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Sonntag, 15. Januar 2017
B G Type C mast head units are better
Better than what?
Well I posted a blog in November 2011 about a wind speed instrument I donated to the HBYC marina section, really it was a trade with Chris, from yacht Faraway and for his old B&G Network instuments so that the club could have a winspeed indicator.
Not a bad trade, I supply the windspeed indicator and I get the gear he was replacing, well here we are two years plus later and guess what, its still working!
The old Type C B&G mast head unit, it must be at least twenty six years old but the grey control box that powers it was thirty six years old and that was two years ago!
Tuesday 15 November 2011
From the November 2011 blog.
HBYC Marina gets a 60 knot wind speed indicator
We often have members asking what our wind speed is recording,seems to me if its windy on the marina,its a sight more so out in Hout Bay,so to enable any member or visitor to see the wind speed,the club now has a B &G mast head unit in place,its the C type and with a matching 4" (100mm) gauge,which has a bonus in that it reads to 60 knots,as the later series Syncro types only read to 50 knots. (only?)
http://www.blogspot.com/2011/11/hbyc-marina-gets-60-knot-wind-speed.html
As I have seen two later and still the current 213 MHUs fail in three years and Chris supplied me with his two later 496 units, also not working, it stands to reason the older units are longer lasting?
Just how old is this, thirty years plus will be my guess!
So their old mast head gear is better than the newer 213 and 496 mast head units, why is this?
Roy
Mittwoch, 11. Januar 2017
The Loki Yawls Designs 1001 1001 G
One of the most popular designs to come off the drafting boards, the Loki yawls have a distinct following among Sparkman & Stephens enthusiasts.
The original Lokis, Loki and Chance, are the two original Loki yawls built in the United States. Her builder, Albert Lemos, grew up in the Azores and worked at the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company before starting his own shipyard in Riverside, Rhode Island.
The "G" designation in the #1001-G design number refers to the "German Lokis". Built by various German shipyards, including Abeking & Rasmussen, the H. Heidtmann Yacht Yard of Hamburg and other, at least 12 units were constructed starting in 1953.
The boats have a long history of winning races and extended cruising. More about this famous design in a future posting.
Here are the plans.
Principal Dimensions
LOA 38'-4"
LWL 26'-0"
Beam 9'-7"
Draft 5'-8"
Displacement 18,000 lbs
Ballast 7,260 (outside) 300 lbs (inside)
Sail Area 701 sq ft
LOA 38'-4"
LWL 26'-0"
Beam 9'-7"
Draft 5'-8"
Displacement 18,000 lbs
Ballast 7,260 (outside) 300 lbs (inside)
Sail Area 701 sq ft
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