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MartinRF

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  1. But also one of the most pleasing ways to go somewhere. Btw, it is not uncommon for me to out-pace sailboats motoring -- even to windward. /Martin
  2. This is supposed to be a sailing forum and all you discuss is motors of various types... /Martin
  3. Replace rather than repair. This may be of interest: https://www.reflectometrist.eu/doc/Blockfriction.pdf My 2 cents... /Martin
  4. This video should be of interest: There is no mentioning of its creator Collin Forbes who filmed it while crewing on Burton Cutter. His copyright was not respected when Volvo (I think) uploaded this video version on youtube. /Martin
  5. This one is properly neat. /Martin
  6. What did the Finns have to put in a sealed bag? /Martin
  7. Boy, am I glad I only have 5 hp outboard engine. /Martin
  8. Easy Composites have produced some good how-to videos. https://www.youtube.com/user/easycompositestv /Martin
  9. Me on dagger board strength: https://www.reflectometrist.eu/doc/Boardstrength.pdf Dagger board design overview: https://www.reflectometrist.eu/pages/daggers/index.html /Martin
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    Very cool! We have sleet here as a warm front moved in. Not cool at all. /Martin
  11. Never owned a TV. /Martin
  12. Record breaking? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_storm_of_1703 Daniel Defoe's compilation of the damage is fascinating stuff. /Martin
  13. Hello indeed, Found your web site. It looks like there is some fun reading to be had there. I will 'bookmark' it. /Martin
  14. We are all for contrasts now, aren't we? I mean J's, dinghy around Tasmania's NE corner and now Greenland. /Martin
  15. Maybe not so neat but normal boats participating in a popular 'round some island' race on the Swedish west coast. Filmed by an amateur overlooking a narrow straight between two islands. The only unusual thing is the wind direction. /Martin
  16. Gaffer with white top sides and long overhangs: /Martin
  17. Marinas in the Stockholm area are a bit odd by Swedish standards as they are mostly 'gated communities' -- members/customers access only. Locked gates, barbed wire... There are a few exceptions. The marina hosting my boat is one of them but not located in Stockholm but some 20 km to the south-east as the crow flies: https://www.ksss.se/en/ksss-harbors/saltsjobaden/ The train ride there is partially very nice but a major track maintenance project means there is no train now. Replacement buses are not as nice as roads and tracks are routed differently. Within walking distance from down-town
  18. Who have you been in contact with in Sweden? The Swedish contact listed here? https://silvasweden.com/pages/customer-service I do notice the Stockholm office lies withing walking distance from where I live but I would wait with contacting them. Right now we are in the middle of summer vacation in Sweden so staffing may be a bit sparse. If manufacturing is in Asia it is less likely they have any southern zone specimens in Sweden. (me guessing) /Martin (been out sailing today (Friday))
  19. I have seen worse -- when degaussing ships in the navy. /Martin
  20. How do round-the-world sailors deal with this? /Martin
  21. I have a 60C (bought in 2004 if memory serves) but can't help you as it still works and is used. /Martin
  22. I have done it yearly for about two decades with no ill effect. I use mesh 'bags' to avoid major tangles and I do not wash anything with metal hardware. Bare Dyneema is also kept out of this. 40 C program. Normal detergent. /Martin
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