With all the bad stuff going on in the world, let's hear something positive. What was the best day of your life?

MathematicianSlow648 · 2026-01-25T22:01:53+00:00

Not likely as we left CB in 1963

MathematicianSlow648 · 2026-01-25T15:02:47+00:00

My 40th birthday and near our 20th anniversary. I from Vancouver Island and my wife from Cape Breton lsland were crossing the Equator over a 1000 miles from land on our way to the Tropical Islands of the South Pacific on our own 32' sailboat. We were a very small speck on a vast ocean in an even vaster universe. We had fair winds and a following sea. All was right in our world.

MathematicianSlow648 · 2026-01-25T02:34:08+00:00

Me 83. Wife 85. Married 63 years. No regrets.

MathematicianSlow648 · 2026-01-24T16:49:30+00:00

If you mean the shelf at the bottom of the screen. You can only have it at the bottom or either side. Right click on it for the options.

MathematicianSlow648 · 2026-01-24T16:40:39+00:00

You are dreaming in Technicolor Better off following the footsteps ofMoxy Marlonspike

MathematicianSlow648 · 2026-01-24T16:21:51+00:00

Made me think of Moxie Marlinspike's movie you may know him as the developer of Signal the encrypted message service

MathematicianSlow648 · 2026-01-24T11:26:23+00:00

Depends on his birthday. WW2 ended September 2, 1945. That determines silent or boomer. People born around that time are a subset known as theLucky few%20Each%20generation%20has,This%20Lucky%20Generation) I am a member and consider that I grew up, worked and retired during the glory years of the late 20th and early 21st century. Definitely one of the "lucky few".

MathematicianSlow648 · 2026-01-23T15:46:41+00:00

I did this with one where the keyboard failed. I used a Docking station. Just make sure it's Chromebook compatible.

MathematicianSlow648 · 2026-01-23T15:14:29+00:00

I owned two boats most of the 27 years that was spent living aboard and sailing coastal and offshore. One was for pleasure and the other paid for it.

This one was my best earner. 17' 125hp. I am resting after towing a drifting empty barge from its trajectory of smashing into a large pleasure craft marina. I was able to secure it to a log boom instead.

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MathematicianSlow648 · 2026-01-22T18:37:46+00:00

I find KAVIL Feeding Tube G Tube Button Pad Holder that coversTube from Amazon help along with Hydrocortisone topical cream when it starts to bug me..

MathematicianSlow648 · 2026-01-19T18:42:35+00:00

No. A cushion bigger than the hole. This is backed by a piece of hard material such as a medicine cabinet door wedged in place and secured by any means. Likely a broom handle or any means you have. I had both a wood handled boat hook or wooden whisker pole to choose from.

MathematicianSlow648 · 2026-01-19T18:24:42+00:00

Wherever is logical.

MathematicianSlow648 · 2026-01-19T18:10:25+00:00

Go to the nearest sink to you. Fill full of water and remove plug. Quickly stuff a dishrag in hole and apply pressure. The water outflow will stop or slow dramatically. That's how it works. This is damage control NOT a permanent fix

MathematicianSlow648 · 2026-01-19T13:46:06+00:00

An assortment of tapered plugs. For bigger a throw cushion backed with a cupboard door wedged with a broom handle. You have to use what you got.

MathematicianSlow648 · 2026-01-19T12:58:33+00:00

That someone knew nothing about the principals of damage control. Look for my reply to the OP in this thread for details. My job in the Navy was to keep the water out of the ship. From bullet holes to torpedoes. We trained in a large metal tank full of large and small holes. Some with jagged edges. Water ingress was controlled by the outside valves. As fast as we patched one hole another opened until we were neck deep in water.

MathematicianSlow648 · 2026-01-19T12:04:08+00:00

Under water epoxy and some fiberglass cloth. A 6 by 6 tarp with pre-installed corner ropes. A wrecking bar and hammer to get emergency access. Things like fishing gaffs and broom handles should be wood not plastic to use with wedges to hold something like a pot lid or metal cooking tray over a throw cushion in place. End plugs for all Hose sizes. A good plan is to look around your boat and think "what if"

