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We are once again underway for a little boating adventure, and
hopefully by this time next month we will be deep into the Caribbean, most probably the BVI or Leeward Islands. From there we'll work our way south to Martinique and St Lucia in the Windward Islands before turning around and heading back north. Some of you will remember that we did mostly the same trip 3 years ago. It was arguably one of the best boating cruises of my lifetime and hopefully this one will be even better. Anyone who wants to keep track of our progress or lack thereof can keep track of us he http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiadygIUkT4LIXeoYfKADAn2Dkz os Right now we're headed to Key West for a few days of watching my oldest son racing sailboats in the annual Key West regatta, and after that we'll head over to the Bahamas and start working our way farther south as weather permits. We'll have some internet access along the way but not everywhere, so play nice in the meanwhile and try to think more about boating and less about politics, gun control, abortion, etc. |
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On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 10:02:50 PM UTC-4, Wayne B wrote:
We are once again underway for a little boating adventure, and hopefully by this time next month we will be deep into the Caribbean, most probably the BVI or Leeward Islands. From there we'll work our way south to Martinique and St Lucia in the Windward Islands before turning around and heading back north. Some of you will remember that we did mostly the same trip 3 years ago. It was arguably one of the best boating cruises of my lifetime and hopefully this one will be even better. Anyone who wants to keep track of our progress or lack thereof can keep track of us he http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiadygIUkT4LIXeoYfKADAn2Dkz os Right now we're headed to Key West for a few days of watching my oldest son racing sailboats in the annual Key West regatta, and after that we'll head over to the Bahamas and start working our way farther south as weather permits. We'll have some internet access along the way but not everywhere, so play nice in the meanwhile and try to think more about boating and less about politics, gun control, abortion, etc. Reminds me of when my buddy got the job of mate on the supply boat for the Windjammer fleet. I believe it started in Ft, lauderdale and worked it's way down the islands to the ABC islands off the coast of South America. Each trip took about a month round trip. I should have jumped right on that and made the trip... if only he could keep a job more than a few months..... |
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On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:02:50 -0500, Wayne B wrote:
We are once again underway for a little boating adventure, and hopefully by this time next month we will be deep into the Caribbean, most probably the BVI or Leeward Islands. From there we'll work our way south to Martinique and St Lucia in the Windward Islands before turning around and heading back north. Some of you will remember that we did mostly the same trip 3 years ago. It was arguably one of the best boating cruises of my lifetime and hopefully this one will be even better. Anyone who wants to keep track of our progress or lack thereof can keep track of us he http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiadygIUkT4LIXeoYfKADAn2Dkz os Right now we're headed to Key West for a few days of watching my oldest son racing sailboats in the annual Key West regatta, and after that we'll head over to the Bahamas and start working our way farther south as weather permits. We'll have some internet access along the way but not everywhere, so play nice in the meanwhile and try to think more about boating and less about politics, gun control, abortion, etc. Have a super trip, and eat some bonito for me! Salmonbait -- 'Name-calling'...the liberals' answer to a lost argument! |
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:01:02 -0500, Gogarty
wrote: In article , says... (Snip) Nice to see something about boats here. Do you have an AIS transmitter? === No, don't have an AIS receiver eiher, although I've thought of getting one. |
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On Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:04:14 -0500, Gogarty
wrote: In article , says... On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:01:02 -0500, Gogarty wrote: In article , says... (Snip) Nice to see something about boats here. Do you have an AIS transmitter? === No, don't have an AIS receiver eiher, although I've thought of getting one. Check thhis out. They offer free AIS receivers. http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/def...px?level0=100# ==== Interesting. It looks like they are trying to expand their network of base/relay stations, not supply AIS receivers to boats. The receivers aren't all that expensive of course, and some of he new VHF units have AIS built in, a trend which I expect to continue. The incremental cost to a manufacturer is peanuts once the circuit boards go into mass production. The biggest advantage to having AIS integral to your VHF is that the need for an additional antenna is eliminated, and so is the need for an extra box to install. I've already got too many electronic gizmos on board. |
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On Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:01:58 -0500, Gogarty
wrote: In article , says... On Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:04:14 -0500, Gogarty wrote: In article , says... On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:01:02 -0500, Gogarty wrote: In article , says... (Snip) Nice to see something about boats here. Do you have an AIS transmitter? === No, don't have an AIS receiver eiher, although I've thought of getting one. Check thhis out. They offer free AIS receivers. http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/def...px?level0=100# ==== Interesting. It looks like they are trying to expand their network of base/relay stations, not supply AIS receivers to boats. The receivers aren't all that expensive of course, and some of he new VHF units have AIS built in, a trend which I expect to continue. The incremental cost to a manufacturer is peanuts once the circuit boards go into mass production. The biggest advantage to having AIS integral to your VHF is that the need for an additional antenna is eliminated, and so is the need for an extra box to install. I've already got too many electronic gizmos on board. Being boatless now (Sob! Weep!) I keep in touch through thoe AIS maps and this: http://nyharborwebcam.com/ The AIS maps allow you to build a fleet of vessels to keep in touch all around the world. It seems as if every row boat in New York has an AIS transmitter. === That's a good web site, thanks. |
