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Forum: Monohull Sailboats 21-10-2022, 07:46
Replies: 20
Views: 4,629
Posted By crankysailor
Re: Najad 360 - Bluewater cruiser?

Sheez! another Primark bashing thread. There are plenty of folk wearing Primark everyday out there not ending up naked! I even met a girl once who bought her wedding dress at H&M and she was...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 21-10-2022, 00:11
Replies: 20
Views: 4,629
Posted By crankysailor
Re: Najad 360 - Bluewater cruiser?

Usefulness of those numbers aside, Najad does enjoy a reputation as one of the skandinavian builders of bluewater boats of classic quality, perhaps somewhat piggybacked on Hallberg-Rassy. I have...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 04-10-2022, 00:09
Replies: 30
Views: 2,920
Posted By crankysailor
Re: The couch sailing thread

Well.. I also want to sail faster and is one less of a sailor if one looks at the neighbors with a bit of envy how they enjoy not climbing over each other to walk around the boat and can afford to...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 26-09-2022, 07:16
Replies: 30
Views: 2,920
Posted By crankysailor
The couch sailing thread

So with my boat out on the dry for repairs and wintering, here I am sitting on the couch pondering about a possible upgrade.. until now I have been on the encapsulated keel, they don't build them...
Forum: Marine Electronics 23-09-2022, 08:26
Replies: 11
Views: 698
Posted By crankysailor
Re: Autopilot literally spinning ..

Well but that is the question.. can that be the cause? would overpowering the rig suddenly cause a feedback current thru the compass as to get it damaged? I would expect a problem with the actuator...
Forum: Marine Electronics 23-09-2022, 05:54
Replies: 11
Views: 698
Posted By crankysailor
Re: Autopilot literally spinning ..

I did check that and didn't see anything.....

... wait.. would a lithium ion battery (from an e-scooter kind of monowheel I use to get around interfere with it? damn it I think that is under the...
Forum: Marine Electronics 23-09-2022, 00:07
Replies: 11
Views: 698
Posted By crankysailor
Autopilot literally spinning ..

So as some of you might have read on another thread, I recently had an incident where a 6-7 bft. wind caught us by surprise at night when only 2-3 were forecasted. I was on autopilot (Navman brand,...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 22-09-2022, 09:50
Replies: 63
Views: 8,567
Posted By crankysailor
Re: Crash Gybe!

What if you can't head up into the wind cause you lost your motor? In some recent threads folks have also suggested that this (raising the main) is doable.. I have never even tried and I am not sure...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 22-09-2022, 06:03
Replies: 51
Views: 3,828
Posted By crankysailor
Re: Advice for a risk-averse couple that’s keen on their next adventure…

Exactly.. it is like arguing that hey, I went on vacation and found a suitcase on the beach full of cash. So for some, going on vacation can be profitable ��
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 22-09-2022, 03:21
Replies: 63
Views: 8,567
Posted By crankysailor
Re: Crash Gybe!

You know, the more experience I get, the more I realize I am better off sticking to my small 10m boat.. where a preventer from the end of the boom to a cleat amidships has thus far served me well.. I...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 22-09-2022, 01:53
Replies: 91
Views: 26,950
Posted By crankysailor
Re: Yacht Delivery Death Traps.

I recently lost a "friend" in a different yet somewhat related manner. He is reasonably well off and wants to call himself a sailor. He bought my first boat from me when I wanted to upgrade and...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 21-09-2022, 11:55
Replies: 51
Views: 3,828
Posted By crankysailor
Re: Advice for a risk-averse couple that’s keen on their next adventure…

Don't put money on a boat, that you can't afford losing. Seriously. This is like investing in stocks short term and trying to beat the market. Some people get lucky but most will lose the gamble. You...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 20-09-2022, 05:04
Replies: 79
Views: 9,371
Posted By crankysailor
Re: Where did I go wrong?

