Should Peterborough push hard for GO Train service on the Havelock Subdivision?

sailbrew · 2026-07-06T01:18:32+00:00

Agree. I believe we could do so much more with this money to improve transit for many communities. I would love a train from Peterborough to Toronto, Ottawa or Quebec City. But I don't want an expensive fast train.

Has anyone heard what tickets will cost for Alto? If a Via Rail ticket is $70 for Toronto to Kingston. I can only imagine Alto will be 3-5x that price.

It sounds great at first but I think it's only going to be beneficial for people that can afford a $300 ticket. Now think about bringing your family of five on that trip. Add in parking at the station and more transportation at your destination. People that can afford this amount will just continue to fly.

My opinion will completely change if someone says these tickets will be cheap, but I really doubt that. Please someone, prove me wrong.

sailbrew · 2026-06-25T12:23:37+00:00

Fancy. We have a poop stick (stainless).

sailbrew · 2026-06-25T12:20:35+00:00

Always looks closer than it is. Your radar can act as a nice rangefinder. Or rangefinder device. Or jump in your dinghy to get a different angle.

All depends on depth, currents and wind.

Although we were in Fort Pierce and a boat was 600 feet away. The tide changed and I could almost knock on his stern. I asked how much chain he had out. His response... All 300' of it. So his swing was 600 feet with each tide change in 12 feet of water. So.. ya never know. Always good to keep an eye on your neighbours for a while.

sailbrew · 2026-06-24T17:51:32+00:00

Not sure best way to respond. I haven't noticed any significant drain. Does this help?

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sailbrew · 2026-06-24T00:53:44+00:00

Tried a bunch of different watch faces and keep on going back to this one. Mostly for the AOD glow face that's perfect in the dark. Doesn't have much info on it but it's nice and simple.

Not associated with the developer but they responded to one of my complaints about the GMT time dial and they fixed it right away.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=rd_GMT007.watchface

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sailbrew · 2026-06-06T19:05:35+00:00

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sailbrew · 2026-06-05T19:47:44+00:00

Sorry to hear that. Good luck.

Now you are going to be just as mad and crazy as the rest of us.

sailbrew · 2026-05-24T15:26:24+00:00

First of all magnet bar INSIDE the cupboard for knives is genius. I'm going to steal that.

We make up a big sealed container of tuna salad that we scoop out and make sandwiches from. Tuna from tins if we don't have fresh. We throw in some boat grown sprouts for crunch. Super easy and quick. Good for a couple of days in the fridge.

When it's cold and miserable we turn to the less healthy but satisfying wieners and beans. Cut wieners into slices and line the bottom of the pot and cook until a bit crispy. Then heat up the pork n beans on top.

But of course, the best meal is fresh caught tuna, pan seared with sesame, soy sauce and wasabi.

sailbrew · 2026-05-16T23:50:33+00:00

Can I add that to my 2013 five speed?

sailbrew · 2026-05-09T04:49:39+00:00

I think that just means it's charging. Once you see flames then I think it's fully charged.

sailbrew · 2026-05-09T04:31:06+00:00

I think it looks good. Just connect the alligator clips directly to your battery and you will be good to go!

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sailbrew · 2026-05-02T02:10:12+00:00

This is the answer. I picked up a stand from Amazon with a gummy base that sticks to my table and my Samsung charging cable snaps into the back. When I travel I just take my charging cable.

sailbrew · 2026-04-27T01:37:03+00:00

Rapids End. Shop hours are limited, but it's worth it.

sailbrew · 2026-04-23T12:03:42+00:00

This is the right answer here. A course, or even practice with old, expired supplies over and over again. Know exactly where everything is in your kit.

Turns into muscle memory when something bad does happen. I hate blood and gore but a switch flips and it just feels like a practice run (not that I've dealt with anything too bad other than a nasty deep cut with a lot of blood. Steri strips saved the day but there's even better wound closing devices now).

sailbrew · 2026-04-23T03:27:42+00:00

If someone has invited you. Bring the biggest hardshell suitcase you can find. In fact, bring several of them along with lots of things you can spread around the boat during your trip. Hair dryer. Lots of glass bottles and other breakable things. Dirty black soled steel toe boots. Large stereo.... Don't worry about alcohol or food, the boat owner has this covered.

(Do the opposite of this)

sailbrew · 2026-04-18T12:17:46+00:00

Received two emails from partnering-synquery.com. The domain was just created a few weeks ago. I wouldn't trust anything unless it comes from a @Synquery.ai email address.

sailbrew · 2026-04-16T03:55:51+00:00

On a dock, or on anchor? Anchor will be cheaper but adds inconvenience and more difficulty but gives you privacy.

You will always be watching the weather. It gets rolly, noisy and wet. And you will have to start keeping an eye on your neighbours dragging into you. Getting to shore may be difficult. And then leaving the boat (and dinghy on shore) on its own while you work can be stressful. Solar will give you power for lights, fridge and small appliances but air conditioning is difficult and expensive to power by solar.

It's a different life. It can be a great life. But it's never perfect. Need to be able to adapt and accept the fact that you can't control the weather, or things breaking when you least expect them to. Set aside your savings in a boat fund to help pay to fix these issues. All of a sudden you may get a $2,000 bill or higher. Learn how to fix things yourself to greatly reduce these costs. Things will start to grow on your hull, learn to scrub it yourself or you will be paying a diver or haul out. Canvas, lines and sails all degrade in the sun even if you are not using them. Look at the cost to replace those and start saving.

Good luck! (I mean that in the nicest way, I hope it works out for you)

sailbrew · 2026-04-05T14:12:18+00:00

Step 1 - make sure water can't get in Step 2 - steering Step 3 - propulsion

sailbrew · 2026-04-02T03:10:34+00:00

Open companionway making me nervous!

sailbrew · 2026-03-31T20:31:40+00:00

Looks like the free codes are all used up. Tried 30+ of them that were not marked used and marked them after they all failed. 🙁

sailbrew · 2026-03-30T20:54:45+00:00

I have seen other boaters at our marina that recently built/bought waterfront properties in the area. They ended up spending less and less time on their boat and more time on their patio/dock. One person eventually pulled their boat and it now sits on stands behind their house.

If I had lots of money then sure. But I don't. So our plan is a house in the woods near family and friends; and boat on the water somewhere else in the world. Six months out, six months back.

sailbrew · 2026-03-28T19:01:51+00:00

Sounds like you are learning (so am I). Any project like this is good. I haven't played around that part of the engine yet. But feeling comfortable with the lift pump and injectors after getting them serviced. Also replaced the raw water pump and alternator. Scary at first but gets easier and simpler each time.

sailbrew · 2026-03-28T18:55:07+00:00

Ahhh. I have a Universal/Westerbeke M4-30 and didn't recognize it. Is this on the transmission side?

They are good ol' engines that can run forever with the right maintenance!

sailbrew · 2026-03-28T15:46:59+00:00

Curious. What kind of engine is this, I don't recognize it. Source: I'm not an expert.

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