Re: Stus-List Polyglow Removal

2015-10-02 Thread Dennis C. via CnC-List
Second Aquabuff. Good stuff. I use it to polish out gelcoat repairs. The 2000 is a polish. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 5:57 AM, Joseph Bognar via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Any household ammonia diluted will strip the Polyglow. I highly

Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread David via CnC-List
OK...so I have this IPad I never use. I'm thinking good for chartplotting software for the 2X (maybe) a year that I need a chartplotter. Needs a GPS. I shop and see "Bad Elf"s" for $150+. Huh? I bought a GPS dongle for my laptop for $20. Is this more of Apples proprietary product BS?

Re: Stus-List C 33 mkii mast step revisited

2015-10-02 Thread Michael Crombie via CnC-List
Nick did the work on my 33 mkii. The PO had a hard grounding and that's really where the mast step becomes a problem. Sooner or later most of us seem to run aground, so i'd recommend the step re-inforcement. Mike Atacama 33 mkii Toronto Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell

Re: Stus-List Polyglow Removal

2015-10-02 Thread Joseph Bognar via CnC-List
Any household ammonia diluted will strip the Polyglow. I highly recommend Aqua Buff 1000 and 2000 to buff your hull . A good carnuba wax after is all that you need . The Aquabuff and a high speed buffer with a wool pad and lots of water will restore the most oxidized gelcoat that you have .

Re: Stus-List C 33 mkii mast step

2015-10-02 Thread Joel Aronson via CnC-List
Keep it dry or cut it out. Joel On Thursday, October 1, 2015, robert via CnC-List wrote: > Dave > > I'll ask my friend how it was done on his boatIt was back in 1991 and > I simply don't remember. He had another issue he didn't know about when he > bought the

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List
My iPhone does not need cell service for the GPS to work. Joe Coquina From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Jerome Tauber via CnC-List Sent: Friday, October 02, 2015 11:27 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Jerome Tauber Subject: Re: Stus-List IPad Question... GPS

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread Joel Aronson via CnC-List
Joe, That's right, but iPads need to be cellular enabled to get GPS info because they use the cellular antenna. WiFi only does not do the job. Joel On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 11:28 AM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > My iPhone does not need cell service for the GPS

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread Dennis C. via CnC-List
or you can buy a 10" Samsung Galaxy Tab with GPS for $250. Add Navionics for $10. Poof! Chartplotter. Dennis C. On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 10:08 AM, Jerome Tauber via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I have been looking into this and there is an excellent solution. You > can plug

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread Jerome Tauber via CnC-List
GPS built into phones and pads is limited and depends on cellular service being available. Moreover, reception below decks is poor to non-existent. Also, with wifi you can transmit AIS and any other NMEA info such as wind speed, depth, and even radar.It's a different ballgame entirely.

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread George Cone via CnC-List
Or you can get a vanilla android tablet for $80- $100 that has built in GPS and do the same thing and not worry if it gets wet. Thanks, George C 40 From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dennis C. via CnC-List Sent: Friday, October 02, 2015 11:18 AM To: CnClist

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread Jerome Tauber via CnC-List
Joe - that is a common misunderstanding. While the Iphone does not need cell service for positioning it actually does use cell tower triangulation for position and is not very accurate or fast without it. Moreover, if you are below deck you will not get an adequate GPS signal. This is from

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread David via CnC-List
Now that is a viable solution... Does one obtain a "vanilla" Android tablet from E-Bay or ? David F. Risch (401) 419-4650 (cell) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2015 11:34:13 -0400 Subject: Re: Stus-List IPad Question... From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com CC: gc...@alpinesy.com Or you can

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread Tim Goodyear via CnC-List
Jerome, This limitation is for position *acquisition* only. I have used iPhone and iPad outside of cellular range with good speed accuracy and position after the initial lock. In comparison, my dedicated Garmin GPS took me going half a mile down the river in Branford this year before it

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread Tim Goodyear via CnC-List
David, was this a wifi only iPad? Otherwise, there is a GPS built in to the cellular chip that will function even without a cell contract. Tim Mojito C 35-3 Branford, CT On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 10:36 AM, David via CnC-List wrote: > OK...so I have this IPad I never use.

