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Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 01-01-2019, 08:55
Replies: 73
Views: 42,368
Posted By yardie
Re: Lagoon 380 Owners and Fans

HULL# 185. The J203 is the approximate week and year the hull was laid. March, 2003.

I had a PDF from the owners forum showing what each code block meant and now I can't find it. After the 380 S2...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 03-12-2018, 12:16
Replies: 1
Views: 742
Posted By yardie
Re: Solar setup (advise needet)

Your inverter fuse is smaller than it's max load. Expect to replace it often.
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 03-12-2018, 11:21
Replies: 20
Views: 5,456
Posted By yardie
Re: First Catamaran Choice: Family of 4

I've used Yachtworld, EYB, and ApolloDuck. If you can read and understand French, leboncoin.fr is a good resource. It's the Frogs' version of Craigslist.


I would also look on YW and create an...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 03-12-2018, 07:31
Replies: 20
Views: 5,456
Posted By yardie
Re: First Catamaran Choice: Family of 4

We are a family of 3 who just came back to land. Well 2 years ago now, but it still feels like yesterday.


We looked at an Athena but felt the hull berths were too narrow. We also looked at the...
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 08-10-2018, 21:47
Replies: 8
Views: 2,330
Posted By yardie
Re: Lagoon 380 (2011) - what does this cable do?

Beneteau wiring has the reference code printed on every wire. In this case it appears to -686 and +686. Now, if you can find another cable with the ends cut off check and see what it's reference...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 04-03-2017, 14:35
Replies: 20
Views: 6,063
Posted By yardie
Re: Are the lower seals on saildrives needed?

They aren't seals. They are called fairings. And on saildrives it's called a boot. There are just there to ensure continuous hydrodynamic flow. The same way a motorcycle fairing flows air around the...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 14-10-2016, 04:43
Replies: 30
Views: 8,662
Posted By yardie
Re: Balance 451 - Yanmar vs Volvo

If you need service you'll find Volvo Penta dealers near most coastal, resort areas (i.e. Med, N. Atlantic, Caribbean).

I've had great experience with Yanmar. You'll pay more for their branded...
Forum: Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 13-10-2016, 06:16
Replies: 5
Views: 3,565
Posted By yardie
Re: Can my family take your family out to dinner? Need to discuss RTW tactics of fami

We've just landed after 2 years at sea. And I can answer your questions. Don't even need to take me out to dinner. I'm in the Ft Lauderdale area. Our boat, Optimus, is downtown.

There are many...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 15-09-2016, 15:36
Replies: 27
Views: 9,865
Posted By yardie
Re: Lagoon 380 for 1 - 2 year sabbatical

@terah We started in Greece and spent a year in the Med. The boat was wintered in Sicily and so we did a lot of overland adventures until April. Then we hit Malta, Tunisia, Sardinia, Spain, and...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 14-09-2016, 21:59
Replies: 27
Views: 9,865
Posted By yardie
Re: Lagoon 380 for 1 - 2 year sabbatical

We are a family of 3 that just completed a 18 month sabbatical. We purchased our 2001 Lagoon 380 in August 2014 and it's currently listed in Ft Lauderdale with Catamarans Co. We didn't have any...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 20-07-2016, 08:31
Replies: 15
Views: 3,436
Posted By yardie
Re: Saving for retirement, advice for first boat!

Hi Alastair,

I was in the same boat you were and we're approximately the same age :-). We own a Lagoon 380 and have sailed it for 8000 miles. When we started searching none were in our price...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 20-07-2016, 07:55
Replies: 23
Views: 3,635
Posted By yardie
Re: Slatted or Solid Bed Bottoms - Positive or Neg

We have two cabins one with and one without the slats. I honestly couldn't tell the difference because our mattresses are quite firm. I know they are supposed to help with circulating air under the...
Forum: Marine Electronics 06-06-2016, 15:35
Replies: 25
Views: 12,496
Posted By yardie
Re: Complete Com and Weather with inReach

If you have an Inreach and need weather then this site WX2InReach - Home (https://wx2inreach.weebly.com) might be of interest to you. The developer manages to squeeze a 5 days forecast into 140...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 30-05-2016, 18:00
Replies: 48
Views: 23,506
Posted By yardie
Re: Lagoon 380 - Performance tips

Hey Jamjar. We own a 380 as well.

