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- Best Autopilot for a Hydraulic system on a sailboat - Cruisers . . .
An alternate viewpoint: Based on having once met a sailor that had to use an emergency tiller to hand steer for over a week due to a hydraulic failure Use a mechanical drive on a separate tiller arm for your autopilot If the hydraulics fail you still have a way to steer the boat I have a standard Edson pull-pull steering system Once, on the
- Yanmar 4JH3 versus 4JH4 - Cruisers Sailing Forums
From a cruiser's viewpoint the major difference is you can get at the impeller in the 4JH4 without being a contortionist or magician Replacing the impeller in the 4JH3 was not easy I have a 4jH3 and will second that the impeller access sucks
- squiddio plugin - Page 9 - Cruisers Sailing Forums
From my viewpoint, Squiddio is not a suitable replacement for Active Captain In most instances it requires internet access to view the relevant data, its user interface in OpenCPN is not as user friendly and nor does it contain the anchorage detail that Active Captain does, and there is very little feedback from sailors visiting the anchorages
- Help OpenCPN gt; gt; Problems Loading Charts - Cruisers Sailing Forums
1:46:21 PM: Setting Viewpoint Lat Lon 18 1507, -65 6335 1:46:21 PM: Setting Ownship Lat Lon 33 358, -79 282
- Do you lock your prop or let it spin? - Cruisers Sailing Forums
From a work done viewpoint: The case with locked prop is that the drag produces torque but no work since the prop is not turning - potential energy only The case with the unlocked prop is that as the prop is rotating work is being ie torque x turns = work BUT: non rotating = high form drag, lower friction drag
- Progressive sign and glide towing is great - Cruisers Forum
Didn't think to ask as the tow was free (for me) But I doubt the city Marina provides that service I was surprised at the price too, but the time seemed right, 30 minutes from base to me, one hour under tow for the two miles (one from the bridge at 5 knots, and one at idle speed through the channel onto the ball), and half an hour back for him, at $225 hour
- SF Bay marinas with liveaboards - Cruisers Sailing Forums
Another municipal viewpoint The municipal marina in Marathon, FL will rent moorings ONLY to liveaboards The logic is that liveaboards spend money in the local community Restaurants, bars, liquor stores, Home Depot type stores, marine parts and service businesses, etc, etc This is versus boats on moorings with no one aboard = wet storage
- Open CPN and Google Earth - Cruisers Sailing Forums
It rather depends on what you want it to do In the preferences I select "follow chart viewport" which means that when you move the chart the GE views follows the move
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