Kelvin Dueck

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  • in reply to: Dave of SV Cats Meow has been in hospital 10+ days #12965
    Kelvin Dueck
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      David,
      Thanks for sharing. Our thoughts are with you as you recover, and I know that everyone in the club wishes you good health, fair winds, and following seas.

      in reply to: Ultimate Minimalist Toolkit #12947
      Kelvin Dueck
      Participant

        Maybe a hammer? Although, technically every tool is a hammer.
        I might also include an Exacto knife for cutting a length of rope, if necessary (although a good pair of scissors would work, and might be a better multi-tasker).

        And, some type of lamp (like a headlamp or battery-powered trouble lamp). Murphy’s law suggests that most repairs will take place at night. In the rain.

        • This reply was modified 3 weeks, 2 days ago by Kelvin Dueck.
        in reply to: VHF with bluetooth headset… #11890
        Kelvin Dueck
        Participant

          Bill,
          I posted this reply on the http://www.macgregorsailors.com site but I’m posting it here as well, just in case someone from the club has a similar question.

          I suspect your best bet will be a handheld. Google shows this one:

          Cobra MR HH500 FLT BT

          It’s available in Canada at:

          https://www.marineoutfitters.ca/index.cfm?category=10054%7C10055%7C10056&product=44102600&code=028377201653

          Kelvin

          in reply to: Insurance & transit through US waters ??? #9588
          Kelvin Dueck
          Participant

            Regarding insurance: I asked this question recently on our Facebook group. I was directed to speak to:
            Calista Johnston
            MARINE DIVISION
            Johnston Meier Insurance Agencies Group
            305-2748 Lougheed Hwy, Port Coquitlam BC V3B 6P2
            Tel: 604-944-9577 ext.63344

            She was excellent, and she was able to find me an insurer that didn’t require a survey (but I will need to get one in 5 years).

            Cheers,

            Kelvin

            in reply to: Fuel consumption on 1999 Honda 50 #9567
            Kelvin Dueck
            Participant

              What Darren said above.
              Also: just a reminder (since you mentioned that you are new to Macs), if you are motoring at more than 6 knots, you MUST raise your centerboard and rudders out of the water.

              in reply to: Fuel consumption on 1999 Honda 50 #9564
              Kelvin Dueck
              Participant

                First, all of this is dependent on wind and current. I have a 60 HP Yamaha, and I can get around 50 nautical miles at 13 knots (ballast out), and around 75+ nautical miles at 6 knots (ballast in).

                in reply to: It’s official #9552
                Kelvin Dueck
                Participant

                  Welcome to the club!
                  We just finished an awesome Commodore’s Cruise at Ganges Marina on Salt Spring Island. Hopefully we’ll see you at one of these in the future! I know that it’s a bit of a journey from Armstrong to the West Coast, but it’s

                    totally

                  worth it!

                  in reply to: Keel noise #9499
                  Kelvin Dueck
                  Participant

                    Yes, the noise is typical. I generally raise my centerboard if I am on a dock due to the noise. However, as you’ve noticed, if you raise your centerboard at anchor, you wander around a lot.
                    One option: with the centerboard down, run a long dock line along one side of your boat (ie the port side) under water, and then slowly bring the front end of the line around the bow to the starboard side. Do the same at the stern (ducking the line under the motor shaft). If you then cleat this line off, it will snug the centerboard against the boat and diminish the clanging.
                    Just don’t forget to remove the line in the morning!

                    in reply to: fresh water reservoirs– what works best? #9402
                    Kelvin Dueck
                    Participant

                      I went with these:

                      They were a little pricier than some of the ones I found at Canadian Tire, but I found them to be much sturdier. I just clamped the hose from the sink onto the jugs with some stainless steel hose clamps. It worked fine.

                      Kelvin

                      • This reply was modified 2 years, 11 months ago by Kelvin Dueck.
                      in reply to: 2018 CLUB NIGHT PRESENTATION TOPICS #6527
                      Kelvin Dueck
                      Participant

                        As someone who almost exclusively will be single-handling, I’d love a session on single-handling tips and tricks, looking at launching, docking, retrieving, anchoring, and sailing.

                        I think it would also be useful in the event that a crew member is ill or otherwise incapacitated.

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