On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 13:25:16 GMT, "Ligniere"
wrote:

I said top of the line 50 amp chargers.

Your Shakespeare rubber ducky is no antenna for what you use it for. Get it
checked!

ahahahaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And you don't even own a Charles Marine battery charger. No such thing! No
such company exists!

BWAAHAAAHAAAAAAAHAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is the link..

http://www.charlesindustries.com/main/ma_chargers.html

Personally, I don't know a thing about them. I do know that Valiant
uses some of the Charles Industries products on the boats they build
because I have seem them while prowling through the parts warehouse.
They don't use the Charles battery chargers, though. They use
ProMariner for those. I can't remember offhand if I have ever seen
Charles chargers written up in Practical Sailor or not and I am too
lazy and disinterested to look it up


"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
Take it over to your radio shop and have him hook it up to a Cushman or
IFR
analyzer. See if it is tuned for walkie talkies (to have your head next to
it) or tuned for stand alone operation.

You're the dummy who said Charles Marine doesn't make 50 amp chargers.
You trolls were DOA after that.
Sorry.

RB

http://www.charlesindustries.com/main/ma_chargers.html

Clearly the pinhead is right.
"No such company exists!"

bwahahahahahaha! What a loser!

RB

note: Booby has never actually made it to Norwalk. He keeps turning
back due to drizzle.

We were there several times last year aboard Ghost. Tell us what it costs to
stay at the town dock???
Hmmmmm?

RB

Your
math is so bad you think 4-6 is the same as 8.3.

yep...two miles off. I was quite close and didn't have to look it up. We've
made Norwalk in 4 and a half hours. Oyster Bay is about 3.
You stepped in it again!

RB

Hey Nutsy & Doug,

If the boom isn't supposed to bend, why in the hell is the vang used?
I've been led to believe that the vang is used to tension the main, to
control the "cord" by bending the boom. Is this wrong?

Ole Thom

Oz,

I've just ordered a new North Main. They have a pretty good deal going
right now. It is a trade in (rebate) on your old main. With the rebate
they came in the lowest priced of Hild, UK, Omega ( Staff- a local loft)

I also got an interesting sea story with the purchase. I said the sail
was for my Gulf 29 and the sailmaker said that his Mother told him he
was conceived on a Gulf 29.. Now that's what I call a fast vessel!!

I'll Drink to That!

Ole Thom

How much money are you talking about? What is the luff length?


"Thomas Stewart" wrote in message ...
Oz,

I've just ordered a new North Main. They have a pretty good deal going
right now. It is a trade in (rebate) on your old main. With the rebate
they came in the lowest priced of Hild, UK, Omega ( Staff- a local loft)

I also got an interesting sea story with the purchase. I said the sail
was for my Gulf 29 and the sailmaker said that his Mother told him he
was conceived on a Gulf 29.. Now that's what I call a fast vessel!!

I'll Drink to That!

Ole Thom

Well, we the wear marks on several of our mains. While it's
true that this wouldn't happen if it was only done occasionally
in light air, the problem seems to be habit. It's a bad habit, and
it's not necessary.

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
...
That's a crock with sturdy Dacron cruising sails unless it's done for
extended periods in high winds. The sail against the spreader and stay
does
not cause accelerated abrasion at low wind speeds. I have done this with
my
main and have seen it done on many vessels... I have yet to see
significant
wear show on my sail in that area.

I'm not saying it won't cause abrasion... just that in light airs when
it's
usually employed.. the effect is negligible. In winds strong enough to
cause
the material to rub with force you would not elect to have the main so far
over.

CM


"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
| Yes, but the sails shouldn't be against the shrouds. It causes
| a lot of wear and tear for no reason.
|
| "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
| ...
| Ever hear the term "Broad Reach".... or "Beam Reach"????
|
| CM
|
|
| "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
| ...
| | You claimed you were reaching in a couple of the pictures,
| | but the mainsail is against the spreaders. How come?
| |
| | "Simple Simon" wrote in message
| | ...
| | Booby has been singing the same old tune for years.
| |
| | "Capt. Neal never posts any pictures of his Crapanado
| | sailing.
| |
| | "The Crapton never sails or he would post some
| | pictures of him sailing."
| |
| | "The loser never leaves the mooring."
| |
| | And on and on and on. Well, I finally got sick of
| | his harassment so I took some time to snap a few
| | pics this week-end of "Cut the Mustard" under sail.
| |
| | I must apologize because all the pictures were taken
| | from aboard and they don't really do justice to the
| | real beauty that is my Coronado under sail showing
| | the entire vessel in her glory. But, it these pictures
| | cause Booby to shut his yap it will be worth the
| | effort.
| |
| | http://www.homestead.com/captneal/Thumbsup.html
| |
| | Enjoy!
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
|
|
|

See my other post. I'm interested in good sailing habits of
my students, not in trying to educate a drunken fool who
sails for two days out of the year.

