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Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 20-06-2023, 01:49
Replies: 1
Views: 587
Posted By iGrf
Albania to avoid the crowd ?

We are currently in Southern Italy and are planning to winter in Greece.
It’s still relatively calm down here but am a bit afraid of the crowd during the summer months, especially August.

So we...
Forum: Propellers & Drive Systems 18-04-2023, 09:10
Replies: 1
Views: 638
Posted By iGrf
Knocking noise at low RPM

We installed a new prop (same size and pitch as before), anodes and aligned the engine. (Prop.JPG)
While doing so I noticed a bit of play in the outer bearing but nothing excessive.
However once we...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 21-02-2023, 13:54
Replies: 36
Views: 5,367
Posted By iGrf
Re: French Canal Depths?

We arrived in the Mediterranean last week after departing from Antwerp (Belgium) end of last year with a draft of 1.6m. We had the mast on dek with a max height of 3.15m.

We traveled up de...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 22-11-2022, 03:00
Replies: 5
Views: 1,742
Posted By iGrf
Spending the winter in the Azores ?

Hi,

We are liveaboards since Aug '22 and are now slowly moving our way south through the inland waters of Belgium and France.

Our plan is to arrive in the Med early next year and spend the...
Forum: Navigation 07-11-2022, 01:48
Replies: 438
Views: 94,900
Posted By iGrf
Re: Sat2Chart

Thanks for your help !



I downloaded the version you suggested but I still have the same problem. I noticed that, although you uploaded the file in your fileserver in March 22, it's still the...
Forum: Navigation 05-11-2022, 06:36
Replies: 438
Views: 94,900
Posted By iGrf
Re: Sat2Chart

Hi Paul,

Thanks for a great tool, we are now crossing the inland waters of Belgium and not every place is charted so being able to add downloaded google earth images gives a lot more confidence in...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 12-06-2022, 12:06
Replies: 6
Views: 847
Posted By iGrf
Re: Battery chargers not charging at full power

It could be a loose connection somewhere between the charger and the battery.
Check if all the nuts are still tight and feel if nothing along the line gets warm or hot !
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 05-05-2022, 02:05
Replies: 17
Views: 2,752
Posted By iGrf
Re: Burned fabric from solar panels on bimini ?

Thanks for the replies !

This is even worse than what the canvas guy was referring to.
He mentioned that the underlying fabric would be damaged and lose it's shape because of the heat, not catch...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 05-05-2022, 00:58
Replies: 17
Views: 2,752
Posted By iGrf
Re: Burned fabric from solar panels on bimini ?

No reaction at all ? so I guess this it not a real issue then :)
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 28-04-2022, 09:25
Replies: 9
Views: 1,744
Posted By iGrf
Re: help needed ... Which Dutch municipal (Province Friesland) allows 2 live on a boa

You probably know this already but there is a very active Dutch forum for sailors, most of it is in Dutch but posting in English is no real issue.


Here is a link to the area of the forum where...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 26-04-2022, 06:12
Replies: 17
Views: 2,752
Posted By iGrf
Burned fabric from solar panels on bimini ?

We are preparing our boat for a (semi)circumnavigation and while taking to a canvas maker who was taking measurements for a new bimini he told us that putting flexible solar panels in a bimini or...
Forum: Challenges 09-08-2021, 07:26
Replies: 18
Views: 3,262
Posted By iGrf
Re: Aries Windvane tech issue

Hi all,
Just got myself a secondhand (Danish built) Aries but don't have any documentation of the thing.
I've found some drawings and bits of info but am unable to locate a complete installation...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 10-08-2020, 15:13
Replies: 255
Views: 30,986
Posted By iGrf
Re: Does anyone ever choose to weather storms offshore anymore?

And pre-GPS if you only know your position within a 50 mile radius .....
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 14-07-2020, 02:01
Replies: 142
Views: 50,765
Posted By iGrf
Re: Volvo Penta MDI (Black Box) failures

Meanwhile I've padlocked my box to the boat, sounds like one of the most valuable parts that we have !
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 13-07-2020, 11:25
Replies: 142
Views: 50,765
Posted By iGrf
Re: Volvo Penta MDI (Black Box) failures

I came across this thread because I believe that any electronics aboard a sailing vessel will eventually break down and according to Murphy this will happen at the most inconvenient time and place.
...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 11-06-2020, 14:24
Replies: 19
Views: 3,373
Posted By iGrf
Re: Recommend a book on splicing?

Another vote for the premium ropes app or their videos to get you started : https://www.lijnenspecialist.nl/splitsen/instructiefilms-splitsen

PS : they also have a book but haven't used it myself.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 15-04-2020, 08:20
Replies: 79
Views: 10,941
Posted By iGrf
Re: Dutch backpackers buy boat to escape from Covid-19 in Australia

Well I hope that, by the time they get here, the rules have relaxed a bit.
Currently both French and Belgian waters are closed for all non-commercial traffic. So the last mile might become...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 19-02-2020, 11:50
Replies: 15
Views: 8,111
Posted By iGrf
Re: OceanVolt or Torqeedo user experiences?

Hmm interesting we got a travel 1003C a couple of years ago and it only included a 110/220V mains adapter and no direct battery bank connector.
I was actually thinking of making something like that...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 19-02-2020, 07:27
Replies: 15
Views: 8,111
Posted By iGrf
Re: OceanVolt or Torqeedo user experiences?

Can you tell me how you charge them from the solar panels ?
Are you using the orignal 220/110V charger through a convertor or did you use the 12V adaptor from Torqeedo ?


Or maybe with another...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 17-02-2020, 01:11
Replies: 18
Views: 4,310
Posted By iGrf
Re: Mobile Internet in Europe

Locally these mobile vikings are typically the best (data only) deal.
8GB for 15 eur : https://mobilevikings.be/en/offer/only-data/
And in most of the EU there are no roaming charges so it...
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 20-09-2019, 01:04
Replies: 21
Views: 5,390
Posted By iGrf
Re: Visas for French Polynesia

Probably a stupid question but what about people from the EU ?
Do Europeans need a visa as well or does it count as French/EU territory and can we just arrive, stay and potentially work there ?

...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 03-09-2019, 02:34
Replies: 6
Views: 2,983
Posted By iGrf
Re: Windpilot Pacific Plus II on a Norlin 37

This post is already a couple of years old so it might be a long shot but I'm in a similar situation where I can by a used Pacific plus II for a reasonably price.
However our boat is only 33ft but...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 28-03-2019, 10:42
Replies: 1,092
Views: 125,199
Posted By iGrf
Re: Do you use a Daytime Black ball at Anchor?

Wow so many opinions about something I assumed was a very trivial piece of kit :)


Just wanted to add that you don't really need a dedicated anchor ball, you might as well hoist a black...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 14-01-2019, 09:03
Replies: 31
Views: 17,699
Posted By iGrf
Re: Use Start or House Battery to run Windlass?

On my boat (1 start 2 parallel house batteries) the windlass is wired across all 3 of those.
I don't like it that much but it was like that when we bought her and it's on my list to improve once I...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 22-07-2018, 13:47
Replies: 105
Views: 14,072
Posted By iGrf
Re: FIRE! Fight or Flight?

Very interesting topic with lots of good comments and recommendations, I will make some changes to my boat's setup based on these !

But I'm a bit surprised that nobody has mentioned foam...
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