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- Yanmar 4JH3 versus 4JH4 - Cruisers Sailing Forums
From a cruiser's viewpoint the major difference is you can get at the impeller in the 4JH4 without being a contortionist or magician Replacing the impeller in the 4JH3 was not easy I have a 4jH3 and will second that the impeller access sucks
- Help OpenCPN gt; gt; Problems Loading Charts - Cruisers Sailing Forums
1:46:21 PM: Setting Viewpoint Lat Lon 18 1507, -65 6335 1:46:21 PM: Setting Ownship Lat Lon 33 358, -79 282
- Best Autopilot for a Hydraulic system on a sailboat - Cruisers . . .
An alternate viewpoint: Based on having once met a sailor that had to use an emergency tiller to hand steer for over a week due to a hydraulic failure Use a mechanical drive on a separate tiller arm for your autopilot If the hydraulics fail you still have a way to steer the boat I have a standard Edson pull-pull steering system Once, on the
- squiddio plugin - Page 9 - Cruisers Sailing Forums
From my viewpoint, Squiddio is not a suitable replacement for Active Captain In most instances it requires internet access to view the relevant data, its user interface in OpenCPN is not as user friendly and nor does it contain the anchorage detail that Active Captain does, and there is very little feedback from sailors visiting the anchorages
- Adding access to engine room - Cruisers Sailing Forums
I think i'd investigate creating a removable wall in the quarter berth before chopping a hole in the cockpit I do feel your pain as I once had to replace a raw water pump up under a Volvo (if it's green - run) in a 30'er onc
- Island Packet Model Comparison - Cruisers Sailing Forums
So for the purposes of this thread, let’s not focus on the "Island Piglet” viewpoint, been there, read that already We’d prefer something in the low to mid $100k range So a 37-40ft IP seems like a great option for us My wife isn’t crazy about V-berths so we’ve eliminated the 35 and 37
- Keel cooling set up - Cruisers Sailing Forums
From a thermodynamic viewpoint there appear to be a number of things which require consideration: The reason you put the swizzle stick down the centre of a heat exchanger tube is to create turbulence in the fluid flowing through the tube which assists in presenting new, cooler fluid to the heat exchange face in the tube Consequently it appears
- Hard vs Multi vs Radius vs Round Bilge Chine - Cruisers Forum
From my viewpoint the differences between hard chine and round bilge are more related to the hull material, construction time available and the aesthetics From the tone of your question I'm guessing that you're not a serious racer (not one of the carbon fibre foam core crowd?)
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