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Robert The Gray

Does the mounting situation lend its self to one size or another? I think changing the winch handle size may have more influence on how much load you can pull by your self. I am not sure if the sizes of winches are set by the pulling strength or the holding strength. There must be some more technica...

Robert The Gray

I am not sure if I saw it correctly, but it looked like your mizzen staysail was attached to the after end of the mizzen boom in a fixed way. You do want it attached there but it should have a sheet so you can change the angle of the sail relative to the mizzen sail. It looked like it was back windi...

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Could be two problems. Weak batteries that inhibit starting, and some disturbed sediment in the fuel that came later. My volvo penta MD7B
would turn over but never start when my battery was under charged.

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If I remember correctly, the steaming light is only used while the under motor power at night even if the sails are up. The foresail should not obscure it. Use only running lights when sailing at night. It should be fine to shine a light on your sail I wouldn't shine it at the bridge of the approach...

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a good photo of earl

http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc_pages/tc1 ... atest.html

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Yer killin' us sir Fig. "Cosmic Ocean Dancing Wind Glider" Hippies with a boat that has a wide transom. "Fat, Fast, and Pointy" Some obnoxious frat boy owner of a racing sled. "The Reel Wife" I think we all know this guy. "Blue Winnabago" Quaint Illinois coupl...

Robert The Gray

found this link that seemed on point. http://www.shootingtimes.com/gunsmithing/0706/#cont

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From the "ericson 27 project " Mr Bill's Eskimo cousin standing in a snow field. http://i764.photobucket.com/albums/xx286/Big_D_14/P6200015.jpg I am here all week, two shows this Sunday. Bring the kids, dogs are free. Is this mike on? Hello? Hello......? Hey, where did everyone go? That wa...

Robert The Gray

I do feel that working on the mast head by careening is really problematic due to the above mentioned fair lead and loading issues. I do think that in a tidal area or around high docks the mast head can be tilted towards the high object and the mast head could then be reached. That spinny crash look...

Robert The Gray

It must be an alcohol stove, 'cause that is a bad neighborhood. He does sport the hipster goatee knob with some panache.

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Synthetic ropes incorporated into the running rigging are great. I would say that the only drawback to using synthetic rope as standing rigging is the degradation by UV rays. Racing boats at the high end are re-rigged all the time, whether for tweaking or for transport. Things can be inspected and c...

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Check out the English Channel. It looks like a nightmare. Imagine transiting that in heavy weather. get your running light configurations down, or get AIS.

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I dig the incidental full body self portrait. Real faces in the boat. Document the life that is always passing.
By the way awesome hatch mojo dude. Add small fixed skylight, 4"/7".

Robert The Gray

I imagine an open 1/2" hole on one side of the mast would not compromise the structural capacity of the spar. Place a hole halfway between the spreaders and the step and between the spreaders and the mast head. The cable tie method is great, the problem is how to get the tie around the wires. S...

Robert The Gray

I think the yard guy was short and had a 25' tape.

Robert The Gray

NICE!!!!!!
I like the little coping detail.
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Now that GREYHAWK is back in the water, some of that lumber, and the space that the tent used to occupy, is being re-purposed:

OK. What is it? A very shallow skateboard ramp?

Robert The Gray

There is citation in the Journal for Abnormal Construction of a study done by the Center For Gnomic Research entitled, Drone. How Sanding with Earplugs and Respirator is a Method of Sensory Deprivation Leading to Psychosomatic Manifestations of Silliness. This study furthers the work of famed sillio...

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I could not resist this thread being taken in a alarmingly obscure direction. The french, of course, love the allied seabreeze.

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The main reefing lines and the main halyard should be close to each other. It looks like your halyards are led aft at the moment, so for ease the reefing lines should be lead aft as well. That means two more rope clutches and another line organizer. With that big main you will need a winch to get go...

Robert The Gray

Antonio, It may be a while till I have another boat, I have these good friends named chase and us bank that I have to correspond to each month, and that project is tedious and not worth documenting. Other current projects, except the art of writing these amazingly funny and histrionic posts posts, a...

Robert The Gray

The basic steps are very simple; the only hard part is dealing with corroded fasteners, tight access, invisibility, etc. That stuff can't be that hard can it? .........It has been said that only in the outer Philippine Islands are there masters of monkey training that can train a monkey in the task...

Robert The Gray

The only reason to make a Triton any heavier would be to. .......well I really can't see a reason. If you have four or five adults in the cockpit then adding a counterbalancing trim ballast makes sense otherwise the boat is what it is. Winds of 25 + knots are always hectic on a small boat and, and w...

Robert The Gray

While responding to Ray Chang's post about transducer installation, I began to wonder why more sailors do not use fish finders as opposed to depth sounders. I find the traditional depth sounder to be strangely massive in the hole required and the depth of spaced used behind the display. The informat...

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I epoxied the transducer for my fish finder directly to the floor of the fore peak. right in the middle. I am going to continue my thoughts on fish finders vs. depth sounders in another thread.

