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Forum: Classifieds Archive 10-08-2015, 02:03
Replies: 1
Views: 4,439
Posted By Hideaway34
1986 Catalina 34 For Sale

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We are selling our cruise-ready, turn-key 1986 Catalina 34 after sailing her from New York to Sint Maarten....
Forum: General Sailing Forum 10-04-2013, 08:27
Replies: 49
Views: 11,413
Posted By Hideaway34
Re: Are all SSB Receivers crap, or is it just mine?

Thanks gettinthere...

I think I may have thought you had a transceiver...what's the exact model of the Icom you bought? I'll have a look into that...

Tasha
Forum: General Sailing Forum 10-04-2013, 07:48
Replies: 49
Views: 11,413
Posted By Hideaway34
Re: Are all SSB Receivers crap, or is it just mine?

Hey everyone,

Thanks for all the input... the opinions are about as varied here as they were in response to the blog post.

Just to clarify, the SSB I'm referring to is a receiver alone... it...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-04-2013, 20:58
Replies: 49
Views: 11,413
Posted By Hideaway34
Are all SSB Receivers crap, or is it just mine?

Hi everyone,

I'm dying for a way to access weather forecasts when we aren't in range of internet without spending a bajillion dollars on a lot of equipment.

I bought a Kaito 1103 SSB portable...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 03-03-2013, 13:34
Replies: 1
Views: 2,506
Posted By Hideaway34
Recommendation for best portable SSB receiver?

Hi there,

I bought an SSB receiver from Amazon before sailing to the Bahamas which turned out not to receive transmissions even from a neighboring boat, it was so crap.

We are ordering some...
Forum: Mantus Anchors 12-02-2013, 08:54
Replies: 681
Views: 80,485
Posted By Hideaway34
Re: February CF Giveaway - Win a Mantus Anchor!

I just saw this offer after we met a French single-handed cruiser on a Hunter 34 with a much-too-small claw anchor. He's exhausted from dragging all over the place and not getting any sleep.

He...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 27-01-2013, 14:27
Replies: 1
Views: 2,671
Posted By Hideaway34
Fuel Gauge Not Working

Hi all,

My fuel gauge is not working and I can't work out whether it's the gauge itself or the mechanism in the fuel tank that's not working. Before I go tearing both apart, does anyone know of a...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 12-12-2012, 13:14
Replies: 8
Views: 1,427
Posted By Hideaway34
50 amp+ charger for Gel Batteries - does it exist?

Hi there,
We have a 20 amp charger for our gel batteries on board and with a generator, we only get 10 amps/hour.

This is not ideal and we're wondering if we can get a charger of 50 amps+, or if...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 05-12-2012, 16:43
Replies: 43
Views: 27,266
Posted By Hideaway34
Re: Water Collection System

I am really amazed at the amount of posts here against drinking rainwater - how do you think a large percentage of developing (and many developed) countries survive? We're talking about nature,...
Forum: Marine Electronics 25-11-2012, 16:08
Replies: 31
Views: 9,677
Posted By Hideaway34
Re: Dragging Anchor Alarm on Handheld GPS

Thanks everyone! I figured it out thanks to you...I also found an amazing iPad app...Anchor Alert HD and that thing works a treat!Tasha
turf to surf | one couple, two cats and a monohull on the move...
Forum: Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 25-11-2012, 16:04
Replies: 84
Views: 29,158
Posted By Hideaway34
Re: Things you wished you'd known before you went cruising

I wish I'd known how much a couple's idiosyncrasies could be magnified on a small boat. It's only been a month and I feel like I'm re-learning how to communicate with my husband. Or maybe I never...
Forum: Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 25-11-2012, 15:51
Replies: 28
Views: 7,884
Posted By Hideaway34
Re: What would YOU be a brand ambassador for?

I would totally be a brand ambassador for Helly Hanson...love their gear and I wear my HH jacket sailing, skiing, and pretty much year round!

I would love to know how to make stuff like that...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 05-11-2012, 15:52
Replies: 9
Views: 2,949
Posted By Hideaway34
6-gallon hot water tank

Hi there!

We just discovered our hot water tank has bit the dust... leaking all over the place. My guess is she's as old as the boat - 1986.

We are shopping now for a new 6-gallon tank and...
Forum: Marine Electronics 22-10-2012, 12:25
Replies: 31
Views: 9,677
Posted By Hideaway34
Dragging Anchor Alarm on Handheld GPS

Hi there,

My husband and I are in disagreement about how the dragging anchor alarm works on our handheld Garmin Oregon 400c GPS, and I wondered if someone could help me work out how to use the...
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