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Allen

It's been a while since I've posted and that's a long story I'll try to expand on in a different message. The reason for this posting is related to one of my favorite small museums, the Maine Lighthouse Museum in Rockland. In January of this year, they suffered a burst water pipe which caused substa...

Allen

Merry Christmas everyone. I'm in Dallas for the holidays and it is freezing and snowing. Tim would feel right at home, :)

Allen

Ya think??? :)

Thought you guys would get a chuckle out of this.

Allen

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/06/12 ... index.html

Enjoy...

Allen

I can think of only one drawback, and it was never a big deal -- the prop would occasionally come out of the water in heavy seas. I'll have to disagree with you that this isn't a big deal. The last sailboat I owned with an outboard on it had the mount break while pounding through some rough seas. T...

Allen

This apeared on the BoatUS website. Thought it might be of interest to all you Mainers. Maine February, 2009 Bill would require life jacket wear on all boats A bill now before the Maine State Legislature, HP 143, LD 164, would make it mandatory, with certain very limited exceptions, that “everyone i...

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David, I hunted down KAHOLEE's bilge pump installation details for you which you might find interesting. You will need to hunt around on each page but here are the links in order top down. http://www.lackeysailing.com/kaholee/september2007/90607.htm http://www.lackeysailing.com/kaholee/november2007/...

Allen

Chris Campbell wrote:No computer-related question is idiotic

Guess you never heard about the tech support call regarding the broken cup holder on the computer. :)

Allen

WRT posting pictures, take a look at photobucket.com.

Allen

I have had my domain (kaholee.net) hosted at OneWorld Hosting for a number of years and am very happy with both the service and tech support. They have various plans which include mail boxes and other stuff. The control menu is easy to use, too, which is a plus for novice users. If you decide to giv...

Allen

Hull# 158 Who made Pearson Year of manufacture 1960 Original rig fractional Original mast type straight Headliners. None Ballast, external Bilge, shallow Deadlights/ports bronze Maststep, aluminum Type 2: Raised taffrail with cutouts for scuppers, no round raised section for aft nav light, side open...

Allen

We did the bleach treatment to the system and the water seems to be just fine now. We did back off on the 1/4 tsp suggestion a bit though. We will see how this works out in a month or two.

Allen

Aye, but I haven't figured out how to keel haul me self yet. But then come to think of it I haven't run out of rum yet either. :) Let's see, how many bottles of rum do I have aboard right now. 1 Appleton VX 1 Fleur de Cana 15 5 Pyrat XO 1 Pyrat Pistol. Ok, should be good for a few days anyway. :D By...

Allen

I always check the anchor locker first, then the rigging. You can always change the rigging, but anchor lockers are another thing entirely! :D

Allen

Yes this will come in handy once Old-Timer's Disease finally makes it so I can't remember what to do with the garbage.

Allen

Got'a have something to do when you run out of rum matey... :)

Allen

Pretty soon we won't need to worry about interior decoration, the gov't will have decided how we do it. EXACTLY!!! :( What exactly is a plaque or written waste management plan going to do to actually manage waste? The only waste out there is the government, when you get right down to it. I'll stop ...

Allen

I've got the requisite "Discharge of Oil Prohibited" and "Illegal to Dump" plaques but now I'm hearing you need a "Waste Management Plan" plaque or sticker, at least that's what the guy at West Marine here in Charleston said. It looks to me as if this (free from WM) sti...

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I'll give that a try Rachel.

You should go visit Tim, he has everything you would like to see except the wood burning stove, a real tool junkie's paradise. :)

And speaking of honed, he has this wonderful drill bit sharpener.

Allen

Actually there's a Nauticat 33 (I believe) in the marina from the UK and it isn't a bad looking little boat.

Allen

gone2ddogs, I actually already found this site. The Frigate's Boat is a very interesting design, but as with most of the stuff I'm finding mid to late 1700s. When looking for historically accurate items from clothing to boats there seems to be a big gap between the English Civ War (1625-1649) and th...

Allen

I had a wooden boat question and low and behold the Splinter Group section seems to have departed. :( ;) So I'll ask my question here, does anyone know of a source for plans for a c. 1700 ships boat? Something along the lines of a jolly boat, only earlier. LOA of around 20 feet +/-, capable of carry...

Allen

TIQ does excellent work. I am extremely happy with everything they build for KAHOLEE, and as such things go, their pricing is reasonable.

Allen

It's not so much the LED itself I'd be concerned about, but the circuit feeding it. According to the manufacturer it's heat that is the enemy of the LED and the attached circuit and heat sink are designed to limit the heat buildup, even shutting the LED down if heat exceeds some preset point.

Allen

You have to watch those hour ratings. They are generally based on continuous use. It's the on/off cycle that really reduces the life of a light, or circuit, due to the corresponding electrical surge. In any event, I have now switched to Sensabulbs in all my interior lights. Their circuit is designed...