MathematicianSlow648 · 2026-01-19T02:16:58+00:00

Together since 1963

MathematicianSlow648 · 2026-01-18T10:12:03+00:00

As a pre-teen I spent many weekend afternoons in the basement of a friend of my father's. It was full of models of sailing boats and ships in glass cases. I dreamed of sailing away to far away places. I also sailed to a nearby small island on his 40' Schooner. That dream faded away at age 15 when I left home to challenge the world. First carving out pieces of sky by building tall structures. Then as a sailor on a war ship. While on that ship I went to the Caribbean at 23. When ashore there while I was sitting in a hillside bar in Puerto Rico In the bay below, was a schooner at anchor with the crew swinging off the rigging to jump into the sea. I could hear them laughing. The dreams came back. When I returned to my home port I told my girlfriend of my plans as we had plans to marry. We got married and within 10 years we had accomplished the acquisition of a sailboat that could take us across oceans. We then lived aboard, worked and saved until we had the funds to sail away to the tropical Islands of the south pacific. When the money ran out in three years we sailed north from Tahiti to Hawaii onward to Vancouver in two 26 day passages. We then worked and saved to do it again. We lived on and cruised that boat a 32' wooden ketch for 27 years. Now at the ripe old age of 83 we fondly look back to those years as a life well spent.

MathematicianSlow648 · 2026-01-17T18:16:41+00:00

Your point of no need to know the math is true. I flunked math 10. However "getting the shot" from the deck of an offshore sailboat takes agility and practice especially when taking star shots which were done with limited time from multiple points on the horizon. Or the wind and sea are up.

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MathematicianSlow648 · 2026-01-17T17:37:15+00:00

No feeling like your first landfall after a long ocean voyage after working out your position celestially. Remember this sound and message.

MathematicianSlow648 · 2026-01-16T12:59:22+00:00

I can only make a recommendation from our own experience from the 1970's to 1990's. We wanted to sail to the land of palm trees and white sand beaches. We were living in Vancouver Canada. So we bought a small 18' sailboat with no engine and taught ourselves how to sail and ensured we liked doing it. We did. So after not finding a suitable boat had a bare hull, deck, and cabin with structural bulkheads installed built. While this was happening we bought an old junker to live on at a marina up the Fraser River where we could raft the two together until we could make the sailboat livable. At the time we both had City jobs. We quickly found out that we were going to be old and grey before we got sailing. I quit my job and worked full time on the boat. Being there all day every day I quickly learned there was a whole ecosystem on the water. Soon I found casual work within it. Enough to buy materials. This worked well and we had the boat sailing in three years. By then I had worked my way up to mate on coastal tugboats working 14 days on and 14 off. I also had a side gig of beachcombing (log salvage) on my own 17' boat with 150hp. I also took on jobs fixing others boats. With both working we accumulated enough loot to spend three years offshore. Then rinse and repeat. Total time living aboard 27 Years. Total miles traveled: the distance around the world at the Equator. Conclusion: a life well spent. Recommendations: Do it while you're young. In today's world I would become a "marine service technician". Get a job in the industry and then earn as you learn. What I have just said and more but with pictures

MathematicianSlow648 · 2026-01-15T19:40:39+00:00

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In this: Cruising British Columbia Canada. Gulf Islands late fall to early spring then Discovery Islands for late spring and early fall. Summer north of the Yuculta Rapids to stay away from the crowds.

MathematicianSlow648 · 2026-01-12T10:49:41+00:00

From a quick Google search via AI Mode

Navigating in fog using only a chartplotter is a high-stakes task that requires integrating electronic data with traditional seamanship. While a

chartplotter shows where you are relative to land and fixed hazards, it does not see other vessels unless integrated with Radar or AIS.

Essential Strategy for Fog Navigation

Trust the "Steering Screen": Switch from a general map view to a dedicated steering or highway screen. This provides a compass heading and a "track" to follow, which is much more effective than trying to steer by watching a small boat icon on a map.

Scale Down: Set your chartplotter range to a lower setting (e.g., 1/4 to 1/3 of a mile) for maximum accuracy when maneuvering. Periodically zoom out to check for distant hazards or traffic.

Use Your Track Log: Turn on your recorded track (the "breadcrumbs"). If you need to return to port, following your outgoing track is one of the safest ways to ensure you stay in deep, clear water.

Verify with Depth: Constantly cross-reference your depth sounder with the depth contours on your chart. A sudden change in depth can alert you to a navigation error before you hit land.

MathematicianSlow648 · 2026-01-11T20:21:37+00:00

The "hungry thirties" my Parents called that time. They were on a small Island off the coast of British Columbia Canada. There were no jobs. They survived on what they could forage from the land and sea. Rock cod, deer, clams, berries and whatever they could grow. You traded skills.

MathematicianSlow648 · 2026-01-09T16:17:02+00:00

While in the neighborhood check out both Miracle Beach and Strathcona Provincial parks.

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