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Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 29-03-2024, 06:54
Replies: 20
Views: 1,949
Posted By jalmberg
Re: Travel time

You have the most data and interest, so my advice is to do some homework, make your best estimate, and then triple it. That will get you pretty close. This is not a snarky answer but a real one based...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 23-02-2024, 07:33
Replies: 59
Views: 4,388
Posted By jalmberg
Re: Repower or sell as-is? How to price?

Ditto. Whatever it costs to repower, you will never get that money back, so the result would be a net loss from its current value.

You decided to go down this path a while ago, probably...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 07-02-2024, 14:33
Replies: 67
Views: 8,641
Posted By jalmberg
Re: Has boat insurance become so hard to find?

Track record to insurers means proof you can own and operate a boat without leaving a trail of claims behind you.

From belonging to a yacht club for 20+ years, the most common mistake newbies...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 07-02-2024, 10:17
Replies: 67
Views: 8,641
Posted By jalmberg
Re: Has boat insurance become so hard to find?

That’s the problem. Too much boat. Would you want to insure people with no track record? Not me!
Forum: Our Community 26-01-2024, 08:12
Replies: 100
Views: 11,892
Posted By jalmberg
Re: Best places for quiet cheap living

“He who would buy a boat to save money would go to hell to stay warm.”
Forum: General Sailing Forum 15-01-2024, 07:56
Replies: 34
Views: 3,931
Posted By jalmberg
Re: Can a storm jib be too small

Only one way to find out!
Forum: General Sailing Forum 15-01-2024, 07:23
Replies: 34
Views: 3,931
Posted By jalmberg
Re: Can a storm jib be too small

I suppose asking Jenneau would be too simple? The yacht designer would typically know best.
Forum: Marine Electronics 12-01-2024, 11:41
Replies: 55
Views: 5,262
Posted By jalmberg
Re: What do you use your SSB for?

On the east coast of the US there are still some good nets that I used to enjoy. Now that we have crossed to Europe, the SSB gets little use. I’m afraid it’s days are mostly over, except for Hams.
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 12-01-2024, 10:38
Replies: 45
Views: 5,147
Posted By jalmberg
Re: Anchoring equations

As a 70 year old who has cruised extensively on both sides of the Atlantic (currently in Scotland), the only times I’ve ever dragged was after a significant wind shift, as occurs frequently in a...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 26-12-2023, 02:27
Replies: 48
Views: 8,706
Posted By jalmberg
Re: PIRATE MITIGATION

It's funny how fear and macho (bluster?) go together.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 26-12-2023, 02:19
Replies: 61
Views: 8,108
Posted By jalmberg
Re: Bluewater cruiser thoughts?

How much Bluewater cruising have you done? If little or none, I would highly recommend doing as much as possible on other people's boats, before buying anything.

Sailing offshore and long term...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 23-12-2023, 11:02
Replies: 55
Views: 8,349
Posted By jalmberg
Re: Annapolis to the Keys in January

Okay! Short, steep 4 meter waves would be horrendous. Well worth the effort to avoid it.

I’ve taken the close inshore route
without wandering into the Steam (of course with a northerly wind,...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 23-12-2023, 03:13
Replies: 55
Views: 8,349
Posted By jalmberg
Re: Annapolis to the Keys in January

Would love to hear more about the conditions as you saw them off Hatteras. Most of us aren’t ‘lucky’ enough to have that experience and have to settle for 3rd hand scare stories. Apparently you...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 22-12-2023, 10:53
Replies: 18
Views: 1,949
Posted By jalmberg
Re: Rigging a storm Jib differently?

How is that eye strap attached to the mast? It looks like it would rip out on the first nasty gybe.
Forum: Navigation 08-12-2023, 07:11
Replies: 27
Views: 9,845
Posted By jalmberg
Re: Windy.app (blue) versus Windy.com (red) versus PredictWind

None of the above. For my money, LuckGrib is the best weather app. Lots of models, great user interface, and very good weather routing. Integrated seamlessly with Iridium Go.

David Burch has many...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 04-12-2023, 11:17
Replies: 57
Views: 5,617
Posted By jalmberg
Re: Passing Time on Watch

This will seem harsh to many, but I note you are thinking coastal cruising in a high traffic area. Plus a bunch of morons in very fast powerboats. These are thankfully not common problems in most of...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 04-12-2023, 07:36
Replies: 57
Views: 5,617
Posted By jalmberg
Re: Passing Time on Watch

After a while, you get into the groove!

Last year my wife and I sailed from the US to the AZORES, 29 days. By the time we got there, we were so used to the pace that we really had a hard time...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 01-12-2023, 06:34
Replies: 53
Views: 6,882
Posted By jalmberg
Re: Low tech, simple heater

This thread sounds like the prelude to an article titled “Man dies from carbon monoxide poisoning”

Make sure you have a CO2 alarm, at least.
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 17-11-2023, 07:34
Replies: 31
Views: 2,356
Posted By jalmberg
Re: Anyone installed fuel tank for regular gas?

Whenever I get a bright idea like this, I always ask myself, ‘I wonder why no one else does this???’ There’s usually a dern good reason ! If you do it, don’t forget to add blowers and all the other...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 13-11-2023, 07:49
Replies: 30
Views: 5,109
Posted By jalmberg
Re: Wharram vs Mumby: the better and why

This is so true, but you need experience to choose your ‘last boat’ and it doesn’t sound like the OP has that experience, yet. Building a boat is about the hardest way possible to get that...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 10-11-2023, 08:30
Replies: 73
Views: 7,072
Posted By jalmberg
Re: How much time do you spend waiting for weather windows?

Exactly. It depends on when (what time of year) and where (especially regards to latitude).

For example, this summer (like July!) we spent two weeks in Falmouth, waiting for a weather window to...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 08-11-2023, 00:10
Replies: 94
Views: 13,608
Posted By jalmberg
Re: NY to Bahamas - First Time - Offshore

Congrats ! Can’t wait to hear the story !
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 07-11-2023, 05:16
Replies: 55
Views: 8,349
Posted By jalmberg
Re: Annapolis to the Keys in January

Exactly. Unfortunately, it is more than possible to have long stretches of bad weather in January. With limited time, you may have to take a less than ideal window to get past Hatteras. Be prepared...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 30-10-2023, 06:58
Replies: 45
Views: 5,246
Posted By jalmberg
Re: Boat weight - construction quality?

My advice is to forget theoretical arguments like this, and go get as much experience on other people’s boats as possible. Only by being out there on different boats will you discover what YOU like....
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 28-10-2023, 05:22
Replies: 42
Views: 5,125
Posted By jalmberg
Re: Upwind strategy?

I second 'Luck Grip'. Quite cheap if you already have a phone or iPad, and it also works on my MacBook. Not sure about PCs.

It has a library of polars and you can probably find one close enough...
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