Forum: Vendor Spotlight - Great Deals for CF Members!
15-03-2016, 01:33
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Replies: 35
Views: 19,591
Re: Spade Anchor
Very interesting thread on the Spade, and great to see the USA Spade dealer participating in the forum. Always a good sign when the folks that sell products are willing to discuss them online!
We...
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Forum: Multihull Sailboats
15-03-2016, 01:06
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Replies: 43
Views: 24,038
Re: Bali 4.3 Loft
Hey Factor, I'm sure your $1000 is safe! Although Catana does a nice job with their surf movies!
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Forum: Multihull Sailboats
02-03-2015, 18:21
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Replies: 138
Views: 21,993
Re: $ vs. Euro for purchase of French Cats
Yes, you're right. I wasn't clear in my previous post. I meant to say the sellers of European boats OUTSIDE of Europe. The folks in Europe have no impact. Sorry about that.
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Forum: Multihull Sailboats
02-03-2015, 12:51
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Replies: 138
Views: 21,993
Re: $ vs. Euro for purchase of French Cats
This is an important observation. Since the new boats have devalued by 20% in USD terms, the sellers of used European boats (regardless of location) will have to discount. Otherwise you could wind up...
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Forum: Multihull Sailboats
19-02-2015, 15:55
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Replies: 138
Views: 21,993
Re: $ vs. Euro for purchase of French Cats
I think you definitely made the right call. I would have done the same thing if I was offered the option to buy at a fixed price USD. I could only buy in Euros, and just got lucky on the timing of...
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Forum: Multihull Sailboats
18-02-2015, 20:59
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Replies: 138
Views: 21,993
Re: $ vs. Euro for purchase of French Cats
That assumes the Euro goes up. If it continues to fall you won't get the savings. I saved 20% of the purchase price on our boat by pre-paying when the Euro fell.
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Forum: Multihull Sailboats
18-02-2015, 01:14
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Replies: 1,036
Views: 188,623
Re: GUNBOAT Dismasting
I agree with your thinking here, and for most people buying a cruising catamaran, this logic would apply. It seems though, that Gunboat's impressive marketing has convinced some of their owners (and...
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Forum: Multihull Sailboats
16-02-2015, 00:41
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Replies: 1,036
Views: 188,623
Re: GUNBOAT Dismasting
It's appearing more and more that Gunboat = cocktails at the marina + social racing in the bay. Two total rig failures and no explanations from the manufacturer. Surely GB must realize that in these...
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Forum: Multihull Sailboats
14-02-2015, 16:01
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Replies: 1,036
Views: 188,623
Re: GUNBOAT Dismasting
Good point, but I think GB does (and should) care what the general sailing public think of their boats. Gunboat have worked hard to build a brand that appeals to wealthy buyers looking for cutting...
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Forum: Multihull Sailboats
08-02-2015, 21:00
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Replies: 1,036
Views: 188,623
Re: GUNBOAT Dismasting
If we follow the theory that it was a crew decision error, then perhaps some lessons learned and best practices can be determined.
These are conditions where a monohull would likely experience a...
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Forum: Multihull Sailboats
08-02-2015, 17:31
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Replies: 1,036
Views: 188,623
Re: GUNBOAT Dismasting
Exactly, and the problem is that at least some of the people that buy into the Gunboat legend that they are the highest-tech, fastest, safest, awesomest catamarans that money can buy, are not...
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Forum: Multihull Sailboats
07-02-2015, 21:46
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Replies: 1,036
Views: 188,623
Re: GUNBOAT Dismasting
So is this a case of a boat that is high tech, fast, and fragile? They can go anywhere safely, as long as the crew uses the speed to avoid storms.
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Forum: Multihull Sailboats
07-02-2015, 18:12
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Replies: 1,036
Views: 188,623
Re: GUNBOAT Dismasting
That's interesting. I was going off of this report from Multihulls World
Gunboat 55 at the Miami Boat Show 2015 - Catamaran and trimaran news from Multihulls World - multihulls-world.com...
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Forum: Multihull Sailboats
07-02-2015, 18:06
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Replies: 1,036
Views: 188,623
Re: GUNBOAT Dismasting
Sorry for the double negative. What I am saying is that it IS entirely reasonable to expect a boat to handle 35 knots and 4 meter seas. My point about what they actually endured, is that had Gunboat...
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Forum: Multihull Sailboats
07-02-2015, 15:57
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Replies: 1,036
Views: 188,623
Re: GUNBOAT Dismasting
This has been an interesting thread. I'm always impressed by the knowledge and experience that is accessible on this forum!
Like many of you, I have been following this story with interest, and I...
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Forum: Multihull Sailboats
07-02-2015, 13:55
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Replies: 138
Views: 21,993
Re: $ vs. Euro for purchase of French Cats
Yes, I have found Ozforex to be excellent. I have moved USD from my accounts in the USA to Australia and from USA to France (for the 5X). All transfers have gone through with no problems at all....
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Forum: Multihull Sailboats
07-02-2015, 00:43
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Replies: 138
Views: 21,993
Re: $ vs. Euro for purchase of French Cats
We began the purchase of a new Outremer 5X last September, launch date is currently June 15. The purchase was brokered by our local dealer, but then handed off to the factory. All the detailed...
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Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems
15-09-2014, 01:14
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,773
Re: Minimum cruising RPM
+1 on the reply by Bob and Connie, the data on why we should never use synthetic oil in our engines is worth a ton! I had no idea, but will be sure to never make that mistake on our new...
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Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems
14-09-2014, 17:49
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,773
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Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems
14-09-2014, 15:12
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,773
Minimum cruising RPM
Hello folks,
I am hoping you can help me answer a question about low RPM engine operation. I know the conventional wisdom is diesel engines need to be run under load i.e. high RPM, but I am...
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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar
03-04-2013, 20:34
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Replies: 57
Views: 11,861
Re: Poor AC Generator power quality
I'm a big fan of Sea Wasp! In fact Drew from Sea Wasp was the technician that came over to the boat to try and figure out the problem with my generator. They are always very responsive and helpful. I...
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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar
03-04-2013, 18:51
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Replies: 57
Views: 11,861
Re: Poor AC Generator power quality
The Onan waveform was not a good sine wave. In fact it looked very much like the Northern Lights waveform in that is was markedly square. It did however, have a much lower 3rd harmonic and a THD of...
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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar
03-04-2013, 15:18
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Replies: 57
Views: 11,861
Re: Poor AC Generator power quality
That's good to hear about the Westerbeke. The problem isn't really parts availability. These days with Fedex, I expect I can get parts pretty much everywhere (even in Australia!) the issue is there...
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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar
03-04-2013, 00:28
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Replies: 57
Views: 11,861
Re: Poor AC Generator power quality
I took my air compressor to the local Onan dealer today and tested it on the 5.0kW Onan unit. The Onan had no problem running the compressor at 120V 60Hz. I will be running the same test tomorrow on...
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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar
01-04-2013, 23:48
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Replies: 57
Views: 11,861
Re: Poor AC Generator power quality
Is it really running split phase? It's wired up as per Figure 26 in this generator wiring diagram (https://www.dropbox.com/s/jw7b50idqgf51rm/Northern%20Lights%20M673%20120-240v%20wiring.png). Plus, I...
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