Does anybody have any experience with / suggestions for an Android phone that would serve to get WX radar on board a Laser?
- sunlight-readable screen is a must
- ideally waterproof so no drybag etc adding another layer of reflection in front of the screen
- ideally $100-150
thanks -
Anybody found dry gloves which seal well with a dry suit?
I sail all winter in water + air down to low 30's *F. I've been using neoprene gloves, but water infiltrates from the wrist and the seams. Once the hands are wet, they're cold, and it's only a matter of time til I gotta quit.
In the video in this thread ( http://sailingforums.com/threads/experimental-transom-mounted-camera-steadycam-w-true-horizon.29689/ ) at 7 seconds, it sure looks like Don steps on the boom, to climb over the gunnel onto the daggerboard to right the boat.
Does anybody else do that? I'd be...
In this other thread, Paul Jeffers mentions "transom corner inserts" as a non-legal modification that reduces the chance of the mainsheet getting caught on the transom corner in a tack. I'm a recreational-only sailor so being legal doesn't matter to me.
Can anybody help me understand these...
I just finished reading "The Living Great Lakes" by Jerry Dennis- a fantastic book. A major element is the author crewing aboard the delivery of a 100' schooner from Traverse City MI to Bar Harbor Maine. I found this part to be a simply beautiful description of what sailing is to me.
"Stan...
I recently upgraded a 1973 boat to a 6:1 outhaul. The fairlead on the end of the boom is worn + loose and I'm going to replace it with a new part. I'm considering thru-bolting the aft end of the fairlead, which is the end that's under uplifting tension as the outhaul pulls, and the fairlead...
I have a '73 boat with the original wood rudder, and the original thru bolt. Time to replace that with a bigger one. The rudder has a SS sleeve thru which the old bolt passes. The new 1/4" bolt obviously isn't gonna go thru that.
Do I just drill out a bigger hole, seal the inside of the...
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