Re: Stus-List Tablets for navigation

Fred, I agree. In fact, I'm more in support of the tablets and other not "purpose built" solutions. I'm working daily to fully develop my open source OpenPlotter running on a rasberry pi. I've only spent ~$200. My poorly stated point was that no matter what you are using to aid navigation,

Re: Stus-List Tablets for navigation

Josh — respectfully: At some point, you have to trust in something. When offshore, there’s no coastal piloting tricks like taking bearings. If all the electronics die and the compass craps out, you’re in trouble. Having backups to the backups in electronics allow you to compare data from

Re: Stus-List Tablets for navigation

But the irony is that you are all swearing off tablets just to turn and place your faith in other "purpose built" electronic devices. Professional made chart plotters are subject to electrical failures, software errors, user error (vespes wind), and lack of chart updates. Compasses can be

Re: Stus-List Exterior Teak Varnish Recommendation?

I've done both sickens and epiphanies on two different boats.  Other than the time between coats, I dont see the the benefit to sickens.  It seemed softer and less deep a finish than the varnish.  As far as upkeep, a couple of coats a year on either product seems a wash.  I'd  go with the

Stus-List Exterior Teak Varnish Recommendation?

I like Cetol, but I don't use it on my exterior teak. I'm a Semco believer. When I got Pegathy the exterior varnish was useless. Had to be stripped off. It was a Royal Paine Diaz, as Click and Clack would say. I put on two coats of Semco Honeytone. Had to put on a third later that year. Next

Re: Stus-List Wind sensor for n2k

Thanks Fred - I should have added that I have the both a vYacht wifi and an actisense USB gateway. Got it all working while on the hard last fall, anxiously awaiting April 10 launch to try it in practice. Wind sensor May not happen this season unfortunately. I take it that given the

Re: Stus-List Exterior Teak Varnish Recommendation?

I have been using Cetol for a while, same gallon can for 10 years. It is basically an oil based teak coloured stain, completely different from a varnish. It works well on Lake Ontario and when the exuberance during racing requires a touch up I also like the ease of maintenance. What is the

Re: Stus-List Exterior Teak Varnish Recommendation?

I like how easy Cetol is to repair dings and scratches. A light feathering sand and apply another coat. Fred Hazzard S/V Fury Portland, Or On Feb 28, 2017 1:12 PM, "Dennis C. via CnC-List" wrote: I've been using Sikkens Cetol for years. 5 coats Cetol then 3 coats

Re: Stus-List Exterior Teak Varnish Recommendation?

Randy, I’ll throw in with Awlwood MA. It’s a bit dear price-wise but I’ve found that it floats out well and that fewer coats are needed to achieve the same depth of gloss that regular varnish requires, ergo less work. Keep in mind that it is a two-oars (first coat of Primer Clear then

Re: Stus-List Exterior Teak Varnish Recommendation?

I've been using Sikkens Cetol for years. 5 coats Cetol then 3 coats clear. Maintenance coat of clear every 6 months. Seems to hold up well in the Gulf Coast sun and heat. BTW, don't use Cetol light. Tried that once. Not pleased. However, I hear good things about Awlwood. If I have to strip

Re: Stus-List caulk question and West 6-10 to the rescue

Thanks everyone. The initial epoxy job turned out great. I ran a heater in the head since it was only 50 or so on the boat and it set up fine. Any water getting in there will have no more access to the core. I next need to get the hole positions set and fill them with epoxy. Butyl tape does

Re: Stus-List Exterior Teak Varnish Recommendation?

Gary — I’ve tried Sikkens in the past, and was less than happy with the results. Last winter, I decided to try Awlwood on my handrails and Dorade boxes, and was very pleased with the results. I hope to do my toerail this spring. It looks like this product is going to hold up well, with a

Stus-List Exterior Teak Varnish Recommendation?

Listers- Grenadine's new exterior handrails are ready for finish and installation. Wanted to see if any of you have a preferred varnish for exterior teak. I'm looking for a clear varnish with UV protection. Cheers, Randy ___ This list is

Re: Stus-List Tablets for navigation

I used Nobeltec TZ on my iPad Mini (along with a Bad Elf BluetoothGPS receiver) for the Annapolis to Bermuda Race a few years back; it was nice for its portability. But even with the Mini in a splash-proof Lifeproof case, I wouldn’t want to rely on it as the primary source for navigation.

Re: Stus-List caulk question and West 6-10 to the rescue

yes agreed, I can't believe I left that part out! LOL thats why it took me so much time on the hatches, well that and removing the effing silicone! I hate that stuff! On 2/28/2017 8:41 AM, Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List wrote: Joe I would suggest overdrilling and filling with thickened epoxy

Re: Stus-List caulk question and West 6-10 to the rescue

Joe It is a lot of effort but, you'd never have to worry about it leaking back into the deck. Just that fact that it is trough bolted moves the path of least resistance below the deck. I just did this process for 6 deck hatches! took me 5 boat weekends! now that I'm done, I'm happy I took

Re: Stus-List Tablets for navigation

“ They may be nice for backup” +1 on that. As Bill says, plenty of people swear by them, but I am afraid that there is a lot of tablet (Apple) bigotry in that (I hope I am not starting a Holly War here). Even the cost argument is not really true. A basic GPSMAP 76 (one can have it for about

Re: Stus-List Wind sensor for n2k

Hi, Dave! The ultrasonic weather sensors are pretty nice; but there’s some infrastructure you’re going to need around it. You already have the SeaTalkNG bus going, with your existing pilot and i70. You’ll need to integrate the sensor into that; then also have an NMEA2000-to-WiFi gateway

Stus-List Tablets for navigation

They may be nice for backup, but they really are not nearly as reliable as a well designed dedicated marine plotter, compass and AIS. Wifi wouldn't matter to a compass app, or a charting app, but I'm thinking the fool was relying on a land based AIS app to spot ships. I've heard people in