RO & Chesapeake Bay
Wondering if any of you sail a lot on the Chesapeake and whether you run your RO system on Bay water. To date I have only run it offshore in good water quality. But I’m gonna be cruising around the Bay for a month. Probably not spending many nights in marinas, although that is a solution.
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Wondering if any of you sail a lot on the Chesapeake and whether you run your RO system on Bay water. To date I have only run it offshore in good water quality. But I’m gonna be cruising around the Bay for a month. Probably not spending many nights in marinas, although that is a solution.
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Affordable GPS SOG display?
I’m looking to add GPS instrumentation to my boat. It seems like the best options available are the Vakaros Atlas followed by the Velocitek Prostart. These are great but expensive and have much more functionality than I need. I am aware of the Speedpuck but it seems very expensive for what it is.
What I need is a simple and inexpensive way to have SOG displayed on the boat so that I can compare it to water speed since I sail in a very high current area. I am not really interested in an app for phone or smartwatch. If it could display a start timer and/or heading that would be nice but not a must.
I currently have water speed and depth but not other instruments and no GPS. The boat is a 26 foot racing keelboat.
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I’m looking to add GPS instrumentation to my boat. It seems like the best options available are the Vakaros Atlas followed by the Velocitek Prostart. These are great but expensive and have much more functionality than I need. I am aware of the Speedpuck but it seems very expensive for what it is.
What I need is a simple and inexpensive way to have SOG displayed on the boat so that I can compare it to water speed since I sail in a very high current area. I am not really interested in an app for phone or smartwatch. If it could display a start timer and/or heading that would be nice but not a must.
I currently have water speed and depth but not other instruments and no GPS. The boat is a 26 foot racing keelboat.
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Can anyone recommend any good books about the shift from sailing ships to mechanically-powered ships and ironclads?
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I need help! Owner of boat in hospital intubated and I'm now responsible for caring for his Oyster 625.
So title. The owner of the boat was in an accident and is not able to communicate with us. I'm the significant other of the owner's daughter, and so I've been tasked with making sure it's not going to sink.
The boat is currently docked at a marina 3 hours away from where we are. I grew up around boats as a kid, but I've never cared for a boat outside of helping my dad tie one to a dock, and I have no experience with sailboats of any kind. I think he was going out to it every weekend, so I don't know if I need to go check it that often or if it would be good for longer. There is a lot going on so the less times I need to take 6-7 hours out of a day to go to it is good. I don't know what I need to be checking besides the ties to the dock and something about a bilge pump. Please help me kind sailiors, what can i get by with and still make sure this thing is ship shape? He has some slip neighbors but I don't know them very well and I may not see them when I go down to see it the first time and I want to be as prepared as possible. Thanks for any replies.
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So title. The owner of the boat was in an accident and is not able to communicate with us. I'm the significant other of the owner's daughter, and so I've been tasked with making sure it's not going to sink.
The boat is currently docked at a marina 3 hours away from where we are. I grew up around boats as a kid, but I've never cared for a boat outside of helping my dad tie one to a dock, and I have no experience with sailboats of any kind. I think he was going out to it every weekend, so I don't know if I need to go check it that often or if it would be good for longer. There is a lot going on so the less times I need to take 6-7 hours out of a day to go to it is good. I don't know what I need to be checking besides the ties to the dock and something about a bilge pump. Please help me kind sailiors, what can i get by with and still make sure this thing is ship shape? He has some slip neighbors but I don't know them very well and I may not see them when I go down to see it the first time and I want to be as prepared as possible. Thanks for any replies.
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Lessons learned from (sort of) running aground
The other day I was planning on going for a short and relaxing evening sail. Making my way out of the marina, I noticed the wind was a bit too breezy for it to be relaxing, so I opted for jib only, which has often served me well.
The wind direction was very unusual for this spot. Normally you'd motor out of the marina perpendicular to the shore and then continue in this direction after hoisting the sails. With this wind though, after leaving the marina, I'd immediately go on a close reach more or less parallel to the shoreline and later tack at some point.
So far so good, I went along the shore for a bit, but I noticed I was going to lee a lot, so the beach was coming closer and closer. I was already close hauled at that point. The boat was also conspicuously slow and while I was still wondering about the reason for that, I felt a jolt as the centerboard touched the ground. I was still moving, so I quickly tried to make that tack, but it didn't work out due to the slow speed and lee helm (remember, I only had the jib up).
Now a casual 17 knots were pushing the boat onto the shore and the centerboard was starting to work itself into the ground. It took a second or two for the realisation to set in that this would, in fact, not be the quick relaxing sail I had intended.
I hastily pulled up the centerboard, lowered the Torqeedo and went full speed astern. Luckily with the centerboard up, the boat only has about a 30 cm draft, but I was worried of the rudder or propeller getting stuck. Oh damn, the jib was still up too, so I rolled it in. It took surprisingly long to get a comfortable distance away from shore, as I think this Torqeedo is a bit underpowered for the boat's size.
But I did make it, and when I was back to safety, finally sailing smoothly, I figured that the centerboard had probably not been lowered all the way. It has a habit of getting stuck halfway down, and this must have caused the slow boat speed and heavy lee helm.
So, what I learned:
* Before going out, have a plan and think it through. Take into account current conditions and possible risks specific to the location.
* Jib only is often fine, but keep in mind that upwind ability and tacking angle are much worse.
* Don't get too close to a lee shore when it's breezy.
* Check that centerboard!
* Maybe get a bigger motor.
Anything else I might have missed?
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The other day I was planning on going for a short and relaxing evening sail. Making my way out of the marina, I noticed the wind was a bit too breezy for it to be relaxing, so I opted for jib only, which has often served me well.
The wind direction was very unusual for this spot. Normally you'd motor out of the marina perpendicular to the shore and then continue in this direction after hoisting the sails. With this wind though, after leaving the marina, I'd immediately go on a close reach more or less parallel to the shoreline and later tack at some point.
So far so good, I went along the shore for a bit, but I noticed I was going to lee a lot, so the beach was coming closer and closer. I was already close hauled at that point. The boat was also conspicuously slow and while I was still wondering about the reason for that, I felt a jolt as the centerboard touched the ground. I was still moving, so I quickly tried to make that tack, but it didn't work out due to the slow speed and lee helm (remember, I only had the jib up).
Now a casual 17 knots were pushing the boat onto the shore and the centerboard was starting to work itself into the ground. It took a second or two for the realisation to set in that this would, in fact, not be the quick relaxing sail I had intended.
I hastily pulled up the centerboard, lowered the Torqeedo and went full speed astern. Luckily with the centerboard up, the boat only has about a 30 cm draft, but I was worried of the rudder or propeller getting stuck. Oh damn, the jib was still up too, so I rolled it in. It took surprisingly long to get a comfortable distance away from shore, as I think this Torqeedo is a bit underpowered for the boat's size.
But I did make it, and when I was back to safety, finally sailing smoothly, I figured that the centerboard had probably not been lowered all the way. It has a habit of getting stuck halfway down, and this must have caused the slow boat speed and heavy lee helm.
So, what I learned:
* Before going out, have a plan and think it through. Take into account current conditions and possible risks specific to the location.
* Jib only is often fine, but keep in mind that upwind ability and tacking angle are much worse.
* Don't get too close to a lee shore when it's breezy.
* Check that centerboard!
* Maybe get a bigger motor.
Anything else I might have missed?
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Felt pretty good about my decision to stay in on today’s blustery day until these kings showed up, full sail.
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