Seamanship & Boat Handling

Survival Gear: Tethers and Jack Lines

Thu, 7 Dec 2023 20:35:36 GMT

These two Tethers are easily attached to PDF's that are equipped with sailing harnesses. The snap hooks seen in image are easy to attach and difficult to detach. $80 for both or $45 each Both Jack lines are rated at 6000 lbs. breaking strength. They are UV resistant and colour-fast. They measure 30' and 34' and can be easily installed along both your starboard and port side boat decks. $80 for both or $45 each

Condition is like new

You are welcome to email me directly: dittmanedie@gmail.com

Bosun Chair and Climbing Line

Thu, 7 Dec 2023 20:32:07 GMT

Mast climbing gear: Bosun's chair with Harken 4:1 ratchet block and tackle for masts to 65 feet, 3/8" double braid climbing line

Condition: Good

You are welcome to email me directly at dittmanedie@gmail.com

Edie

Boat shipping

Mon, 11 Sep 2017 21:34:04 GMT

Need some advice for a boat to be shipped from New Zealand to Golfito then on to Victoria. Apparently it has to be done in two stages as the full route is not available. What are the companies doing Golfito/Victoria these days and are there any to be recommended or not recommended. The boat is a catamaran.

Interviews with cruisers

Sun, 10 Nov 2013 17:26:17 GMT

A cool web project. A blog curating dozens of interviews with offshore cruisers. A wealth of information.

http://interviewwithacruiser.blogspot.ca

This link was put up by a member on our Facebook group.

Self steering problems

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:25:34 GMT

I have received the following email from Sea Reach (John and Geraldine). I would like to help, but at the present time, I can't find a link to a detail of the hydraulic pump. "Our hydraulic linear drive is making a sound that is concerning. Our Hydrovane has not been useful in this downwind run ( and has been pretty bolshie on most other points of sail, for some reason that is not clear to us)and we have had to rely on the auto-pilot. It looks as if we could be on this heading for the remainder of the trip. WE would like to trouble shoot this if we could. The unit is a Raymarine hydaraulic linear drive, M81200, Type 2 Hydraulic Linear Drive 12V. We would love to have a diagram of the motor and pump that drives the unit so that we can know what we are dealing with before we decide to do surgery on it. A relevant page or two from the appropriate source,in PDF. An internal diagram of the pump is the most important piece of information that we need. Can you send an attachment? If you can only send it if it is very small 10-20 kb at the outside. I know that this is going into a weekend, it was ever thus." I can play with the formatting to dummy it down for winlink or sailmail. What I need is a .pdf of the diagram or a link. I have corresponded with a Raymarine repair depot and have yet to hear back. Hand steering half the way to Hawaii is an odious choice for a crew of 3.