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Forum: General Sailing Forum 27-09-2018, 00:23
Replies: 30
Views: 9,956
Posted By Doublewammy
Re: Redundant autopilot, best option?

I was once asked what I thought was the most important spare part I have on board my catamaran, I replied my spare Raymarine auto pilot, all still in box, which was the newer model of the one we had...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 10-08-2016, 10:12
Replies: 87
Views: 15,974
Posted By Doublewammy
Re: How stupid are some people?

In Australia we call it a clay shooter but i like your form, only good beats though.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 05-08-2016, 18:06
Replies: 60
Views: 8,384
Posted By Doublewammy
Re: How do you choose a GENSET?

Id be careful offering info like that, 3.0kw for A/C?
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 03-08-2016, 21:03
Replies: 25
Views: 10,132
Posted By Doublewammy
Re: Buy a boat struck by lightning?

In the words of Lou Reed, RUN, RUN, RUN, RUN, RUN.:danger:hati-hati.
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 05-06-2016, 07:18
Replies: 15
Views: 3,625
Posted By Doublewammy
Thumbs up Re: Keeping O-Rings and Rubber Seals for looong periods

Easy one, put them in a plastic bag and put them in your fridge or at the bottom of your freezer, spare speargun rubbers the same.
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 04-06-2016, 07:14
Replies: 76
Views: 19,445
Posted By Doublewammy
Re: Why Don"t Most Catamarans Come with Furling Main Sails?

Just go lazy jacks and fully batterned main, so easy to get rid of it in a pinch and thats what cruising sailors need. We know of sails ripped because they needed to be furled, bugger that.
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 25-04-2016, 08:25
Replies: 69
Views: 8,682
Posted By Doublewammy
Re: New motor(vetus) does not rev up to the max!

Check the pitch of the prop. Been there and done that.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 25-04-2016, 07:49
Replies: 36
Views: 6,259
Posted By Doublewammy
Re: Who pays for what ?

Just invite friends who know what is right. If they come aboard and are tight arsed wingers, bad move, we have a couple of mates that come aboard and they bring us so much Australian beef and...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 19-04-2016, 18:43
Replies: 42
Views: 6,646
Posted By Doublewammy
Re: Bottom sanding job seems to be going sideways on me

Have just completed the same job, we used paint stripper to scrape the 14 years of antifoul off to the primer coat, it was judged to be fine, applied 2 coats of epoxy, then started on the primers,...
Forum: Our Community 19-04-2016, 18:27
Replies: 18
Views: 4,668
Posted By Doublewammy
Re: Help with Queensland yacht charter "to impress my wife"

We used Cumberland Charter Yachts, Airlie Beach, for the exact reason back in 2007 and 2008, they were great people to deal with, they have a good selection of yachts and pretty good rates, they...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-03-2016, 08:24
Replies: 71
Views: 7,639
Posted By Doublewammy
Re: Buying boat long distance through Broker

You need to see the boat, it is as simple as that. Don't trust anyone when it comes to buying a boat.
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 25-03-2016, 08:13
Replies: 10
General Info: Searching For A Lagoon
Views: 3,232
Posted By Doublewammy
Re: Searching For A Lagoon

From what my mate tells me the 2005 Lagoon 410 is the go if you are hell bent on owning a wedding cake.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 23-02-2016, 20:44
Replies: 30
Views: 4,779
Posted By Doublewammy
Re: Non US citizen leaving US

My daughter and I left Fort Lauderdale in 2010, we also went to customs but they sent us packing, in the end all we did was give the Harbour Master on the New River our filled in green chit that we...
Forum: Sailor Logs & Cruising Plans 23-02-2016, 20:23
Replies: 25
Views: 7,610
Posted By Doublewammy
Re: No Turning Back Now - Panama to Australia Tasmania

Hi There, in regards to the sailing, it is not unusual to cop south westerlies for a few days after leaving Panama, once across the Equator it all tends to turn around, south easterlies and really...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 15-02-2016, 01:44
Replies: 12
Views: 5,554
Posted By Doublewammy
Re: Spectra water maker models

50 litres an hour for 15 amps, go the Catalina, ours is three years old and going strong.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 11-02-2016, 23:02
Replies: 66
Views: 10,707
Posted By Doublewammy
Re: Customs Nightmares: Modern Day Blackbeards?

So true.
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 09-02-2016, 15:47
Replies: 80
Views: 9,995
Posted By Doublewammy
Re: Cats Sailing to Wind

yep the 100 degrees bit had me worried as well.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-02-2016, 01:09
Replies: 148
Views: 39,091
Posted By Doublewammy
Re: Pro/Con of outboard for blue water cruising

There is a 35 foot yacht parked next to us for sale for 30000 USD, it has new engine, good sails, is in really good nick plus you get the dive compressor and gear as well, it has already done a lap...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 01-02-2016, 05:29
Replies: 82
Views: 13,347
Posted By Doublewammy
Re: Opinions please on cat purchase

If you can find a Perry 43, I reckon you will be happy.
Forum: Powered Boats 18-01-2016, 07:40
Replies: 75
Views: 13,543
Posted By Doublewammy
Re: Florida to Bimini, Bahamas

Just wait for good conditions and go for it, we left FL up the New River at 0600 and motored into North Bimini just on sunset, it was pretty rough to start with due to the slop left over from a...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 20-12-2015, 17:29
Replies: 34
Views: 6,357
Posted By Doublewammy
Re: Buying a yacht abroad, then sailing it home

I reckon it is a bargain, sailing back is worth it alone. When we did it,2009,if you got back within a year of purchase your 10% GST was set on the cost of the boat and expenditure on fuel from your...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 01-12-2015, 06:39
Replies: 21
Views: 7,869
Posted By Doublewammy
Re: How to live inexpensively in the Bahamas

The Front Porch on Eleuthera was pretty cheap and really really good for a feed. That was a few years ago, hope it still is as it will be one of our destinations next lap.
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 17-09-2015, 21:58
Replies: 107
Views: 39,950
Posted By Doublewammy
Re: 38' cat OK to circumnavigate?

We have a 43 foot cat, bought in Fort Lauderdale, we sailed back to Fremantle and now in Asia, it has been perfect for the two of us. One thing i have noticed about smaller cats is that there are...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 21-03-2015, 16:11
Replies: 14
Views: 10,088
Posted By Doublewammy
Re: Recommended marine generators 8 - 15 kw

I installed a Westerbeke 7.8 kVa in 2011, it now has over 2000 hours on it, looks brand new and the only issue we have had is with the fuel lift pump and this was due to a blocked filter. I cant...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 17-03-2015, 22:10
Replies: 17
Views: 14,107
Posted By Doublewammy
Re: Leaking Hatch Handles

Hey thanks mate, had a closer inspection and with a bit of pushing and fiddling with the locking piece it came to bits and the screw is underneath and the best thing is the o'ring is completely...
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