Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures
18-03-2024, 09:44
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Replies: 37
Views: 3,117
Re: How to de-install marine head for composting
Ahh - Marine Heads - don't we just love 'em!! My experience with composting heads is that its a messy game taking an over-filled pee container to where one can dump it. Maybe that's improved since...
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Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress
24-11-2023, 07:14
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Replies: 113
Views: 13,721
Re: Yet another disaster at sea
Wise thoughts on "Who pays". And agreed that it is a difficult one to solve. I like to think I know a bit about voyaging, having more miles under my belt than I recall (though a chum of mine did a...
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Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress
24-11-2023, 06:55
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Replies: 113
Views: 13,721
Re: Yet another disaster at sea
I do so agree! I have completed several "Owner Assist" deliveries with brand new owners. One in particular stands out that from BVI to NY, by the time we got there, the boat was back on the market...
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Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress
24-11-2023, 06:50
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Replies: 113
Views: 13,721
Re: Yet another disaster at sea
Phil - you are probably right but you will have to learn to be little less sexist in your valuable contributions!!! Stay well, shipmate, Tony
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Forum: Our Community
04-09-2023, 07:28
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,112
Re: Antigua to Florida
Agree with that routing except I would not do VI but instead, St Martin. Clearing in on French side is free and easily done at the Chandlery located by the fuel dock at the entrance to the lagoon...
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Forum: Multihull Sailboats
04-09-2023, 07:13
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,776
Re: Bali Cats
Ah, Mike (good to hear you btw!)
I have delivered 2 of them transatlantic from builder's Yard to Annapolis and Antigua and several from Florida to BVI. Without a Code Zero they are a little...
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Forum: Crew Positions: Wanted & Available
23-08-2021, 07:08
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Replies: 42
Views: 4,779
Re: Delivery Skipper...
I was going to jump in here with erudite commentary which would, of course, have included 5G, Guns, Anchors, Cats versus Monos and the efficacy of wearing a a helmet cunningly constructed of...
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Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources
28-03-2021, 21:34
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Replies: 100
Views: 16,763
Re: Crossed an Ocean? What was worst weather?
I'm fairly happy with the wind speed indicators I've had on all of the boats I've delivered transatlantic: as for judging wave heights I find it rather more difficult. I get concerned when I am at...
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Forum: COVID-19 | Containment Area
04-12-2020, 07:44
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Replies: 466
Views: 26,838
Re: FACT vs OPINION
Hell's Bells fellas - This is a Sailing and Cruising Site No? I almost prefer Guns or Anchors or cat v mono threads!
By the way...if anyone needs their boat shifted, let me know...I'm told I'm...
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Forum: COVID-19 | Containment Area
02-11-2020, 07:54
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Replies: 73
Views: 10,782
Re: BVI Announces reopening protocols for Dec 1
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BVI is insane. They are supposed to be a member of CARICOM but it appears their latest rules ignore the fact. It was clear after our last visit that their overlords did not care a tiny bit...
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Forum: Crew Positions: Wanted & Available
14-07-2020, 08:59
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,649
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Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling
12-05-2020, 23:22
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Replies: 500
Views: 39,871
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Forum: OpenCPN
22-03-2020, 06:07
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Replies: 2,028
Views: 564,068
Re: Help / FAQ
Thanks again but I've already tried that, with no luck! Next step - the developers....!!
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Forum: OpenCPN
21-03-2020, 11:02
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Replies: 2,028
Views: 564,068
Re: Help / FAQ
Hi Wingsail, thanks. They disappeared from Open cpn but are still in the folder on my computer. Trying to rebuild the database, all other folders of encs, rasters and vector charts load with no...
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Forum: OpenCPN
21-03-2020, 09:59
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Replies: 2,028
Views: 564,068
Re: Help / FAQ
Thanks, and silly me for not saying what the computer was! Its running Win 10 and as I said before - the charts suddenly disappeared whilst the computer was running and had been running, for 5 or so...
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Forum: Liveaboard's Forum
21-03-2020, 09:45
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Replies: 53
Views: 7,280
Re: finding a life partner.
Anyone who is Single, Be Careful who you take home this week-end. You may end up with them for Fortnight...Although this could actually be "A Cunning Plan"...
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Forum: OpenCPN
21-03-2020, 09:11
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Replies: 2,028
Views: 564,068
Re: Help / FAQ
On passage from BVI to Mexico via Jamaica for some inexplicable reason and without having touched anything, All my CM 93 (ver2) charts disappeared. All other chart directories were not affected.
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Forum: Crew Positions: Wanted & Available
18-08-2019, 09:23
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,636
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Forum: OpenCPN
13-08-2019, 05:27
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Replies: 1,903
Views: 580,671
Re: OpenCPN General
Thanks Dan, I spent a pleasant Sunday hunting down the drivers for my computers, now all up to date but still, I'm afraid, no change.
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Forum: OpenCPN
09-08-2019, 14:07
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Replies: 1,903
Views: 580,671
Re: OpenCPN General
Thanks, Hubert here it is.....
Log file:
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21:38:45: 2019-04-21
21:38:45: ------- Starting OpenCPN -------
21:38:45: 5.0.0+9065270
21:38:45: wxWidgets version: wxWidgets 3.1.2...
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Forum: OpenCPN
08-08-2019, 20:31
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Replies: 1,903
Views: 580,671
Re: OpenCPN General
BCN, Transmitter Dan and RG Leason - Thanks guys and sorry for the delay - I had to take a boat down islands (South of 12 degN for hurricane season).
Just got home and will publish the log...
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Forum: Crew Positions: Wanted & Available
08-08-2019, 08:44
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Replies: 2
Views: 973
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Forum: OpenCPN
05-08-2019, 12:59
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Replies: 1,903
Views: 580,671
Re: OpenCPN General
Ah, Dan - I'm straying into areas that Luddites fear to tread!! My device manager doesn't make it obvious, but if its the Display Adapter we're talking about, its from the Intel (R) HD family and...
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Forum: OpenCPN
04-08-2019, 16:18
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Replies: 1,903
Views: 580,671
Re: OpenCPN General
Hi Dan - Win10 on a Lenovo 64 bit laptop. Up to date (Actually - I don't think "they" allow you to be out of date - the amount of updates initially received though they seem to have tailed off...
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Forum: OpenCPN
04-08-2019, 14:33
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Replies: 1,903
Views: 580,671
Re: OpenCPN General
Hi Car Code: Thanks for your note. You can see my reply to Transmitter Dan's post and that I've got a very stable version loaded at the moment.
Having said that - I recall thinking that 3.3 was...
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