Allen

I sent this to Tim a while back with the subject "Seagoing Darwin Awards" seemed appropriate for this thread.

http://www.boatus.com/seaworthy/wrong_stuff.asp

Allen

There is also http://www.virtualregatta.com/

Allen

You know Peter, I thought the same thing when I watched them open it up, that the wiring didn't look as complex as I would have thought it should. Like they say about taking a test, always go with your first inclination. :)

Allen

You got me wondering so I researched this and it turns out to be a fake. There are 4 cells in a 6V lantern battery which resemble a D cell battery only a bit longer, so don't go cutting up any poor old 6V batteries. Sorry about that, should always do the research before posting. :(

Allen

An inexpensive way to obtain AA Batteries

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Yes, beautiful Ed. May she always keep baby Grace safe and sound.

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Thanks Greg, and yes it is a good thing to have my Spouse aboard.

Merry Christmas to you and yours and a happy New Year.

Allen

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c245/pyrat/Sailing/KAHOLEE/CharlestonMaritimeCenterintheFog2.jpg Foggy predawn in Charleston. The be me with the Christmas lights. Spouse (AKA Dorothy) came out for the previous weekend and we decorated. She's coming back on the 24th and staying for the rest of the...

Allen

I actually thought about getting a library science degree, books are wonderful things. I use to hand out in libraries all the time, not even use the card catalog, just wonder around window shopping (you never know when you'd find some interesting book you'd never heard of). Then Barnes and Noble cam...

Allen

The recommended amount of bleach varies a bit. A report from the state of South Dakota on purifying water recommended 1/8 teaspoon, half what Clorox recommends. The common thread seems to be that you can smell the bleach in the water. I figure, since I'm filtering the water at the tap and removing 9...

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http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/iyh-vsv/environ/chlor-eng.php http://www.waterfiltercomparisons.com/water_filter_comparison.php Rachel, here are two of the resources I used. I also emailed the Clorox people about treating water onboard and this is their reply regarding drinking water. To purify the wa...

Allen

I am a great fan of the breve latte. One of my favorite things while in Maine was making the run to Portland so I could visit Starbucks. Needless to say being aboard limits my latte drinking, at least untill recently. Enter the Bialetti Mukka Express. http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c245/pyrat/Sai...

Allen

Hi Brain, The sail works great, but I haven't used it since the Chesapeake. In the ICW you're a powerboat on a stick. I have deployed the jib once or twice just to stabilize when it was windy but for the most part I'm just motoring all the time. The problem with the water probably started in Rocklan...

Allen

One of the things I've been running up against is keeping my potable water smell free. The solution to this seems to be a small amount of chlorine added to the water supply. This leads to an issue with something called THMs which are not exactly good for you, although the issue they represent is min...

Allen

LOL. Rachel, that made me think of something I heard here in Charleston the other day. Certain features of the old houses here were really worthless, but indicated the owner had the money to be able to afford it and what Tim told me about houses in Maine which was brick houses were colder but indica...

Allen

MD, welcome aboard. I've been living aboard for a while now and have yet to use my opening ports, even in a marina. As previously mentioned the forward hatch does all the work when at anchor and I have a great little A/C fan that takes care of things at the dock. The advantage of non-opening ports i...

Allen

I have a friend who has a Cape Dory 27 to which he added a hard dodger that is almost an enclosed steering station. The interesting thing is how nicely it fits the CD's lines. It is also a great place to hang out, my friends are in shirt sleeves while the rest of us are in foul weather gear with lon...

Allen

Excellent article, thank you, very informative. I was looking at the $39 bulbs and to refit KAHOLEE's interior alone would be in the nature of $440, or around $400 with the 10% discount. Tempting, but...

What is the life span on these units?

Allen

Congratulation David. I'm glad to see another early Triton find a safe harbor. I hope you enjoy her as much as I enjoy KAHOLEE.

Allen

When mine arrives I'll try and get a picture of it with my mast head anchor light on too so you can compare.

Allen

Bebi Electronics (pronounced mbambi in Fijian but everyone I've met over here just calls it be be). Bebi is located in Fiji and after meeting a guy heading south who had one of there Owl anchor lights I ordered one so I could have a second, lower level light that would be more easily visible to boa...

Allen

Interesting site. Funny Charleston, SC is not listed as there seems to be more commercial traffic in and out of here then there was in Baltimore. WRT pirates, the information on this site is undoubtedly from the transponder carried aboard large commercial vessels. This transponder would let you, wit...

Allen

Ok, you ask for it, hot rod garden tractors... http://www.americanminipuller.com/

Allen

This reminds me of the time I referred to Tim's little tractor as a riding mower and was soundly advised it was a "GARDEN TRACTOR". Never cast aspersions on a man's tractor. :D

Allen

Out of curiosity I wrote to Clorox and ask them this question. Here is their response. Note, this refers to regular Clorox Liquid Bleach, none of the products with additives. Clorox Liquid Bleach can be used to clean tanks in boats or recreational vehicles before using them to store water. Fill the ...

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