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Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 15-03-2015, 11:54
Replies: 4
Views: 1,269
Posted By pistarckle
Re: USCG documentation?

Wow ! To be documented and "foreign built " will take an act of congress to get past the Jones Act !
Boat must measure five tons as opposed to weighing five tons .
Might be difficult .
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 15-11-2014, 15:40
Replies: 10
Views: 1,844
Posted By pistarckle
Re: Recomendations for Puerto Rico

Same electric as stateside , 110 volt , 60 cycles .
Forum: General Sailing Forum 05-11-2014, 18:33
Replies: 16
Views: 4,174
Posted By pistarckle
Re: Could abanboned sailboat = Man cave or playhous

Many years ago on St. T in the boatyard on the Lagoon was an old wooden boat partially buried so that what had been the deck was now the counter top of "The Poor Mans Bar " .
The mast held up the...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 03-10-2014, 09:35
Replies: 10
Views: 1,989
Posted By pistarckle
Re: port engine use more fuel that starboard

Maybe the return lines go only to one tank ?
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 02-10-2014, 10:32
Replies: 10
Views: 3,342
Posted By pistarckle
Re: Entering Bahamas with Temporary USCG Documentation

I was under the impression that HOME port was on Doc not hailing port ?
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 18-08-2014, 17:57
Replies: 16
Views: 7,267
Posted By pistarckle
Re: Smallest cat for the Caribbean

Size of the boat ain't as important to your want list as the power needed to run them accessories .
I spent 13 years in the Carib without a watermaker , I only went to islands where water was...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 16-08-2014, 17:46
Replies: 13
Views: 1,761
Posted By pistarckle
Re: the loop starting on Lake Erie

Mast gotta come out for Canals . Lots of places for the job . There is a web site for the Loop that will explain it all .
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 09-08-2014, 10:59
Replies: 26
Views: 10,785
Posted By pistarckle
Re: Provisions from Key West to Dry Tortugas

How much do you need will depend on how much that you use ! I am gonna guess that 19 gallons of fuel will last at least 35 to 45 hours of motoring . Water will depend on how many showers that ya...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 05-08-2014, 07:28
Replies: 7
Views: 1,862
Posted By pistarckle
Re: S2 9.0 or Morgan 30

Is the Morgan the centerboard ? Quality of construction in a Morgan of that year will be pretty good and heavy layup , bullet-proof . Volvo parts are pricey . I am partial to older Morgans as I spent...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 28-07-2014, 08:54
Replies: 23
Views: 3,464
Posted By pistarckle
Re: Underwater lights

My self I would never drill holes in my boat for something that unnecessary . If ya have to have them consider portable or floating lights .
Most sailors try to eliminate holes in the hull !!
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 28-07-2014, 08:50
Replies: 92
Views: 16,863
Posted By pistarckle
Re: Advisability sailing to bimini in december on a potter

Would you get a good weather window ? Who Knows ? You need two good crossings !
Since you want warm weather then the Keys might be a better choice !
For Bimini in a smaller boat I would leave...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 17-07-2014, 08:07
Replies: 38
Views: 10,108
Posted By pistarckle
Re: Places to avoid in Carribean

Wow , not many answer that the Chamber of Commerce would like ! If its so BAD out there why is it full ?
The answers kinda depend on the person that answers the question , many cruisers go...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 15-07-2014, 11:03
Replies: 29
Views: 3,918
Posted By pistarckle
Re: Underwater Lights - Anyone got Them?

Sounds like a senseless idea to me . Drill a whole in your boat for THAT !
Forum: Dollars & Cents 12-07-2014, 14:44
Replies: 27
Views: 9,401
Posted By pistarckle
Re: Boat as a Business vs Conventional Ownership

Put your down payment in a mutual fund and in seven years you will have enuff money to buy a seven year old ex-charter boat . I have had four boats in charter and after a year or two I hated the fact...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 12-07-2014, 14:20
Replies: 13
Views: 2,001
Posted By pistarckle
Re: Is this boat worth the asking price?

I do believe that the age will hurt the financing and effect insurance , but these boats DO have a CULT following and sell very well . It sounds like a good boat , the age hurts nothing but the...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 07-07-2014, 15:27
Replies: 63
Views: 8,603
Posted By pistarckle
Re: Unrealistic expectations?

I say go for it . What have you got to lose ! Sail it around the Carib and get to know it !
I do not think your life would be in danger . After some time aboard you will learn what you can repair...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-07-2014, 19:15
Replies: 5
Views: 6,861
Posted By pistarckle
Re: 1968 Pearson 35 modified full keel centerboard

By the way, it is not a drop down keel , only a skinny board drops down , maybe 40 inches long and 16 or 18 wide . You do not have to put it down at all . I would usually get the boat up close to the...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-07-2014, 07:45
Replies: 5
Views: 6,861
Posted By pistarckle
Re: 1968 Pearson 35 modified full keel centerboard

We lived and sailed the Carib for thirteen years in a keel/centerboard . No problems at all .
My board was quiet at anchor . I believe those that complain about the rattle may have been leaving...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 30-06-2014, 07:17
Replies: 5
Views: 3,601
Posted By pistarckle
Re: Allied Princess 36

That looks like a beautiful boat ! They are very well thought of in the cruising community !
Forum: General Sailing Forum 29-06-2014, 08:27
Replies: 33
Views: 11,958
Posted By pistarckle
Re: Advice For Sailing From Florida To Puerto Rico On A 29' Sailboat.

As far as a fishing license goes , I have never had one , when you see a fast boat coming up bring the lines in . In actual fact you will catch very few fish when off soundings on a passage . Fish...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 29-06-2014, 08:20
Replies: 33
Views: 11,958
Posted By pistarckle
Re: Advice For Sailing From Florida To Puerto Rico On A 29' Sailboat.

Chicasurfer , Getting to P.R. from Florida , Get as far east as you can in gentle stages , Bahamas , Turks . Then an overnite to the Dom. Rep.
That is where it starts to get tough . The guide...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 28-06-2014, 18:40
Replies: 35
Views: 4,931
Posted By pistarckle
Re: St Vincent and grenadines yellow flag

I am a little confused ! What made you think that a yellow flag had any thing to do with sailing through some ones waters . A yellow flag sez I request and intend to clear into your country , nothing...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 28-06-2014, 18:12
Replies: 35
Views: 4,931
Posted By pistarckle
Re: St Vincent and grenadines yellow flag

I have in my hand a copy of " The law of the sea ", It sez that you do have the " right of innocent passage " and no signals are required as long as it is an innocent passage and no fishing or...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 26-06-2014, 07:23
Replies: 144
Views: 14,113
Posted By pistarckle
Re: Cruising and the Affordable Care Act.

My experience is only in the Carib . In Haiti we were never presented with a bill .
In Puerto Rico the bill came a year and a half later and we were never forced to pay .
Down island very few...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 26-06-2014, 07:11
Replies: 20
Views: 7,301
Posted By pistarckle
Re: Offshore Sailboat with Full Keel

I would not be afraid of boats from the 60s and 70s . Any boat that you are looking at will have been re-newed several times . Early glass hulls were mostly bulletproof . Early centerboard boats...
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