Boat Forum / Cruising / April 2008

BARGE HITS RAILWAY BRIDGE AS TUG
MANEUVERS TO AVOID SAILBOAT
Source: By David Taylor, Professional Mariner Magazine.
Emphasis is ours.

I must admit that I'm not a big fan of posting trip logs to r.b.c as if
everyone did it, the forum would be filled up with logs.  A forum such as
r.b.c.logs would be appropriate...
I'm also not a big fan of e-mail logs, especially those where you can't

Lot of talk here lately about regs and rules so thought I would post
this tidbit I stumbled across
 New Reels Catch Fish So Purchase Some - or NRCFSPS. 1) Nuc (Not Under
Command). 2) Ram (Restricted In Ability To Maneuver). 3) Cbd

Can anyone help me find the Part Number for the Original (External)
Raymarine GyroPlus Yaw Sensor.
Also any suggestions where I might be able to purchase this part (not
manufactured since 2001).

This is something that I toyed with in the past, so I may have asked a
similar question in the past.
I want to build a floating dock about 7 feet by 14 feet and locate it beside
a seawall fronting a body of water with a fetch of up to eight miles. It

I'm looking hard at windvane steering. I know Roger likes the Cape
Horn but I seriously wonder how you replace a broken control line
standing on your head in the middle of a storm.
  The Monitor and Fleming take up too much space on the stern.

Someone has posted a whole storm of Jacques Cousteau Odyssey episodes in
nicely-compressed DivX format over on alt.binaries.multimedia.documentaries
newsgroup.
These are the Cousteau Society's trips from back in the late 70's.

I purchased one of these from Ebay:
http://www.guysoflidar.com/museum/the-first-commercial-radar-detectors.html
They show up occasionally on Ebay; first manufactured in 1961, when
the police in some states were use X-band radar to detect speeding

Can anyone direct me to a source for Danforth parts? I am in need of a
5" lexan compass dome. I've already tried the manufacturer and some
internet suppliers - no luck. Email me at: captainjon@earthlink.net
Thanks

You make a statement when you run a portable generator in an anchorage. As a
matter of fact you make at least half a dozen statements:
1) My 120 volt frivolities are more important than your peace and quiet.
2) My unnecessary noise-making is more important than your enjoying the

I am planning a trip from Annapolis to Jacksonville, Fl.  Having not
done this trip in the past, I was wondering about the pros and cons of
going outside from Norfolk to Jacksonville versus going down the ICW
thru Albermarle and Pamilco to Beaufort, NC and then out to

Sat on the beach and drank four porters. Got to see:
Belted Kingfisher
Caspian Tern
White Pelican

This morning on Norwegian TV they have shown the most stupid action by a
yacht skipper I have ever seen.
The world's largest cruise line has been in Oslo and was under way in the
channel going back out, with the city still in sight behind.

Escaping from the mess down below where Tom asked about buoyancy:
Gravity is a real force, one of the most basic in the universe.  When you
observe its effects, you are seeing the actual shape of the space/time
fabric of the universe and the way matter interacts with it.

Most sailors take their equipment maintenance very seriously. I know I do.
One place that's infrequently visited is the masthead, and I'm wondering if
you have any pictures of this vital area of your standing rigging. The last
time I had someone go aloft (sorry, I'm not ...