Comments for Susan, Sequoia, and Todd go sailing http://sailsugata.com Aboard Sugata, our Hans Christian 38 Mark II Cutter Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:13:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 Comment on No Time for Tsunamis by Susan http://sailsugata.com/post/no-time-for-tsunamis/comment-page-1#comment-605 Susan Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:13:00 +0000 http://sailsugata.com/?p=381#comment-605 Also one of my own misunderstandings- from 'On the Road Again' by Willie Nelson. He says 'The life I love is making music with my friends.' I thought he said 'The *wife* if love is making music with my friends.' And I was like wow, he really does like being on the road so much, he doesn't care that his lady is fooling around. Also one of my own misunderstandings- from ‘On the Road Again’ by Willie Nelson. He says ‘The life I love is making music with my friends.’ I thought he said ‘The *wife* if love is making music with my friends.’ And I was like wow, he really does like being on the road so much, he doesn’t care that his lady is fooling around.

]]> Comment on No Time for Tsunamis by Susan http://sailsugata.com/post/no-time-for-tsunamis/comment-page-1#comment-604 Susan Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:56:01 +0000 http://sailsugata.com/?p=381#comment-604 Hi Dan, Good to hear from you! Our new Lewmar H3 windlass is 1000 Watts and we have a 35' run (or 70' round trip) which meant we needed 2AWG wire. If it had been just a little shorter we could have used 4AWG wire. I always use the West Marine wire sizing guide for sizing wire: http://www.westmarine.com/pdf/MarineWire.pdf We went with the Ancor tinned wire which we bought from http://www.wholesalemarine.com/ . Regular wire would probably work fine too if you tin the ends with solder and then seal the lug really well. Hi Dan, Good to hear from you! Our new Lewmar H3 windlass is 1000 Watts and we have a 35′ run (or 70′ round trip) which meant we needed 2AWG wire. If it had been just a little shorter we could have used 4AWG wire. I always use the West Marine wire sizing guide for sizing wire: http://www.westmarine.com/pdf/MarineWire.pdf

We went with the Ancor tinned wire which we bought from http://www.wholesalemarine.com/ . Regular wire would probably work fine too if you tin the ends with solder and then seal the lug really well.

]]> Comment on No Time for Tsunamis by Dan http://sailsugata.com/post/no-time-for-tsunamis/comment-page-1#comment-601 Dan Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:40:25 +0000 http://sailsugata.com/?p=381#comment-601 Hey Guys, This is Dan from Euphoria. Sounds like things are going well for you down there. I had a question on your windlass wiring, what size and type of wire are you using? I was thinking of using tinned wire but Royce said he wouldn't and just seal it up good. I have found 1 gauge welding wire for about $2/foot vs. $3 for tinned. As a reference, my windlass motor is 1200 Watts and I have about a 35' - 40' run, times two. Thanks and safe travels Hey Guys,

This is Dan from Euphoria. Sounds like things are going well for you down there. I had a question on your windlass wiring, what size and type of wire are you using? I was thinking of using tinned wire but Royce said he wouldn’t and just seal it up good. I have found 1 gauge welding wire for about $2/foot vs. $3 for tinned. As a reference, my windlass motor is 1200 Watts and I have about a 35′ – 40′ run, times two.

Thanks and safe travels

]]> Comment on No Time for Tsunamis by MArcus http://sailsugata.com/post/no-time-for-tsunamis/comment-page-1#comment-599 MArcus Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:22:43 +0000 http://sailsugata.com/?p=381#comment-599 You made the rice, I made the gravy, But it just may be some tuna fish you're lookin for... Billy Joel You made the rice, I made the gravy,
But it just may be some tuna fish you’re lookin for…
Billy Joel

]]> Comment on No Time for Tsunamis by MArcus http://sailsugata.com/post/no-time-for-tsunamis/comment-page-1#comment-598 MArcus Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:20:51 +0000 http://sailsugata.com/?p=381#comment-598 Oh and don't forget from Pink Floyd's the wall that; "The ducks are hazards in the classroom." Oh and don’t forget from Pink Floyd’s the wall that;
“The ducks are hazards in the classroom.”

