like aluminum - or at least some comparable really >> lightweight metal (except for the 'plexi' face to p

Re: [Liveaboard] Any experience with the Link 2000?

banders...@earthlink.net wrote: > So sorry we missed you. > > Where are you going after you put back in the water. > > Phone is 904 874-1100 > > Norm > Hi, Norm. Well, due to some mechanical difficulties, my inability to understand tides :) and a bridge that closed between 1630 and 1800 I didn

Re: [Liveaboard] Punch tapes

Eric T. wrote: > When I became an engineering technician we used "paper tape" to run the > wire-wrap guiding machine. > That was about 1978 or so. > Boy I;m old! > I programmed my first computer (the school's, not mine) via a set of toggle switches and a pushbutton to enter the binary info

Re: [Liveaboard] Any experience with the Link 2000?

Bad timing, I should be pulling in about 4pm Thursday. Maybe we can wave at each other. Jim. banders...@earthlink.net wrote: > Jim, > > I will be at next door to the Mandrin Holiday Marine at Pier Three (my > dinghy dock) tomorrow morning, but will be going out of town on a RV trip > probably the

[Liveaboard] Watch out for those gremlins!

*I'm sitting on my boat with the laptop on the dinette and a wireless mouse/keyboard connected. When I need to eat, I place the keyboard next to me and use the keyboard on the laptop. Earlier today I was eating lunch and trying to view slashdot. I noticed that when I'd attempt to scroll dow

Re: [Liveaboard] Any experience with the Link 2000?

Good advice, I'm always hesitant to get electronics wet. My dad took a radio one time to his garage and use the carburetor cleaner mechanism to clean it up and it worked. I still shudder to think about that. It was my radio! It was his cigarette smoke. Jim. Ben Okopnik wrote: > On Mon, Feb

Re: [Liveaboard] Any experience with the Link 2000?

I think the problem has been with me since the beginning, but I can't be sure. The old memory isn't what it once was, if I recall correctly, which I probably don't. What were we talking about? The Link 2000 is a lot more complex than an amphour meter. It is a complete battery reporting and c

Re: [Liveaboard] Any experience with the Link 2000?

Jim Lynch wrote: > Yes, there are two distinct shunts and appear to be wired correctly > since I do get different readings when charging at a high currrent > rate. I am using a normal 1-2-all-off switch and if I disconnect one, > the current flows at about 2x the rate i

Re: [Liveaboard] Any experience with the Link 2000?

ked before but I'll have to look again to be sure. Jim. banders...@earthlink.net wrote: > Jim, > > Do you have a current measuring shunt on the negative line of EACH battery > bank? > > Norm > S/V Bandersnatch > Lying Julington Creek FL > N30 07.68 W081 38.47 > &g

Re: [Liveaboard] Stoves

)Philip McConnell wrote: > We have a pretty ubiquitous Force 10 stove. While functional, it is not a > particularly good cooking instrument. We have added Mexican tile to the > bottom of the oven which helps with more even heating, but the oven doesn't > get that hot. The stove top is pretty ane

[Liveaboard] Any experience with the Link 2000?

I have a Heart inverter/charger connected to the Link 2000. The amp hours for one battery bank never goes below zero, the other bank appears to be working normally. The current draw (charge rate) at any point in time is never more than 0.1 amps difference between the two banks, since I have t

Re: [Liveaboard] Motor start capacitor.

On 02/02/2011 06:04 PM, Jim Lynch wrote: Jim Lynch wrote: I looked at it critically and realized the 2AA batteries were not 100%. In fact one of them was leaking a bit. I replaced them and ...It works! Just a note, the batteries were the originals as shipped with the unit, back in

[Liveaboard] Not a nice day for sailing in Georgia

http://wind-angel.com/images/smfog.jpg ___ 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...@livea

[Liveaboard] New recipe

Since some of us are still connected to the mainland I submit the following chili recipe. I know everyone has his favorite, but it's always fun to try new things. http://wind-angel.com/Recipes/walmartchili.html I have a few others at http://wind-angel.com/Recipes. Company has always liked t

Re: [Liveaboard] Motor start capacitor.

urrent measurement > described above. > All the best, > Ahmet > sv8827 > > > Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 18:04:12 -0500 > > From: j...@fayettedigital.com > > To: liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com > > Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Motor start capacitor. > >

Re: [Liveaboard] Motor start capacitor.

