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In an old Saraband, there is nothing fancy to interface with! Ultimately, the OpenPlotter will do AIS, plotter, and some environmental including wind, depth, air and water temp. In the meantime while I am waiting for some parts for the Pi, I tried OpenCPN on a very old e-machine notebook. Its running Ubuntu 16.04 as an operating system, not a lot else on it. The screen is awfully small (10"), but it connects to the 40" TV and gives a really clear and useful image. So, its low power consumption (except for the screen...) small footprint, easy to use, and cost nothing. On the yacht

we have exactly this with a topping lift. The first night out we thought it was the wind generator on the cruiser parked next to us - a loud, howling vibrato. We tried all sorts of things including bungy cords and pennants, but it only modified the pitch. We gave up and the halyard now does the business once the main is down.

any way you can rebate the bulkhead into the hull and deck structure? Epoxy that into place and then the glassing over the top of it all. Whatever, its a lot of work - I admire your kick-on approach!

since every day is a weekend at the moment, here is my last "weekend" achievement. Recorded 18 hours before we finally left the safety of mountain isolation to return to Covid Central. 10000000_2150022165139490_6671287595120818155_n.mp4

couldn't do either safely or accurately. In the process of learning it though. I do like the Big Picture view you get on a proper chart, but I like the accuracy you get with electronics.

you could say the same of any manufacturer who produces a bike capable of more than 100kph. The engineering skill IS the point.

We had this on SO. We reset the boom gooseneck height (it was at its lowest point) and that fixed the problem.

I agree this one appears ill-considered. I have no idea if its the exception or the norm.

and you can't legislate for stupid, you can only police for it ie you need constant surveillance. They are the same fizzies that pass you in the Tamaki at 20kt.

they are 4% of the population, so I would expect their representation. There should be five of them at the appropriate ratio. Its not like there is a shortage of superannuatant MPs and councillors, so why not unemployed? Not sure why this is relevant if no upstanding capable well informed business executive or owner ran against him, thats just democracy in action. No, they don't. If you are referring to maori representation, they are wards, not council seats. Again, that makes sense. Would you buy a house without consulting your lawyer? I'm in exactly the same po

I take from this that '749 is a fan of authoritarian dictatorships. *awaits pavlovian reaction*

Hmmmn. Are you sure? It very much depends what era you look at. For many years, parliament was made up of farmers and lawyers on the right and union stalwarts on the left. At local council level, it was accountants, lawyers, sports people, and a small handful of business people both successful and unsuccessful. While a politician needs to read a balance sheet and understand financial advice, there really is no good reason that they need to be successful business people as a rule for entry, and there is no good evidence that those who have that experience necessarily make better po

Not a real Allen video. When he said he was going to replace the battery, I expected him to go and mine the lead by hand with a hacksaw and a 16oz ball pien hammer, cast the plates, brew and mix the acid....

yeah, thats it. I made a point of trying to get around all the onsen (11 by my count), but it was hard going when our accommodation had one already. First year (2015) we were there for Fire Festival. A mix of Wickerman and some Tennessee fertility rite! Soooo much fun. Not a sober person in town for about five days from what I could tell.

yeah - love that area. More culture than Hokkaido, lots to see, great riding, choice of fields. I just cancelled our booking for January 2022 in Myoko Kogen

tru-dat!

we will never be single-handed unless one of us drops dead aboard (becoming a possibility). We sail pretty conservatively - the Big Billowing Hanky will only ever be up and out in perfect conditions. Thanks for the continuing input everyone - its educational reading the different methods and different experiences and makes me think about what is actually happening as you do this stuff. Can someone explain letterbox to me?

We hope so. It works static (no wind and tied up at the mooring) so yet to get used in anger Trials in real life first week of September. But thanks for the option - it still leaves us free to triple the boat expenditure later by taking everything to the cockpit (just been sitting in the spa discussing that with the Captain. She supports the cockpit controls, but vetoes the budget)

I do love approved methods that involve junkyard engineering

The sheave exit from the mast is at about 5', so even with the clutch directly under it, the max height from the deck would be about 4.5' or 1.5m. We aren't racing though, so I don't think the difference is critical is it?

Thanks for that everyone. Its nice getting the wisdom of experience. Yeah, fabulous, but the mast is set up with the spinnaker halyard on the port-side. I can still run it down to a block, through a turning block on the forward cabin top (there is a reinforced location there for a set of turning blocks), and then back to the cabin top port side.

Whats the approved method? I'm thinking drill the mast, fit the appropriate rivnuts, fix to the rivnuts using 316 hardware. Stainless or ali rivnuts? Wide flange, or standard? Blind, or through-threaded? Or am I doing this wrong?

yup - SO is with Mariner.

plausible deniablity - when The Captain asks why something is broken/needs upgrading I can say it was in an expected item, but everything else is ok. Until the next thing.

following up on this point, GET A DAMN SURVEY!!! If you know nothing about boats, the survey is your own assurance that there are no foreseeable problems lurking. Yes, it will help with getting insurance, but more to the point it may save you two costs: The purchase price of a vessel with hidden problems and hte disposal cost of the same. I would expect somewhere between 600 and 1k depending on who does it and the survey scope. In your situation (group buy), I'd get afull structure, rigging and mechancial (engine and drive) survey. Spread the cost and no finger-pointing afterwa