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"Wayne B" wrote
in message ... Gogarty wrote: wayneb says... Gogarty wrote: wayneb says... Gogarty wrote wayneb says... (Snip) Nice to see something about boats here. Do you have an AIS transmitter? No, don't have an AIS receiver eiher, although I've thought of getting one. Check thhis out. They offer free AIS receivers. http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/def...px?level0=100# Interesting. It looks like they are trying to expand their network of base/relay stations, not supply AIS receivers to boats. The receivers aren't all that expensive of course, and some of he new VHF units have AIS built in, a trend which I expect to continue. The incremental cost to a manufacturer is peanuts once the circuit boards go into mass production. The biggest advantage to having AIS integral to your VHF is that the need for an additional antenna is eliminated, and so is the need for an extra box to install. I've already got too many electronic gizmos on board. Being boatless now (Sob! Weep!) I keep in touch through thoe AIS maps and this: http://nyharborwebcam.com/ The AIS maps allow you to build a fleet of vessels to keep in touch all around the world. It seems as if every row boat in New York has an AIS transmitter. That's a good web site, thanks. Oh please! Does anybody sail for sailing's sake anymore? Or has sailing become just another Facebook substitute? "HEY LOOKIT MEEEEEE!!!!" -- Sir Gregory |
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On Jan 24, 11:18*am, Wayne B wrote:
On Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:01:58 -0500, Gogarty wrote: In article , says... On Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:04:14 -0500, Gogarty wrote: In article , says... On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:01:02 -0500, Gogarty wrote: In article , says... (Snip) Nice to see something about boats here. Do you have an AIS transmitter? === No, don't have an AIS receiver eiher, although I've thought of getting one. Check thhis out. They offer free AIS receivers. http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/def...px?level0=100# ==== Interesting. * It looks like they are trying to expand their network of base/relay stations, not supply AIS receivers to boats. *The receivers aren't all that expensive of course, and some of he new VHF units have AIS built in, a trend which I expect to continue. *The incremental cost to a *manufacturer is peanuts once the circuit boards go into mass production. * The biggest advantage to having AIS integral to your VHF is that the need for an additional antenna is eliminated, and so is the need for an extra box to install. *I've already got too many electronic gizmos on board. Being boatless now (Sob! Weep!) I keep in touch through thoe AIS maps and this: http://nyharborwebcam.com/ The AIS maps allow you to build a fleet of vessels to keep in touch all around the world. It seems as if every row boat in New York has an AIS transmitter. === That's a good web site, thanks. Agreed. Very good site. |
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On Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:41:37 -0500, Gogarty
wrote: In article , åke says... (Snip) Oh please! Does anybody sail for sailing's sake anymore? Or has sailing become just another Facebook substitute? "HEY LOOKIT MEEEEEE!!!!" You object to expanding the experience? Got hemp? What's Facebook? Check those sites I posted. You might learn a thing or too. That is extremely doubtful as, you see, the illustrious Gregory already knows everything there is to know about sailing. Learned all about it reading sailing magazines :-( -- Chers, Bruce |
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On Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:37:11 -0500, Gogarty
wrote: In my "fleet" I have all the cruise ships that use New York (I get an email notice when any of them enters or leaves a port), a party boat from Flushing Bay, Mystic Whaler up in Mystic and a 45 foot catamaran I have tracked from mid-Atlantic to Venezuela. Queen Mary 2 was in New York a couple if weeks ago but is now in the eastern Med. The harbor webcam is especially interesting. It amuses me. ======= I never get tired of watching the boats in NY Harbor. Back in the 80s I had an office on the 9th floor of 111 Wall Street with a great view of the East River going out towards Governors Island. You never knew what you'd see from one day to the next. |
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On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:02:50 -0500, Wayne B
wrote: We are once again underway for a little boating adventure, and hopefully by this time next month we will be deep into the Caribbean, most probably the BVI or Leeward Islands. From there we'll work our way south to Martinique and St Lucia in the Windward Islands before turning around and heading back north. Some of you will remember that we did mostly the same trip 3 years ago. It was arguably one of the best boating cruises of my lifetime and hopefully this one will be even better. Anyone who wants to keep track of our progress or lack thereof can keep track of us he http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiadygIUkT4LIXeoYfKADAn2Dkz os Right now we're headed to Key West for a few days of watching my oldest son racing sailboats in the annual Key West regatta, and after that we'll head over to the Bahamas and start working our way farther south as weather permits. We'll have some internet access along the way but not everywhere, so play nice in the meanwhile and try to think more about boating and less about politics, gun control, abortion, etc. ======== We've made pretty good progress so far (presently at Chubb Cay in the central Bahamas), and have had some interesting experiences along the way. On day 2 we were heading SW from Marco Island towards Key West in strong north easterly winds and 3 to 5 foot waves - not exactly idylllic, but since we were headed downwind and surfing the waves, fairly tolerable. Next thing I know an 87 foot Coast Guard cutter with a pair of large machine guns on deck is pursuing us from astern. They already had an inflatable and boarding party in the water so it was clearly not going to be a social visit. The inflatable could not keep up with our sprightly 9 knots so they radioed us to slow down to 5 knots, which we did of course. We were boarded by 5 heavily armed young coasties who announced that they "wanted to see if we were safe out here." The boarding officer was almost apologetic