Jim Lynch wrote: > Ben Okopnik wrote: > >> On Tue, Feb 01, 2011 at 07:25:00PM -0500, Jim Lynch wrote: >> >> >>> >>> >> The general rule of thumb is that you should replace those caps with >> their exact replacements, or a

Re: [Liveaboard] Picking up mooring

Sea Quell crew. wrote: > Break it down onto smaller projects. > > 1) Preparation. > Get everything ready, the way you like it (this varies). I prefer a long > line, cleated at the bow and able to reach the stern, passing outside of > all rigging. Sometimes I have such a line on both port and

[Liveaboard] Picking up mooring

I'm about to venture off into an area I'm not familiar with. I'm going to single hand the boat down to mid-florida and probably have to pick up a mooring without benefit of a first mate. I've done it before alone but that was with a much smaller boat a lot closer to the water and I was consid

Re: [Liveaboard] Motor start capacitor.

Ben Okopnik wrote: > On Tue, Feb 01, 2011 at 07:25:00PM -0500, Jim Lynch wrote: > >> > > > The general rule of thumb is that you should replace those caps with > their exact replacements, or at least stay within 10% of the original > capacitance. In my experie

Re: [Liveaboard] Motor start capacitor.

Ben Okopnik wrote: > On Tue, Feb 01, 2011 at 07:48:40PM -0500, Ben Okopnik wrote: > >> set your meter >> on a medium resistance setting and touch the leads to the terminals >> (take the bulb away, of course.) Next, reverse the leads and watch the >> meter as you touch them to the terminals: it s

Re: [Liveaboard] Motor start capacitor.

Jim Lynch wrote: > We're preparing to push off and we need heat for a while until we get > deep into Florida. Unfortunately the reverse cycle A/C just stopped > pushing air out. I am guessing/hoping it's the cap. I have no > experience with the power end of EE, just the

[Liveaboard] Motor start capacitor.

We're preparing to push off and we need heat for a while until we get deep into Florida. Unfortunately the reverse cycle A/C just stopped pushing air out. I am guessing/hoping it's the cap. I have no experience with the power end of EE, just the electronics/computers. If there were markings

Re: [Liveaboard] HOW WE ALMOST LOST OUR BOAT ON A BRIDGE

On 01/27/2011 11:16 AM, Ed Kelly wrote: > Hi to everyone on the list, > > I shared the following with a few friends on the list who want to be > copied on emails to family while we cruise, but there was a learning > experience available so I thought others here might find it interesting. I've run

Re: [Liveaboard] Thanks Bob, Ben, and Norm

On 01/14/2011 01:17 PM, Ben Okopnik wrote: > On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 12:53:11PM -0500, Ben Okopnik wrote: >> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 09:53:09AM -0600, Lee Huddleston wrote: >>> Ben, why did you (and apparently Brent Swain) use stainless steel for the >>> standpipes? >> I can easily inspect or paint

Re: [Liveaboard] Brass and Bronze

On 01/12/2011 02:24 PM, banders...@earthlink.net wrote: > I presume your PDQ36 is a fiberglass boat. > > I find it hard to believe the seacock in your ac cooling system was bronze. > I suspect it was brass, and poor quality brass at that. Brass is subject > to "de-zincification" in seawater turnin

Re: [Liveaboard] GALVANIC ISOLATOR

On 12/27/2010 03:36 PM, ahmet erkan wrote: >"I did try using a GFCI on the engine room circuit but the environment in the ER was too damp and it wouldn't hold. >I have not tried it elsewhere but I don't know why they wouldn't work. >Even though the neutral is floating (on my boat), all the non-c

Re: [Liveaboard] Free Books

On 12/08/2010 11:07 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote: > wrote: > >> I have not heard from anyone but you. I think I will try Craigs >> List. >> > > Might try a library with a good nautical section. > > Out here on the left coast, there are several, such as Newport

Re: [Liveaboard] Ahoy All

Lew Hodgett wrote: > > > Bottom line, of the 10-12 level measuring technologies available, none > can provide a reliable solution at a price, physical size, and power > consumption the market can support. > > Lew > So we're doomed! Hm, sounds like an oportunity. I've always enjoyed a challe

Re: [Liveaboard] Disassembling a Barttow winch.

