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Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 09-03-2019, 14:08
Replies: 31
Views: 3,961
Posted By gatorsailor
Re: Active cruisers. Do you have a printer on board

I think it depends a lot on how you use your boat. We're live aboard and focused on cruising so we have one and use it regularly for printing and scanning documents. Would not be with out it. ...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 20-02-2019, 12:45
Replies: 7
Views: 3,086
Posted By gatorsailor
Re: Family of 5, budget of USD750k

Zamba, We're doing that now. Departing in a year and just the two of us but if i extrapolate your numbers to my situation I come up with the following:

Living Expenses for 3 years: $225K
Cost...
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 04-11-2018, 03:56
Replies: 15
Views: 3,685
Posted By gatorsailor
Re: Flybridge, maybe not that bad

We too had the same discussion before buying our 2014 450F. We love the Fly bridge and would not change if all else remained the same. The Fly Bridge is the focal point of the boat. It can handle...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 01-09-2018, 06:32
Replies: 94
Views: 32,272
Posted By gatorsailor
Re: Firefly Oasis Carbon Foam AGM Batteries

Does anyone have information on the production shortage of FF batteries? I understand their shift to factories in India has caused a significant decrease in quality to the point the batts require...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 04-08-2018, 08:51
Replies: 21
Views: 7,885
Posted By gatorsailor
Re: To swivel or not to swivel, that is...

Swivel. I don't like dealing with chain twist. I don't believe anchoring with or without a high quality swivel is worth the argument. It works a very high percentage of the time. However, chain...
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 11-06-2018, 04:00
Replies: 22
Views: 7,374
Posted By gatorsailor
Re: Lagoon 450 maintenance

Dave, I'm working similar issue with my L/S. I have a 2014 and the loud "clunking sound" was first noted when I was sailing her up from the Carib to the East Coast of the US. The sound radiates...
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 01-04-2018, 10:05
Replies: 4
Views: 2,120
Posted By gatorsailor
Re: Generator Head Gasket Replacement

Thank you for the replies and sorry for the late response on my part. Tried to run down to the Caribbean and sail my Lagoon 450 back to the States but the Nor'easter patterns ended up keeping us...
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 26-02-2018, 03:53
Replies: 4
Views: 2,120
Posted By gatorsailor
Generator Head Gasket Replacement

Ladies, Gents,

Anyone have any experience or a good guess on what it would cost to replace my head gasket on my 11KW Onan Generator in my forward lazerette? It's a pretty large space and no...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 02-12-2017, 05:03
Replies: 30
Views: 16,136
Posted By gatorsailor
Re: Buying a boat in MD and sales tax

Virginia has an annual property tax on the boat in addition to the sales tax. Over the long run, medium run, MD is much cheaper.
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 23-11-2017, 07:38
Replies: 15
Views: 6,064
Posted By gatorsailor
Re: Lagoon 450 Reefing lines Dyneema

Darkside, Can you expand on your comment please "we rectified the chaffing problem?"

Thank you
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 08-11-2017, 17:19
Replies: 3
Views: 1,126
Posted By gatorsailor
Re: Generator Install

Thanks Paulin,

That translates to about $17.5K USD. I appreciate the info. Good luck with your installation.
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 07-11-2017, 18:03
Replies: 3
Views: 1,126
Posted By gatorsailor
Generator Install

Any idea on a rough estimate on what it would cost me to buy and install a 11KV generator? Thank you
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 06-10-2017, 09:07
Replies: 28
Views: 6,156
Posted By gatorsailor
Re: Cost of First Year Living On The Boat

Sailorboy, What kind of boat are you living on?
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 03-08-2017, 13:51
Replies: 367
Views: 83,658
Posted By gatorsailor
Re: Leopard 46 lost in French Polynesia - stunning rescue pictures

I nor anyone else is broadly supporting TM's procedures. Clearly they made a mistake and their procedures were flawed. But I'm not going to sit here and pound my chest on doing anything bigger,...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 02-08-2017, 17:37
Replies: 367
Views: 83,658
Posted By gatorsailor
Re: Leopard 46 lost in French Polynesia - stunning rescue pictures

Tanda Malaika, Nice job. Kudos to you all. "Your place will never be with the cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat." Your place is in the Arena. I hope to join you there in a...
Forum: Fountaine Pajot 11-10-2016, 17:52
Replies: 210
Orana 44: In General
Views: 71,740
Posted By gatorsailor
Re: In General

Thank you Henry, appreciate your insights. The one we looked at only had a single hatch on the port side and a second one behind the mast but it did not have the third one on the starboard side of...
Forum: Fountaine Pajot 10-10-2016, 10:37
Replies: 210
Orana 44: In General
Views: 71,740
Posted By gatorsailor
Re: In General

I visited an Orana 44 at the sailboat show in Annapolis this weekend. I liked everything I saw but it occurred to me that the ventilation in the salon was limited and that it would heat up pretty...
Forum: Propellers & Drive Systems 22-09-2016, 17:51
Replies: 19
Views: 11,816
Posted By gatorsailor
Re: To repair Yanmar SD50 or "upgrade " to SD 60

Thank you for the responses. Sounds like the 60s are putting up some good reliability numbers. Good data point for me down the road.

Best to you all
Forum: Propellers & Drive Systems 19-09-2016, 04:31
Replies: 19
Views: 11,816
Posted By gatorsailor
Re: To repair Yanmar SD50 or "upgrade " to SD 60

Any new experiences with the SD60's?
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