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Forum: Liveaboard's Forum Today, 06:54
Replies: 127
Views: 13,247
Posted By Fore and Aft
Re: Help 100 Live Aboard Sailors Keep Their Homes By Offering Feedback on Mooring Fie

It's happening here in Australia as well, where ever it's pleasant to live and there's a free anchorage people move in. Before you know it there's extra cars on the street, overflowing bins at the...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit Yesterday, 01:38
Replies: 9
Views: 326
Posted By Fore and Aft
Re: Air only ventilator

Uncle Bob we have the air only dorade vents and they have worked well for the last six years.
Cheers
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 23-04-2024, 19:25
Replies: 30
Views: 1,623
Posted By Fore and Aft
Re: Just say NO to Prop Speed!

I see hundreds of props every year and Propspeed generally works. There is the occasional badly fouled prop which makes me wonder about the applicator not the product. We get the yard guy to apply...
Forum: Meets & Greets 23-04-2024, 15:18
Replies: 6
Views: 336
Posted By Fore and Aft
Re: Hello from Denmark

Hi KPM Williams, just click on the link below.

Cheers
https://yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-catamarans/prout-45/304707
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 22-04-2024, 22:41
Replies: 24
Views: 1,937
Posted By Fore and Aft
Re: Looked at two boats - help me decide

HeyHoLetsGo the newish Yanmar diesel is a big bonus and makes the Contest my choice. It also makes it easier to sell the Contest later with the newer engine.
Cheers
Forum: Meets & Greets 22-04-2024, 15:17
Replies: 6
Views: 336
Posted By Fore and Aft
Re: Hello from Denmark

Karina and Michael there's a nice Prout 45 down under. I sueveyed her last year and she's in good condition.
Plenty of good cruising between here and Denmark.
Cheers
PROUT 45 - CP YACHT SALES...
Forum: Lithium Power Systems 21-04-2024, 14:49
Replies: 232
Views: 16,884
Posted By Fore and Aft
Re: With lithium do we actually need a dedicated starter battery?

SVJedi no one I know talks about kWh it's all Ah.
Captain Rivet 300-400 AH Lithium at 12 volts, along with 400-600w of solar is what I normally see on most boats I survey. Generators are not that...
Forum: Fountaine Pajot 21-04-2024, 02:44
Replies: 19
Views: 680
Posted By Fore and Aft
Re: What size is the original anchor on a Lavezzi

Captain Rivet I use a 20kg Lewmar Delta on our 32 foot yacht. It holds us well.
Cheers
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 16-04-2024, 13:45
Replies: 6
Views: 480
Posted By Fore and Aft
Re: Fiberglass repair and resin advice for inside out boat

Kendrickg practice makes perfect, I think the hardest part is matching the gelcoat.
Cheers
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 16-04-2024, 13:40
Replies: 17
Views: 956
Posted By Fore and Aft
Re: Rotten stringer

Claudiopinto down under I would call it a beam shelf (not that you have any beams in a traditional sense). I am still keen on using timber, probably a hardwood. Maybe two 20mm laminations. Mainly...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 16-04-2024, 04:58
Replies: 17
Views: 956
Posted By Fore and Aft
Re: Rotten stringer

Claudiopinto I would be removing the stringer from the inside and replacing the rotten stringer with timber well bedded in epoxy glue. When you remove the inside fiberglass casing you should leave...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 15-04-2024, 15:03
Replies: 15
Views: 1,396
Posted By Fore and Aft
Re: Why barrier coat?

Drinky Crow I love pre-mixed epoxy fairing compounds they are so easy to use. The one you are using must have some really fast hardener if you can machine sand, it in four hours. I also use the...
Forum: Powered Boats 14-04-2024, 16:12
Replies: 1,035
Views: 160,477
Posted By Fore and Aft
Re: Completely Overwhelmed

Dockhead you own a boat so that definitely puts you in the masochist category. The irony is that you own a Moody.
Cheers
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 14-04-2024, 16:01
Replies: 15
Views: 1,396
Posted By Fore and Aft
Re: Why barrier coat?