but said that we were the only boat out that they had seen. We've been through this before so all of our equipment was well in order, then they asked for our boat documentation and "identificaion for everyone on board". Since our passports were with the boat doc, I handed them in thinking there could be no better proof of citizenship and ID. It turned out they wanted driver's licenses however so they could run a search on the NCIS database in the hope they could find unpaid parking tickets perhaps? It was tempting to tell them that we didn't need drivers licenses to be out there but discretion overruled that impulse. At any rate we finally got a clean bill of health and were on our way. Yesterday while heading across the Gulf Stream from the Florida Keys, we were startled by the sight of a 25 to 30 inch fish which jumped high in the air, even with the flybridge at about 15 feet, and sailed clean across the boat to the other side. It was the most spectacular jump I've ever seen from a fish that size. The weather has been good so far and tomorrow we are headed south east towards Nassau and he northern Exuma Islands. All systems are go - especially the alternators thanks to Tim's good work. |
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Wayne, Geoff Schultz has developed a means to interrogate the SPOT site to
get continuous data for their maps on his blog (bluejacket). You might want to look at it; right now I'm a bit busy to do that :{)) L8R Skip -- Morgan 461 #2 SV Flying Pig KI4MPC See our galleries at www.justpickone.org/skip/gallery ! Follow us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheFlyingPigLog and/or http://groups.google.com/group/flyingpiglog When a man comes to like a sea life, he is not fit to live on land. - Dr. Samuel Johnson |
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On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 15:41:06 -0500, "Flying Pig"
wrote: Wayne, Geoff Schultz has developed a means to interrogate the SPOT site to get continuous data for their maps on his blog (bluejacket). You might want to look at it; right now I'm a bit busy to do that :{)) ==== Interesting, I'll take a look at it when I get a chance. Thanks. Currently anchored at Highbourne Cay, farther south tomorrow. All systems are go, weather warm and windy (15 to 20 kts) out of the north east. |
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On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 09:14:49 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:
In article , says... On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:02:50 -0500, Wayne B wrote: We are once again underway for a little boating adventure, and hopefully by this time next month we will be deep into the Caribbean, most probably the BVI or Leeward Islands. From there we'll work our way south to Martinique and St Lucia in the Windward Islands before turning around and heading back north. Some of you will remember that we did mostly the same trip 3 years ago. It was arguably one of the best boating cruises of my lifetime and hopefully this one will be even better. Anyone who wants to keep track of our progress or lack thereof can keep track of us he http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiadygIUkT4LIXeoYfKADAn2Dkz os Right now we're headed to Key West for a few days of watching my oldest son racing sailboats in the annual Key West regatta, and after that we'll head over to the Bahamas and start working our way farther south as weather permits. We'll have some internet access along the way but not everywhere, so play nice in the meanwhile and try to think more about boating and less about politics, gun control, abortion, etc. ======== We've made pretty good progress so far (presently at Chubb Cay in the central Bahamas), and have had some interesting experiences along the way. On day 2 we were heading SW from Marco Island towards Key West in strong north easterly winds and 3 to 5 foot waves - not exactly idylllic, but since we were headed downwind and surfing the waves, fairly tolerable. Next thing I know an 87 foot Coast Guard cutter with a pair of large machine guns on deck is pursuing us from astern. They already had an inflatable and boarding party in the water so it was clearly not going to be a social visit. The inflatable could not keep up with our sprightly 9 knots so they radioed us to slow down to 5 knots, which we did of course. We were boarded by 5 heavily armed young coasties who announced that they "wanted to see if we were safe out here." The boarding officer was almost apologetic but said that we were the only boat out that they had seen. We've been through this before so all of our equipment was well in order, then they asked for our boat documentation and "identificaion for everyone on board". Since our passports were with the boat doc, I handed them in thinking there could be no better proof of citizenship and ID. It turned out they wanted driver's licenses however so they could run a search on the NCIS database in the hope they could find unpaid parking tickets perhaps? It was tempting to tell them that we didn't need drivers licenses to be out there but discretion overruled that impulse. At any rate we finally got a clean bill of health and were on our way. Yesterday while heading across the Gulf Stream from the Florida Keys, we were startled by the sight of a 25 to 30 inch fish which jumped high in the air, even with the flybridge at about 15 feet, and sailed clean across the boat to the other side. It was the most spectacular jump I've ever seen from a fish that size. The weather has been good so far and tomorrow we are headed south east towards Nassau and he northern Exuma Islands. All systems are go - especially the alternators thanks to Tim's good work. Good deal!! Please repost your tracking URL I enjoy watching your progress! ==== http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiadygIUkT4LIXeoYfKADAn2Dkz os |
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On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:39:12 -0500, Gogarty
wrote: There was an incident a few years ago involving a large yacht travelling the ICW and the CG. I forget the details but the yacht was stopped and searched very few miles by yet another bunch of curious Coasties. Finally the owner blew up and got jail and confiscation for his trouble. === USCG has become sensitive to the issue of repetitive boardings. The key to avoidance is to ask for, and save, the so called "yellow sheet" issued after a boarding. If you have a yellow sheet on board showing a clean inspection within the last 6 months, they will let you go unless there is some other probable cause. |
