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Forum: General Classifieds (no boats) 04-06-2019, 12:00
Replies: 0
Views: 477
Posted By Quirocat
navionics mediterranean

navionics mediterranean western med platinum +. for sale or exchange for other navionics w micro sd card: need canaries, cape verde, carribean and pacific charts
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 10-01-2019, 10:46
Replies: 7
Views: 3,805
Posted By Quirocat
Re: Aquatec watermakers

Is it still available? Can you ship to Spain?
Cheers,
Tobiss Barcelona
Forum: Marine Electronics 02-10-2017, 08:18
Replies: 12
Views: 3,857
Posted By Quirocat
autopilot

Looking to buy an autopilot for our 12 ton oceanic sailboat with cable steering from the helm of the center cockpit.
Lots of conflicting information and proprietory electronics.
The debate is...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 27-09-2017, 05:51
Replies: 1
Views: 2,460
Posted By Quirocat
sunbeam 44 refit

So, 5 years into the total refit of Innata our Sunbeam 44 cc. 2 years to go until we cast off our home dock lines in Barcelona for good.
Done so far:
Repaired cracked fiberglass countermold after...
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 02-08-2017, 01:04
Replies: 1
Views: 904
Posted By Quirocat
Cruising Siuthern Sardinia

Off to Southern Sardinia from Barcelona Saturday.
Anyone know of good anchorages between Carloforti and Cagliari?
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 27-04-2014, 09:17
Replies: 71
Views: 16,986
Posted By Quirocat
So, she's finally patched up and back in the...

So, she's finally patched up and back in the water. Just eight thousand euros, a month of hard work and two weeks on the hard. In the end, we cut away the damaged pan, ground out the gelcoat,(my...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 17-03-2014, 00:38
Replies: 71
Views: 16,986
Posted By Quirocat
At this point, i really do not want to pursue a...

At this point, i really do not want to pursue a lawsuit. If the survey/ buy shook out like this, imagine how a lawsuit from overseas would shake out.
I just want fix my boat and gear up for our...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 14-03-2014, 16:12
Replies: 71
Views: 16,986
Posted By Quirocat
The previous owners stated that they grounded...

The previous owners stated that they grounded softly at a harbor entrance, then were lifted by a wave and slammed back down on the bar. 12 ton boat x 2.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 14-03-2014, 11:18
Replies: 71
Views: 16,986
Posted By Quirocat
The saga continues. Got the pros in. A naval...

The saga continues. Got the pros in. A naval engineer calculated the force necessary to crack the floor pan away from the hull at 24 tons! He is suggesting that we cut away the bulkhead tabs and...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 11-02-2014, 23:17
Replies: 71
Views: 16,986
Posted By Quirocat
Here is a shot of he keel.

Here is a shot of he keel.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 11-02-2014, 10:39
Replies: 71
Views: 16,986
Posted By Quirocat
Thanks Minaret, Great advice. There are...

Thanks Minaret,

Great advice. There are cracks about 20 cm forward of the front keel bolts. I am really overwhelmed here and just trying to wrap my mind around the problem and to prioritize the...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 11-02-2014, 03:41
Replies: 71
Views: 16,986
Posted By Quirocat
Thanks Minaret, No, we did not remove the...

Thanks Minaret,

No, we did not remove the bottom paint for moisture readings. I wanted to sand down to the gelcoat and really check her out and dry the hull, but was tallked out of it, because of...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 10-02-2014, 08:11
Replies: 71
Views: 16,986
Posted By Quirocat
I pulled her out at purchase a year and a half...

I pulled her out at purchase a year and a half ago and again this summer to antifoul and inspect. There was no evidence of any kind of delaminating. We checked the hull for moisture, good...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 10-02-2014, 02:02
Replies: 71
Views: 16,986
Posted By Quirocat
I don't understand why i need to pull the boat?...

I don't understand why i need to pull the boat? For humidity reasons?
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 10-02-2014, 01:43
Replies: 71
Views: 16,986
Posted By Quirocat
Thanks Aloha, I suspect exactly this. It is...

Thanks Aloha,

I suspect exactly this. It is not at all a structural problem. I still cannot tolerate cracks and water in my bilge. I will redo it for aestetic reasons alone. However, I wants some...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 09-02-2014, 23:35
Replies: 71
Views: 16,986
Posted By Quirocat
Great Advice Minaret and Aloha, Stringers...

Great Advice Minaret and Aloha,

Stringers and bulkhead tsbs look good. No evidence of delaminating. The bilgewater has been seeping into the cracks for nearly 15 years. The biggest challenge may...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 09-02-2014, 11:07
Replies: 71
Views: 16,986
Posted By Quirocat
Here is what I've done this weekend. I am giving...

Here is what I've done this weekend. I am giving the surveyor hell for missing this. I asked for a refund.
The liner is about 1 cm thick. I cut away the damaged bit but none of it really adheres to...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 08-02-2014, 08:19
Replies: 71
Views: 16,986
Posted By Quirocat
Pulled the water tanks and found extensive delam...

Pulled the water tanks and found extensive delam damage.
Thanks Aloha and others, tomorrow I start grinding and will take it down to the fiberglass. I'll glass into the stringers. The sttees have...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 08-02-2014, 00:11
Replies: 71
Views: 16,986
Posted By Quirocat
Actually, according to the boatyard, so say the...

Actually, according to the boatyard, so say the previous owners, this is not stringer delam. It is some kind of filler desgned as a shock absorber in case of grounding. They advised then that it was...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 07-02-2014, 23:52
Replies: 71
Views: 16,986
Posted By Quirocat
So, the previous owners confessed that they had a...

So, the previous owners confessed that they had a soft grounding and then got pounded by waves before getting her afloat. The boatyard then advised them that it was not a structural issue, so they...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 07-02-2014, 00:36
Replies: 71
Views: 16,986
Posted By Quirocat
Thank you all for the advice. I am talking with...

Thank you all for the advice. I am talking with the boatyard re construction tecniques and possible answers. The boat is a typically robust nordic build, very solid. They say it was probably due to a...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 04-02-2014, 23:19
Replies: 71
Views: 16,986
Posted By Quirocat
Cracks in bilge

Hile cleaning out my bilge to rewire and replumb ny 1995 sunbeam 44 i found these cracks in the mold. There are two just aft of the keel and two just forward of the mast compression pole.
...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 28-09-2013, 08:38
Replies: 36
Views: 7,235
Posted By Quirocat
Hi All, Bought my 95 Sunbeam last year...

Hi All,


Bought my 95 Sunbeam last year and am slowly redoing all of her systems. On haul out, we took rubbing compound to the hull and waxed. The results were good. The gelcoat on the topsides...
Forum: Marine Electronics 09-05-2013, 07:59
Replies: 76
Views: 8,117
Posted By Quirocat
Re: Coax Connector Failure

Thanks Bill and Others. I will do the swr test. very happy with four miles as opposed to the 50 meters I was getting from the old system. I see you you have a Bob Perry sloop. i spent alot of time on...
Forum: Marine Electronics 09-05-2013, 03:09
Replies: 76
Views: 8,117
Posted By Quirocat
Re: Coax Connector Failure

Finally got the new small cable run down the mast and into the cabin, where we realized that it was about a meter short. I decided to hook it to the old large cable and connector that was in the...
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