Colregs rule number 2 trumps all
others. Racers sometimes forget that the colregs apply even in the
heat of a race, regardless of any "race rules" to which they may
have mutually agreed.
Meanwhile, I used to use my RADAR during good weather and
visib
There’s a COLREG for that; and I can almost quote it from memory. It might be
part of #1 or #2.
It goes something like: Nothing in these rules is to be construed to reduce
responsibility for a collision. A captain shall take all actions to avoid a
collision, including actions in contraventio
Listers,
Have a very busy Spring planned (assuming the snow ever melts) fixing
up and customizing several areas of the Enterprise, including interior fusions,
new port lights, electrical and the navigation station instruments.
One of the ideas that I have been playing with in m
Rick -
You have to really work to get a reputation for making bad jokes and
saying silly and crazy things. Then, when someone gets insulted they
just 'oh, well, it's that guy...'
I don't know if you remember back when this list was young (sailnet) but
for a while I had to add a disclaimer to k
Wal;
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... I was a member of the C&C
Sailing Club Chesapeake Bay, and the C&C Sailing Association, and a
precursor to this list that, I think, goes back before Sailnet. About 1996.
I even recall when Stella was on the hard and your biggest expenses were
resi
The Chesapeake Bay Magazine just had a great 2 part story about this – the
sinking of the Cuyahoga.
Captain of the Coast Guard Cutter was not at his best, and going North (at
night), turned West in front of a ‘Small Fishing Vessel”, the Santa Cruz, a
500’ freighter. The Freighter won. Sad sto
Are engine gauges universal? Yes and no. The gauges are matched to the
sending units. Unless it is a switch, that is, like a warning light that
is either off or on, then you have to match the gauge to the output signal
of the sender, be it volts DC or a resistance in ohms. If you can
determine
Another suggestion. Why not remove the gauges from the existing panel and
install them where you want them. Just thinking
Bill
MYSTY
Landfall 39
In a message dated 2/22/2014 2:42:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
capt...@gmail.com writes:
Are engine gauges universal? Yes and
Ah yes, irony doesn't play well on the interwebs. Even with smilies it
sometimes appears snarky. I get into trouble all the time with that. : )
Jim Watts
Paradigm Shift
C&C 35 Mk III
Victoria, BC
On 22 February 2014 11:00, Rick Brass wrote:
> Wal;
>
> A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away
I would like to use the existing senders (I work hard to remain lazy).
So how would I test the resistance? Unhook the wires and check the ohms with my
multimeter? Or can I test with them connected?
All the best,
Edd
---
Edd M. Schillay
Starship Enterprise
NCC-1701
Wally:
Thrust you are keeping upI said in an earlier post to Rick that I
took no offfense (insulting or didactic or anything else)..quite the
opposite actually. We got away with one that daya learning
experience which, hopefully, won't happen again.
Rick was simply pointing out w
The Universal Admiral panel on my 38 is set into a rectangular hole in the
bulkhead and held in place with 8 screws. Can’t you just move the existing
panel to a new location and glass in the old opening?
Failing that, a Universal Admiral Panel is around $250 – I thought about
upgrading my in
Q. "Why do the English drink warm beer?" Answer Lucas electronics aka "The
Prince of Darkness":)
Tom Anderson
1982 C&C 32 Nonpareil
x1974 MGB
Marblehead, MA
From: "Rick Brass"
To: ,
Subject: Re: Stus-List Netiquette (was Navigation Devices)
Message-ID: <00a801cf3000$53fa7590$fbef60b0$@net>
I see you are among the cognoscenti, Tom. But I still have to comment for the
sake of the punchline.
And the correct answer is:
“Because they have Lucas refrigerators.”
My first experience was with the Triumph TR4-IRS I had for a couple of months
while a junior in high school. Think p
Rick,
It's a big panel and although I could always remove this one and glass over the
hole, there's really no place to put a panel that big were it won't interfere
with sheet bags, lockers or the aesthetics of the aft cabin.
If possible, I was thinking of just making a custom block of a few ga
Just a reminder: We English are a sensitive breed. Ask the English curling
coach.
Rich
> On Feb 22, 2014, at 19:01, Tom Anderson wrote:
>
> Q. "Why do the English drink warm beer?" Answer Lucas electronics aka "The
> Prince of Darkness":)
>
> Tom Anderson
> 1982 C&C 32 Nonpareil
> x1974 MGB
you wrote:
My first experience was with the Triumph TR4-IRS I had for a couple of months
while a junior in high school.
First off, we do *NOT* want to start a BMC (British Motor Car) topic.
Just because it's January in Canada, it's no excuse.
My first experience was with a brunette named S
Okay Wally, let's keep it real.
It's snowing on the West Coast right now and we're feeling vulnerable.
My first BMC was a Vauxhall that I bought for $50. My best BMC was a
30 HP diesel installed in a 36' cruising boat. The engine designation
was "Captain".
Here's hoping Jim doesn't hurt my
Check this panel out (not mine):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/82061742@N06/
I’m not sure if that is starboard, or some other plastic material. I plan to
replace the original C&C panel on mine in a similar style. Except mine will
have a smaller 2-1/8” tach and I plan to relocate the couple inlin
There was an article in the BMW Car Club magazine a few years ago about
ergonomics. The author was talking about an old Jag he'd had. He said the
British described it as having "the controls fall readily to hand" and on his
Jag, at his fingertips without having to stretch, were two rows of ident
~5 years ago Ox's ol' Onan waterlift muffler rusted out. I replaced it
with a (Vetus?) fiberglass unit and had to replace the exhaust riser in the
process. Being thrifty, I went with Home Depot 1.25" galvanized pipe and a
wrap of asbestos tape.
Well, five years later (last week), Ox's exhaust ris
I say go black iron ... unless you really like zinc oxide fumes ... and
flu-like symptoms.
From: bobmor99 .
Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 7:30 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Stus-List Exhaust Riser Replacement
~5 years ago Ox's ol' Onan waterlift muffler rusted out. I replaced it w
You have a feeling I haven't hurt yet? Bring it out quivering from under
its rock and let's have a prod.
Jim Watts
Paradigm Shift
C&C 35 Mk III
Victoria, BC
On 22 February 2014 17:54, Andrew Burton wrote:
> There was an article in the BMW Car Club magazine a few years ago about
> ergonomics. T
Stainless.
Rich
> On Feb 23, 2014, at 0:34, "Peter Fell" wrote:
>
> I say go black iron ... unless you really like zinc oxide fumes ... and
> flu-like symptoms.
>
> From: bobmor99 .
> Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 7:30 PM
> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
> Subject: Stus-List Exhaust Riser Re
Bob
I replaced one on my C&C 27 that had an A4 engine. I used stainless steel
threaded pipe and elbows, all wrapped with several layers of a proprietary
heat blanket that I had access to because I was studying that blanket
material for fire safety applications on warships. I think it might be
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