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On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:39:12 -0500, Wayne B wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:39:12 -0500, Gogarty wrote: There was an incident a few years ago involving a large yacht travelling the ICW and the CG. I forget the details but the yacht was stopped and searched very few miles by yet another bunch of curious Coasties. Finally the owner blew up and got jail and confiscation for his trouble. === USCG has become sensitive to the issue of repetitive boardings. The key to avoidance is to ask for, and save, the so called "yellow sheet" issued after a boarding. If you have a yellow sheet on board showing a clean inspection within the last 6 months, they will let you go unless there is some other probable cause. Last time I got one they told me it would be good for a year. But, that was some time ago, well before 9/11. Salmonbait -- 'Name-calling'...the liberals' answer to a lost argument! |
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On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:35:14 -0500, Wayne B
wrote: On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:02:50 -0500, Wayne B wrote: We are once again underway for a little boating adventure, and hopefully by this time next month we will be deep into the Caribbean, most probably the BVI or Leeward Islands. From there we'll work our way south to Martinique and St Lucia in the Windward Islands before turning around and heading back north. Some of you will remember that we did mostly the same trip 3 years ago. It was arguably one of the best boating cruises of my lifetime and hopefully this one will be even better. Anyone who wants to keep track of our progress or lack thereof can keep track of us he http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiadygIUkT4LIXeoYfKADAn2Dkz os Right now we're headed to Key West for a few days of watching my oldest son racing sailboats in the annual Key West regatta, and after that we'll head over to the Bahamas and start working our way farther south as weather permits. We'll have some internet access along the way but not everywhere, so play nice in the meanwhile and try to think more about boating and less about politics, gun control, abortion, etc. ======== We've made pretty good progress so far (presently at Chubb Cay in the central Bahamas), and have had some interesting experiences along the way. On day 2 we were heading SW from Marco Island towards Key West in strong north easterly winds and 3 to 5 foot waves - not exactly idylllic, but since we were headed downwind and surfing the waves, fairly tolerable. Next thing I know an 87 foot Coast Guard cutter with a pair of large machine guns on deck is pursuing us from astern. They already had an inflatable and boarding party in the water so it was clearly not going to be a social visit. The inflatable could not keep up with our sprightly 9 knots so they radioed us to slow down to 5 knots, which we did of course. We were boarded by 5 heavily armed young coasties who announced that they "wanted to see if we were safe out here." The boarding officer was almost apologetic but said that we were the only boat out that they had seen. We've been through this before so all of our equipment was well in order, then they asked for our boat documentation and "identificaion for everyone on board". Since our passports were with the boat doc, I handed them in thinking there could be no better proof of citizenship and ID. It turned out they wanted driver's licenses however so they could run a search on the NCIS database in the hope they could find unpaid parking tickets perhaps? It was tempting to tell them that we didn't need drivers licenses to be out there but discretion overruled that impulse. At any rate we finally got a clean bill of health and were on our way. Yesterday while heading across the Gulf Stream from the Florida Keys, we were startled by the sight of a 25 to 30 inch fish which jumped high in the air, even with the flybridge at about 15 feet, and sailed clean across the boat to the other side. It was the most spectacular jump I've ever seen from a fish that size. The weather has been good so far and tomorrow we are headed south east towards Nassau and he northern Exuma Islands. All systems are go - especially the alternators thanks to Tim's good work. ==== Just arrived at South Side Marina in the Turks and Caicos after a moderately challenging run south from the Exuma Islands. We'll probably be here for 2 or 3 days while we rest up and plan out the next leg of the trip, most likely the Dominican Republic or possibly all the way to Puerto Rico if we have a really good weather window. We caught a nice Mahi Mahi about 20 miles SE of the Exumas and promptly cooked it up for dinner that evening. Delicious. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiadygIUkT4LIXeoYfKADAn2Dkz os |
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On Feb 2, 4:30*pm, Wayne B wrote:
On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:35:14 -0500, Wayne B wrote: On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:02:50 -0500, Wayne B wrote: We are once again underway for a little boating adventure, and hopefully by this time next month we will be deep into the Caribbean, most probably *the BVI or Leeward Islands. *From there we'll work our way south to Martinique and St Lucia in the Windward Islands before turning around and heading back north. * Some of you will remember that we did mostly the same trip 3 years ago. *It was arguably one of the best boating cruises of my lifetime and hopefully this one will be even better. Anyone who wants to keep track of our progress or lack thereof can keep track of us he http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiady... Right now we're headed to Key West for a few days of watching my oldest son racing sailboats in the annual Key West regatta, and after that we'll head over to the Bahamas and start working our way farther south as weather permits. We'll have some internet access along the way but not everywhere, so play nice in the meanwhile and try to think more about boating and less about politics, gun control, abortion, etc. ======== We've made pretty good progress so far (presently at Chubb Cay in the central Bahamas), and have had some interesting experiences along the way. * On day 2 we were heading SW from Marco Island towards Key West in strong north easterly winds and 3 to 5 foot waves - not exactly idylllic, but since we were headed downwind and surfing the waves, fairly tolerable. * Next thing I know an 87 foot Coast Guard cutter with a pair of large machine guns on deck is pursuing us from astern. They already had an inflatable and boarding party in the water so it was clearly not going to be a social visit. *The inflatable could not keep