Robert The Gray

I want to see the tool that will adjust the port/starboard luffing indicators (?). Under weigh if possible.
any way.....Good use of the greatest neolithic tools, the human brain and a stick.

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very nice indeedy. Looks like you could do dentistry in there.

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Great responses every one. Tim, As always my respect for you has no bounds, or if it has bounds they are very far away like light years or something. What ever you wish of me god fader I will repay dyou wid all ofb my heart. Blood for blood to the end of the fillet. I am but a humble soldier in the ...

Robert The Gray

I am initially addressing this to Tim but please feel free every one to add your thoughts. Tim, your northern yacht restoration logs are models of clarity. they are rich in information while being brief. Your photos illustrate the processes and the whole thing flows very well. As many have said, it ...

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O' great Figment, If I place the extended thumb of my right hand onto the extreme end of my nose, I can then extend the remaining four fingers, which in actuality are the only four fingers because the fifth is always and forever a thumb, forming a modified cocks comb. The bobbing of the roosters hea...

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If my memory of thermal physics from architecture school is correct, Heat is transmitted by infrared rays. these are not in the visible light spectrum. These infrared waves can be transmitted in three ways convection, conduction, and radiation. Convection is heating by the movement of heated air, co...

Robert The Gray

the only difficulty I see is that if your steel rings are the least bit off they will bind. some give in the system may be helpful, Nylon rope for the steel ring supports? it will stretch a bit but still hold it all together.

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Captain Henk, The bones of the ancestors may be worn around your neck with pride and certainty. You have passed through a gate of initiation and clearly attained an understanding of the subtle forces of both will and surrender. To be a Maker in a world where wealth does not follow art is to bear a g...

Robert The Gray

The forces on the tack are different than on the clew. The clew is at the bottom of the leech which generates a lot of sideways force. This sideways force against the resistance of the keel is part of what makes you go forward. Being as it is at the upwind corner of two spars, the tack is subject to...

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is this just me? but...... I think you are asking the clew grommet and sail cloth to take a force it was not designed for. The grommet works with the clew patches in line with the plane of the sail. the sail cloth around the edge of the grommet should have as little lateral pull as possible. As you ...

Robert The Gray

hey all,
I was referred to this site by Latitude 38, our local sailing rag. I have been hooked on looking at real time views of the global shipping traffic. Check out the english channel. very crowded. It is a bit like train spotting but what the heck.

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/

Robert The Gray

Don't forget the "frequent charge points" as well . Each time you use your "charge center" you can gain valuable points that will lead to future discounts of up to 3% on any purchase of $1000 or more! When you build up enough Frequent Charge Points!! you are entitled to a chance ...

Robert The Gray

I am refinishing a redwood deck. In addition to owning my yoga studio and teaching 10 classes a week I do handyman work. I like to sand the deck rather than pressure wash because redwood is so soft.

Robert The Gray

I am in california!!!!!

Robert The Gray

As queried in another post, does robertthegray have another boat? well yes!and I just finished it and went for a sail today sort of.................. THE LAKE: http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/35217217cd.jpg THE BOAT: http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/3495d75d61.jpg THE BOAT ON THE LAKE...

Robert The Gray

great replies every one thank you all.

I thought it was sooner. it is just hard for the pack rat in me to throw all those seemingly usable materials away,
I shall be rigorous.

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http://www.lackeysailing.com/equinox/images/april09/poscable-40109.jpg If you follow the work, if you know the pain, if you hope for luck and the sense that it IS worth it in the end, then heroes help. Those who go first into the throat of the fire and the possibility of chaos deserve our gratitude...

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I unsure if this has been answered elsewhere, but how does one gauge when a sanding disk has lost its effectiveness? Do the lower grits wear faster? I am doing a refinishing project on a redwood deck. As I climb through the grits I wonder when I should be changing each disk out. I can tell when my k...

Robert The Gray

I made both my mizzen and my mizzen staysail with an inexpensive home sewing machine. It worked great for the dacron but the foot didn't feed the slippery ripstop nylon as well. Just saying do not let the lack of a $400 sewing machine stop you from making a simple riding sail. I was able to go throu...

Robert The Gray

those are bitchin' awesome cross sections with labels!!

Robert The Gray

It looks like the large rod with the groove is one of the pivots for the four way gimble. You will want to think of the end of the set screw sliding around the groove of the rod without much resistance. so I guess it is not really a set screw but more of a pin/guide. The end should be smoothed of th...

Robert The Gray

that is a 2 knot wind max beam. change it out. time for a post in the projects heading!!!

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What exactly would they evaluate? Strength? Moisture? If the epoxy was fully mixed?

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c, my initial thoughts. Removing the mast is a straight forward rigging problem. In the link you showed the A frame was made of a more robust material than 2 x 4's, but then again your mast is smaller. The A frame allows the mast to be suspended free between the legs and then lowered, ensure any ply...

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colombian is a bean growing location, french roast is a roasting style. french roast is a darker roast than most so it might be a darker stain. try peets french roast for the darkest brew. peets has a dark roasting style.

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