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread Jerome Tauber via CnC-List
I have been looking into this and there is an excellent solution. You can plug your onboard GPS into a wifi transmitter and receive the signal anywhere on your boat on your Ipad. This is compatible with INavx and other software. You can also transmit AIS if you have an AIS receiver and

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread David via CnC-List
Anybody wanna trade a 64GB IPad for a Vanilla Android with GPS...  David F. Risch (401) 419-4650 (cell) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2015 12:03:47 -0400 Subject: Re: Stus-List IPad Question... From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com CC: davidrisc...@msn.com Now that is a viable

Re: Stus-List Trucking to Georgian Bay

2015-10-02 Thread Leslie Paal via CnC-List
If you do anything, and things go south you will have a problem assigning blame. If you let them do everything relating to moving the boat; they are responsible. I shipped a C from Boston to San Diego. The damage (minor) was covered by the trucking company as they did all the work. (Apart

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
I have a GPS that plugs in to USB. If you get an adapter you can have it. I have an adapter that we can plug in and try to make sure it works when we next get together for a beer. Andy C 40 Peregrine On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 10:36 AM, David via CnC-List wrote: > OK...so I

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread Dr. Mark Bodnar via CnC-List
Or just try Walmart/Radio Shack/Best Buy - anything from $50 to $250 depending on how fancy you want and how big you want the screen. I have an Acer Android tablet that I bought at Costco - maybe $100 cdn for 7" screen - has GPS (but no cell acess). Works great. Able to buy Navionics

Stus-List C 33 mkii mast step

2015-10-02 Thread robert via CnC-List
Dave asked: " How do you get the foul smelling, deteriorating foam out of the cross member? I asked my friend what he did with his 33 MKII which had the foul smell.he said he had a contractor drill holes into the cavity and inject a 3M product (don't know the 3M product name just yet but

Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread Tom Buscaglia via CnC-List
I have used a Dual XGPS 150A bluetooth puck with my old Wifi only Ipad. Works great. http://gps.dualav.com/explore-by-lifestyle/racing/xgps150-for-car-racing-and-performance/ At 10:11 AM 10/2/2015, you wrote: Message: 5 Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2015 13:03:21 -0400 From: Andrew Burton

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread Michael Jones via CnC-List
Are you looking at a GPS to plug in to your iPad or a Bluetooth GPS? Bluetooth will give you the signal through most of the boat and it's not tied to Apple technology. Eg Garmin Glo. Cheers Mike On Oct 2, 2015, at 7:37 AM, David via CnC-List wrote: OK...so I have this

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread Joel Aronson via CnC-List
try https://www.gazelle.com/ Joel On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 1:11 PM, David via CnC-List wrote: > Anybody wanna trade a 64GB IPad for a Vanilla Android with GPS... > > [image: Emoji] > > David F. Risch > (401) 419-4650 (cell) > > > -- > To:

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread George Cone via CnC-List
Sure, what year type ipod George C 40 From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of David via CnC-List Sent: Friday, October 02, 2015 1:12 PM To: CNC CNC Cc: David Subject: Re: Stus-List IPad Question... Anybody wanna trade a 64GB IPad for a Vanilla Android with

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread Rick Taillieu via CnC-List
I have the same one Mark, Acer One 7" for $99 at Costco. I didn't even know it had a built-in GPS until I got it home and started playing with it. I bought it to replace my Kobo e-reader that I had just broken the screen on. Rick Taillieu Nemesis '75 C 25 #371 Shearwater Yacht Club Halifax, NS.

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread Graham Collins via CnC-List
Hi Jerome I must disagree with that statement. My sony tablet with built in GPS works perfectly below decks, it is what I use for anchor watch. Graham Collins Secret Plans C 35-III #11 On 2015-10-02 12:42 PM, Jerome Tauber via CnC-List wrote: Joe - that is a common misunderstanding. While

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread Eric Baumes via CnC-List
I have a http://www.madmanmarine.com/ wifi unit that takes output from my NMEA concentrator then make is available via serial/usb, tcp/ip or UDB. I have a chartplotter and GPS in the system and can get the info on iRegatta or PolarNav on Mac. Also tested with some free/cheap windows programs. I

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread Jerome Tauber via CnC-List
It works well below deck when you are in cell range. How does it work below deck with just a GPS signal offshore? I don't want to belabor the point. Jerry Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 2, 2015, at 4:36 PM, Graham Collins via CnC-List > wrote: > > Hi Jerome > I must

Re: Stus-List Darwins List

2015-10-02 Thread Rick Taillieu via CnC-List
Sounds just like the Bounty. Rick Taillieu Nemesis '75 C 25 #371 Shearwater Yacht Club Halifax, NS. From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Bill Coleman via CnC-List Sent: October-02-15 18:49 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Bill Coleman Subject:

Re: Stus-List Darwins List

2015-10-02 Thread Steve Staten via CnC-List
A captain wouldn’t do that but an owner sitting in an office might order a captain to do such a thing. Contracts with penalties for late delivery are serious things. After all, the Xmas shopping season is almost here. I’m not a sailor. I simply bought my boat and sail it in a lake when the

