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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar

31-07-2023, 13:11

Replies: 22

Integrel Generator "Replacement"

Views: 8,813

Posted By jefffay

Re: Integrel Generator "Replacement"

The analogy I'd use is would be you drive a car with 2 people in it for 400 miles and use 10 gallons of fuel, repeat the trip with 4 people in the car and yes, you might now use 4.2 gallons, so,...

Forum: Fountaine Pajot

31-05-2021, 12:41

Replies: 583

General Info: Astrea 42: Owners?

Views: 165,293

Posted By jefffay

Re: Astrea 42: Owners?

I saw this accident on the Facebook group but had no idea it was your Astrea. So sorry to hear about this, I certainly hope you will be made fully whole by insurance. Keep us posted, I'm sure...

Forum: Fountaine Pajot

10-04-2021, 14:24

Replies: 583

General Info: Astrea 42: Owners?

Views: 165,293

Posted By jefffay

Re: Astrea 42: Owners?

That puts a bit of a damper on your charter... Any idea what type of prop was installed? Was it fixed or folding?

Forum: Fountaine Pajot

08-08-2019, 20:19

Replies: 583

General Info: Astrea 42: Owners?

Views: 165,293

Posted By jefffay

Re: Astrea 42: Owners?

We received our hull # about a week ago. It's #71. Supposed to be in the water in France in early Dec. We'll see....

Forum: Fountaine Pajot

19-05-2019, 19:38

Replies: 583

General Info: Astrea 42: Owners?

Views: 165,293

Posted By jefffay

Re: Astrea 42: Owners?

I'm told it's advisable to get the bowsprite at the factory. I don't think that you can add it ex-factory. Here's a short page that might point out some benefits that you have not considered:...

Forum: Our Community

28-03-2019, 22:55

Replies: 129

Politics. Or Not please

Views: 8,490

Posted By jefffay

Re: Politics. Or Not please

Why would the thread get closed because the topic of guns comes up? People need to be less sensitive, or stay off the internet and retreat to their safe space. It appears to me that some would like...

Forum: Our Community

28-03-2019, 22:49

Replies: 129

Politics. Or Not please

Views: 8,490

Posted By jefffay

Re: Politics. Or Not please

Gun ownership has everything to do with freedom.

Forum: Our Community

28-03-2019, 22:45

Replies: 129

Politics. Or Not please

Views: 8,490

Posted By jefffay

Re: Politics. Or Not please

I'm a recent British refugee, now American citizen ~15 yrs or so. I suspect much of the recent political furor may be due to us electing the most brilliant leader the world has ever seen. I sense...

Forum: Fountaine Pajot

20-03-2019, 10:05

Replies: 583

General Info: Astrea 42: Owners?

Views: 165,293

Posted By jefffay

Re: Astrea 42: Owners?

Thanks Brian, good find! I'll check them out.

Jeff

Forum: Fountaine Pajot

18-03-2019, 21:22

Replies: 583

General Info: Astrea 42: Owners?

Views: 165,293

Posted By jefffay

Re: Astrea 42: Owners?

Brian,

I'm interested to learn more about your supplier in Vladivostok. Do they have a website?

Jeff

Forum: Fountaine Pajot

16-03-2019, 19:40

Replies: 583

General Info: Astrea 42: Owners?

Views: 165,293

Posted By jefffay

Re: Astrea 42: Owners?

GRcatlover, thanks for the additional info on the solar panel size, I had seen the earlier post but was trying to get absolute confirmation that the panels that I had would fit, since they were a...

Forum: Fountaine Pajot

14-03-2019, 20:53

Replies: 583

General Info: Astrea 42: Owners?

Views: 165,293

Posted By jefffay

Re: Astrea 42: Owners?

I'm looking for another measurement, I'm trying to figure out if 2 x solar panels will fit between aft of the mainsheet traveller and forward of the aft lip of the cockpit cover. The panels are 81.6"...

Forum: Fountaine Pajot

14-03-2019, 20:38

Replies: 583

General Info: Astrea 42: Owners?

Views: 165,293

Posted By jefffay

Re: Astrea 42: Owners?

Thanks GRcatlover, Looks like my 32" computer monitor will fit in there nicely recessed with a low profile articulating mount.

