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So she would have capsized in a mast on the water incident with everything battened down! That, IMO is not a seaworthy keel yacht...

Well, this is interesting "the builder Perini, has stated Bayesian had positive stability to 73 degrees with the board up and 88 degrees with the board down."

in GH marina at present...

Saving on marina fees as I understand it...liveaboard.

Many of the boats had flogging sails and other signs of lack of preparation. It WAS forecast..... Lee shore as well for many

BK's one is now 12v. Installed in a flat mount (so no motors). Draw varies depending on what's happening, but 4-5a. Still a lot over 24hrs, but way better than the inverter option with the std starlink router...

Huh? I'm a bit slow tonight - I don't follow, so I have to ask - why is that?

Pleased your enjoying it Willy!

A lot of his issue was, as is common, other boats. There is no safety in numbers! Tough to find when the "hurricane holes" are crowded... IMO don't stay in the hurricane/Cyclone zones in season, move on with a month or so to spare - the seasons are expanding...

If that is fact, they should be prosecuted - that is fraud!

Why you don't want to stay aboard in a cyclone...

No. You must have the same brand and compatible models - if you wish to be able to calibrate/setup the system.

Check out this whale collision... https://www.facebook.com/share/p/Zg27iXqW27WufDjx/

Not conclusive yet. Still discussion going on between MNZ and YNZ, but not looking great.

The TAO BMS units that I use have simple Mode controls, Keep full, Normal (20% to 80%) Storage (40%-60%). Just select what you want on the menu, and the BMS controls all charge and discharge sources as needed. Keeping LiFePo4 full will reduce it's ultimate cycle life... but it's not a safety issue or anything..

Radar can see the breakers and the palm trees, and the land the trees are on, so will give you a very good chart position check if overlay is used. But on a passage my planning is 3-5nm... Oh, and fwd scan only out to about 150/200m at best, great for poking into a bay or entry...

Open water ie clearing an island, 3-5 NM, depending on area and chart reliability. Use radar to get distance off if there is anything above the surface, or breakers. If in enclosed waters, and I have to move, all available means - chart, Sat pics, different chart, radar, sonar and forward scan. Proceed really slowly. If 3 separate systems do not agree with my fix, I'm not moving!

Balls up is two - three is a "total balls up"😞

In the Lau group;

I have a merc 2.5hp 2 stroke - was used on a mates duck punt. He's gone electric. Its the current model one but I cant remember which year - i'll look tomorrow. Must have all of about 10 hours on it!. Anyone need a good Tender motor? Make me a half reasonable offer... It has a dodgy seal on prop shaft - from the weed in the duck pond! I can fix that for $40, or will sell as is for less... Matt 022159176

Glenlivet 15 yr old single malt. Pretty nice!

Some real life references here https://www.paraseaanchor.com/para-sea-anchor-testimonials/

I've the approx loads and formulas somewhere. But I'm on my 2nd Whiskey and can't be arsed looking for them 😆. Iirc the max holding power of my rocna 20 is around 2000-2500 kg. The anchor gear is specd to suit this. My para anchor is a Coppins storm fighter, 5m diameter, with a centre pressure relief system held closed by really heavy bungee. In the storm we were in, I don't believe the loads on the primary rode -under bow roller - (on a bridle to a primary winch as well) I don't believe that the loads were any bigger than being anchored. If anyone is interested and near Gulf Harbour

OK, here is another example - this is the same waypoint - just different chart scales... This is zoomed in, this next one zoomed out to next scale So, the waypoint has not moved! But the position of the reef moved about 2nm! The SAME issue is on the PAPER CHARTS at different scales. Interestingly, in this case the larger chart is the correct one. Not the 1st time I've seen that. Where there is little shipping, the charts are not fully reliable. You must have 3 data points to have a safe position. A modern digital radar would see the breakers, and can give you an ove

This would be a rough basis for that passage. The red bits are boundaries - alarms go if we try to cross one. You don't have to follow exactly, but no boundaries nearby or crossed, you are good to go. Takes 5-10 mins to setup.. Its easier to do the thinking and planning while at anchor, once you've decided where you want to go. Then if stuff is going wrong, one of the primary tasks is already done... Passage planning, including boundaries and clearing marks etc, are all part of the RYA yachtmaster course, and should be 2nd nature to any skipper.