up with our sprightly 9 knots so they radioed us to slow down to 5 knots, which we did of course. * We were boarded by 5 heavily armed young coasties who announced that they "wanted to see if we were safe out here." *The boarding officer was almost apologetic but said that we were the only boat out that they had seen. * We've been through this before so all of our equipment was well in order, then they asked for our boat documentation and "identificaion for everyone on board". Since our passports were with the boat doc, I handed them in thinking there could be no better proof of citizenship and ID. * It turned out they wanted driver's licenses however so they could run a search on the NCIS database in the hope they could find unpaid parking tickets perhaps? *It was tempting to tell them that *we didn't need drivers licenses to be out there but discretion overruled that impulse. * At any rate we finally got a clean bill of health and were on our way. Yesterday while heading across the Gulf Stream from the Florida Keys, we were startled by the sight of a 25 to 30 inch fish which jumped high in the air, even with the flybridge at about 15 feet, and sailed clean across the boat to the other side. *It was the most spectacular jump I've ever seen from a fish that size. The weather has been good so far and tomorrow we are headed south east towards Nassau and he northern Exuma Islands. * All systems are go - especially the alternators thanks to Tim's good work. ==== Just arrived at South Side Marina in the Turks and Caicos after a moderately challenging run south from the Exuma Islands. We'll probably be here for 2 or 3 days while we rest up and plan out the next leg of the trip, most likely the Dominican Republic or possibly all the way to Puerto Rico if we have a really good weather window. We caught a nice Mahi Mahi about 20 miles SE of the Exumas and promptly cooked it up for dinner that evening. Delicious. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiady.... Excellent, Wayne! |
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On Sat, 2 Feb 2013 16:45:31 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote: Just arrived at South Side Marina in the Turks and Caicos after a moderately challenging run south from the Exuma Islands. We'll probably be here for 2 or 3 days while we rest up and plan out the next leg of the trip, most likely the Dominican Republic or possibly all the way to Puerto Rico if we have a really good weather window. We caught a nice Mahi Mahi about 20 miles SE of the Exumas and promptly cooked it up for dinner that evening. Delicious. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiady... Excellent, Wayne! === Tim, I'm pleased to report that "our" alternator is performing flawlessly so far. Admiral Diane has prepared a number of meals while we were underway without using the generator at all, just the juice supplied from the big Leece-Neville to power the stove top, microwave, toaster, etc. When we finish a days run the big house bank of golf cart batts is always fully charged. That has cut back the need for generator run time a great deal. |
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On Feb 2, 8:24*pm, Wayne B wrote:
On Sat, 2 Feb 2013 16:45:31 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: Just arrived at South Side Marina in the Turks and Caicos after a moderately challenging run south from the Exuma Islands. We'll probably be here for 2 or 3 days while we rest up and plan out the next leg of the trip, most likely the Dominican Republic or possibly all the way to Puerto Rico if we have a really good weather window. We caught a nice Mahi Mahi about 20 miles SE of the Exumas and promptly cooked it up for dinner that evening. Delicious. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiady... Excellent, Wayne! === Tim, I'm pleased to report that "our" alternator is performing flawlessly so far. *Admiral Diane has prepared a number of meals while we were underway without using the generator at all, just the juice supplied from the big Leece-Neville to power the stove top, microwave, toaster, etc. *When we finish a days run the big house bank of golf cart batts is always fully charged. * That has cut back the need for generator run time a great deal. Oh how I love the idea of massive armies of electrons flowing at high speed, AND in proper accordance! |
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On 2/2/2013 10:50 PM, Tim wrote:
On Feb 2, 8:24 pm, Wayne B wrote: On Sat, 2 Feb 2013 16:45:31 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: Just arrived at South Side Marina in the Turks and Caicos after a moderately challenging run south from the Exuma Islands. We'll probably be here for 2 or 3 days while we rest up and plan out the next leg of the trip, most likely the Dominican Republic or possibly all the way to Puerto Rico if we have a really good weather window. We caught a nice Mahi Mahi about 20 miles SE of the Exumas and promptly cooked it up for dinner that evening. Delicious. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiady... Excellent, Wayne! === Tim, I'm pleased to report that "our" alternator is performing flawlessly so far. Admiral Diane has prepared a number of meals while we were underway without using the generator at all, just the juice supplied from the big Leece-Neville to power the stove top, microwave, toaster, etc. When we finish a days run the big house bank of golf cart batts is always fully charged. That has cut back the need for generator run time a great deal. Oh how I love the idea of massive armies of electrons flowing at high speed, AND in proper accordance! Nothing like a little resistance to heat things up:) |
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On Feb 2, 10:16*pm, JustWaitAFrekinMinute
wrote: On 2/2/2013 10:50 PM, Tim wrote: On Feb 2, 8:24 pm, Wayne B wrote: On Sat, 2 Feb 2013 16:45:31 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: Just arrived at South Side Marina in the Turks and Caicos after a moderately challenging run south from the Exuma Islands. We'll probably be here for 2 or 3 days while we rest up and plan out the next leg of the trip, most likely the Dominican Republic or possibly all the way to Puerto Rico if we have a really good weather window. We caught a nice Mahi Mahi about 20 miles SE of the Exumas and promptly cooked it up for dinner that evening. Delicious. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiady... Excellent, Wayne! === Tim, I'm pleased to report that "our" alternator is performing flawlessly so far. *Admiral Diane has prepared a number of meals while we were underway without using the generator at all, just the juice supplied from the big Leece-Neville to power the stove top, microwave, toaster, etc. *When we finish a days run the big house bank of golf cart batts is always fully charged. * That has cut back the need for generator run time a great deal. Oh how I love the idea of massive armies of electrons flowing at high speed, AND in proper accordance! Nothing like a little resistance to heat things up:) DON"T SAY THAT!!! |
