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    Rewiring my boat

    ok, that was an exaggeration. Of course there's some deterioration, but they aren't practically gone like they were when I bought the boat.
    Post by: dreamer, Jul 17, 2012 in forum: OnBoard Electronics & Controls
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    Rewiring my boat

    Thanks for the info CDK well, I think I'll keep the green wire in the shore power socket. We've had our boat in a marina for the past 10 years...
    Post by: dreamer, Jul 17, 2012 in forum: OnBoard Electronics & Controls
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    Rewiring my boat

    After removing all of the previous owner's 'improved' wiring (and I do mean ALL of it), I was left with the basic factory installed wiring which...
    Post by: dreamer, Jul 16, 2012 in forum: OnBoard Electronics & Controls
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    Rewiring my boat

    I have spent almost 2 years refurbishing our 1979 Baba 30. I am in the final stages and that includes fixing the rat's nest of wiring...
    Thread by: dreamer, Jul 16, 2012, 8 replies, in forum: OnBoard Electronics & Controls
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    Boat Design Gallery

    Shannon Defiance 46

    A new boat designed by Walt Shulz at Shannon Yachts.
    Uploaded by: dreamer, Apr 29, 2012, 0 comments, in category: Gallery of Professional Design Work
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    Boat Design Gallery

    Shannon Defiance 46

    A new boat designed by Walt Shulz at Shannon Yachts.
    Uploaded by: dreamer, Apr 29, 2012, 1 comments, in category: Gallery of Professional Design Work
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    Boat Design Gallery

    C45

    First draft of a Great Lakes fish tug inspired design - Great Lakes Cutter 45.
    Uploaded by: dreamer, Nov 20, 2011, 0 comments, in album: Sons Creative
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    Running mainsheet inside boom

    Thanks Paul. This is exactly the sort of thinking I was hoping for. The sheet is double-ended. The hanging block is what I have modeled in the...
    Post by: dreamer, Jan 2, 2011 in forum: Sailboats
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    Running mainsheet inside boom

    Gonzo You might be on to something. The client is very touchy about aesthetics. Rightly so, this will be a beautiful boat when finished. A pipe...
    Post by: dreamer, Jan 2, 2011 in forum: Sailboats
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    Running mainsheet inside boom

    The sheets actually go back to the aft cockpit OR the winches you see in this center cockpit. Clients have their reasons and ideas. As I...
    Post by: dreamer, Jan 2, 2011 in forum: Sailboats
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    Running mainsheet inside boom

    Gonzo, That Amazon 50 boat is something pretty special. The guy who designed it is a Westlawn grad and a Real Estate developer by profession....
    Post by: dreamer, Jan 2, 2011 in forum: Sailboats
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    Running mainsheet inside boom

    A notch in the gallows is fine when the boom is stowed. But my concern is the sheet catching on the gallows during a tack as the mainsheet will be...
    Post by: dreamer, Jan 2, 2011 in forum: Sailboats
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    Running mainsheet inside boom

    I'm working with a design where the client has specified the use of a boom gallows. Rather than run the mainsheet along the bottom and...
    Thread by: dreamer, Jan 2, 2011, 22 replies, in forum: Sailboats