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Posted By svlamorocha

Re: Anegada Passage in March?

Made it and drinks with Zanshin, who kindly gave me a dozen good tips including buying electrical stuff at Electec, which sells Victron kit at Amazon USA prices..

Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean

12-03-2024, 06:25

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Posted By svlamorocha

Re: Anegada Passage in March?

Thanks for the good vibe on weather.
Cleared customs and leaving Charlotte Amalie right now. Will need to stop in St John for a work call; I estimate departing from Caneel Bay (St John) "towards"...

Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean

10-03-2024, 05:48

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Posted By svlamorocha

Re: Anegada Passage in March?

Thanks

Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean

09-03-2024, 18:47

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Posted By svlamorocha

Re: Anegada Passage in March?

Would you enter through the French or the Dutch bridge? 40-ft cat with 22-ft beam..

Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean

08-03-2024, 15:59

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Posted By svlamorocha

Re: Anegada Passage in March?

The 3 free wave models in PredictWind show 6+ft from Wednesday. (I hate to miss the window that closes on Tuesday!) I look forward see what tomorrow's AMZ723 text forecast says about Wed.

Let's...

Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean

08-03-2024, 15:51

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Posted By svlamorocha

Re: Anegada Passage in March?

I still need to workout the boat sitter thing; I will take your two offers. Thanks!

Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean

08-03-2024, 11:29

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Posted By svlamorocha

Re: Anegada Passage in March?

Thanks for the positive vibe. I should done with my shore errands by Tuesday but I have a Leopard cat that makes me like less than 15 knots and 7ft seas.

I will miss the ideal window there is...

Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean

08-03-2024, 11:21

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Posted By svlamorocha

Re: Anegada Passage in March?

Of course I do it with sails down; it ia just that 7+ ft sea and 20kt wind in the nose does nor make it pleasant haha. These condomarans have a lot of windage too! I always look for a window no more...

Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean

08-03-2024, 09:42

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Posted By svlamorocha

Anegada Passage in March?

I have crossed the Anegada Passage from BVI to St Martin several times but it was always in April or May. I never had to wait more than 2 weeks for a good motorsailing window with wind up to 10 knots...

Forum: General Classifieds (no boats)

01-02-2024, 13:45

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For Sale: 2023 Rainman Watermaker

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Posted By svlamorocha

Re: 2023 Rainman Watermaker

Where is the watermaker? Does it have the blue cases?

Personal property tax on foreign-flag boat stored in US East Coats

23-01-2024, 15:01

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Posted By svlamorocha

Re: Personal property tax on foreign-flag boat stored in US East Coats

Thank you for the offer. Can you pleaese find out what does Zimmerman´s Mathews facility do with foreign flag boats stored out of the water on January 1st?

Thanks

Personal property tax on foreign-flag boat stored in US East Coats

23-01-2024, 14:29

Replies: 22

Views: 2,182

Posted By svlamorocha

Re: Personal property tax on foreign-flag boat stored in US East Coats

Many thanks. If you live in Mathews I have a question for you:

- Is there anything bad about Zimmerman Marine's Mathews storage yard that I should be aware of? Storage for a 22-ft wide cat at $9...

22-01-2024, 11:45

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US Import of South African Cat

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Posted By svlamorocha

Re: US Import of South African Cat

Used or new does not make a difference.

Personal property tax on foreign-flag boat stored in US East Coats

22-01-2024, 11:43

Replies: 22

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Posted By svlamorocha

Personal property tax on foreign-flag boat stored in US East Coats

Hello everybody.

Does anybody know if the counties in Virginia and North Carolina that charge Personal Property Tax on boats (example;: Mathews, VA) will actually charge it on a foreign-flag boat...

Smart way to install rigid solar panels on hard bimini

22-01-2024, 11:16

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US Import of South African Cat

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Posted By svlamorocha

Re: US Import of South African Cat

Can anybody share details of a US customs broker that can handle the import of a duty-free 40-ft catamaran for $1500 or so?

Thanks

Forum: Multihull Sailboats

22-01-2024, 10:48

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Dry storage in the north east?

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Posted By svlamorocha

Re: Dry storage in the north east?

Just for the record, Zimmerman´s Deltaville location cannot haul a cat. I understand that their Matthews location can handle a cat.

Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar

19-01-2024, 05:36

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Posted By svlamorocha

Smart way to install rigid solar panels on hard bimini

Hello everybody. What is the ($) smart way to install rigid solar panels on the hardtop "roof" of a Leopard catamaran?

17-01-2024, 19:44

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Carib Marine dinghy quality

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Posted By svlamorocha

Re: Carib Marine dinghy quality

Anybody can answer this question?

12-01-2024, 08:14

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AB or Carib dinghy?

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Posted By svlamorocha

Re: AB or Carib dinghy?

Thanks. They are lighter AND cheaper. I have stayed away from them because of the folk wisdom that they are difficult to repair. I may need to question that because I have never done anything to the...

12-01-2024, 07:54

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AB or Carib dinghy?

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Posted By svlamorocha

AB or Carib dinghy?

Hello everybody
I am ready to buy a 11 or 12ft Hypalon RIB with fiberglass double hull and bow locker. I have to decide between the AB VS12 series (which I had in the past) and the Carib HFP330BL...

12-01-2024, 07:46

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How difficult is to start a 20 HP 4-stroke?

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Posted By svlamorocha

Re: How difficult is to start a 20 HP 4-stroke?

Thank you everybody. I take that in order to make the switch to 4-stroke we will need once with electric start and I cannot find that at a good price in St Martin. We may get an old-style Yamaha 15HP...

Places to see why heading north from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil to Grenada

10-01-2024, 05:36

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How difficult is to start a 20 HP 4-stroke?

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Posted By svlamorocha

How difficult is to start a 20 HP 4-stroke?

I am far away from the water and need to order a new outboard for our 12-ft RIB.

We have always used 15 HP old-style 2-stroke engines but I am tempted to make the jump to a 15 or 20HP...

Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean

22-11-2023, 17:10

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Posted By svlamorocha

Re: Places to see why heading north from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil to Grenada

I have done that trip twice. I can lend you some cruising guides and give you tips. If your skipper is Pikin or Diego GL you are in good hands

Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living

18-11-2023, 13:03

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Going rate for liability insurance?

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Posted By svlamorocha

Going rate for liability insurance?

Hello everybody. Three questions on liability insurance:

1) What is the going rate for liability insurance for a 40-foot sailing cat that spends:

- 8 months a year (including July-NOvember)...