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Secret Sat Antenna or Bird Cage

Discussion in 'General Yachting Discussion' started by Mike448, Aug 9, 2008.

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  1. Mike448

    Mike448 Member

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    Anyone know what this is? Fitted on the 57m CRN "Romance"

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  2. Mike448

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    Just spoke with a crewmember and apparently it if the chimney from the fireplace! Considering it is a brand new boat, it seems kind of a rough and ready way of doing it. I wonder how long the fibreglass dome and paint will last with the heat.
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    I got nothing to add to the discussion, but I want to thank you for contributing to the forum. :)
  4. Castlerock

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    It's probably a gas fireplace and the exhaust temp from those is pretty low, but they do produce a fair amount of condensation.

    Thanks for posting this interesting piece of information.
  5. It is a Charlie Noble?
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    I always thought that a Charlie Noble was for the galley.
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    Fishtigua Senior Member

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    Weird and wonderful Sat-domes

    Another addition is the second funnel on 'Talitha G'. Not only was it a fake construction for communication but also Sat-TV so that Mr. Getty could watch his beloved Cricket matches.

    I belive it was Bannenberg who first started hiding the Sat domes as part of the design (may it continue), having had to modify a 65m yacht by adding 4 foot poles to the domes to make them work and thus rendering the boat very ugly
  8. Loren Schweizer

    Loren Schweizer YF Associate Writer

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    I think Tucker is refering to smaller sailboats where the (in olden days when the term 'Charlie Noble' was more in fashion) wood/coal-burning stove provided a cook-top as well as heating source for the main cabin.
    See "Boy, Me and the Cat: Voyage of the Mascot 1912-1913".
  9. Right Loren, "Charlie Noble" is a galley smokestack, but in 2008 it is hard to find a smokestack, so maybe we can still get new deckhands to go find "Charlie Noble!!"
  10. Castlerock

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    Well at least the new version isn't made of copper or brass and requires constant polishing.