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On 2/2/2013 11:35 PM, Tim wrote:
On Feb 2, 10:16 pm, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: On 2/2/2013 10:50 PM, Tim wrote: On Feb 2, 8:24 pm, Wayne B wrote: On Sat, 2 Feb 2013 16:45:31 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: Just arrived at South Side Marina in the Turks and Caicos after a moderately challenging run south from the Exuma Islands. We'll probably be here for 2 or 3 days while we rest up and plan out the next leg of the trip, most likely the Dominican Republic or possibly all the way to Puerto Rico if we have a really good weather window. We caught a nice Mahi Mahi about 20 miles SE of the Exumas and promptly cooked it up for dinner that evening. Delicious. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiady... Excellent, Wayne! === Tim, I'm pleased to report that "our" alternator is performing flawlessly so far. Admiral Diane has prepared a number of meals while we were underway without using the generator at all, just the juice supplied from the big Leece-Neville to power the stove top, microwave, toaster, etc. When we finish a days run the big house bank of golf cart batts is always fully charged. That has cut back the need for generator run time a great deal. Oh how I love the idea of massive armies of electrons flowing at high speed, AND in proper accordance! Nothing like a little resistance to heat things up:) DON"T SAY THAT!!! Well, I didn't know you were superstitious Tim, but ok, I knocked on wood just in case...:) |
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"Wayne B" wrote: Tim, I'm pleased to report that "our" alternator is performing flawlessly so far. ------------------------------------ Just curious, which L/N do you have? Lew |
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On Feb 2, 10:52*pm, "Lew Hodgett" wrote:
"Wayne B" wrote: Tim, I'm pleased to report that "our" alternator is performing flawlessly so far. ------------------------------------ Just curious, which L/N do you have? Lew Lew, Wayne's is a modified LN 4900 320 a. 12v http://storesense1.mysuperpageshosti...ail.bok?no=505 BTW, I always enjoy reading online stores propaganda.. |
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On Sun, 3 Feb 2013 08:36:11 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:
In article , says... On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:35:14 -0500, Wayne B wrote: On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:02:50 -0500, Wayne B wrote: We are once again underway for a little boating adventure, and hopefully by this time next month we will be deep into the Caribbean, most probably the BVI or Leeward Islands. From there we'll work our way south to Martinique and St Lucia in the Windward Islands before turning around and heading back north. Some of you will remember that we did mostly the same trip 3 years ago. It was arguably one of the best boating cruises of my lifetime and hopefully this one will be even better. Anyone who wants to keep track of our progress or lack thereof can keep track of us he http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiadygIUkT4LIXeoYfKADAn2Dkz os Right now we're headed to Key West for a few days of watching my oldest son racing sailboats in the annual Key West regatta, and after that we'll head over to the Bahamas and start working our way farther south as weather permits. We'll have some internet access along the way but not everywhere, so play nice in the meanwhile and try to think more about boating and less about politics, gun control, abortion, etc. ======== We've made pretty good progress so far (presently at Chubb Cay in the central Bahamas), and have had some interesting experiences along the way. On day 2 we were heading SW from Marco Island towards Key West in strong north easterly winds and 3 to 5 foot waves - not exactly idylllic, but since we were headed downwind and surfing the waves, fairly tolerable. Next thing I know an 87 foot Coast Guard cutter with a pair of large machine guns on deck is pursuing us from astern. They already had an inflatable and boarding party in the water so it was clearly not going to be a social visit. The inflatable could not keep up with our sprightly 9 knots so they radioed us to slow down to 5 knots, which we did of course. We were boarded by 5 heavily armed young coasties who announced that they "wanted to see if we were safe out here." The boarding officer was almost apologetic but said that we were the only boat out that they had seen. We've been through this before so all of our equipment was well in order, then they asked for our boat documentation and "identificaion for everyone on board". Since our passports were with the boat doc, I handed them in thinking there could be no better proof of citizenship and ID. It turned out they wanted driver's licenses however so they could run a search on the NCIS database in the hope they could find unpaid parking tickets perhaps? It was tempting to tell them that we didn't need drivers licenses to be out there but discretion overruled that impulse. At any rate we finally got a clean bill of health and were on our way. Yesterday while heading across the Gulf Stream from the Florida Keys, we were startled by the sight of a 25 to 30 inch fish which jumped high in the air, even with the flybridge at about 15 feet, and sailed clean across the boat to the other side. It was the most spectacular jump I've ever seen from a fish that size. The weather has been good so far and tomorrow we are headed south east towards Nassau and he northern Exuma Islands. All systems are go - especially the alternators thanks to Tim's good work. ==== Just arrived at South Side Marina in the Turks and Caicos after a moderately challenging run south from the Exuma Islands. We'll probably be here for 2 or 3 days while we rest up and plan out the next leg of the trip, most likely the Dominican Republic or possibly all the way to Puerto Rico if we have a really good weather window. We caught a nice Mahi Mahi about 20 miles SE of the Exumas and promptly cooked it up for dinner that evening. Delicious. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiadygIUkT4LIXeoYfKADAn2Dkz os Awesome, I looked and the marina where you are at has a website!! http://www.southsidemarina-tci.com/index.html === Yes, South Side Marina is an interesting place, sort of an international cross roads for boats cruising north, south, east and west. Unfortunately Simon Anderson and his wife are not here this winter. They are incredibly helpful people who were always ready to round up local resources and provide transportation when needed, not to mention their party organizing and restaurant expeditions.. |