Forum: Fountaine Pajot

14-03-2019, 08:10

Replies: 583

General Info: Astrea 42: Owners?

Views: 165,293

Posted By jefffay

Re: Astrea 42: Owners?

Thanks for the info David. Just confirmed with ACY that the boat will have the changed interior. I have my commissioning call with them on Tuesday so will know more soon.

Forum: Fountaine Pajot

14-03-2019, 07:29

Replies: 583

General Info: Astrea 42: Owners?

Views: 165,293

Posted By jefffay

Re: Astrea 42: Owners?

Thanks David. I thought that there was a recess for the TV / monitor. I just spent a week on a Lucia 40 that did not have the recess and was fitted with an extra thick flat screen tv. The result is...

Forum: Fountaine Pajot

13-03-2019, 21:41

Replies: 583

General Info: Astrea 42: Owners?

Views: 165,293

Posted By jefffay

Re: Astrea 42: Owners?

Has anybody heard that white cabinetry may be an option? Does anyone have further information? I'm looking at the furnishings in the New45 and thinking that cabinets like those might be available.

Forum: Fountaine Pajot

13-03-2019, 20:04

Replies: 583

General Info: Astrea 42: Owners?

Views: 165,293

Posted By jefffay

Re: Astrea 42: Owners?

Can anyone give us the dimensions of the TV cut-out in the saloon? Width, height and depth.

Forum: Fountaine Pajot

28-04-2018, 06:59

Replies: 583

General Info: Astrea 42: Owners?

Views: 165,293

Posted By jefffay

Re: Astrea 42: Owners?

Brian, the Helia 44 that I recently stayed on had an AC panel above the refrigerator, just as you walk inside from the cockpit. I assumed that that was FP standard. Maybe it was an ACY commissioning...

Forum: Fountaine Pajot

27-04-2018, 20:21

Replies: 583

General Info: Astrea 42: Owners?

Views: 165,293

Posted By jefffay

Re: Astrea 42: Owners?

Capt. Jay. What are your thoughts of kitting out the forepeak as an additional berth? Specifically, I'm wondering if that is a "feature" that charterers find useful. I'm also wondering if more than 8...

Forum: Fountaine Pajot

26-04-2018, 20:42

Replies: 583

General Info: Astrea 42: Owners?

Views: 165,293

Posted By jefffay

Re: Astrea 42: Owners?

Great input chaps. Thanks for the link to the cruising world water maker article. I think I'm leaning toward the 12v system, if I can get a killer solar setup (my worry here is space for the...

Forum: Fountaine Pajot

25-04-2018, 11:54

Replies: 583

General Info: Astrea 42: Owners?

Views: 165,293

Posted By jefffay

Re: Astrea 42: Owners?

Fair enough. I'll do more research on the Volvo folding props. From our point of view though, I was thinking that I'm not fussed about non folding props, one less thing to maintain / worry about...

Forum: Fountaine Pajot

24-04-2018, 21:06

Replies: 583

General Info: Astrea 42: Owners?

Views: 165,293

Posted By jefffay

Re: Astrea 42: Owners?

ACY is Atlantic Cruising Yachts.

We are also putting our 42 in charter. We were just in Annapolis for the spring boat show and met with the ACY commissioning manager who gave us some great...

Forum: Fountaine Pajot

22-04-2018, 15:16

Replies: 18

Helia 44: What is the status of Helia and Saba?

Views: 5,567

Posted By jefffay

Re: What is the status of Helia and Saba?

I was at the Annapolis spring boat show today. ACY confirms that the order books on the 44 and the 50 are firmly closed.

Forum: Fountaine Pajot

22-04-2018, 15:09

Replies: 583

General Info: Astrea 42: Owners?

Views: 165,293

Posted By jefffay

Re: Astrea 42: Owners?

Hi, that's awesome! Congratulations! We paid our deposit to ACY in January.

How did you find out what hull number you had?

I'm very interested in participating in a knowledge sharing base, my...

Forum: Fountaine Pajot

25-01-2018, 22:21

Replies: 10

General Info: Fountaine Pajot Webinar Series

Views: 2,152

Posted By jefffay

Re: Fountaine Pajot Webinar Series

Would also be interested in hopping onboard!

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