]]> Comment on No Time for Tsunamis by MArcus http://sailsugata.com/post/no-time-for-tsunamis/comment-page-1#comment-597 MArcus Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:18:26 +0000 http://sailsugata.com/?p=381#comment-597 I enjoyed looking at those pictures of the cetol coming off. The funny thing is, I remember some of those swirls in the wood grain. And the first time I stripped the caprail I burned it near the bow. I also melted the gelcoat near the old location of the CF numbers. Excuse me while I eat this pie... and then someone told me it doesn't go... "Hot Dog! I say Kool-Aid Man" I am glad to hear that she is back in the water. Have some fun! I enjoyed looking at those pictures of the cetol coming off. The funny thing is, I remember some of those swirls in the wood grain. And the first time I stripped the caprail I burned it near the bow. I also melted the gelcoat near the old location of the CF numbers.
Excuse me while I eat this pie…

and then someone told me it doesn’t go…
“Hot Dog! I say Kool-Aid Man”

I am glad to hear that she is back in the water. Have some fun!

]]> Comment on Hassle Free Zone by Sharon Flynn http://sailsugata.com/post/hassle-free-zone/comment-page-1#comment-576 Sharon Flynn Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:11:50 +0000 http://sailsugata.com/?p=361#comment-576 Trish, Larry Jef and I were speculating about the impact of the tsunami warnings on your March 1 launch date. What is the impact expected to be at the upper end of the Sea of Cortez? Thinking about you both! Trish, Larry Jef and I were speculating about the impact of the tsunami warnings on your March 1 launch date. What is the impact expected to be at the upper end of the Sea of Cortez? Thinking about you both!

]]> Comment on Hassle Free Zone by Hannah McGhee http://sailsugata.com/post/hassle-free-zone/comment-page-1#comment-572 Hannah McGhee Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:52:00 +0000 http://sailsugata.com/?p=361#comment-572 So great to hear from the Cortez Coasters once again! Happy sailing! XOXOXOXO Hannah So great to hear from the Cortez Coasters once again! Happy sailing!

XOXOXOXO
Hannah

]]> Comment on Sugata in Altata by larry http://sailsugata.com/post/sugata-in-altata/comment-page-1#comment-527 larry Sat, 09 Jan 2010 06:49:22 +0000 http://sailsugata.com/post/sugata-in-altata#comment-527 Sometimes it pays not to know the full picture. Navolato is one of the most violent cities in the cartel drug war going on in Sinaloa. Fortunately, the mobsters usually kill eachother, but sometimes innocents get caught in the crossfire. I'm glad you, your family and your boat made it out of there unharmed. LARRY Sometimes it pays not to know the full picture. Navolato is one of the most violent cities in the cartel drug war going on in Sinaloa. Fortunately, the mobsters usually kill eachother, but sometimes innocents get caught in the crossfire. I’m glad you, your family and your boat made it out of there unharmed.
LARRY

]]> Comment on Thank You, Marcus Anderson! by Peter Morris http://sailsugata.com/post/thank-you-marcus-anderson/comment-page-1#comment-524 Peter Morris Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:19:30 +0000 http://sailsugata.com/post/thank-you-marcus-anderson#comment-524 It was very funny to run across this blog! I was sailing alongside Restless for a 3 or 4 months when they did their trip to Mexico on my boat Danzarin. We met up with them in Mexico, sailed out to Hawaii and then went our separate ways as we headed back to North America. I was always impressed with Marcus's mechanical knowledge and a lot of the work he had done to Resless. Oh and he introduced me to Nigel Calder! I think you are very fortunate to have purchased a boat upgraded and maintained by Marcus! It was very funny to run across this blog! I was sailing alongside Restless for a 3 or 4 months when they did their trip to Mexico on my boat Danzarin. We met up with them in Mexico, sailed out to Hawaii and then went our separate ways as we headed back to North America. I was always impressed with Marcus’s mechanical knowledge and a lot of the work he had done to Resless. Oh and he introduced me to Nigel Calder! I think you are very fortunate to have purchased a boat upgraded and maintained by Marcus!

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