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On Sat, 2 Feb 2013 20:52:47 -0800, "Lew Hodgett"
wrote: "Wayne B" wrote: Tim, I'm pleased to report that "our" alternator is performing flawlessly so far. ------------------------------------ Just curious, which L/N do you have? Lew ==== I believe it is this one if my memory is correct: http://www.prestolite.com/pgs_products/specs.php?item_detail_id=951&item=A0014867JB&produ ct=Alternator It turns out that you can buy them on EBAY for halfway reasonable prices (search for Leece-Neville 270 amp). It was an interesting project which required a few iterations to get it right. Knocking on wood, it seems to be doing well. The idea was to be able to generate enough DC amps that I could drive a 2KW inverter while underway and eliminate the need for running the generator in most circumstances (the exception being air conditioning). Here's my original posting on this effort: Those of you who followed along with the updates from our Caribbean cruise earlier this year (2010), may remember that we experienced some alternator issues along the way. This was disappointing for a number of reasons because we had already spent a fair amount of time, effort and boat bucks trying to find a high output alternator that was also durable. Our goal is to not run the generator at all when under way, and to minimize generator time when anchored. The potential savings on generator fuel and maintenance add up to a big number. To that end we've installed a 2,000 watt inverter and a bank of 8 golf cart batteries with a total capacity of about 1,000 amp-hours. The inverter and battery bank work well together but the batteries eventually need to be recharged, and when underway, the alternator needs to supply inverter amps, recharge amps and onboard house loads like navigation equipment, lights, auto pilot, engine room blowers, etc. Peak alternator loads can easily approach 250 amps and average well over half of that. To make a long story short, no automotive alternator that we've tried has been capable of these loads over a long period of time, even those that have been beefed up with heavy duty components. We burned out a total of 4 over the course of 6 months in the islands. Repair and replacement was problematic to say the least. After consulting with Tim, our cheerful, ever helpful, resident alternator expert on "rec.boats", and a number of other sources, I decided that a fresh approach was needed. Enter a company called Leece-Neville, a division of Prestolite, that has been making heavy duty alternators for a long time. LNs are used all over the world on fire trucks, ambulances, busses, big trucks, heavy duty construction machinery, etc. Their big alternators make everything else look like a toy, weigh over 35 pounds and are priced accordingly. Many of the really big ones are north of $2K at full retail. Thanks to the internet and EBAY however, they are now becoming available at more reasonable prices. I was recently able to buy a unit that had been remanufactured to like new condition for about $400, a bargain compared to some of our previous repair/replace experiences. It is rated at 270 amps continuously at high temperatures, and is designed for fire trucks, ambulances and busses. http://www.prestolite.com/pgs_products/specs.php?item_detail_id=951&item=A0014867JB&produ ct=ALTERNATOR There are some downside issues however: It is designed for a so called J180 mounting bracket; requires multiple drive belts since it can use as much as 6 or 7 horsepower; and is not ignition protected for gasoline engines. Ignition protection is not an issue for our diesels, and fortunately the front pulley on a Detroit 6-71 can accomodate up to three belts. The mounting bracket was problematic however since the existing mount was for a Delco 2 inch foot. In exchange for a sizable boat buck fraction, a local machine shop fabricated a custom made J180 bracket from 1/2 inch cold rolled steel. In combination with some Grade 8 steel mounting hardware and a new adjusting arm, everything is now solidly attached, lined up and looking good with 3 brand new Gates Green Stripe belts installed. In testing it has put out well over 200 amps while maintaining reasonable temperatures. Stay tuned for the long term durability reports... :-) New alternator and bracket prior to installation with a beverage can for size reference: http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/3557/preinstallwithnewbracke.jpg After installation, with new HD belts and adjusting arm. The black detritus in the background is left over from the many previous alternators and belts which gave up their lives in that spot: http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/1462/installedimg0573.jpg Notes: 1. The washer stack shown in the pictures has been replaced by a solid steel spacer. 2. It turns out that the 1,000+ amp hour battery bank looks more or less like a dead short to the alternator and the resulting load is capable of burning out even a 270 amp heavy duty unit. This could have probably been remedied by installing an external "smart" regulator but it was more expedient to use a 12 ft length of #4 cable as a controlled resistance in series with the house bank. 3. We have now logged about 400 hours of underway operation with this configuration and it seems to be working well. |
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"Tim" wrote: "Lew Hodgett" wrote: Just curious, which L/N do you have? -------------------------------------------------- Lew, Wayne's is a modified LN 4900 320 a. 12v http://storesense1.mysuperpageshosti...ail.bok?no=505 BTW, I always enjoy reading online stores propaganda.. --------------------------------------------------------- Looks like the update for the 4800/4805 which was the great-great-great-grandson of the early 200A units I helped design. My guess is this 4900 would lock up most of the sailboat auxiliaries in service. G Just not enough horses. Takes a tad of torque to turn that puppy over. Lew |
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On Sun, 3 Feb 2013 07:36:53 -0800, "Lew Hodgett"
