Hi Matt, what are you checking the heading against. If it is the fitted compass, have you had it swung (ie adjusted for error) Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

Thanks Ian, I have long held the veiw that to go overboard in a tethered harness would be fatal if the boat wasn't stopped very quickly even in calm water, in a seaway with 30knots or more of wind, (w

Hi Daniel, Alan and aare n agreement here. Same policy don't fall overboard. You ever know when your boat might do an unexpected lurch that could even tip you out of the Cockpit. However there is anot

Hi Dave, it is an issue I have always had front of mind. And as I have said elsewhere, being towed at 8 knots survival is at most a matter of minutes. If someone has a solution with a new design great

Hi Rob, I have two sets. Both webbing. The first runs from the cleat on top of the windlass down both sides over all sheets etc to the big stern cleats either side. The second one goes, again from the

Hi Daniel, in my situation a drogue would have been totally out of the question. Imagine the loads with full sail up and 35 knots gusting to ??? and it would not have addressed my problem. Too much sa

Hi Daniel, no such thing as a silly question. Usually there are a whole lot of other people who are not game to ask it and are so grateful when you do. As to your motoring in circles to roll the sails

Thanks Eric, that is the beauty of the forum Kind Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

Hi Daniel. No I did not allow the sails to be blow completely over the bow. Running like that for 24 hours would have seen them flog to pieces and the flogging would have imparted damaging shock loads

Hi all, 12 years ago we were sailing en route to Panama from Grenada. Had the twins up as evening came on and the wind got up over 20 knots so we went to furl and it jammed, couldn't furl. Big seas an

Hi Bill, I agree, the flapper valves over time develop a curve upwards meaning they dont easily seal Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

Hi again Nicolas, one more comment. I never use the watermaker in harbours (unless large and clean) or marinas for good reason and if I spend a week or two in that situation rain collection is a big h

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Hi Nicolas, glad to help. I made a rain catcher tarpaulin with a shape to the center and a funnel shape to attach a hose to and ran the hose to the tank filler. I tied it to the shrouds. In the tropic

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Hi Nicolas, At times I collect rain water direct to the tank and it is drinkable as it arrives. The water for my land based living for the past 22 years has all been rainwater collected from the roof

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Hi all, I had fresh water in that same area, accumulating slowly. In my case it was the sink faucet base had rusted. Replaced it, fixed. For those who will ask I got an identical unit from a local spe

With you on that Bill, good advice for you I believe Tilo. Kind Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

Good advice Bill, your ventilation plan is new to me but makes absolute sense. I totally agree with your precautionary approach to cutting a large hole in a cored and curved deck. Kind Regards Danny S

You are welcome Stefan, always happy to help. Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

Hi Scott, ring me on 0274 876 368 Danny

Hi Scott, it was Sea Power in Opua. However, while I am sure they would have had a workable solution my idea trumped whatever they may have done with simplicity and effectiveness. They did the drillin