The Cape Dory Board

Ken, I'm so sorry! What a terrible tragedy. Please accept my sympathy.

Dave

I like the "ALoksak" baggies I bought from Amazon. You can use the iPad through the bag, it's waterproof and quite tough.

Robert, I found your PM and replied.

Hmmmmm. My screen says, "NO private messages." Let me see if I can figure out what's going on.

I haven't received it yet.

David

Yep. It always reminds me of the Muppets Christmas Carol - "the Marleys." That's what happens when you name your kid after yourself. But I'm just glad he loves sailing as much as I do.

The Dave the senior

If you looked at the latest edition of our CDSOA newsletter, "Masthead," you may have noticed that several articles were contributed by the editors. This is not editorial policy, it's desperation. At the time "Masthead" should go to press, we don't have anything to print so the e...

Ouch! That's a problem. My sympathies.

John, and if you get into Lake Michigan, give me a call. Perhaps we can meet up somewhere around Mackinac or Beaver Island.

John, thanks. I think we'll do just that on Ariel, beginning with a check of her conductor sizes. Everything I know about wiring and electricity could be put in a thimble - with the girls finger inside. BTW, if we were contemplating a first trip into Lake Superior from Lake Michigan - and could only...

Maine Sail and OJ, Hi, guys. Nice to hear from you! I agree with both of you. Ariel has two banks: Bank 1 is reserved for starting the engine; Bank 2 is used for everything else. Selecting Bank 1 powers everything from Bank 1, and selecting Bank 2 powers everything from Bank 2. When the battery sele...

And those apps are fun to play with in the long winter when we want to dream about sailing!

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Joe, don't tell the kid! I'm keeping the most of it.

If it's any help, we have been starting the engine without turning electronics off for years and years. The electronics reset themselves afterward as a result of the voltage decrease, but there has been no damage. Seems like I read somewhere (Nigel Calder?) that there is a way to wire the circuits s...