DrinkyCrow a few coats of epoxy undercoat never hurt, personally I would be leaving it to the last week before you do the painting. Give that hull a chance to dry out. Make sure you take a few photos...
Forum: Marine Electronics 13-04-2024, 22:00
Replies: 2
Views: 259
Posted By Fore and Aft
Start battery with Lithium house bank, what are we seeing?

Following on the other thread what systems do people have onboard. I am more of a visual learner so I will show you what I commonly see here in Australia.
Usually, an Enerdrive 300-amp lithium...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 13-04-2024, 21:32
Replies: 109
Views: 8,469
Posted By Fore and Aft
Re: Docking long keel/heavy displacement yachts.

Cooopec 43 even with all that practice some days docking is still going to be a challenge. So many elements come into play and even the most experienced skippers have a bad day or two. Same with...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 12-04-2024, 04:14
Replies: 38
Views: 3,069
Posted By Fore and Aft
Re: Oil slick in a storm to calm swell

Maury we accidentally pumped at least 10 litres of oil through the exhaust of a big power boat. It didn't seem to calm the ripples in the marina. But caused a big drama as we cleaned it all up. ...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 07-04-2024, 22:21
Replies: 4
Views: 261
Posted By Fore and Aft
Re: Endeavour 24ft Yacht steel frame corrosion

FOGrady how about some more photos? I wouldn't stress to much about it. Everything is fixable and if that is the only issue in your 1970s sailboat? I would say that is pretty good.
Cheers
Forum: General Sailing Forum 07-04-2024, 12:56
Replies: 43
Views: 6,290
Posted By Fore and Aft
Re: insane marina charge

Seaandepagnier my 17 year old boy makes $17 an hour as a waiter/barman. There's zero chance anyone here in Australia would fit that for $15 US an hour ($22Aud).
I don't know what rock you have been...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 06-04-2024, 19:17
Replies: 109
Views: 8,469
Posted By Fore and Aft
Re: Docking long keel/heavy displacement yachts.

Coopec 43 my wife has been pushing me around for 29 years so boat or me doesn't really matter to her. I literally can go below and pack up while the Mrs and kids dock the boat.
An interesting...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 06-04-2024, 15:41
Replies: 109
Views: 8,469
Posted By Fore and Aft
Re: Docking long keel/heavy displacement yachts.

Coopec 43 that electric outboard I showed you has its own remote to control it. It also comes with a bracket to mount it on the transom. When the owner backed out of the marina berth using the remote...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 06-04-2024, 05:06
Replies: 109
Views: 8,469
Posted By Fore and Aft
Re: Docking long keel/heavy displacement yachts.

Coopec 43 one of my clients with a full length keel 36 footer had one of these electric outboards mounted on the transom. It worked really well kicking the transom in the direction needed.
Some...
Forum: Lithium Power Systems 05-04-2024, 17:52
Replies: 232
Views: 16,884
Posted By Fore and Aft
Re: With lithium do we actually need a dedicated starter battery?

Just read this article today and it reinforces what I generally see when doing surveys.
Cheers
Forum: Our Community 04-04-2024, 18:25
Replies: 346
Views: 39,723
Posted By Fore and Aft
Re: Why do cruisers quit cruising?

MVWeebles you're thinking old school when it comes to maintenance. Some of my clients Maintenace means no more than making a note in their spreadsheet so when they get to a destination, they can find...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 04-04-2024, 16:42
Replies: 4
Views: 408
Posted By Fore and Aft
Re: Tar seeping out of my kell

Jacques DeVille your profile says Dufour so that can't be the boat leaking tar. I have seen a boat leak oil into the interior before.
It was a steel yacht that had steel punching's in the bilge...
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