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Forum: Destinations 14-07-2023, 05:49
Replies: 11
Views: 1,435
Posted By Oliver L.
Re: thinking about a circumNav, what are pitfalls of leaving a home and business behi

Hello Nameless,

looks like you're in the "dream" stage - but you worry too much. Once you're off your life will change in ways you cannot imagine...

But for a few hard facts:
We rented our...
Forum: Electric Propulsion (EP) 15-12-2020, 06:01
Replies: 405
Views: 43,366
Posted By Oliver L.
Re: The rise of electric Boats

It is interesting to see this subject come up every once in a while. And while I admit to driving an electric car, I would not want to cross oceans without a really reliable long term propulsion. We...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 07-10-2020, 00:40
Replies: 85
Views: 14,748
Posted By Oliver L.
Re: Advice for first time crossing an ocean

Hey Nameless,

one piece of advice only from me: Get a rope ladder and attach it to the center of the front beam. If - what hopefully never happens - someone should go overboard, this gives them a...
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 06-02-2020, 06:42
Replies: 16
Views: 3,398
Posted By Oliver L.
Re: Lagoon 470 request for information

Hello Seapig,

We did 30,000+ miles on our Lagoon 470 hull # 50 (owners version) and we loved it! The design is much more suited to open oceans than the more modern designs - you have a long bow up...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 29-03-2019, 03:49
Replies: 207
Views: 18,341
Posted By Oliver L.
Re: MOB for Couples

A lot of useful stuff, but I think we did one better. We were on the Oceans of this world for more than three years as a couple, and losing your mate was always a "worst case" scenario.

The main...
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 16-03-2018, 03:43
Replies: 4
Views: 2,235
Posted By Oliver L.
Re: Customs in Hawaii

Hi Jacquie,

it is correct that you need a B visa if you enter the US on a noon-licensed carrier - such as a private boat. However - if your boss is driving to pick up his boat there may be an...
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 29-01-2017, 07:18
Replies: 32
Views: 9,076
Posted By Oliver L.
Re: Down wind sails

Hi Rick,

we've been there - but we had a gennaker for lighter winds. And if that was not an option, either the main had to come down (usually with 20+ kts) or we rolled up the genoa, since it...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 22-01-2017, 03:58
Replies: 19
Views: 6,283
Posted By Oliver L.
Re: Catamaran capsize preparation

Hi Terah,

we've been out on the oceans for three years with a Lagoon 470. The most important thing in my opinion is to prevent capsizing in the first place. And if you read the available info...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 01-01-2017, 03:21
Replies: 29
Views: 3,782
Posted By Oliver L.
Re: Cooling paranoia or common sense?

Hi Matt,

it's a fairly simple matter. A watertight connection is by no means airtight - air will get into a standard hosebarb connection with ease. So when you design hydraulic systems you try to...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 08-11-2016, 08:46
Replies: 37
Views: 5,265
Posted By Oliver L.
Re: Winter stop over in Sardinia?

Hi Derek,

Fertilia is very close to Alghero but much less expensive. We had our boat there for a few months some time ago...

Oliver
Forum: Meets & Greets 23-08-2016, 20:49
Replies: 2
Views: 1,024
Posted By Oliver L.
...and Goodbye...

Hello guys (and gals),

after three years and 30,000 sm on the high seas it is time for us to go back to land-based life. It has been mostly fun to watch the discussions here, the notable...
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 15-08-2016, 23:24
Replies: 56
Views: 8,833
Posted By Oliver L.
Re: Lagoon get together Whitsundays Australia 2016

Hi Greg,

so getting to the passages tomorrow after 9:40 we should be fine? Please confirm...

Oliver
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 15-08-2016, 22:05
Replies: 56
Views: 8,833
Posted By Oliver L.
Re: Lagoon get together Whitsundays Australia 2016

Hi guys,

please explain the reason for timing your passage with the tides - I usually look at these when I'm afraid I'll run out of room below the boat...

We are planning to cross over from...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 06-08-2016, 23:18
Replies: 49
Views: 8,345
Posted By Oliver L.
Re: S-Shape in Main going upwind. Why?

Hi Franziska,

you've had the topping lift tightened too much. Happens to us when we tack and forget to loosen the topping lift, but then we only tack every 6 weeks...

Oliver
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 03-08-2016, 21:56
Replies: 33
Views: 10,820
Posted By Oliver L.
Re: faster mainsail dropping? Reefing mod?

Hi Chris,

not sure about your reefing lines since we never pull these in when lowering the main - we just put them into the lazy bag upon closing.

As to the main not coming down, that is a...
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 01-06-2016, 01:29
Replies: 13
Views: 3,806
Posted By Oliver L.
Re: Torres strait East to West

Thanks everybody. We are in Port Vila now and it looks as we'll be here for a week longer due to that strange high over NZ. Not a good time to leave for Australia.

We decided in the meantime to go...
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 19-05-2016, 21:21
Replies: 13
Views: 3,806
Posted By Oliver L.
Re: Torres strait East to West

Hello Raymond,

thanks - I found it.

Oliver
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 19-05-2016, 15:01
Replies: 13
Views: 3,806
Posted By Oliver L.
Torres strait East to West

Hello fellow sailors,

this is our next challenge, and I wonder if someone could enlighten me a bit. Specifically I would like to know:

- which route is preferable? There are several, and I have...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 15-04-2016, 19:03
Replies: 40
Views: 7,331
Posted By Oliver L.
Re: Feedback from La Grande Motte

Hello,

nice to hear it once from the horses' mouth...

...but it still does not make sense to me. Imagine you have the spinnaker up and the full mainsail - while that moves the pressure point...
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 31-03-2016, 16:28
Replies: 7
Views: 2,218
Posted By Oliver L.
Re: Tuamotus, advice?

hi

I am not quite clear - do you want to use a charter boat or are you on your own?
For charter the closest point probably would be Tahiti or Raiatea. From Tahiti it's about two days to Fakarava,...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 30-03-2016, 00:58
Replies: 36
Views: 6,301
Posted By Oliver L.
Re: Hydronic Heating plumbing question

bcboomer, sailorchick,

I would recommend keeping the systems separate. If you have anything happen in the hydronic system, your engine coolant will drain and you will be without propulsion - which...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 23-03-2016, 21:39
Replies: 24
Views: 5,817
Posted By Oliver L.
Re: Mooring Fields and Catamarans

Hi 805Greg,

people like you are the reason why I write less and less while I sail more and more. Ten nights - WOW! We've been out here for two and a half years, with very little time in marinas,...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 22-03-2016, 15:30
Replies: 65
Views: 8,861
Posted By Oliver L.
Re: Choosing a cat

Greg,

excuse my language, but flying a spinnaker to lift the bows in a real blow running downwind is bull...

You may decrease the load on the bows marginally, but at the same time you are...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 20-03-2016, 18:04
Replies: 28
Views: 10,390
Posted By Oliver L.
Re: Boom Preventor/Brake on a catamaran

We use a preventer for anything aft of 90 degrees AWA. However, I run it around the bow cleat and then back to the aft cleat, where I fix it. That way, in a gust, the boom can move upwards and...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 20-03-2016, 10:40
Replies: 24
Views: 5,817
Posted By Oliver L.
Re: Mooring Fields and Catamarans

Hi LF,

that's easy...

A cat follows in general the wind when moored, while monos, due to heavier weight and larger underwater area, follow mostly the current. So if you have wind against...
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