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Rick
At the moment all I have is a 1/4 ton fin keeler built by John
Spencer of Ragtime/Infidel fame , Glass/ply, tiny cabin big cockpit
you know the sort.I am in the process of finalising what boat to
build next, just working out how big I want her to be.She will be
built of steel and quite possibly 31ft at this stage.
At the moment we use 20l plastic buckets with tight fitting clip on
lids,compact rubbish into the cans tightly put them in the buckets
place the lid on .Its amazing how much you can get in one bucket.I
was told yesterday that varnishing the cans is the trick to stop them
from rusting.
Regards
Steve
--- In , Rick Bradshaw <rbradsh2 at s dot dot dot >
wrote:
> Somehow, I don't think 23 years racing round the buoys indicates
> someone who is new to sailing. Cruising perhaps. Certainly not
> sailing.
>
> Steve, what size boat do you have? How are you proposing to keep it
> all onboard while you are offshore? True, the amount of time spent
> offshore really isn't usually that long. Not more than about 30
days
> maximum unless you have a very small boat with, therefore, a low
> speed. I was just wondering if you have a "special" way of keeping
it
> or minimizing the size and probably odors. I'm presuming that
before
> you leave the dock or before you bring things onboard you transfer
> things from cardboard, and maybe glass, to plastic containers of
> different kinds and that these are used over and over again and not
> tossed out when they are empty. Also presuming that you use a
> permanent marker to indicate what is in those metal cans should the
> labels come off in the bilge. Sometimes, I've heard that cans will
> sometimes rust through (pin holes) and the contents will become
> contaminated. Do you have a preemptive cure for that? Would I be
> correct in saying that you plan to rinse out the empty cans and
such
> after using and then crush them? What about the foam, paper, foil,
> etc. that you might use during cooking and such? Do you have a
locker
> that is dedicated to trash and from which odors do not escape?
>
> Rick
>
> >What? What?
> >Was that what Vinnie used
> >to say?
> >Something like that.....
> >
> >Since you say you are "new" to
> >sailing/cruising, it becomes easier
> >to recognize your inexperience in
> >terms of ...... " packs .... smaller".
> >
> >I'll just steer well clear of your
> >hardy vessel when sighting her
> >off my weather beam, c'est tout ~
> >
> >
> >SeaWolf
> >~~~~~~~
> >
> >vinnie_barberino2000 <vinnie_barberino2000 at y dot dot dot > wrote:
> >Greeting all , I am new to the group and to voyaging.I have spent
23
> >years swinging my yachts around the buoys and screaming at crew and
> >have decided to give it a rest(the bank balance that is)and go
> >cruising.I live on the Northern East Coast of New Zealand and
> >regulary see foreign rubbish washed up on shore or out in the
> >harbour.Why throw anything overboard?The packaging weighs less and
> >stores less than when you put it on board , it suprised me when I
saw
> >this discussion.
> >It is amazing what you see floating out there.
> > Regards
> > Steve
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