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
...
You sound like a sailing instructer which is one level above a dockside
sailor. You are not on the vessel at the time and you have no clue as to
what the vessel demands in trim or set to achieve it's sweet spot. In
short
you are talking through your hat.

CM

"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
| I don't think that's a valid reason for letting them rub like that.
| Bean reaching with proper sail trim.
|
| You should rethink your technique.
|
| "Simple Simon" wrote in message
| ...
| Moroon is right. I was beam reaching and had the sail adjusted
| accordingly. The sail is very full because the outhaul is eased.
|
|
| "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
| ...
| You claimed you were reaching in a couple of the pictures,
| but the mainsail is against the spreaders. How come?
|
| "Simple Simon" wrote in message
| ...
| Booby has been singing the same old tune for years.
|
| "Capt. Neal never posts any pictures of his Crapanado
| sailing.
|
| "The Crapton never sails or he would post some
| pictures of him sailing."
|
| "The loser never leaves the mooring."
|
| And on and on and on. Well, I finally got sick of
| his harassment so I took some time to snap a few
| pics this week-end of "Cut the Mustard" under sail.
|
| I must apologize because all the pictures were taken
| from aboard and they don't really do justice to the
| real beauty that is my Coronado under sail showing
| the entire vessel in her glory. But, it these pictures
| cause Booby to shut his yap it will be worth the
| effort.
|
| http://www.homestead.com/captneal/Thumbsup.html
|
| Enjoy!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

I bet you know more about lathering perfume on yourself
than I. You're the one who doesn't bathe, thus needs to
cover the stink.

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
...
I bet you not only "bathe" twice a day.... but lather on the perfume
afterwards!

CM

"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
| Basically, he doesn't bathe.
|
| "felton" wrote in message
| ...
| On Mon, 23 Jun 2003 18:58:18 -0400, "Simple Simon"
| wrote:
|
| I've got two tanks. One in the main saloon that holds 12 gallons
| and is used for the sink in the head for washing, shaving, brushing
| teeth, etc.
|
| I put in another 18-gallon polyethelyne tank under the cockpit
| that holds water for the galley sink which I use for drinking,
cooking,
| rinsing dishes (I wash them in salt water), making coffee, etc.
| Keeping the tanks topped off is an ongoing process.
|
| I have three, six-gallon plastic water jugs I used to ferry water
from
| ashore to keep the tanks full. These I keep full until I have to
empty
| them into the tanks then I re-fill them ashore. I pilfer water from
| various
| places near the dinghy landing. I also collect rainwater for bathing
| purposes.
| This I keep in gallon jugs.
|
| Thanks I was wondering about that.
|
| "felton" wrote in message
| ...
| I can see where your electrical energy comes from, but what is your
| water tankage capacity and how do you manage your water supply out
on
| the mooring? Something I have been curious about.
|
| Thanks
|
|
| On Mon, 23 Jun 2003 15:32:28 -0400, "Simple Simon"
| wrote:
|
| I have four Shell (formerly Siemens) panels. The model number is
| SM50-H.
| These reside atop the bimini. The two on the sailboard are soon to
be
| gotten
| rid of as they are old, and off-brand and only output about half
of
| their original
| rating.
|
| The Shell panels are rated at a little over three amps each or
fifty
| watts. Times
| it by four and it amounts to 12 amps or 200 watts. The older
panels
| only
| output a little over one amp each. They are about at the end of
their
| useful
| life. I plug them in when I've got everything but the kitchen sink
| running off
| the batteries.
|
| If you are going to use a fridge you need about four of the Shell
| panels to
| do it right.
|
|
| "Synergy" wrote in message
| . ..
| Simon,
|
| Exactly how many solar cells do you have onboard? What model(s)
are
| they
| and how much juice do they produce? I'm thinking of installing
at
| least one
| on our boat but I'm not sure how effective they are. We're
looking
| for
| something that can replenish the house while we use our fridge
on
| the hook
| ~3AH/day.
|
| Louis
| s/v Synergy
| Westsail 32 #679
|
| "Simple Simon" wrote in message
| ...
| Booby has been singing the same old tune for years.
|
| "Capt. Neal never posts any pictures of his Crapanado
| sailing.
|
| "The Crapton never sails or he would post some
| pictures of him sailing."
|
| "The loser never leaves the mooring."
|
| And on and on and on. Well, I finally got sick of
| his harassment so I took some time to snap a few
| pics this week-end of "Cut the Mustard" under sail.
|
| I must apologize because all the pictures were taken
| from aboard and they don't really do justice to the
| real beauty that is my Coronado under sail showing
| the entire vessel in her glory. But, it these pictures
| cause Booby to shut his yap it will be worth the
| effort.
|
| http://www.homestead.com/captneal/Thumbsup.html
|
| Enjoy!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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