In the interest of getting everything done during the wintery weather
we’re enjoying here in the D.C. area (pics posted), I have the
following questions:
What are the dimensions of the chute/tube that the spinnaker goes
into? I watched the Gary Hoyt video on the .info site and really
want to be able to utilize the spin like he showed. However, I’ve
scoured the files there and can’t find the dimensions. I’ve not seen
that info after searching posts here. Can someone help?
Has anyone had a good experience installing a stove on the port
side opposite the sink? I saw the pic of the Origo 2000 in the Blue
Merle, but how well does it work? I’ve got a small one-burner
propane camp stove (very portable) and a multi-fuel setup (ultra
portable) that I carry in my helmet bag when I fly through the
mountains, but my wife is afraid that they may tip over and make us
a “smoking hole in the water.” I was just wondering what experience
you all had with a more permanent setup.
There are more than eleventy-billion books on wiring and
electricity. What title have you had success with? I tried
searching for something like “Boat Wiring for Dummies” but it
apparently does not exist. An electrical dummy is writing this post,
by the way. All I have in the boat is the little ‘push/pull’ knob by
the starboard quarterberth. I’m looking at putting in a six switch
circuit to allow for bilge, running lights, anchor light, cabin
lights, a 12v socket for our cell phones, and a circuit for our
radio. I’ve seen the beautiful work that a lot of you have done, but
my current “skill” level would end up creating a rat’s nest at best.
I appreciate your comments and your patience with this newbie to the
Wonderful World of the F21.
Re: The stove. The Origo alcohol stove is a very good setup. It’s
a very safe stove. BTW, alcohol is a very safe fuel. Lots of boats
use them if they don’t have propane. I would cruise every weekend
on the boat. I used a Magma grill for the meat and used the stove
to boil water for vegetables, etc. The stove was used every morning
for coffee/tea water using a small Revere ware kettle. Did a lot of
pasta, with sauce, on that stove. Just heated the sauce first, then
boiled water for the pasta.
I cut out the top of the area to drop in the stove and make it flush
mounted. I also installed a shelf 2-3" under the stove in the
locker to give me some additional storage. Had my Rubbermaid
silverware tray stored there.
In the interest of getting everything done during the wintery
weather
we’re enjoying here in the D.C. area (pics posted), I have the
following questions:
What are the dimensions of the chute/tube that the spinnaker
goes
into? I watched the Gary Hoyt video on the .info site and really
want to be able to utilize the spin like he showed. However, I’ve
scoured the files there and can’t find the dimensions. I’ve not
seen
that info after searching posts here. Can someone help?
Has anyone had a good experience installing a stove on the
port
side opposite the sink? I saw the pic of the Origo 2000 in the
Blue
Merle, but how well does it work? I’ve got a small one-burner
propane camp stove (very portable) and a multi-fuel setup (ultra
portable) that I carry in my helmet bag when I fly through the
mountains, but my wife is afraid that they may tip over and make
us
a “smoking hole in the water.” I was just wondering what
experience
you all had with a more permanent setup.
There are more than eleventy-billion books on wiring and
electricity. What title have you had success with? I tried
searching for something like “Boat Wiring for Dummies” but it
apparently does not exist. An electrical dummy is writing this
post,
by the way. All I have in the boat is the little ‘push/pull’ knob
by
the starboard quarterberth. I’m looking at putting in a six
switch
circuit to allow for bilge, running lights, anchor light, cabin
lights, a 12v socket for our cell phones, and a circuit for our
radio. I’ve seen the beautiful work that a lot of you have done,
but
my current “skill” level would end up creating a rat’s nest at
best.
I appreciate your comments and your patience with this newbie to
the
Wonderful World of the F21.
Thanks for the info. I thought I had seen everything that the .info
site had to offer… shows what I get for thinking. My daughter and
I can put a dousing sleeve together with the “extra” sunbrella fabric
I have in the basement.
I’ve found a copy of Calder’s book and it should be shipped by mid-
week.
I’ll put a Origo stove on my “wishlist” and see what happens.
Re: The stove. The Origo alcohol stove is a very good setup.
It’s
a very safe stove. BTW, alcohol is a very safe fuel. Lots of
boats
use them if they don’t have propane. I would cruise every weekend
on the boat. I used a Magma grill for the meat and used the stove
to boil water for vegetables, etc. The stove was used every
morning
for coffee/tea water using a small Revere ware kettle. Did a lot
of
pasta, with sauce, on that stove. Just heated the sauce first,
then
boiled water for the pasta.
I cut out the top of the area to drop in the stove and make it
flush
mounted. I also installed a shelf 2-3" under the stove in the
locker to give me some additional storage. Had my Rubbermaid
silverware tray stored there.
In the interest of getting everything done during the wintery
weather
we’re enjoying here in the D.C. area (pics posted), I have the
following questions:
What are the dimensions of the chute/tube that the spinnaker
goes
into? I watched the Gary Hoyt video on the .info site and really
want to be able to utilize the spin like he showed. However,
I’ve
scoured the files there and can’t find the dimensions. I’ve not
seen
that info after searching posts here. Can someone help?
Has anyone had a good experience installing a stove on the
port
side opposite the sink? I saw the pic of the Origo 2000 in the
Blue
Merle, but how well does it work? I’ve got a small one-burner
propane camp stove (very portable) and a multi-fuel setup (ultra
portable) that I carry in my helmet bag when I fly through the
mountains, but my wife is afraid that they may tip over and make
us
a “smoking hole in the water.” I was just wondering what
experience
you all had with a more permanent setup.
There are more than eleventy-billion books on wiring and
electricity. What title have you had success with? I tried
searching for something like “Boat Wiring for Dummies” but it
apparently does not exist. An electrical dummy is writing this
post,
by the way. All I have in the boat is the little ‘push/pull’
knob
by
the starboard quarterberth. I’m looking at putting in a six
switch
circuit to allow for bilge, running lights, anchor light, cabin
lights, a 12v socket for our cell phones, and a circuit for our
radio. I’ve seen the beautiful work that a lot of you have done,
but
my current “skill” level would end up creating a rat’s nest at
best.
I appreciate your comments and your patience with this newbie to
the
Wonderful World of the F21.