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Re: Anchor Lights

Ken Powell — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:50:03 GMT

I've got one of Bebi's anchor lights and can't recommend them enough. A look at their website will show you the lengths they have gone to in order to build the

Anchor Lights

jcuknz — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:19:25 GMT

I came across a couple of circuits for coupling LEDs together to run off a 12 volt supply. I'm sure Arne could add pertinent comments so I will briefly

Sewing Machines

jcuknz — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:14:11 GMT

My wife made a comment to me as she worked on shortening a pair of ski- trousers yesterday. Needed XL for my waist but 4" off the legs. Rather complicated job

Re: Nonesuch

Paul T. Howard — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:24:15 GMT

There are lots of Nonsuch boats in the Toronto area, my home port, and I have been on many of them. Our own junk rigged boat had a mast the same diameter top

A general chat

Peter Walker — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:03:11 GMT

Hi There, I have spent a wet morning looking through the photo files. Very interesting. I have just added a few more photos of Peace Haven (on the second page

Re: Black cable ties

sae140 — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 08:35:45 GMT

Hi Arne - couldn't agree more. Having a reputable brand name to ask for is invaluable - thanks for that. Another alternative would be to use s/s cable ties -

Re: Leave Sailpack attached to mast for trailering

Steve Simpson — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:21:22 GMT

Hey Annie, Do you have any pictures of the boat and setup? Steve. 2008/8/25 Annie Hill ... [Non-text portions of this message have been

Re: Black cable ties

Arne Kverneland, Norway — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:13:25 GMT

Hi Colin. The point is that one must not buy these cable ties blind-folded. I bet if you ask for the out-doors type, made by Panduit Corp. you can hardly get

Re: Nonesuch

Arne Kverneland, Norway — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:05:55 GMT

Stavanger, Sat 20080830 Hi there. From the safety of my armchair.. .. I think that the Nonsuch 30 would be quite easy to convert to a junk rig by using (most

Re: Black cable ties

skarv2006 — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:30:41 GMT

Hi. Cable Ties are usually made of Nylon 6/6. Natural Nylon is white. But it can not withstand UV radiations. Outdoor you have to use a UV Stabilized tie that

Re: Black cable ties

weldon strawbridge — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:07:00 GMT

Annie, Black cable ties are made for indoor use only. White is made for outside as well as uv protection. ... From: Annie Hill To:

Re: Black cable ties

sae140 — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:51:48 GMT

Hi Arne - I used some branded electrical engineering black cable ties inside a polytunnel a couple of years back which failed after only a few months - so it

Re: Nonesuch

Nels — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:37:31 GMT

... I would think the mast is too far forward in the bow for one thing. This would apply to any cat rigged boat when converting to any type of balanced lug

Nonesuch

knot_theory — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:15:40 GMT

Recently i was looking over a cat rigged boat built by George Hinterhoeller in Canada called a "Nonsuch". It's an easy boat to spot because of it's unique

Re: Black cable ties

Arne Kverneland, Norway — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:12:49 GMT

Stavanger, Sat 20080830 Hi there. For the around 30 years I have worked as a telecom and radar engineer on Stavanger Airport, these plastic cable ties have