http://sailingzendo.blogsome.com Trying to Get Out of Here Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:11:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A few thoughts: The big trimarans aren’t supposed to come completely out of the water. 31.1 knots is equal to about 36 miles per hour Not every sailboat can pull a wake-boarder It would only be truly extreme if the weather was bad. http://sailingzendo.blogsome.com/2008/02/03/fairly-extreme-sailing/ Life has reared its ugly head and mad it difficult for me to work on the boat. The fact that it is hotter than hell and humid doesn’t help much at all. Hope to correct that soon and get back to the boat and the blog. Really ... http://sailingzendo.blogsome.com/2007/08/29/real-life/ ARRLWeb: Ham Radio Instrumental in Pacific Maritime Rescue This is why I am spending too much time (and way to much money) on installing amateur radio equipment on my boat. NEWINGTON, CT, May 11, 2007 — Amateur Radio played a critical role May 4 and 5 in rescuing two people from ... http://sailingzendo.blogsome.com/2007/05/13/ham-radio-and-high-seas-safety/ People ask me why I have so much solar power. Well it is mostly about refrigeration (and also the auto-pilot). I have 660 amp-hours of battery power (not counting the engine starting battery). This is in the form of six 6-volt batteries. The use of 6-volts is to ... http://sailingzendo.blogsome.com/2007/02/16/6-volt-batteries/ A while back I installed two 125 watt solar panels, but I was never happy with the power controller I installed. In part this was because I installed 18 volt panels for a 12 volt battery system, and at the time the options were limited. Today the situation and the ... http://sailingzendo.blogsome.com/2007/02/15/s0lar-power-maximum-power-point-tracking/ Did you know that the whole f#%@ing country closes down for “summer holiday?” Neither did I. I am trying to order some electronics from a company down there. (Don’t ask) They won’t even take my order over their web-site’s Pay Pal system. They are closed until February 12th. I ... http://sailingzendo.blogsome.com/2007/02/01/4/ For some reason - that mostly escapes me right now - I decided to refinish the sole. (Well, at some point I spilled some bleach, and that made it necessary to do something.) After some research, I decided to go with Ultimate Sole. This is single part uretheane finish ... http://sailingzendo.blogsome.com/2006/12/02/refinishing-the-sole/ Well I finally believe I need to get this boat ready to go, and go. So this will document what I have left to do, and what I do, and hopefully it will cover some of the trip. http://sailingzendo.blogsome.com/2006/12/02/getting-ready-to-leave/