I have my own web server space. Outside of my normal job, I have built numerous commercial websites over the years as a way to keep my technical and graphics skills current. I plan on retiring permanently in 5 years and want something to make extra gas money with while crusing the coast. Right now ...

My dock is starboard, the same techniqu applies. I poer in ballasted, all fins down all the way. ... Approach the dock at whatever angle ... As I approach the dock I prepare the starboard aft dockline in hand. . ... As soon as a pass the last dock bollard, I tie off the aft line and turn hard to po...

Year one was full of (mis) adventures while docking single handed...gave the neighbours a LOT to tlak about. Then I was told how the local police do their docking....and I have used it ever since, even in 20kt+winds broadside to the boat. My dock is starboard, the same techniqu applies. I poer in ba...

Blogger is cool! Nice template selection...I'd like there to be a more flexible way of positioning pictures, but hey, it is way easier & faster than doing something like that using web development tools! Maybe we could make a "webring" of blogs about our boat trips...or maybe Heath has...

Hello everyone. I had the opportunity to look at this from a MOB perspective last week. Took a swim in 2 foot waves, water temp 75 degrees, sunny, 2 miles from shore. Shorts, T-shirt. Well, forst thing you do is look up.....WAY UP! OK so 1st mate can't reach me by hand...barely so if I outstretch my...

John The INS has about an expensive camera looking up the Niagara river at Youngstown watching the river all the time. If you sail from Toronto across the lake and approach any of the harbors on the Niagara frontier, there is a radar installation which will track you all the way and you will be gre...

Last weekend we were on a cruise with Rich and Lori (Halcyon M26X) that took us to Niagra on the lake. The Niagra's width is measured in yards, not miles and is split in half by the border. There is a lot of traffic there...literally hundreds of boats and no large fence, bouy system, sign, laser bea...

After reviewing all of the good ideas posted regarding this important procedure, one thing has become apparent to me. None of these will work very well (at all) if they are not practiced until they are second nature by the people deploying them. A MOB with injury is most likely going to happen when ...

I have asked many times...what if? Tried to get the admiralty to practice a MOB procedure. Recently, she told me that she had come up with one and that we should practice it. We let the boat drift, she turned off the motor asked me to dive in to the 70 degree water. It was a hot day, so WTH! She pro...

After 4 years of Mac ownership, I was starting to lose my enthusiasm for the boat. Kids older now, not interested in the boat. The admiral starting to think of entertaining on the "yacht." We started thinking of a used Hunter...not a great sail boat, but a great entertaining vessel and OK ...

Hi Rich! My "admiral" was reluctant to go out on "my boat" the first few times. Then the "magic" happened. Same as what you described...6.5 or so, nice heel, but not overly, boat balanced and in the Zone...able to sail for 45 minutes without adjusting a thing! 4 years l...

I have noticed that there a quite a number of new Mac owners on the board. In two days, I have come accross 3 new owners whose furler did not have cotter pins installed on the furler turnbuckles. This is potentially dangerous, and you won't be aware of the probelm until it mainfests itself in a cata...

Hi! I had the same issue with my 2001 26X. I screwed up the autopilot before I had the chance to find out that the steering was not supposed to be that way. A costly situation...had I had the resolve that I developed later, I would have confronted the dealer...get them to fix it! As noted in this th...

The forecast for the summer in Toronto. Weekdays, sunny with a few cloudy periods. Highs in the low to mid 90s Relative Humidty >85% 40% chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Weekend forecast. Cloudy with some sunny periods. 70% chance of showers with the potential for isolated, severe thunderstor...

Well, I don't post often, but have been lurking on this board and its previous incarnation since 2001. I for one, am in favour (favor) of a NUDE section on this board. A FAQ format makes for easier retrieval of information. The issue does end up being one of ownership. In order for it to work, the i...