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Cómo se hace: cortar un cabo con funda: Aprende a cortar tus drizas, escotas y demás maniobras de tu velero. Para cortar bien un cabo con funda, que es el que solemos utilizar para nuestras maniobras en las velas de nuestros barcos, debemos usar cinta de papel. De esta manera la funda del cabo no se retrae y nos quedan unos chicotes perfectos, ya sea en cabos de poliéster como en cabos de dyneema. Si te ha gustado el vídeo 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐫í𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥 👍 Así nos ayudas a generar más contenido para ti... los amantes de la navegación y del mar. Y si le das a la campanita 🔔 ya alucino... se nos caerán unas cuantas lagrimillas. También nos puedes seguir en otras plataformas: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEj3jQf5L9r_LMk_oak6Tqw 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 - https://www.instagram.com/sailingtxemacapitan_oficial 𝐓𝐢𝐤 𝐓𝐨𝐤 - https://www.tiktok.com/@sailingtxemacapitan 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 - https://facebook.com/SailingTxemacapitan Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/txema-iglesias/

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We got increasingly frustrated by our small petrol (gas) outboards that we use very infrequently on our dinghies and Chat 18 catamaran. Never quite knowing whether they would start, or how long they would run. Usually because the small jets would clog up, a problem aggravated by the ethanol fuel now used in the UK, USA and elsewhere. So earlier this year we bit the bullet and bought a used Torqeedo 1103 electric outboard. It was on ebay, from "one careful lady owner" - actually the advert said "only used on a fresh water trout farm" which we hoped was much the same thing. And we have been very pleased with it this summer, using it on Sagitta's tender, sometimes for long distances, yet never seeing the charge drop below 80% So we then tried using it on our Chat 18. And immediately discovered two problems, probably common to other small daysailing boats. First, the battery was much larger than the integral petrol fuel tank. So, when tilted up on the swingdown bracket, the Torqeedo hit the tillerbar. That meant we had to use the transom mount, which in turn meant the leg had to be angled back in use to clear the immersed rudder blade. Very inefficient and too close to the surface. And second, when tilted up and turned sideways the tiller control arm would detach - something that doesn't happen with a petrol outboard. So we had to remove it, and then reattach it whenever we wanted to motor. Fortunately Torqeedo has realised that many people have these problems and so supply reasonably priced, extra long cables, not just for the battery but also for the tiller arm. Accordingly we bought a 1.5m (5ft) battery cable and a 5m (16ft) tiller cable. This video shows the results of the first motor, one calm winter evening. I still have to re-route the cables through the back of the cockpit and more permanently mount the tiller arm. The deeper propellor is more efficient and there is no aeration when cornering or in waves. Top speed was very close to 5 knots, about hull speed on an 18ft boat. In reverse speed was about 3 knots. Although it's more awkward to lift the outboard leg without the battery in place it does now fit comfortably below the tillerbar when raised for sailing. So we're very happy so far! For once there is audio on this short video. But even if you turn the volume to high you won't hear the outboard - another bonus! More on the Chat 18 here https://sailingcatamarans.com/index.php/designs-2/2-catamarans-under-25ft/475-chat-18-daysailing-catamaran And Torqeedo here https://nestawayboats.com/

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Ragazzi tornano le levatacce 😊 Oggi dobbiamo navigare per 60 miglia verso Milazzo. Abbiamo un appuntamento importante! Navighiamo con l’alba, nella luce di un sole rosso fuoco che ci dà il buongiorno e scalda la coperta di Julia che stanotte era bello umido. Carichiamo il gommone sulla tuga anziché trainarlo perché abbiamo visto che più o meno un mezzo nodo ce lo toglie. Quando c’è tanta strada da fare ogni decimo di miglio è prezioso! Arriviamo alle 18. Scendiamo per un po’ di spesa e torniamo con…. Jackone! Mio amico di infanzia, velista e con la passione per la musica. Ne vedremo delle belle insieme! A domani♥️ Andrea

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