I would say 45deg is the max you can get away with. Even then we're down to 4kts.

We've only had our boat for 1.5years and it's been a real joy. It's our...
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 30-05-2016, 17:19
Replies: 3
Views: 1,725
Posted By yardie
Re: Wintering in Sicily or southern mainland Italy

We wintered in Ragusa in 2014 and had a great time. It's a real liveaboard community there so events and activities were planned all the time.

Our son, 8yo at the time, still speaks fondly of it. ...
Forum: Marine Electronics 17-05-2016, 19:46
Replies: 26
Views: 15,332
Posted By yardie
Re: Raymarine EV-100 and B&G Zeus Touch

Why not? SeatalkNG is NMEA2K (even the same wire colours) but has an additional wire for classic Seatalk. Our boat is reversed. We have a STNG backbone with Raymarine and NMEA2K devices. We bought...
Forum: Classifieds Archive 06-04-2016, 19:49
Replies: 5
Views: 1,162
Posted By yardie
Re: navionics micro sd cards

Hi

We have the Gold XL9 MSD for the Med and Black sea. Subscription expires this month since we used it from April until November. PM if you are still interested.

We are now in the Caribbean.
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 20-03-2016, 10:43
Replies: 24
Views: 5,815
Posted By yardie
Re: Mooring Fields and Catamarans

We've moored all over the Med and never saw much difference. Cats don't have weighted keels so they will be the same or slightly lighter than the same length monohull.
Forum: Marine Electronics 20-03-2016, 10:30
Replies: 65
Views: 23,008
Posted By yardie
Re: New generation Raymarine A/P's

We've sailed over 7000 miles with the EV-1/ACU200 combo on our Lagoon 380. It works as designed. We didn't have to calibrate but it is an option if you think the compass is off.

We did have a bug...
Forum: Marine Electronics 24-02-2016, 12:06
Replies: 5
Views: 3,683
Posted By yardie
Re: Furuno vs. RayMarine Instruments

Before committing you might want to check the compatibility of the transducers. Our cat came originally with B&G instruments. But the transducers are made by Airmar. After a bit of research I found...
Forum: Marine Electronics 11-02-2016, 13:31
Replies: 78
Views: 13,858
Posted By yardie
Re: Chartplotter inside or outside

TP, I disagree. The Spanish translation for Arrecife is reef. As in if you try to enter the harbour of Arrecife, Lanzarote you're going to hit the reef! Entering the harbour isn't difficult but if...
Forum: Marine Electronics 11-02-2016, 06:52
Replies: 2
Views: 2,308
Posted By yardie
Re: Iridium Pilot

I've only seen the Pilot installed on larger yachts over 40ft. Not large enough to fit a full-size sat dome but large enough to know the owners have money to burn.

Pilot: $5000
Data: $13/Mb...
Forum: Marine Electronics 11-02-2016, 06:02
Replies: 78
Views: 13,858
Posted By yardie
Re: Chartplotter inside or outside

We have a small, 7" Raymarine chart plotter at the helm. It occupies the same space as 2 instruments (depth and speed). Originally we went the iPad in a Lifeproof case route. But keeping it charged...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 10-02-2016, 05:00
Replies: 34
Views: 8,335
Posted By yardie
Re: Is It Rude To Tag Along

We recently crossed the Atlantic with the Islands Odyssey and would do it again. I know not everyone likes to travel with rallies. We weren't big on it ourselves and were turned off by the price and...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 09-02-2016, 13:41
Replies: 52
Views: 20,971
Posted By yardie
Re: Should we or Shouldn't we buy Lagoon 380 or 400?

I'm not a Leopard owner but I am friends with one. We crossed the Atlantic together in late November and have been in contact since the summer. He was also set on a Lagoon 380/400 before settling on...
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