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Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 18-07-2020, 06:22
Replies: 50
Views: 65,316
Posted By Yowieboy
Re: Yanmar Tips

I wish the same could be said for myself...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 10-07-2020, 18:03
Replies: 50
Views: 65,316
Posted By Yowieboy
Re: Yanmar Tips

Thank you Wotname and also Compass for a private comment. I have absolutely no problem in admitting when I'm out of my depth, so no disrespect taken at all.
Even without doing stuff myself, I've...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 10-07-2020, 03:24
Replies: 50
Views: 65,316
Posted By Yowieboy
Re: Yanmar Tips

I finally made it to the boat again and went mano a mano with my Yanmar 1GM, or at least firmly intended to, only to capitulate before I even really started. Not so much because the opponent was all...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 02-07-2020, 20:35
Replies: 50
Views: 65,316
Posted By Yowieboy
Re: Yanmar Tips

Thanks for the follow-up. I am aware that genuine Yanmar oil isn't a necessity, and I easily procured a smaller quantity of suitable oil elsewhere, but I just thought if I can find it at 5 mins from...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 02-07-2020, 09:02
Replies: 50
Views: 65,316
Posted By Yowieboy
Re: Yanmar Tips

Compass and Wotname, thanks much for the quick response and useful advice so far.

I've downloaded the service manual from the Cruisers Forum library as suggested, and it indeed looks like a very...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 02-07-2020, 02:34
Replies: 50
Views: 65,316
Posted By Yowieboy
Re: Yanmar Tips

Hello dear experts,

please allow me to hop on this thread to pose a question (or two, actually) related to a Yanmar 1GM10B engine, specifically its (missing) thermostat. Last year, I bought a 25ft...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 13-02-2019, 00:13
Replies: 79
Views: 10,940
Posted By Yowieboy
Re: AT SEA, What do you want from your Woman or Man?

You need a woman who is also a magician...
Forum: Marine Electronics 10-02-2019, 17:42
Replies: 38
Views: 5,335
Posted By Yowieboy
Re: Charging laptop, camera, monitor etc. W/O an inverter?

Well yes, that's an option if you're buying new, but I am using a laptop that I already had (for many years, I might add, and that has given me great service and is still going strong).



No...
Forum: Marine Electronics 09-02-2019, 18:08
Replies: 38
Views: 5,335
Posted By Yowieboy
Re: Charging laptop, camera, monitor etc. W/O an inverter?

Somewhat late response here:
Don't know about HP and Apple, but at least for my Dell there is a workaround to this problem (but it requires that the battery of the laptop still has some capacity...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 20-12-2018, 07:53
Replies: 55
Views: 7,206
Posted By Yowieboy
Re: Life Happens - Change in Plans

Brilliant, man, just brilliant!
Forum: General Sailing Forum 19-12-2018, 17:37
Replies: 55
Views: 7,206
Posted By Yowieboy
Re: Life Happens - Change in Plans

Just to add my voice to the chorus, about a year ago I was suddenly diagnosed with inoperable metastasized cancer in an advanced state and given a life expectancy of about six months. This prompted...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 14-02-2018, 19:58
Replies: 18
Views: 3,716
Posted By Yowieboy
Re: No longer boatless and dreaming!!

As the seller, I can only return the compliment. We are still in the process of concluding the procedure, but Settlednomad has been very good to deal with. Thanks for making a difficult thing as...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 09-02-2018, 17:13
Replies: 11
Views: 5,052
Posted By Yowieboy
Re: Westerly Seahawk 34 located in Greece

Thanks all for your interest.
The boat has been sold.
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 02-02-2018, 05:47
Replies: 11
Views: 5,052
Posted By Yowieboy
Re: Westerly Seahawk 34 located in Greece

Hi Jose,
thanks for the kind words, and for considering my boat.
As many here also seem to have experienced, I guess the admiral's word is law...
Good luck with the eventual purchase!
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 29-01-2018, 04:37
Replies: 11
Views: 5,052
Posted By Yowieboy
Re: Westerly Seahawk 34 located in Greece

Hi Jose,
thanks for your interest. Have sent you an email.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 27-01-2018, 17:00
Replies: 14
Views: 4,638
Posted By Yowieboy
Re: intro and suggestion request bavaria 38 vs dufour 35

You may want to have a look at a boat that I am selling in Greece, at a price that has just been reduced further:
...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 27-01-2018, 16:53
Replies: 11
Views: 5,052
Posted By Yowieboy
Re: Westerly Seahawk 34 located in Greece PRICE REDUCED

Additional information:

The boat has never been chartered, and has had only three previous owners.
Full paper trail available since new.

Since I posted the original listing at the beginning of...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 17-01-2018, 05:28
Replies: 4,498
Views: 1,182,935
Posted By Yowieboy
Re: Boats Less Than $30K Recent Noteworthy Finds

Steady, thanks for the suggestion.

So here goes:

Westerly boats in general have a good reputation for being strongly built, capable, and perfectly able to withstand the ravages of time if...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 15-01-2018, 19:49
Replies: 4,498
Views: 1,182,935
Posted By Yowieboy
Re: Boats Less Than $30K Recent Noteworthy Finds

Just a little note (if that's allowed) to say that over in the Classifieds section, I am selling a well-found and well-equipped 1986 Westerly Seahawk 34 located in Greece (Ionian) for 26,000 euros...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 14-01-2018, 06:23
Replies: 11
Views: 5,052
Posted By Yowieboy
Westerly Seahawk 34 located in Greece

Westerly Seahawk 34 located in Greece. A Steal at 26,000 Euros!

After a long and extensive search for a comfortable, well-equipped liveaboard that can also sail well, I purchased this Westerly...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 07-01-2018, 02:06
Replies: 15
Views: 3,592
Posted By Yowieboy
Re: Housekeeping contribution cruising in Japan

Well, that's still true, and for those who insist on a regular fix of huge prime rib steaks for dinner, the cruising kitty won't last long, but there are cheaper alternatives even in the meat...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 06-01-2018, 19:44
Replies: 15
Views: 3,592
Posted By Yowieboy
Re: Housekeeping contribution cruising in Japan

Addendum:
I just saw in your profile that you're located in Oz. While the opposite used to be the case, nowadays I'd say that living costs in Japan are about a third or so lower than in Australia....
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 06-01-2018, 19:24
Replies: 15
Views: 3,592
Posted By Yowieboy
Re: Housekeeping contribution cruising in Japan

I used to live full-time, now part-time in Japan, and had a small sailboat there. I don't know what your point or country of reference is, but the cost of provisioning (buying foodstuff) in Japan...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 05-08-2017, 19:48
Replies: 56
Views: 13,369
Posted By Yowieboy
Re: The day the diesel died ...

Thanks for a very evocative write-up! I was right there in the cockpit with you...

You sail in an interesting area, which I know only by armchair, through reading "Passage to Juneau" by Jonathan...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 04-08-2017, 17:06
Replies: 45
Views: 13,409
Posted By Yowieboy
Re: Westerly 33 Ketch, have to sell

Hi Isaak,

thanks for the informative answers!

I think you're a bit of a pioneer, because there don't seem too many small(ish) blue-water cruising sailboats with electric propulsion out there.
...
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