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Forum: Navigation 04-02-2024, 05:08
Replies: 6
Views: 980
Posted By Mlp48
Re: crossing the Gulf stream from the northeast to Bermuda

Get advice -- as it has already been said. You'll be leaving cool water and headed to warm water and crossing a fast-moving and direction-changing current, so expect "weather" with T-storms likely. ...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 22-07-2022, 09:29
Replies: 43
Views: 6,181
Posted By Mlp48
Re: Standing rigging cost guesstimate

YOU're in Grenada ? I'd say If you thought this was essential now, the price is probably very right. If you thought you could get to a place that is not an island very deep in the Caribbean and not...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 18-07-2022, 03:37
Replies: 13
Views: 2,174
Posted By Mlp48
Re: When to replace chain

There are apparently 2 re-galvanizing operations in MD and also one in DE. I understand that's not ideal if you're distant. Are there other operations ?

I've known a few boaters to take their...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 12-07-2022, 04:14
Replies: 21
Views: 3,688
Posted By Mlp48
Re: Can you identify this Buccaneer?

I don't know more about the boat's i.d. but I'd go with Buccaneer.

As someone said here already -- their boats were not great boats or designs. I don't like that so much of the boat is above the...
Forum: Challenges 11-07-2022, 06:39
Replies: 92
Views: 10,801
Posted By Mlp48
Re: Seasickness, Fear & anxiety

I have been to several Safety at Sea seminars and they once had a PhD who was said to be an expert on motion sickness. He said, "the more fit you are.. the worse your motion sickness may be". More...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 10-07-2022, 06:12
Replies: 26
Views: 3,564
Posted By Mlp48
Re: Delaware Bay in a moderate southerly

I have taken boats north/south professionally and have always said, "If it weren't for the Jersey coast and the damned Delaware... I'd have far fewer clients".

Going south on the Chesp. from the...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 16-06-2022, 11:54
Replies: 75
Views: 8,084
Posted By Mlp48
Re: Need help with a bad purchase

I'm SO sorry to hear this as I my experience with Italians was good. I suppose I was already wary -- by others who had tried to sell me the "last Rolex" but had 5 or 6 more literally up a sleeve. ...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 13-06-2022, 10:52
Replies: 9
Views: 1,082
Posted By Mlp48
Re: 1964 Pearson Rhodes 41 Formica laminate

The owner of a sistership covered the most visible view or area of that Formica with a teak veneer or teak ply and it made all the difference in the World. The boat went from "50's diner" to one...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 08-06-2022, 03:24
Replies: 31
Views: 5,147
Posted By Mlp48
Re: Any tips for reducing frost/ice build up on cold plates ?

I have managed a boat with 12V and 120V cold plates prior and have worked very diligently on "demon frost".

I began thinking there wasn't enough insulation but that adding more was next to...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 03-06-2022, 19:02
Replies: 50
Views: 6,289
Posted By Mlp48
Re: What would you do with a (pretty) good running 29 Year old Diesel?

Give HER a kiss !
Forum: Great Lakes 24-05-2022, 06:59
Replies: 20
Views: 3,797
Posted By Mlp48
Re: Halifax to Lake Ontario

I understand that 7' is LOTS more yet I/we brought a 55' x 18 x 6' powerboat from Midland to Albany two or three summers ago.. via the Trent Severn, Lake Ontario, and then the Oswego and Erie Canals....
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 15-05-2022, 18:21
Replies: 33
Views: 5,252
Posted By Mlp48
Re: Advice on handling marina damage with other boat

I would be certainly angered if I found my boat had been harmed and the offender was avoiding the situation -- in the hopes that I just wouldn't notice.
I have been harmed in a couple of motor...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-05-2022, 04:00
Replies: 8
Views: 2,160
Posted By Mlp48
Re: Any information about this unusual sailboat?

