Steering Pedestal Maintenance

A question was posted on the Facebook DIY Sailors group

 

I suggested the following links in my reply 

YouTube Videos:

• JamesTownTV: How-To Perform Steering System Maintenance 

 

• Ocean Navigator Magazine: Steering Maintenance Part One Pedestal Maintenance
• Ocean Navigator Magazine: Chain & Cable Steering maintenance Part 2  

 

• Edison Marine: 335 Classic Pedestal Maintenance
  

• Edison Marine:  OVERVIEW - Sailboat Chain & Wire Steering System [Maintenance & Replacement Schedule]
  

Notes and Citations: Dashew - One Through Hull

 

• https://setsail.com/single-through-hull-on-beowulf/
• Cruising World Jan-May 1993

Desalination Technology Breakthrough - Membrane Distillation with a Nanofiber Membrane

Nanofiber Membrane Filters 99.9% of Salt from Seawater within Minutes

• https://interestingengineering.com/nanofiber-membrane-filters-999-of-salt-from-seawater-within-minutes

 

Newly created membrane removes 99.9% of salt from seawater and make it drinkable within MINUTES

• https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9898581/Newly-created-membrane-removes-99-9-salt-seawater-make-drinkable-MINUTES.html

• "Researchers from the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) created a new membrane, known as coaxial electrospun nanofiber membrane."
• "The membrane not only removes 99.9 percent of salt from seawater, but it lasts up to a month, whereas previously solutions only lasted for about 50 hours before they need to be replaced."
• "The membrane was created by alternative nano-technology, also known as electrospinning, to help prevent the membrane from getting too wet, as well as its long-term stability."
• "The nanofibers in the membranes allow for a higher surface roughness and the ability to repel water, also known as hydrophobicity."
  
• "This technology created by the KICT researchers starts with poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) as the core, mixed with silica aerogel and a low concentration of polymer as the sheath, which allows the team to get the hyper-repellent membrane surface."

Journal of Membrane Science

Co-axially electrospun superhydrophobic nanofiber membranes with 3D-hierarchically structured surface for desalination by long-term membrane distillation

• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376738820316008

Suggested Resources for DIY and Boat Restoration

1963 35 ft Pearson Alberg, S/V Sashay, being hauled out for a survey

I've owned two sailboats over the last 20 years - and have found the following "must have" books to be invaluable.

The "must have" List

1. This Old Boat, Second Edition: Completely Revised and Expanded
   
2. Don Casey's Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance Manual
   
3. Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4/E 
   

Additionally Suggested

1. Marine Diesel Engines: Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repair
2. Inspecting the Aging Sailboat
   
3. Surveying Fiberglass Sailboats: A Step-by-Step Guide for Buyers and Owners
   
4. Fiberglass Boat Repairs Illustrated
   
5. Fiberglass Repair: Polyester or Epoxy
   
6. The Fiberglass Boat Repair Manual 
7. Boat Joinery and Cabinet Making Simplified   
   
8. Boat Interior Construction: A Bestselling Guide to Do It Yourself Boatbuilding
9. Practical Yacht Joinery
10. Boatowner's Illustrated Electrical Handbook 
11. Replacing Your Boat's Electrical System (Adlard Coles Manuals)
12. Outboard Motors Maintenance and Repair Manual
13. Troubleshooting Marine Diesels
14. Know Your Boat's Diesel Engine: An Illustrated Guide to Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repair
15. The Elements of Boat Strength: For Builders, Designers, and Owners  
1. https://www.gerrmarine.com/ELEMENTS_OF_BOAT_STRENGTH.html
   
16. Fix It and Sail: Everything You Need to Know to Buy and Restore a Small Sailboat on a Shoestring
17. Practical Boat Owner: Essential Boat Maintenance 
    

Useful Reference Articles

1. ABYC Cable & Wire Color Codes for Yacht, Boat & Marine Wiring 
   

 Wooden Boat Specific

1. Wooden Boat Renovation: New Life for Old Boats Using Modern Method
   
2. https://www.wood-database.com/

YouTube Channels 

1. https://www.youtube.com/user/boatworkstoday
1. *** One of the VERY BEST *** YouTube channels...
    
2. https://www.youtube.com/c/HoldFastMarine
   
3. https://www.youtube.com/user/practicalboatowner
   
4. https://www.youtube.com/user/JamestownTV  
5. https://www.youtube.com/c/WestMarineInc/
1. https://www.youtube.com/c/WestMarineInc/playlists 
2. DIY Introduction to Using Epoxy Resins
3. DIY Gelcoat Repair 
4. Do-It-Yourself Projects
5. Advice and How-To 
6. Boating and Boat Maintenance
   

Reflections on Cities I Have Visited During My Travels

Reflections on some of the cities I have visited during my travels

• Favorite City: Sydney, Australia
• Friendliest City: Sydney, Australia
  
• Most Unexpected (Positive) Travel Experience: Istanbul, Turkey
• Worst Case of Food Poisoning: Istanbul, Turkey
  
• Favorite Airline: 1st - Singapore Air; 2nd - Virgin Air; 3rd - British Airways
  
• Favorite Vacation City: Mazatlan, Mexico
• Closest Brush With Death: 1st - Beirut, Lebanon; 2nd - Istanbul, Turkey
• Most Unexpected Kindness: 1st - Cairo, Egypt; 2nd - Karachi, Pakistan
• Least Friendly City: 1st - Moscow, Russia; 2nd - Warsaw, Poland
  
• Best Value: George Town, Penang, Malaysia
• Coldest City: 1st - Cleveland, Ohio; 2nd - Chicago | Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  
• Hottest City: 1st - Abu Dhabi; 2nd - Phoenix, Arizona 
• Worst Traffic: 1st - Los Angeles, California; 2nd - Seattle
• Country with Best Transportation: Germany 
• Worst Garbage Problem: 1st - Paris, France; 2nd - Bali, Indonesia
  
• Most Visited Cities: Frankfurt, Germany; Sydney, Australia; Mazatlan, Mexico
  
• Worst Local Food: London, England
  
• Least Favorite City: Newark, New Jersey 
• Most Humid: 1st - Dallas, Texas; 2nd Hinesville, Georgia
• Most Magnificent Night Sky: Ft. Sill, Oklahoma
• Most Relaxed Vibe: La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico 
• Best Nightlife: 1st - Las Vegas; 2nd - Cancun
• Best Beaches: 1st - Hawaii; 2nd - Hermosa and Manhattan Beach, California; 3rd - Australia