Well.. I thought I had some experience. Cruising since 2015 on and off.. playing with sails and the wind for 18 years.. in other words.. not very :-(



Yes.. this is exactly what annoys me the...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 20-09-2022, 04:49
Replies: 79
Views: 9,371
Posted By crankysailor
Re: Where did I go wrong?

Lots of very good feedback. Thanks folks. There is one thing in particular which I will take to heart and try to remember in a future situation and that is .. keep calm and keep sailing; i.e. heeding...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 18-09-2022, 13:09
Replies: 79
Views: 9,371
Posted By crankysailor
Where did I go wrong?

So a couple of nights ago I got myself in a bind and had to call pan pan and get towed to port. In the aftermath of what happened, I am still kind of unsure what the main error was. Sure, as you...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 28-08-2022, 03:45
Replies: 2
Views: 1,791
Posted By crankysailor
Ultimate Pocket Cruiser - Malö 40H

A real pocket cruiser for sale. Real as in completely equipped for actual cruising .. since well.. we are cruising :-) . Solar, wind, great tankage (250L fuel, 250L water) for the boat size, which...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 18-08-2022, 03:55
Replies: 32
Views: 4,285
Posted By crankysailor
Re: Ovetaken by boat hauling fishing lines

Ok it seems consensus is my initial jerk reaction was unwarranted and next time I can be more relaxed about it... noted. Still there is just something about fishing lines or ropes anywhere in the...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 17-08-2022, 05:51
Replies: 32
Views: 4,285
Posted By crankysailor
Ovetaken by boat hauling fishing lines

So I am on a passage between islands and so vast as the ocean is, there is this sailor who just had to sail exactly behind me on my same course.. both under motor. I spot him miles away and realize...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 11-08-2022, 22:14
Replies: 634
Views: 341,917
Posted By crankysailor
Re: Can Jeanneau , Bavaria or Beneteau Be Good as Ocean Crossing Boats ?

I am positive I can give you the best advice you will ever get on this topic hands down. The kind of advice that will earn me a beer if you meet me 10 years after following it..

Take the budget...
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 09-08-2022, 01:25
Replies: 267
Views: 24,234
Posted By crankysailor
Re: Sailing boat overrun by motoryacht, deadly accident

Well the problem is the difference between a dumb ass sailboat skipper commanding a vessel that does 8 knots tops vs a dumb ass powerboat captain that can fly at 30 kts, no problem. The later dumb...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 05-08-2022, 06:49
Replies: 226
Views: 29,957
Posted By crankysailor
Re: Gas v Electric

Yeah.. I guess I found out the stupid way .. The batteries are 1 (or is it two now?) seasons old.. work great otherwise...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 04-08-2022, 00:08
Replies: 5
Views: 661
Posted By crankysailor
Re: Surveyor in Amsterdam, Netherlands area?

Oh yeah, Olav surveyed my first boat :-) .. oh boy he must have laughed inside at the wannabe newbie buying his first boat. I wish I could go back in time and slap myself on the face. He treated me...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 03-08-2022, 23:25
Replies: 107
Views: 18,867
Posted By crankysailor
Re: Boat sales and the coming reccesion.

You know I used to think like this until covid came and everyone closed borders prohibited sailing and even "quarantined" cruisers on their boats indefinitely... unless you have a watermaker and can...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 03-08-2022, 22:31
Replies: 226
Views: 29,957
Posted By crankysailor
Unhappy Re: Gas v Electric

How'd you pull that off? on my boat with 3 x 240 Ah batteries the single inductiion plate set at mid level (laut manual pulling 1000W) would cause fully charged battery voltage to drift below...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 01-08-2022, 03:03
Replies: 101
Views: 29,805
Posted By crankysailor
Re: Solo sailers and sleep reality

But but... wait... how about two like minded solo sailors winning the lottery that night?..

... I mean in the end it is a game of chance. You choose the probability yoz are comfortable with and...
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