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread Jeffrey Nelson via CnC-List
We use iPad (albeit with external gps) on Jahmon (j29) below decks all the time. I never understood why people would buy an iPad without the gps option. Seems like a lot of money to spend if you decide to change you mind later and having the GPS is such an integral part of our lives these

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread Dennis C. via CnC-List
I spent some time on the web researching aGPS vs GPS and saw the same info. aGPS found in many tablets and cellphones is, in fact, satellite-based GPS. aGPS simply uses cell towers to speed up the intitial fix. Having said that, in an offshore distance race a couple years ago, several boats

Re: Stus-List Darwins List

2015-10-02 Thread Russ & Melody via CnC-List
Isn't that area within "The Bermuda Triangle"? No surprise at all for a ship to go missing... Cheers, Russ Sweet 35 mk-1 At 02:49 PM 02/10/2015, you wrote: Content-type: multipart/related; boundary="=_NextPart_000_15D9_01D0FD3A.A0F27880" Content-language: en-us Who in

Stus-List Darwins List

2015-10-02 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Who in their right mind would take a Container Ship, of all things, into a known, sitting Cat 4 Hurricane? Container ship hit by Hurricane Joaquin lost, Coast Guard searching

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread Graham Collins via CnC-List
It doesn't have a cell receiver, and it works very well offshore. During a recent offshore race I was watching the course while I was supposed to be sleeping. Graham Collins Secret Plans C 35-III #11 On 2015-10-02 7:04 PM, Jerome Tauber wrote: It works well below deck when you are in cell

Re: Stus-List Darwins List

2015-10-02 Thread Russ & Melody via CnC-List
An owner (or Admiral) decides where the ship will go. A captain decides when the ship will go. Cheers, Russ Sweet 35 mk-1 At 03:14 PM 02/10/2015, you wrote: Content-Language: en-US Content-Type: multipart/related;

Re: Stus-List Darwins List

2015-10-02 Thread S Thomas via CnC-List
It takes 6 days for a container ship to transit from Jacksonville to San Juan, with a number of ships making regular runs. Crooked Island is about 3/4 of the way there, give or take, so they probably set sail Saturday or Sunday. The distress call came at 07:30 on Thursday morning, with the

Re: Stus-List Darwin’s List

2015-10-02 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
I don’t think so, as that hurricane has been in the same place for several days. Plus, every delivery company has exclusions for ‘Acts of God” e.g. Bad weather – Not even the most rabid lawyer would poke a shipper for not delivering into a hurricane. Bill Coleman C 39 Erie,

Re: Stus-List Darwins List

2015-10-02 Thread robert via CnC-List
Steve: I don't have answers to any of your questions but I do have a short story: It was late August 1971I was working on the CN Marine SV Fredrick Carter, a rail car carrier..we were to leave North Sydney, NS for Port aux Basques, Nfld. approx. 100 nm across the Cabot Straitour

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread Dave via CnC-List
I have two iPads, one with gps, the other I use with a garmin GLO external Bluetooth GPS antenna. Both work fine, even below decks. The GLO needs to be restarted on occasion, the other is reliable even when out of cell range. We sail on Lake Ontario, so when you really need GPS, like

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread Jim Watts via CnC-List
Nobody "expects" the Spanish Inquisition! For those out of this loop, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt0Y39eMvpI Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 2 October 2015 at 18:39, Graham Collins via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > No, no. Monty Python's Flying

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread Jim Watts via CnC-List
We had full GPS coverage using Navionics on Android all the way down the west coast of Vancouver Island, many days without a hint of cell coverage. I believe the Apple products work similarly. One of my friends has navigated a couple of Van Isle 360's using an iPad. Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C 35

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread Graham Collins via CnC-List
No, no. Monty Python's Flying Circus! Geeze, I wasn't expecting the Spanish inquisition! Graham Collins Secret Plans C 35-III #11 On 2015-10-02 10:20 PM, Jeffrey Nelson via CnC-List wrote: And here I thought you were watching Bonanza down there. On 10/2/2015 8:40 PM, Graham Collins via

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-02 Thread Tim Goodyear via CnC-List
The cell tower signal is just an aid in getting the first fix. After that the GPS part of the chip takes over. I was likewise getting position / speed data on inavx on my iPhone while "off watch" on the Annapolis to Newport race this year. Tim > On Oct 2, 2015, at 6:04 PM, Jerome Tauber via

Re: Stus-List Darwin’s List

2015-10-02 Thread bobmor99 . via CnC-List
Local (Jacksonville, FL) media has reported that the ship's lifeboat(s) can handle these conditions and it's just a matter of time before the lifeboat(s) and/or the ship are located. Sorry, can't find a link to the local reporting. Bob M Ox 33-1 Jax, FL On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 6:59 PM, Bill