The other day I stumbled across a .pdf article of a bloke who sailed his Selway Fisher Lynx 14 from north of the Thames to the Netherlands. Cannot for the life...
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ras_cornwall
Jul 1, 2008 1:37 pm
Could'nt get enough tension on my sails don't want excessive blocks or winches so tried strong 12mm. shock cord doubled as fixed downhaul on my main (below...
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malcolmf
lonach34
Jul 1, 2008 2:31 pm
I was give a pair of these rope ratchets for Christmas and find them most handy and useful. The thumb release isn't quite as easy as the ad indicates, but...
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Chris Partridge
chrismpartridge
Jul 1, 2008 4:13 pm
The Gadget Show last night featured an alternative to the horrid porta potty - compostable bags that can be sealed and disposed of discreetly after use, see:...
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keyhavenpotterer
keyhavenpott...
Jul 2, 2008 6:48 am
Caledonia Yawl for sale here http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/view/F179983 Swift Explorer would fit your spec - here is one for sale, and they turn up on...
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John Tompkins
canoe_sailor
Jul 2, 2008 1:29 pm
Porta potty alternative Posted by: "Chris Partridge" chrispartridge@... chrismpartridge Tue Jul 1, 2008 9:13 am (PDT) The Gadget Show last night...
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openboat@...
alopenboat
Jul 2, 2008 4:26 pm
... See also <http://www.southwindsmagazine.com/WagBags.htm> Hoping for calm nights Al, Yeovil, England. <http://www.little.jim.freeuk.com>...
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RAS
ras_cornwall
Jul 2, 2008 6:50 pm
What's the matter with pooing in a plastic bag tying a knot in the top & dumping it in the bin next to the dogs one,a porta potti would take up valuable...
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Chris Partridge
chrismpartridge
Jul 2, 2008 7:11 pm
Is the smell a problem? Otherwise, it's ideal. I don't dare keep brandy on board, not since Jeremy Hardee drowned himself trying to board his houseboat when...
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ed
ed_wingfield
Jul 2, 2008 8:05 pm
I was once caught by a farmer for crapping at the edge of his field. He yelled at me to do it in the centre of the field where it'd do him more good!...
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malcolmf
lonach34
Jul 3, 2008 3:35 am
I use a 3 gallon bucket with a tight fitting but removable lid, plastic bags and kitty litter. Not as comfortable as those things with potty seats, but if...
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edwin585675
Jul 3, 2008 7:36 am
Thanks for all your advice I think that AJ's sounds good to me. The boat is about 400lbs plus launching trolley. "You could delete the loops & attach the...
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RAS
ras_cornwall
Jul 3, 2008 8:29 am
Polyester for sheets & halyards,NYLON for anchor & mooring warps,polypropylene for the garden pretty basic stuff.RAS. ... From: edwin585675...
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a&a julian
aaar1au
Jul 3, 2008 8:35 am
Ed get the prusik cord first - 7mm safely suspends a 200lb+ human. You should only need about 3 ft of it. If you don't know the double fisherman knot, get a...
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Oliver Shaw
oliver6316
Jul 3, 2008 9:03 am
... warps,polypropylene for the garden pretty basic stuff.RAS. ... Agreed, even though back in the sixties and seventies the anchor warp on my GP14 was 3/4...
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a&a julian
aaar1au
Jul 3, 2008 10:44 am
G'day RAS I'm curious... As dynamic & static ropes can be constructed from all 3 of these materials, why these specific materials list ? Surely the properties...
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openboat@...
alopenboat
Jul 3, 2008 12:08 pm
... But not nylon for hauling your boat up the slipway. The nylon stretches and then the trailer leaps forward. Very disconcerting and not easy to control. ...
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Doug_Kelch
Jul 3, 2008 1:52 pm
I do not know what a "dog bin" is but I have never seen anything like it in the coatal areas I sail in. Whats wrong with it? - ordinay plastic bags are easily...
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RAS
ras_cornwall
Jul 3, 2008 4:45 pm
Nylon stretches so less strain on boat & fittings polyester does not so sails don't go baggy poly stretches too much & degrades much quicker ,also as has been...
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RAS
ras_cornwall
Jul 3, 2008 4:59 pm
If you hav'nt any dog bins in your area must be a crap council,what we do & the birds fishes animals aliens ? does not do much harm it's other things we should...
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ajnield
Jul 3, 2008 11:58 pm
As an ex-climber I am well aware of the Prusik knot and loop, but the traditional way of tying a "handy billy" , block and tackle with a rope tail on one...
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Roger Barnes
roger870097
Jul 4, 2008 10:51 am
What's wrong with just using a bucket and washing it out? Poo is biodegradable as it is! Everything else poos in the sea. It is natural. ... [Non-text portions...
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Oliver Shaw
oliver6316
Jul 4, 2008 11:45 am
Both Sam Paechter and Gavin Atkin recently requested my file on the suitability of the GP14 for cruising and single-handing. Now that I have my new computer,...
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Gavin Atkin
gavinatkin
Jul 4, 2008 12:30 pm
Thanks Oliver - what a lot of work you put in! Gav...
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Gavin Atkin
gavinatkin
Jul 4, 2008 12:47 pm
I can't remember whether anyone's mentioned Dylan Winter's series of video logs of his journey round the coast, but if they haven't I'd like to be the first to...
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Sam Paechter
sampaechter
Jul 4, 2008 1:55 pm
Yes, Thanks Oliver, that's really useful. Sam From: Gavin Atkin Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 1:30 PM To: openboat@yahoogroups.com Subject: [openboat] Re: GP14 ...
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RAS
ras_cornwall
Jul 5, 2008 10:40 am
Quite right,this plastic bag buisness started for me in Costa del sol when rain flooded the marina & sewage ran everywhere the loo's were shut so it was the...
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ras_cornwall
Jul 5, 2008 11:25 am
Checked St. Ives NCI SW6k. perfect went out side 30k.+ horizontal rain (That's why I'm sitting here yet again) so checked Seven Stones bouy SW 40k. 53k.gusts...
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Pete
randoneur
Jul 5, 2008 1:13 pm
... rain ... bouy ... on ... Lots of places online to find airfield weather. For instance http://skylinkweather.com/metar/metarmapindex.php?stationid=AC11 will...
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Oliver Shaw
oliver6316
Jul 5, 2008 2:14 pm
... reading,probaly are but I'm not aware of them. ... GB Windmap gives forecasts plus actuality for a wide range of locations, many of which are airfields;...