Phil Sherwood wrote: > Do you mean Barlow or Bartow? Ah, the old man can't remember breakfast much less the exact spelling of his winches. Thanks, Carl hit it right off. Jim. ___ Liveaboard mailing list Liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com To adjust you

Re: [Liveaboard] Disassembling a Barttow winch.

Carl wrote: > Will this help? > > Carl > > > http://www.ewmanchester.com/CalDocs/Barlow%20Barient%20Winch_Specs-Parts-Service.pdf > > On 11/15/10, Jim Lynch wrote: > Ingenious! What a simple device. Yes! That was the key, press the bu

[Liveaboard] Disassembling a Barttow winch.

I have a model 16 Bartow winch on my mizzen mast that I can't figure out how to get it apart. All of the other Bartows (the small ones) have an allen screw in the center and are easily disassembled by removing that screw and lifting the drum off. When I look down the center on the model 16 I

Re: [Liveaboard] Ahoy All

Ben Okopnik wrote: > On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 08:12:54PM -0800, Lew Hodgett wrote: > >> The problem is reliable liquid level detection which you haven't >> addressed. >> > > Lew, that's an interesting statement. What's unreliable about a > well-designed float (e.g., http://x.co/KGoQ), or

Re: [Liveaboard] Bilge pump controller

Eric T. wrote: > I think just measuring the current drawn by the pump will be more than > sufficient to allow appropriate control of the pump. > Since the software is being custom written might I suggest an accusable DIP > switch to allow you to modify the time between test runs of the pump. >

Re: [Liveaboard] Ahoy All

end $500-$600 for an instrument, you've >>> got a long uphill climb. >>> > > > "Jim Lynch" wrote: > > >> Wow! I've got about $30 invested in the hardware so far and all >> that's >>

Re: [Liveaboard] Ahoy All

Lew Hodgett wrote: > "Jim Lynch" wrote: > >> Just to recap, I'm not on the boat full time. In fact I'm about 250 >> miles from it more than I'm on it. >> > -- > Are you at a dock or on a mooring? > > Lew &g

Re: [Liveaboard] Ahoy All

Lew Hodgett wrote: > "Jim Lynch" wrote: > > >> To keep this on point I recall hearing a talk about modern >> electronics >> aboard boats. One of the devices discussed is a bilge pump that >> periodically turns on and if the pump senses it isn'

Re: [Liveaboard] Ahoy All

Ben Okopnik wrote: > On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 07:40:14PM -0500, Ben Okopnik wrote: > >> They're made by Rule and are referred to as "Fully-Automatic" bilge >> pumps. For some reason, they're very hard to find, even on the Net. >> Here's an example from a UK shop: >> >> http://x.co/KGdb >> >

Re: [Liveaboard] Ahoy All

Ben Okopnik wrote: > On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 04:11:32PM -0500, Jim Lynch wrote: > >> To keep this on point I recall hearing a talk about modern electronics >> aboard boats. One of the devices discussed is a bilge pump that >> periodically turns on and if the pump

Re: [Liveaboard] Ahoy All

Lew Hodgett wrote: > "Jim Lynch" wrote: > > >> To keep this on point I recall hearing a talk about modern >> electronics >> aboard boats. One of the devices discussed is a bilge pump that >> periodically turns on and if the pump senses it isn'

Re: [Liveaboard] Ahoy All

Rob Zanussi wrote: > At the risk of incuring the wrath of many listees since this is not a > direct boating related topic, I just would like to point out that bikes > sometimes are very > hard to see. I know there are lots of vehicle drivers out there who don't > give the bikes the room/respect/cur