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#31

sailFar.net Discussion / Re: Attempted around alone una...

Last post by wolverine - May 09, 2025, 07:32:10 AM

I met Josh Kali before he left for Antigua. He was here in Oriental giving tours of his boat and answering questions. Im on the left.

#32

Gear Here / Re: Dinghy Navigation Lights

Last post by wolverine - May 09, 2025, 07:25:43 AM

Ive seen those, thought maybe there are lights specifically made for inflatables.

#33

sailFar.net Discussion / Re: Attempted around alone una...

Last post by Bob J - May 09, 2025, 07:21:55 AM

https://minigloberace.com/

Not sure if anyone's following this. Pretty cool, home built 19' boats racing round the world.

#34

Gear Here / Re: Dinghy Navigation Lights

Last post by Frank - May 08, 2025, 09:43:59 PM

Make these work?

#35

Gear Here / Re: Dinghy Navigation Lights

Last post by Frank - May 08, 2025, 04:38:56 PM

I wonder if they make a tri colour clamp on?

#36

Gear Here / Dinghy Navigation Lights

Last post by wolverine - May 06, 2025, 07:59:06 PM

The stern light is an easy clamp on but how do you attach bow lights?

#37

Boat Bits / Re: LiFePO4 batteries going ma...

Last post by wolverine - May 06, 2025, 05:16:49 PM

Paper charts are a great backup to GPS. I also carry road maps with me. More than once they came in handy identifying my position while traveling along the coast or on a river.
Of course, they're not much help crossing the gulf stream. 🙄

#38

Boat Bits / Re: LiFePO4 batteries going ma...

Last post by s/v necessity - May 06, 2025, 03:21:40 PM

M'fer!!!  I'm reading these last two comments...  Mild confusion ensues...  Do some googling.  Dang! Now I gotta get me a few paper charts too.

#39

Boat Bits / Re: LiFePO4 batteries going ma...

Last post by Godot - May 05, 2025, 06:14:23 PM

I don't think it is the printing part. It is paying the cartographers to keep updating a format that fewer and fewer people utilize with the ubiquity of electronic chart plotters.

I used to like change. It was exciting. Now, it's exhausting. And the more things are automated, the less satisfaction I get. Curmudgeon-hood...I hath arrived.

#40

Boat Bits / Re: Anchors and Rodes

Last post by Kettlewell - April 29, 2025, 05:40:22 PM

You could put the roller off to one side, but when you haul in the anchor it will swing into the hull and bang up the boat, guaranteed.