Zeno's Arrow

[maddmike]

For some reason the above link does not work directly from this page, but it is correct and will get you there if entered by hand

[Sjack]

Take the period out of the end of the link.

[Frank C]

For some reason the above link does not work directly from this page, but it is correct and will get you there if entered by hand

Mike, I think you might have tried to copy your album URL before logging-out of Photobucket.
Try this one: Link to Mike's Album, Zeno's Arrow

I just browsed thru all 44 pix, and really wished I could listen to your Play-by-play of the development process. A few questions stuck ...

Explain the dev'l & functional adequacy of that custom dodger?

What brand is that sleek, aft-mounted airplane?

Pretty serious electrical charging & mgmt systems ... where is that Tru-charge mounted?

You must have spent lots of time on a marina power grid - isn't that costly out there?

With all that gear in v-berth & aft-berth, where'd you sleep?

[maddmike]

Sjack,
er, dumb mike, didn't see the 'period', sorry.

Vladimir,
Those shots were off Negombo during the Enterprise World's last weekend (Brown's Beach Hotel)-Small world. Spent some time sailing in Siberia a few years (12?) back on the way out of Mongolia, some great places to take a MAC up there. MM

Frank,
The dodger started life as a stock Island dodger which gave up in South America. Kept the frame and solar panels, made a 'plexiglass' windsheld with rollers on the bottom so the hatch would still slide easily + the screen can be positioned aft of an open hatch to help catch the wind and cool the interior. Turns out very few waves make it around and into the cockpit even without side panels.
The radar arch is homemade and supports the nav. lights, speakers, steaming & anchor lights, radar, VHF & other whips and supports the Air Marine wind turbine.
The Xantex is attached to the outside head wall in the back bunk area, as is the back-up Heart charger/inverter (there is also a boarding ladder which is locked onto the portside in the aft bunk area.
My boat has only been 'on the grid' about six times in the last ten years and then only for short periods. My time has been mostly on the hook, so not much in the way of dockage or electrical expenses down south.
In the photos the aft bunk has a number of items stored that are not normally there, so I sleep there in cold climates, up forward when on the hook and I have a custom gimbal single bunk that fits below the table (which rotates up) that I use most of the time + when sailing. MM

[maddmike]

Vladimar,

Yes, it was Lake Baikal. We had taken a train up from Ulan Baatar to Irkusk (sp?) and sailed up to the North end of Lake Baikal to photograph the seals, as they are the only fresh water seals in the world. It is a very, very big lake and very beautiful.

Also, what do you know about the river/canel transit from the Black Sea to the White Sea (Arctic Ocean) that was origionally build to transit submarines (I think). Is it still operational, and if so is it possible to get permission to transit in a MAC?

Regards, Mike

[Bill at BOATS 4 SAIL]

Vladimir - You might only need one antenna if you get a splitter.
I've used Shakespeare # 4357-S for both an AM/FM radio and a VHF radio on one antenna.
I'm not sure if this will work with your VHF marine radio, and your river frequency radio, but is worth looking into.

[maddmike]

Vladimir,

Thank you for the information. I have done a little research on the route; but, there is nothing like hearing about it from a local who has done their homework, especially one with the same plan and the same boat!!!!

I also will not be able to do the trip this year, as I am committed to sailing to Hawaii and eventually getting my boat to Asia. However, the year after next I hope to eventually end up in the Black Sea with Zeno's Arrow. Like all things, my plans change from time to time, but as it stands now I expect to get to Asia (India most likely), then trailer the boat overland through India and Western China and on into Russia (permits look OK so far, local trucks to pull the trailer are do-able, politics-who knows?, but I have done the route in the past, just not towing a US registered boat!). Lets keep in touch, if things work out right we might be able to connect somewhere along en route, you never know. MM

[Tom Root]

Wow, and as we see, the Mac has brought out the best in so many ways!

Vladimir, there was a TV commercial you may, or may not be aware of by the Coca~Cola bottling company. This was BEFORE Glastnost, so it may not be known to you? Anyway it was a jingle that went...."I'd like to buy the world a coke, and sing in harmony" It was based on a popular song of the 1970's.

Anyway, substitute Mac, for coke, and it really does happen!

Nice to see that you appreciate your Mac, as we do!

This is such an interesting thread, and I've reserved comments, but I....like you.... look forward to Maddmikes replies! We have all Modified our boats in some way or another, I find Zeno's Arrow to be a very interesting example of advanced engineering and again find real world experiences from Maddmikes innovation facinating to say the least! He has taken his Mac to a different level, and it looks like some good, usable mods were incorporated in his design!

As said many times, Roger has given us an empty canvass of sorts to paint our own pictures of the boat we want.....and I like it that way!

[Bill at BOATS 4 SAIL]

Tom - Someone told me about a movie made in the'70's, the name of it was "Deep Threat", or something like that, where they used the music from the Coke commercial.
It might have been about the Mac, or maybe it was something else.

[Tom Root]

Tom - Someone told me about a movie made in the'70's, the name of it was "Deep Threat", or something like that, where they used the music from the Coke commercial.
It might have been about the Mac, or maybe it was something else.

Ahem....as I clear my THROAT....we cannot discuss that topic in this forum....it's by far the most 'G' rated forum on the net!