[C320-list] Range Finders

[ROBERT MILLER]

This was the one I ordered:

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B07G5YY4QY?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_image

It has a 600 yard range but you really won’t need more that a few hundred yards for this purpose. 
Rob Miller
ALCHEMY Hull #571

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 4, 2020, at 3:26 PM, Tom Grass <tgrass462 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Chris - thanks for the reply. Rob - can you elaborate on the range finder
> you purchased on Amazon? What is its range (400 YD, 600 YD, etc?)
> 
> Tom Grass
> Bucket List
> #1135
> 
> On Sun, Oct 4, 2020 at 3:42 PM Robert Miller <r.miller at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
> > PNW anchorages are frequently crowded so I bought an inexpensive golf
> > style range finder on Amazon, and then made up a table of swing radiuses
> > for different depths, rode lengths, and scopes. I have this taped under the
> > anchor well lid so I can very quickly determine if I have the potential to
> > swing into another vessel when I drop anchor (you still have to make
> > assumptions about their scope, of course). The other big improvement I made
> > was to update my rode to include 100’ of chain, which really helps reduce
> > your tendency to drift in calm conditions. When it’s windy swinging is less
> > of a concern since most boats tend to lay into the wind in the same
> > direction.
> > Regards,
> > Rob Miller
> > Alchemy, Hull #571
> >
> > >
> > > From: "ptormey at 4square.net" <ptormey at 4square.net>
> > > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Range Finders
> > > Date: October 4, 2020 at 9:48:29 AM PDT
> > > To: "C320-List at catalina320.com" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> > >
> > >
> > > Navionics
> > >
> > > Pat Tormey
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: C320-list <c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com> on behalf of
> > Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com>
> > > Sent: Sunday, October 4, 2020 12:38:44 PM
> > > To: C320-List at catalina320.com <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Range Finders
> > >
> > > Use a hand held bearing compass to take the bearings of two charted
> > structures and triangulate your position. Quick and easy if you are using
> > charts. Can measure distances on your chart plotter if it isn’t too old.
> > >
> > > Best Regards,
> > > Chris Burti
> > > Statewide Title, Inc.
> > >
> > >> On Oct 4, 2020, at 12:22 PM, Tom Grass <tgrass462 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> We have found ourselves in a crowded anchorage (such as Mary Ann Cove
> > in
> > >> the North Channel) where knowing the distance from Bucket List to the
> > shore
> > >> or to a boat that seems to be getting closer would be very helpful.
> > >>
> > >> Do any of you utilize some type of range finder? There seems to be
> > visual
> > >> (in binoculars) or laser - used by golfers routinely. Are there others?
> > >> What do you use?
> > >>
> > >> Tom & Tracy Grass
> > >> Bucket List
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > From: Dave Hupe <hoopdtwo at yahoo.com>
> > > Subject: [C320-list] Stern Shower Leak
> > > Date: October 4, 2020 at 11:41:25 AM PDT
> > > To: "c320-list at lists.catalina320.com" <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com>
> > >
> > >
> > > Has anyone else had leaks around the cockpit shower faucet base down
> > into the stern compartments? I have the original style faucets
> > https://www.catalinadirect.com/shop-by-boat/catalina-350/hull-deck/stern/shower-valve-for-cockpit-shower-lt-2004/
> > and it appears to me that water is just getting into the cockpit enclosure
> > and then seeping under the base of the faucet assembly and showing as drips
> > coming down the threaded mounts underneath and the attached hoses.
> > > The faucets work fine. I'm wondering if I just need to unscrew the
> > faucet assembly nuts underneath, raise the faucets and replace a seal
> > (maybe seat it on butyl rubber??)?
> > > Thanks for any feedback.
> > > Dave Hupe
> > > 1994 C320 (#32)
> > > Holland, MI
> > >
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> > > From: Dave Hupe <hoopdtwo at yahoo.com>
> > > Subject: [C320-list] Emergency Tiller Port/Hatch
> > > Date: October 4, 2020 at 11:52:29 AM PDT
> > > To: "c320-list at lists.catalina320.com" <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com>
> > >
> > >
> > > I replaced my emergency tiller port in 2017 after discovering that it
> > was the source of a big leak. I used this
> > https://www.catalinadirect.com/shop-by-boat/catalina-270/hull-deck/cockpit/inspection-port-8-38quot-od/
> > .
> > > The replacement helped significantly to reduce/eliminate leakage into
> > the stern. However, the seal was not very tight to begin with even when
> > new, and I'm getting a fair amount of leakage again.
> > > Has anyone found a better port/hatch replacement? I'm thinking one with
> > a screw-in cap might be better to get a water seal (although I understand
> > it would be more difficult to remove, especially if not opened routinely).
> > Ideally a replacement would mount using the same mount holes (I know, I'm
> > dreaming).
> > > Dave Hupe
> > > 1994 C320 (#32)
> > > Holland, MI
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