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Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 13-07-2018, 20:26
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Views: 2,144
Posted By Foozinator
2005 Catalina Morgan 440 hull #7

We have put Tortuga up for sale in Rock Hall, MD. We have made some big upgrades, including an arch with davits and solar panels.

...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 18-11-2017, 20:28
Replies: 0
Views: 895
Posted By Foozinator
Windlass & bow thruster remote

I'm looking at replacing our foot switches for the windlass with a handheld unit. I see these (https://www.quickusastore.com/hand-held-remote-control.html) come in a 4-button version. Having control...
Forum: Our Community 22-05-2017, 08:24
Replies: 32
Views: 5,320
Posted By Foozinator
Re: Best solution to keep phone number but get out Cellular contracts?

This. I gave up my cell number to Google voice years ago and never looked back. My new cell number is a throwaway that gets the spam calls. Over those years, I've spent about $0.35 of credit, and...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 08-03-2017, 10:54
Replies: 26
Views: 4,609
Posted By Foozinator
How easy to outfit a small cat for living onboard?

Looking at a hypothetical $200k budget, and I see some Gemini Legacy and Mahe in that range.

My question is: have people found room in these boats for self-sufficiency things like washer? water...
Forum: Powered Boats 31-01-2017, 14:34
Replies: 16
Views: 10,330
Posted By Foozinator
Re: sailing cat to power cat

Longtime yacht designer Steve Dashew (sp?) figured out that above a certain length (60-odd ft, IIRC), it was cheaper to build + run a power boat with the same efficient displacement hull than to...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 05-01-2017, 10:39
Replies: 70
Views: 12,669
Posted By Foozinator
Re: Watching my yacht drift out into the bay

I'm thinking of using something like Life360 (Google Play) (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.life360.android.safetymapd), with a dedicated cell phone on the boat. Either that, or...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 14-12-2016, 12:11
Replies: 55
Views: 12,388
Posted By Foozinator
Re: Typical Atlantic crossing times

Good point. Not sure if I'm looking at the right results for our initial crossing or for the return trip.

The main point, for me, is time between Internet connections. Once we have Internet...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 14-12-2016, 08:36
Replies: 55
Views: 12,388
Posted By Foozinator
Re: Typical Atlantic crossing times

Thanks for the book reference. :smile:

Unless something changes, it'll be just the two of us (so a pair of single-handers, really). We'll want to be safe, so we'll be sailing conservatively.
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 14-12-2016, 08:33
Replies: 55
Views: 12,388
Posted By Foozinator
Re: Typical Atlantic crossing times

Initially W-E, though we'd eventually want to come back, as well.

22-25 days travel time is definitely on the longer side. I see in the 2014 rally, a BroadBlue 42 took 23-ish days and a pair of...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 13-12-2016, 15:59
Replies: 55
Views: 12,388
Posted By Foozinator
Typical Atlantic crossing times

I know that there can be a big variation between Atlantic crossings, especially with variable weather. I just want to see what a typical crossing could be with your typical 40-43 foot cat.

The...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 19-10-2016, 08:15
Replies: 78
Views: 19,231
Posted By Foozinator
Re: Smoke Alarms : Are Home Units Suitable on Boats?

Short answer: Some of them didn't.
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 17-08-2016, 11:46
Replies: 1
Views: 2,174
Posted By Foozinator
Flexiroam instead of local SIMs?

My wife pointed out this service (Flexiroam X | Earn up to 100GB of int'l roaming data (https://web.flexiroamx.com/)) that sounds a little too good to be true.

Has anyone tried this out? Is it...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 10-05-2016, 13:10
Replies: 2
Views: 1,396
Posted By Foozinator
Re: I'd like to give monohulls a chance

We might end up going to so cal, thanks.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 10-05-2016, 07:15
Replies: 2
Views: 1,396
Posted By Foozinator
I'd like to give monohulls a chance

We're hoping to start boat shopping in a few months. There are some 38-40' cats in our budget, but we want to keep our minds open to monohulls as well. With that in mind, I'm looking for a bareboat...
Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 10-03-2016, 07:58
Replies: 15
Views: 4,306
Posted By Foozinator
Travel costs while boat shopping?

We're still months away from being ready to go shopping for our first boat, but I'm curious what people have done to keep travel costs ($ and time) down while catamaran shopping.

We're currently...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 14-12-2015, 14:06
Replies: 1,562
Views: 64,663
Posted By Foozinator
Re: There is no Planet B

I'm not making creatures up. These animals actually lived, back when the Earth was much warmer and had more CO2 and, yes, oxygen.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 14-12-2015, 13:38
Replies: 1,562
Views: 64,663
Posted By Foozinator
Re: There is no Planet B

If insects large enough to kill and eat small teenagers and apex predators capable of stomping cars flat are your idea of an ideal environment, I have to disagree.

High CO2 levels did make the...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 14-12-2015, 13:35
Replies: 1,562
Views: 64,663
Posted By Foozinator
Re: There is no Planet B

So, what do you say when Kingdom Come and most of His species were wiped out by us and entire lands polluted by us? "Like what we've done with the place" ?

Where I come from, if someone gives you...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 14-12-2015, 13:21
Replies: 3,139
Views: 433,935
Posted By Foozinator
Re: Do we need to be preparing for Arctic cruising strategies because of Global Cooli

Honestly, I think most people tell you to stop talking not for your message, but for the way you present it. At least Stu provides counter-points and supports his arguments without resorting to much...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 10-12-2015, 08:08
Replies: 3,139
Views: 433,935
Posted By Foozinator
Re: Do we need to be preparing for Arctic cruising strategies because of Global Cooli

It's not just tax dollars going into "green"...

Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg join tech titans to launch the Breakthrough Energy Coalition | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 09-12-2015, 16:00
Replies: 3,139
Views: 433,935
Posted By Foozinator
Re: Do we need to be preparing for Arctic cruising strategies because of Global Cooli

It's a good thing that US law makers are trying so hard to get to the truth. :rolleyes:

Senate Science Committee hearing challenges "dogma" of climate science | Ars Technica...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 03-12-2015, 08:42
Replies: 3,139
Views: 433,935
Posted By Foozinator
Re: Do we need to be preparing for Arctic cruising strategies because of Global Cooli

I would not call several places on that graph an optimal solution. There were 5 major extinction events (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_event) on that graph, where a large percentage (up...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 02-12-2015, 13:35
Replies: 3,139
Views: 433,935
Posted By Foozinator
Re: Do we need to be preparing for Arctic cruising strategies because of Global Cooli

I'm pretty sure the Mauna Loa reference is talking about a NOAA station (https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/obop/mlo/) that is located there.

Monthly global trend...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 02-12-2015, 13:27
Replies: 3,139
Views: 433,935
Posted By Foozinator
Re: Do we need to be preparing for Arctic cruising strategies because of Global Cooli

I seriously doubt that any one entity is spending that much. Most likely, that figure is mostly from consumer/commercial spending.

In other words, I think you're describing market forces, not...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 02-12-2015, 13:25
Replies: 3,139
Views: 433,935
Posted By Foozinator
Re: Do we need to be preparing for Arctic cruising strategies because of Global Cooli

That one is hard to solve, I agree
Actually, current tech (Space Shuttle main engines) burns hydrogen/oxygen mix, resulting in steam. That said, the SpaceX Falcon series burns kerosene.
The cost...
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