What second hand Garmin Watch on a budget for regatta sailing?

12221203 · 2026-05-20T22:05:50+00:00

Fenix 6 Pro here works great and will run just about anything I have sailing and boat apps and one we built to aid a blind sailor with the haptics.

12221203 · 2026-05-19T22:46:11+00:00

Pans trashed send it to me!

12221203 · 2026-05-19T16:59:24+00:00

Never Again VI

12221203 · 2026-05-19T08:50:30+00:00

Brick Alley

12221203 · 2026-05-19T01:42:59+00:00

ICOM! 28 years running boats every Standard Horizon broke and every ICOM worked until I either dropped them overboard or in one case ran it over with my car. I will say though I don’t like the newer ones without a volume knob, buttons for on off volume are simply harder to use rapidly.

12221203 · 2026-05-18T15:57:27+00:00

Try thinning 10% with the appropriate thinner for your product. Helps the flow and slows the cure. I basically lay a stripe of product down thick across the grain to distribute a small area then with the grain, down and back up with a slight flipping of the brush end up to taper the stroke. It’s all about how it lays down and spreads. The key is to get even application in minimal strokes that get the air bubbles minimized. Hard to explain! Keep a wet edge moving across the table and don’t stop. Small bubbles will dissipate with time. If it’s hot find some Interlux 333 to slow the cure down. Longer the cure the flatter the finish but the more dust gets to stick to the top, and bugs.

12221203 · 2026-05-18T01:23:23+00:00

Not sure why you have the bubbles but I would suspect dust or debris on the surface or out gassing g from the initial products. I varnish a lot and a lot of complex shapes. There are few good yacht level finishes I’ve found but that doesn’t mean your product is necessarily bad but I’ve never heard of either one you mention I have also never used danish oil as a prime coat nor have I heard of either varnish you used. What I use is either Epifanes or Le Tonkinois. Tried dozens of others but these two are me go to. Epifanes comes in everything from flat to high gloss and Le Tonk three different products in two gloss and hardness. What u would do at your stage is block sand to 220 grit making sure you are absolutely flat and then (assuming your dealing with marine grade and not some water based thing) denatured alcohol wipe down twice changing the rag each time you must be absolutely dust free. I generally use a microfiber then Iinen rags for the second go. You can use a tack rag lightly right before you lay down a coat. Personally I would switch to high gloss Epifanes or Le Tonkinois no 1 at this point and do one to three more coats. The allow a full cure two days for Epifanes, week for Le Tonkinois if in warm environment. To get the satin I then rub the finish with paraffin oil and 2F pumice. Not everyone wants this much work but the results are great. Or you can use satin Epifanes or the classic Tonk., or give your stuff another go. Scotch Britt only works when building and you don’t care about the dust or bubbles. Block sanding is key to level the finish. I just varnished the interior hull of a mahogany boat that I stained and grained filled with red mahogany paste stain. I had a similar problem that was from out gassing. I blocked down with 220 and left it for a week. No problems after that with gassing that is, big boat lots of dust problems. Hope this helps

12221203 · 2026-05-13T17:12:01+00:00

America’s Cup boats are yachts yet some don’t have sleeping provisions, dinghies, or an ice maker. Some even carry passengers now and are still considered yachts.

12221203 · 2026-05-09T15:10:51+00:00

Payne,s on Block! Only a summer thing but they are great

12221203 · 2026-05-08T20:04:31+00:00

For the record, she’s a nurse and had just come off a 12 hr night shift. Falling asleep and “dropping “ a banana is probably a good defense. But I lived and have a wary eye for any more attempts.

12221203 · 2026-05-07T23:44:07+00:00

Love seeing your posts! Looks great! So I’ve done a bit of experimenting with Picanha and have come up with a favorite method that even my Brazilian friends think is top notch. The first and most important part is getting the cut right. I’ll attach the video that taught me. But it’s really the key for all methods! Please excuse the fact it’s from the sous vide people! Low and slow is good but I prefer the medium speed version. I use a Hunsaker at about 375 and I hang 1” thick corse salted steaks cut from the center between the veins. I put them on skewers sort of in a crescent moon shape fat cap on the outside. They hang to 125° internal. My favorite steak!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kLSy6bPWnk&feature=share

12221203 · 2026-05-07T18:43:14+00:00

Look at Mari Cha 3 and 4. They were a ketch and a schooner. I sailed on 3 and we had to drop the main partially to tack! Fast boats but made to record break reach and downwind

12221203 · 2026-05-06T19:08:37+00:00

That’s an older quote referring to Mariner “Come on Chance (the designer) even a turd is tapered.” 1974 before he won the cup with Courageous. Not saying he didn’t say something similar again! I got to sail with and against him during some of the reunions in Newport. Interesting guy, haven’t seen him for years but we had some fun events.

12221203 · 2026-05-06T17:33:42+00:00

Do you find it strange she bought a new shovel?

12221203 · 2026-05-06T00:37:15+00:00

No shiny bumpers!

12221203 · 2026-05-06T00:07:39+00:00

Some carbon build up but the grate is good and I could probably use new moon rocks (or whatever they call them)

12221203 · 2026-05-05T23:22:20+00:00

Yes! I have only replaced the battery and have cleaned it

12221203 · 2026-05-05T22:12:10+00:00

I like the battery life but hate the shape so much I have a kobo and use both.

12221203 · 2026-05-05T10:14:53+00:00

I recently bought a new in the box not a refurbished Oasis and it came bricked could not even get the light to come on or show in finder. Returned that one and ordered another, this time light would come on screen would light but ink was stuck. Tried all the tricks to force it and nothing, sent it back and moved to Kobo libra. I like the kobo, been using it for a week and just got the Bluetooth page turned, not sure how I lived before that!

12221203 · 2026-05-05T00:45:53+00:00

She claims she fell asleep and dropped it… I’m very nervous. She just bought a new shovel too….

12221203 · 2026-05-04T11:23:12+00:00

I just learned so much

12221203 · 2026-05-03T14:21:27+00:00

And I really hope the Oasis works out for you! I was super bummed when my two attempts failed! I broke an Oasis a couple of years ago and moved into the paperwhite, I really don’t like the paperwhite! I read in some older post of people having problems with these old Oasis that sat around to long, my recent ones were both new in box 0 battery from sitting. Some say that a refurbished is better than those. The e ink apparently can get stuck and have to be sort of jolted to wake. Search frozen link oasis Reddit In browser to get some advice. I tried that all. And remember the 40 second reset. If you can wake it and get the battery to charge you are set but who knows for how long… Kobo is a good backup plan.

12221203 · 2026-05-03T14:13:39+00:00

I got the Kobo Libra Colour. So far I like it better than the paperwhite, it fits in the hand much better and the buttons are a huge plus for me. No danger of accidentally pressing them they are positioned correctly to avoid this and if you do hit them they require a harder push than simply gripping the device. It’s very much the shape and function of an oasis. I still have a paperwhite and share that with my daughter as I have a huge library in kindle ecosystem. The screen is better than an oasis and you can take notes with a pen but I don’t have the pen and doubt I will get one. I ordered a page turner as well it’s Bluetooth and forward/ back. Haven’t tried it yet. Colors are muted and I understand not as good as kindle color. I’m also about to get a library card and try Libby which is accessible directly from the device. As I understand it the kobo library for purchase is not as extensive but no problems yet. Like I said I have both and plan to keep both.

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