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Dave started following Site upgraded (Again!), Careful with that Silicone AntiFoul, inflatable lifejackets - what's what? and 6 others
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Does it actually self clean? I've got MacGlide on my boat which is supposed to self clean, but it builds up a layer of slime which doesn't come off, even with a decent amount of speed. I also find that the slime dries at the waterline which allows barnacles and such to get a foothold, it is very easy to clean though.
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Hi Ash, In my opinion it depends on your criteria, as an indication mine are in red (and for context I have a 30ft trimaran with no lifelines): intended usage worn 100% of the time on deck, so must be comfortable. area of use coastal - offshore PFDs are spendy, like your second example (tasty though). integrated harness I intend to short hand and solo occasionally so the ability to tether is essential. adult vs child adult - life jackets for children are a whole other issue. inflatable vs 'solid' I prefer inflatable due to comfort of wear, 'solid' PFDs need
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Slides or slugs BP? I've got these you're welcome to: 12mm diameter by roughly 70mm.
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Yeah sorry, that was firmly tongue in cheek. I'm actually freaked out by the relative angles of the two boats, mind blown...
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Yeah, but obviously lightly loaded, old mate is trimming it without mechanical advantage!
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I couldn't find an insurer in NZ willing to take the 'risk' for my trimaran and ended up with a crowd called Edward William Marine Insurance. They're based in Spain and the underwriters appear to be Costa Rican. I did do a bit of research on the company with mixed results, suffice to say I hope I never have to make a claim. The premiums seem reasonable though and there weren't too many hoops to jump through.
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storing paper charts on board - whats your method?
Dave replied to aardvarkash10's topic in MarineTalk
Thanks BP and IT (and Fish for piquing my interest), much appreciated. -
storing paper charts on board - whats your method?
Dave replied to aardvarkash10's topic in MarineTalk
I'm curious, is there a course available that teaches pilotage as you refer to it? -
+1 to that, had to do a bit of reconstructive surgery in order to fit the new one to my boat earlier this year. Royal embuggerance.
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Might work, I seem to recall that there's a top speed for the wrap above which it's not recommended, the guys at MPS will tell you I'm sure. I don't know what the relative 'boat speed' of a propshaft is at revs but I guess you could work it out algebraically. I hope it goes well for you.
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I tend to agree Tamure, I had hoped that it would have been a bit of a "silver bullet" in the war on fouling, but realise now that its probably not quite there for the majority of prospective users. By that I mean that to get the benefit out of the wrap I think you'll have to be pretty stringent on maintenance if you're not using the boat regularly. Leaving it as I did for so long was asking for trouble so have only myself to blame. From a cost perspective the wrap was around $4.5k, as well as probably $2k for the hull prep and paint. The product is warrantied for 5 years so for me it
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Thanks for the reminder CD, I'd intended to post an update on the MacGlide post sailing and hopefully have some photos/video to share but I haven't actually managed to use the system as intended yet so was holding off until I had done so. In any case here's some impressions that I have so far. The boat had a fairly thick layer of slime on it with some obvious small barnacle action and hard wormy type things on it after about 8 months up the river. On the initial sail I managed to get the speed up to 10kts for reasonable periods but there was no perceptible self cleaning evident after th
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Is this any use? Maxwell Winch Service Manual--small (1).pdf