Sailing and Cruising forums - HOT topics of discussion delivered in RSS news feeds.Hot new topics being discussed on the Cruiserlog ocean cruising and sailing discussion forum boards.Sailing through the Panama Canal - lessons learned.- June 23, 2007 We had heard a bunch of horror stories about sailing a yacht through the Panama Canal, but we just went across last week and had no problems. If you are doing the transit from North to South (Caribbean to Pacific), here are some tips: Full discussion .....http://www.cruiserlog.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4061 Pilot-House sailing yachts - how seaworthy- June 20, 2007 Other aspects of pilot-house sailing yachts that should be considered Full discussion .....http://www.cruiserlog.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4028 Sailing Yacht's Propeller Energy Conversion- June 8, 2007 I was just reading the thread on sailing yacht propellers and was wondering if anybody has ever used their propeller to generate electricity while under sail. Seems like it would be easy enough... just install a gear on the shaft and connect it to some form of small turbine.... I would think this could be a pretty efficient way to charge batteries, etc., while under sail but I've never heard anyone comment on it. Full discussion ....http://www.cruiserlog.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3895 The danger of a lightning strike on a sailing yacht- June 7, 2007 Some sources state that a typical cruiser has a fair to high probability of his sailing yacht being struck by lightning at least once. Surveyors often are called upon to inspect vessels damaged by it. Some statistics say about half of the boats take some form of defensive measures. What are these Full discussion ...http://www.cruiserlog.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3904 |