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Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 15-04-2024, 06:58
Replies: 16
Views: 2,960
Posted By argonauta1
Re: Swedish yacht sank.

Ran across a couple of such incidents during our circumnav and participated in an ongoing emergency arising from rudder loss. The vessel was a US registered J 44. The rudder departed mid Atlantic The...
Forum: Propellers & Drive Systems 12-04-2024, 07:05
Replies: 65
Views: 4,811
Posted By argonauta1
Re: Change a Dripless Shaft Seal while in the Water?

Well I hope it worked out.

We were always able to do it in conjunction with a haul out except for one instance when it leaked post splash and had to haul again.

Our Volvo shaft seal was...
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 09-04-2024, 05:38
Replies: 22
Views: 7,716
Posted By argonauta1
Re: Exuma accident and death

Some jurisdictions responsible for shoreline safety in anchorages establish no go zones for high speed personal watercraft. Several spots like Airdrie Beach, Australia have done this. I guess it...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 25-03-2024, 07:38
Replies: 85
Views: 6,114
Posted By argonauta1
Re: Portable generator or not?

You will be a leper in any anchorage especially if you operate it at cocktail hour!
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 25-03-2024, 07:35
Replies: 38
Views: 3,661
Posted By argonauta1
Re: Rebuilding older Yanmar?

Depends on your concept for offshore sailing. I am a passage maker; my policy is if I cannot make 2 to 3 knots with the current wind, on comes the engine with enough RPM to give 5 knots. Following...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 18-03-2024, 12:06
Replies: 48
Views: 4,092
Posted By argonauta1
Re: Energy recovery from freewheeling prop

Larger drag vector on the dinghy rear pops the bow.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 18-03-2024, 10:31
Replies: 72
Views: 9,900
Posted By argonauta1
Re: Moody 49 lost on bar at Bahia del Sol, El Salvador

So sorry to hear of the loss of the Moody. Another safer option is one we visited among several other cruisers. At the time, 2008, we were north bound from Costa Rica and stopped in Puesta Del Sol...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 18-03-2024, 07:16
Replies: 48
Views: 4,092
Posted By argonauta1
Re: Energy recovery from freewheeling prop

I did not mess with energy recovery but I was concerned about wear on the gear box/shaft bearings and also reducing drag. So I traded out the three bladed fixed prop for a feathering Max Prop. In...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 15-03-2024, 06:54
Replies: 38
Views: 3,200
Posted By argonauta1
Re: Buying new. Am I crazy?

Looks like everyone wants a go at this one. Well, we bought new: a Beneteau/Moorings 445. Check the slash which means we bought a Moorings vessel built by Beneteau USA brand new and put it in charter...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-03-2024, 06:48
Replies: 46
Views: 4,360
Posted By argonauta1
Re: Signal for hove to?

Most single handers when cat napping are on autopilot or vane steering showing lights as underway. In today's world they also set a radar/AIS surveillance/warning zone with audio alarm. Many have a...
Forum: Marine Electronics 04-03-2024, 08:18
Replies: 79
Views: 7,522
Posted By argonauta1
Re: Fact or fiction: running with the chartplotter off to save electricity

Hi, if you have the power to keep the fridge going, the extra for the chart plotter and the other instruments is inconsequential. Leave it all "burning & turning" and let the wind blow and the sun...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 23-02-2024, 06:29
Replies: 43
Views: 5,797
Posted By argonauta1
Re: Do you cook using salt water while cruising?

Well folks, I am a first aid knowledgeable guy which suggests to me that if a professional medical person were asked this question, he might well say "bad idea". I do know that excess salt in a diet...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 05-02-2024, 07:05
Replies: 58
Views: 6,955
Posted By argonauta1
Re: What's your anchoring etiquette

Huge variables here but inevitably skippers all with diverse experience levels have a different comfort level about proximity. As a circumnavigator I found that the further away one was from the...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 02-02-2024, 06:31
Replies: 43
Views: 5,253
Posted By argonauta1
Re: Is this a keel problem?

Looks like keel has been cut into perhaps to fix/replace a keel bolt. The weld used to replace the cut out has been leaking into the bolt area. Check the top of the keel bolts accessible at the cabin...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 29-01-2024, 10:35
Replies: 88
Views: 8,807
Posted By argonauta1
Re: Dinghy, most popular size and type

All good ideas. Yup variable to requirements and storage method. I always wanted quick deployment so kept a 10 foot caribe RIB fully ready to go. I did not want davits on a 44 foot sloop so always...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 26-01-2024, 07:52
Replies: 26
Views: 3,055
Posted By argonauta1
Re: Where to sell - French Polynesia or Fiji?

Australia is full of locally owned Jeanneaus and Beneteaus mainly because Moorings has been a charter operator in the Whitsundays for decades where many have been sold. We sailed our Caribbean based ...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 26-01-2024, 07:33
Replies: 33
Views: 4,106
Posted By argonauta1
Re: Removable Inner Forestay - Advantage?

Perhaps I missed it but I see no mention of running back stays. If the inner forestay is taken from the mast head, to prevent mast pumping and to offset the stresses generated by a storm jib on the...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 15-01-2024, 08:14
Replies: 35
Views: 2,785
Posted By argonauta1
Re: Canadian Dinghy

Never registered our dingy: 10 foot Caribe with a 2 HP and a 15 HP.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 13-01-2024, 06:52
Replies: 199
Views: 21,330
Posted By argonauta1
Re: Thoughts about going uninsured?

Yes, we insured with Bluewater for over a decade running into about $50K for the period. All I ever considered we had bought an argument for total loss. As it happened,, we never even came close to a...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 29-12-2023, 07:18
Replies: 87
Views: 8,729
Posted By argonauta1
Re: Can I Get Cans of Corned Beef in Cabo San Lucas or LA Paz Mexico?

You have just left home on an extended cruise and seem to be suffering from a bit of culture shock also known as the "Last supermarket in the World Syndrome". We encountered folks so afflicted as far...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 25-12-2023, 06:57
Replies: 48
Views: 8,728
Posted By argonauta1
Re: PIRATE MITIGATION

On our circumnavigation, we relied on networking and passive avoidance. We did not carry weapons as having them on-board posed complications when checking into various countries. Yes, we at times...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 18-12-2023, 07:42
Replies: 31
Views: 4,501
Posted By argonauta1
Re: Watermaker Owners: What's your TDS/ppm????

Depending on the salinity of the sea water, nominally 25000 PPM,( I would get a product around 200/250 PPM. 500 PPM suggests an aging membrane. The WORLD Health Organization (WHO) suggests a max of...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 11-12-2023, 06:54
Replies: 26
Views: 2,828
Posted By argonauta1
Re: Stuck propellor

You could by pass the problem by installing a two piece rope cutter which clamps around the shaft like your zinc. I did that and found it very effective and super easy to install or remove. I had a...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 01-12-2023, 06:44
Replies: 44
Views: 5,780
Posted By argonauta1
Re: 38-42ft bluewater cruiser - suggestions please!

Derfy is correct, plan on about $100K to get anything in the older 40 foot range back up or indeed to bluewater safe and capable. We upgraded an older Beneteau Oceanis 440 and circumnavigated in...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 24-11-2023, 14:44
Replies: 68
Views: 5,744
Posted By argonauta1
Re: Do engine fires happen? Naturally aspirated, small diesels.

Moorings Charter Yacht Beneteau 370. New Zealand Bay of Islands 1995. Wife and I picked up yacht and motored out the channel planning to anchor off Russell for the night. With wife at helm, I went...
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