Boat Forum / Cruising / June 2005

My tillerpilot is working basackwards, i.e. if the boat goes off course to
STBD, the correction is for more STBD. I've lost the manual and am hoping
some kind soul can tell me how to reprogram it. I seem to recall that when
it was new I keyed in something to tell it which side of ...

The mast is on sawhorses. I inspected the spreaders. I liked what I saw.
Aluminum tubes going from round at the shroud end to oval at the mast, with
really sturdy mounts.
Here's the problem. The shroud end has an aluminum plug with a groove to accept the

Another yacht assault in Venezuela
Created by doina. Last modified on 2005-05-26 11:33:16
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Topic: Piracy

Well, the time has come in our refit to address lighting.  Red and
white has my attention at the moment.
I've had the opportunity to try 12-LED bars, and conclude that they're
inadequate for reading in bed, but something like the 39-unit

I sail a Cape Dory 28 sloop with hanked-on foresails:  150 Genny, 145
Drifter, and a 80 club footed jib.  I'm happy with this arrangement
primarily for its simplicity and reliability. The club footed jib is
self tacking so it's easy to handle.  If there's enough wind it's great

I am upgrading my radar system to a RayMarine C-80 with a 4 KW radome.  I
would like to gimbal it and am looking for feedback on good/bad mounts.  I
will be attaching it to a pole on the stern of the boat.
-- Thanks, Geoff

 Is the Coronado a flat top? Does the "center cockpit" have a foot
well protruding into the cabin area? What's it like with a long
uninterupted run of below decks space? Is that what a coronado has?
Must be something wrong with it though or everyone would do it eh?

Oops! It wasn’t the West Marine rolling ball switch. This just shows
the value of testing things over and over. I pushed down on the West
switch in this two switch setup and the pump stopped. The system also
worked when the bilge level was drawn fully down below the West switch

I am about to purchase a
Sea Ray 215 EC 1997 (I am in the UK)
Here is an example:
http://tinyurl.com/b2m2f

If you have a Lewmar windlass and it goes bad, don't look to Lewmar for
help. They don't want to fix it. They just want to sell you a new one.
Does anyone know of a shop that repairs all brands of windlasses?
Google yields little. An automotive electrical shop has been recommended ...

I'm sure this is a matter of opinion, but I would tend to favor
the 7X50, only because any type of motion makes the larger
magnification (10X) hard to deal with.
   Still, your opinions would be most appreciated!

Its 2005, why do we still have to do this silly pointing into the wind
to get the main up or down or to reef it. Surely someone could come up
with a way to reef or get the main up or down on any point of sail.  I
know most sailors are conservative but I am not so if ya got any ideas

I'm replacing my knotmeter with a new unit. The hitch is that the
old sensor required a 1 3/4" hole in the hull, but the new sensor
requires a 2" hole.
Ever try to use a hole saw without something for the pilot drill to

We finally sailed "Strider".
http://home.maine.rr.com/rlma/Boat20.htm#Latest
Boat feels great. Heavy, smooth, reassuring, motion like a traditional
boat but responsive and tight turning like a modern craft. Exactly the

I'm new to learning about offshore cruisers. I've been reading about
the Nicholson 32 on the internet and would like to know which boats
have been built since that are "descendents" of this apparently good
design.