I knew a man who one and must have been 6'6" and wondered how he managed. I never saw below but he said he loved it !
Forum: Sailor Logs & Cruising Plans 06-05-2022, 03:57
Replies: 27
Views: 7,548
Posted By Mlp48
Re: Cruising Long Island Sound

As someone said earlier, an ELDRIDGE in this area is valuable, inexpensive, and great instructor. I study it !

I'm not often cruising but moving a boat through. I'll pick a side or shore --...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 17-04-2022, 11:05
Replies: 91
Views: 12,750
Posted By Mlp48
Re: Clothing for a transatlantic passage

Gosh.. thank you for the suggestions. I have never heard of Sea Rug but will be ordering one as I've always been worried about being too cold in a drafty and leaky boat plus the boat being short ONE...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 03-04-2022, 05:31
Replies: 82
Views: 8,836
Posted By Mlp48
Re: A Sunfish to teach myself the ropes???

I often say: we in the U.S. put airplane pilots in small planes 1st ! I also say: potential big ship captains should only take over the bridge if they've had small boat sailing experience;...
Forum: Navigation 31-03-2022, 03:47
Replies: 46
Views: 6,916
Posted By Mlp48
Re: Sailing North on the East Coast of USA in July/August

Bring a flyswatter ! And a great attitude .
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 30-03-2022, 06:45
Replies: 17
Views: 2,687
Posted By Mlp48
Re: Crossing from fl to bimini tomorrow after NE winds

You've gotten some truly GREAT advice in earlier comment.

To do more and understand it: lay it all out on your plotting paper or chart: the wind direction, Stream direction, your intended...
Forum: Sailor Logs & Cruising Plans 26-03-2022, 06:57
Replies: 15
Views: 3,551
Posted By Mlp48
Re: Sandy Hooks to Cape May

In July, it is likely that the wind is from the SW and it could get lumpy as the day progresses. In other words, a very early start from Sandy Hook could help but then perhaps not.. if it's been...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 10-03-2022, 15:59
Replies: 16
Views: 2,298
Posted By Mlp48
Re: Bottom Paint Supply Chain Issues

It is just not a great time to bargain ! Locate what you need and happily pay for it and then carry-on ! I like the suggestion of calling Fawcett and/or Defender !
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 08-03-2022, 15:49
Replies: 51
Views: 6,935
Posted By Mlp48
Re: Semmes Yachting, broker in Annapolis. BEWARE!

I am reminded by posting a used watermaker and all its gear for sale on eBay and for maybe $50 and then someone taking the deal but demanding that I pay for shipping and handling cross-country. It...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 07-03-2022, 16:38
Replies: 21
Views: 3,697
Posted By Mlp48
Re: Where to anchor for an extended period of time around Woods Hole

Things are likely to open more for you once you are there. I worked there as a sailboat captain some time ago and knew people with moorings in Great Harbor. Many were used "in season" only and that...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 01-03-2022, 15:54
Replies: 280
Views: 23,470
Posted By Mlp48
Re: Falling in a vessel at a boat show

Call Michael Moore -- who's a Miami attorney and sailor. His dear wife, I think, has a separate law practice and she's a dear but Mr. Moore is a bulldog and sensible fellow. Does good deeds ! I...
Forum: Powered Boats 24-02-2022, 15:48
Replies: 79
Views: 15,341
Posted By Mlp48
Re: FL to NY with my power boat - pure ocean trip (no ICW)

Suggest you buy and then study the best Cruising Guide(s) that will cover the route -- and have those handy aboard for reference. I could suggest many marinas or anchorages but that wouldn't be info...
Forum: Powered Boats 24-02-2022, 12:28
Replies: 79
Views: 15,341
Posted By Mlp48
Re: FL to NY with my power boat - pure ocean trip (no ICW)

I AM SURE everyone appreciates your Thx but you'd be VERY lucky to have a great Wx for that trip, that early and then have nothing but nothing go wrong.
That's what we are sayin': we just won't...
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