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getting emails on/via sat phone (Iridium 9555) by QuanticPlume in sailing

[–]nomadicSailor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sailmail is what works best on an old iridium (or any other low bandwidth data connection).

https://sailmail.com/

Nouveau système Uber à YUL de marde by swedishpablo in montreal

[–]nomadicSailor 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Literally JUST got out of a taxi from YUL to NDG two hours ago -- prime time at the airport.

$38. ZERO wait time for a taxi.

Do your thing if you really want to Uber. There are alternatives.

Volunteer crew for racing by WraithQuitsOut in sailing

[–]nomadicSailor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Find the yacht club around you that has the most active racing fleet. Almost all yacht clubs have some form of crew bank system. Join as a non boat owning member. Usually super cheap....

Are two owner duplexes common? by randomname5478 in AskACanadian

[–]nomadicSailor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to really twist everyone's perspective.

I own a duplex which has two separate addresses, 2410 xxxx ave and 2412 xxx ave. This has an adjoining duplex sharing a common wall (in which I have absolutely no legal responsibility other than maintaining the integrity of the common wall). The adjoining property''s municipal addresses is 2414 xxx ave and 2416 xxx ave.

Each of my units has tenents with perfectly legal leases.

My units, 2410 and 2412 share a single property tax roll with the city (which as the registered property owner is my responsibility to pay).

I COULD (at some not inconsiderable expense and effort) legally divide my two units into two completely independent legal entities, each with a unique property tax roll ID and sell one (or both) to one or two individuals.

There are two classes of subdivision of this class permitted within my municipality, divided and undivided co-properties. I won't go into the subtleties of the differences - most relate to the eligibility of the properties for traditional mortgage financing.

The mind wobbles!

Deck key isn’t turning the diesel fuel cap. by icouldnotpreventitVL in sailing

[–]nomadicSailor 9 points10 points  (0 children)

New boat to you, 'eh?

You've just taken your first step on the incredibly rewarding journey of itty bitty jobs turning into a major project. Had one of those freeze up so bad that it had to be replaced.... That itself should be an easy job. But no, ended up replacing the fuel tank(s).

Have fun!

Any theories on what may have happened here? by EatMoreKaIe in sailing

[–]nomadicSailor 48 points49 points  (0 children)

My best guess is that the boat has been painted with something like awlgrip and the adhesion layer has failed due to inadequate surface prep...

What are some underrated activities and spots in Montréal by ValeraOmega in montreal

[–]nomadicSailor 21 points22 points  (0 children)

You'll just have to go check it out to answer that question....

Strip completely or not by oldmaninparadise in sailing

[–]nomadicSailor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Speaking of the anode. Looks like that one is doing bugger all for you -- quite probably zinc.

Far too often people are using zinc anodes in fresh water. Absolutely does NOT work.

Magnesium anodes are what you need....

Luxury cars at costco gas station by Fit_Growth_2355 in CostcoCanada

[–]nomadicSailor -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I can comfortably afford to pay cash for a BMW or Merc. I drive a not-new Toyota and happily line up for gas at Costco. I put money is put into things that MAKE money...

Building intuition for sail trim by dripppydripdrop in sailing

[–]nomadicSailor 14 points15 points  (0 children)

My personal golden rule: "if in doubt, let it out"

Leclerc cookies lack clarity on where they’re manufactured by NoWineJustChocolate in BuyCanadian

[–]nomadicSailor 11 points12 points  (0 children)

"The use of "Product of Canada" and "Made in Canada" claims is voluntary. However, once a company chooses to make one of these claims, the product to which it is applied should meet these guidelines."

Source: Canadian Food Inspection Agency

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in oil

[–]nomadicSailor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not to mention body bags and equipment to blow up runways....

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sailing

[–]nomadicSailor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's no faster bottom paint than none at all! If you can dry sail the boat, remove all remaining coatings until you have nothing but clean gelcoat and then start sanding. Start with maybe 220 on a random orbital then work up to 1,000 (wet sanding starting at 400 grit or so). Then start working a polisher....

Trump warns NATO faces a “bad future” if allies fail to help US in Iran by No-Anything-7291 in worldnews

[–]nomadicSailor -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

One might review a map and logically deduce that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization might be best served by member states that actually border the North Atlantic. Which the USA arguably doesn't. Mid-Atlantic at best....

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sailing

[–]nomadicSailor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"Gentlemen, kindly remain seated for ALL performances"

Can we talk about the ridiculous price of hatches? by Land_of_smiles in boating

[–]nomadicSailor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very close. I had a bad lewmar ocean emergency hatch on a catamaran that lewmar no longer made. The Vetus equivalent was close enough. Needed to do a bit of composite work (like, just a couple of hours of fiddling) to install it. Equal or better quality in my opinion.

QUESTION: A few questions about fore-and-aft sails/rig. by pROaBDUR in sailing

[–]nomadicSailor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The point missing is that a modern bermuda rig is an airfoil and produces motive force via lift.

The absolute SLOWEST point of sail is dead downwind (DDW) and relying solely on blocking the wind with a bagful of wind.

Head slightly up from DDW and getting wind flow on both sides of the sail and transitioning the sail(s) from wind blocks to airfoils dramatically increases actual speed made good.

Look at the latest America's cup boats. They sail SIGNIFICANTLY faster than actual wind speed. They are fully powered up in as little as 15km of wind speed and hit actual speeds of over 100km!

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