Reasonable underwater lights are nice in places like the Bahamas where the water and bottom is worth looking at. I just don't get it in murky...
The 36 is a very good boat, especially with diesels but not a great liveaboard as the staterooms are smallish. Also, unless you re going to do...
Salt spray was bundled in those 3 magic letters: e-t-c :) I ve used the pointer on my notebook track pad bouncing at 22kts, it s fine......
I don't necessarily agree about paper charts not failing :) they get get blown overboard, die an early death from spilled drinks etc... :)
Yes it s AMAzing how many boats don't have adequate bilge pumps and how many boaters don't test their pump regularly. I usually do the rounds...
Browsed county is just about the worst place to learn how to sail as there is very little protected waters. Why would you want to take sailing...
Indeed most serial port emulators don't work on 64b machines or are a pita to setup One thing you can try is a Bluetooth receiver. About $50 or...
I ve been using PC based nav software for a few years now. In probably 20k miles I ve fewer failures or loss of position than the Furuno Navnets...
That much water should be easy to trace... Start with shaft stuffing box, rudders, strut bolts and sea cocks. Does the bilge under the aft cabin...
decent boat but i wouldn't say it's sutable for offshore cruising, unless you mean the occasional crossing to the bahamas, run down the jersey...
The eastern section of the Erie canal is not an issue for most boats (up to 20' I think). That will get you to the Oswego and into lake Ontario....
Neither accident has anything to do with building them light. In the Farallon accident, it's unlikely any boat would have survived the wave they...
Lol... The use of the word "yacht" always sounds funny when taking about a medium size boat here in the US! I know that in some countries a 30'...
I don't know but I think such a ship would be guaranteed solid bookings at least for a few years!
Good read... Thanks for posting!
lol... i was sailing with my 12' Gaff rigged catboat right past your boat about an hour ago... noticed the Swedish flag and a gang of four...
I understand but apparently while a cruising permit eliminates the need for formal vleatance at each port, it appears that customs must still be...
Well I don't run a foreign flagged boat but I have heard and read many stories of FF boats being fined over the years. Here is a link confirming...
oh come on... do you really expect to get answers to your posts without telling us what flag the boat is flying? you say "in my country" yet your...
Then The weight of the guy swinging forward on the trapeze hands to the forces... My GF has been sailing cats for years and finds a hull lifting...
