I removed the pickup line from the diesel fuel tank of my Hunter 34 sailboat. I was hoping to find an obvious problem that would explain my recent “out of fuel” problem documented here. The fitting/assembly came out of the tank easily and I didn’t break or lose anything!! Yeah! Sadly, the “obvious” was missing. Even under… [Read More]
LED Cabin Light Testing
This is very un-scientific but is yet another data point for me. I installed the festoon LED cabin lights mentioned here and waiting til it was dark outside. The results were ok but not what I was hoping for. The cabin was not well lit. Rather, very dungeon like. From this test, it is clear… [Read More]
Naked
I hated to do it but it seemed like the right thing to do. I removed the canvas from my boat. The Bimini and Dodger both came down and are safely stowed below. I happen to be at the boat in Florida this week and saw the storms building in the Atlantic. I figure if… [Read More]
Bilge Fuel
Many boat captains are not aware of the need for Bilge Fuel. This is kind of frightening when you consider that nothing works without some kind of fuel, right?!? After having been away from my boat for awhile, I checked the bilge in my sailboat today. I was very pleased to find a good supply… [Read More]
A Fuse
I have this neat 12 volt electric fan on the boat. Last time I plugged it in, the inline fuse blew. I made a trip to the auto parts store to pickup a new fuse today, installed it, plugged the fan in, and ….. nothing. I took a look at the fuse and, yup –… [Read More]
Weather Sites
There are a LOT of web sites available offering weather information for nautical, sailing, marine purposes. I figured an attempt to compile all of those sites might be useful. So, here goes… http://www.accuweather.com/ http://www.wunderground.com/ http://www.Passageweather.com http://www.sailflow.com http://wwwghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/ http://www.mwxc.com/ http://www.buoyweather.com http://l-36.com/weather.php http://www.intellicast.com/Travel/Weather/Marine/Sailing.aspx http://www.windguru.cz/int/ http://www.windfinder.com/forecasts/ http://bearpawsweather.com/ http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/home.htm http://stormcarib.com/
Boat Pics
My posts lately have been kinda “heavy” so I figured it was time for some photos. I hope you enjoy. She is a 1984 Hunter 34 sailboat (obviously). The first photo was taken anchored at Marco Island, FL and the second just offshore.
LED Lights #3
My last attempt to order SMD LED festoon light bulbs from ebay resulted in very pretty blue light (previous posts are LED Lights and LED Lights #2 – hence the very original title of this post!). The blue is very pretty and will work great at Christmas, 4th of July, etc… but not great for daily… [Read More]
Jacklines
I am pretty old school – I can’t help but laugh out loud when I see a kid sitting in a stroller wearing a safety helmet or riding a bike down the street wearing full body armor. I am not sure why people insists on these “precautions.” Perhaps it is because our society is so… [Read More]
Electrical System
I have always been very interested in solar energy. The sun is a very powerful resource of which we, as a planet, are simply not taking full advantage. A few years ago I calculated the equipment needed to supply 100% of the electricity requirements by my home. The cost was rather astounding and enough for… [Read More]
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