wrote: "Tim" wrote: "Lew Hodgett" wrote: Just curious, which L/N do you have? -------------------------------------------------- Lew, Wayne's is a modified LN 4900 320 a. 12v http://storesense1.mysuperpageshosti...ail.bok?no=505 BTW, I always enjoy reading online stores propaganda.. --------------------------------------------------------- Looks like the update for the 4800/4805 which was the great-great-great-grandson of the early 200A units I helped design. My guess is this 4900 would lock up most of the sailboat auxiliaries in service. G Just not enough horses. Takes a tad of torque to turn that puppy over. ==== Enough to make a Detroit 6-71 grunt for a split second when you switch on the big house bank. :-) I think you could drive one with a 40 or 50 horse aux if you had some sort of "soft start" regulator arrangement. The key is to have double or triple drive belts which most small engines are not equipped for. Another issue is the alternator mount and adjusting arm, both of which need to be quite rugged. |
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says... In article , says... On Feb 2, 10:16*pm, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: On 2/2/2013 10:50 PM, Tim wrote: On Feb 2, 8:24 pm, Wayne B wrote: On Sat, 2 Feb 2013 16:45:31 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: Just arrived at South Side Marina in the Turks and Caicos after a moderately challenging run south from the Exuma Islands. We'll probably be here for 2 or 3 days while we rest up and plan out the next leg of the trip, most likely the Dominican Republic or possibly all the way to Puerto Rico if we have a really good weather window. We caught a nice Mahi Mahi about 20 miles SE of the Exumas and promptly cooked it up for dinner that evening. Delicious. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiady... Excellent, Wayne! === Tim, I'm pleased to report that "our" alternator is performing flawlessly so far. *Admiral Diane has prepared a number of meals while we were underway without using the generator at all, just the juice supplied from the big Leece-Neville to power the stove top, microwave, toaster, etc. *When we finish a days run the big house bank of golf cart batts is always fully charged. * That has cut back the need for generator run time a great deal. Oh how I love the idea of massive armies of electrons flowing at high speed, AND in proper accordance! Nothing like a little resistance to heat things up:) DON"T SAY THAT!!! Indeed! Maybe you should contact Boeing and give them some pointers on battery management for their Dreamliner. LION batteries have always had an issue with heating up and blowing apart. |
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says... On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:41:06 -0500, wrote: On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:02:50 -0500, Wayne B wrote: hopefully by this time next month we will be deep into the Caribbean, most probably the BVI or Leeward Islands. Just be careful in the ghetto there ;-) Have a great trip and keep in touch. ============= After an all day/all night run from the Turks and Caicos we arrived at the north coast of the Dominican Republic around sunrise. The north coast of the DR is arguably among the most scenic in the Caribbean, perhaps anywhere. Picture large mountains covered with lush green foliage cascading in terraces down to shear rock cliffs which tower above the water. Off in the hills and trickling down into distant valleys are pockets of mist and smoke. The sun glistening off of all this in the early morning light gives makes it an almost mystical, ethereal vista. After a sometimes difficult all night run across open ocean, it is quite a welcome sight. We had the option to stop off at Ocean World Marina in Puerto Plata this morning but ellected instead to push on east along the DR coast to Bahia de Samana and Puerto Bahia Marina. Bahia de Samana is a winter breeding/calving ground for humpbacked whales, and right on cue we were greeted with the sight of them making huge leaps and splashes. The leaps and accompanying splash were so large that they were easily visible from over a mile away. Puerto Bahia Marina is an absolutely first class facility with good docks, good protection, and a very helpful, bi-lingual staff. We'll be here for a few days before pushing on either to Puerto Rico or the south coast of the DR. Stay tuned. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiadygIUkT4LIXeoYfKADAn2Dkz os Come on, quit teasing, we need pictures!!!! Sounds like you are having a fantastic trip! |
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On Fri, 8 Feb 2013 09:11:24 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:
In article , says... On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:41:06 -0500, wrote: On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:02:50 -0500, Wayne B wrote: hopefully by this time next month we will be deep into the Caribbean, most probably the BVI or Leeward Islands. Just be careful in the ghetto there ;-) Have a great trip and keep in touch. ============= After an all day/all night run from the Turks and Caicos we arrived at the north coast of the Dominican Republic around sunrise. The north coast of the DR is arguably among the most scenic in the Caribbean, perhaps anywhere. Picture large mountains covered with lush green foliage cascading in terraces down to shear rock cliffs which tower above the water. Off in the hills and trickling down into distant valleys are pockets of mist and smoke. The sun glistening off of all this in the early morning light gives makes it an almost mystical, ethereal vista. After a sometimes difficult all night run across open ocean, it is quite a welcome sight. We had the option to stop off at Ocean World Marina in Puerto Plata this morning but ellected instead to push on east along the DR coast to Bahia de Samana and Puerto Bahia Marina. Bahia de Samana is a winter breeding/calving ground for humpbacked whales, and right on cue we were greeted with the sight of them making huge leaps and splashes. The leaps and accompanying splash were so large that they were easily visible from over a mile away. Puerto Bahia Marina is an absolutely first class facility with good docks, good protection, and a very helpful, bi-lingual staff. We'll be here for a few days before pushing on either to Puerto Rico or the south coast of the DR. Stay tuned. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiadygIUkT4LIXeoYfKADAn2Dkz os Come on, quit teasing, we need pictures!!!! Sounds like you are having a fantastic trip! ===== Organizing, uploading and posting a lot of photos is difficult when you're underway ans dealing with sketchy internet connections. Here are some from Google images that will give you some flavor for Puerto Bahia Marina: https://www.google.com.do/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=102 4&bih=605&q=puerto+bahia+samana&oq=puerto+bahia Here's a good coastal picture from someone else's sail blog: http://www.sailblogs.com/member/svchrista/images/dscf0706_scale.jpg |
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