Forum: Monohull Sailboats
17-12-2015, 02:39
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,741
Re: Raymarine EV200 vs Hydrovane
Sheesh you're a cynical person. I did not state that I had the windvane at the time, so why make the assumption?
As it happens, I did, but it was my very first crossing with it and my first...
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Forum: Monohull Sailboats
16-12-2015, 17:24
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,741
Re: Raymarine EV200 vs Hydrovane
I would say that the vast majority are in fact not used at all as the biggest reason for that phenomenon. Wind vanes need a bit of experience to work well and lots of users give up too easily. And...
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Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting
04-02-2015, 23:38
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,485
Re: Intermediate Stays
Don't know what boat you have, but assuming you have something smaller than a 45 footer then I don't see how you would do that in a permanent set-up. The stays need to support the solent stay and so...
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Forum: Monohull Sailboats
22-01-2015, 23:48
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Replies: 83
Views: 14,122
Re: Need a boat for circumnavigation
I would kindly suggest that your post is far too broad brush. There are many threads on equipping a blue water boat on this forum, may I suggest you read those first and from that you give a first...
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Forum: Monohull Sailboats
22-01-2015, 23:40
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,031
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Forum: Monohull Sailboats
22-01-2015, 23:35
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Replies: 27
Views: 6,844
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Forum: Monohull Sailboats
20-01-2015, 02:08
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Replies: 27
Views: 6,844
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Forum: Monohull Sailboats
08-01-2015, 01:02
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Replies: 235
Views: 37,942
Re: Funny conincidence!
It's not important, and completely O-T, but Japan wins this by a landslide. Germany second, and surprising to me, my own country third. French just behind us, so they don't do badly at all.
List...
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Forum: Monohull Sailboats
10-12-2014, 02:06
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Replies: 40
Views: 8,319
Re: A Question About Rough Weather
Yes a real shame. She was a lovely boat, as evidenced by the videos by drakeparagon. She was still called Bella Luna at the time, but it is the same ship.
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Forum: Monohull Sailboats
09-12-2014, 23:12
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Replies: 40
Views: 8,319
Re: A Question About Rough Weather
Very true. There have been some abandonments in recent years where I have to question if they did not give the boat too little credit. Wolfhound being a notable one.
Onno
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Forum: General Sailing Forum
08-12-2014, 06:16
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Replies: 117
Views: 17,289
Re: Crocodiles in the Kimberley
I studied with a lovely guy that got killed by a saltwater croc snorkeling off Picnic Beach in September 2005. Be careful out there.
Onno
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Forum: General Sailing Forum
08-12-2014, 06:12
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Replies: 295
Views: 57,682
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Forum: Monohull Sailboats
08-12-2014, 01:18
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,163
Re: Sailing Buddies
I find that it pays to pay, when you're not experienced enough. Get a professional on board for a couple of weeks. They won't screw you over and they are used to getting along with a wide variety of...
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Forum: Monohull Sailboats
08-12-2014, 01:04
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Replies: 40
Views: 8,319
Re: A Question About Rough Weather
All good and well for crossings of less than 3 days but if you're crossing oceans you WILL get caught in weather, and you can't outrun it. If you're prepared for it, it is only very rarely a real...
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Forum: Monohull Sailboats
01-12-2014, 20:29
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Replies: 235
Views: 37,942
Re: Team Vestas hits reef
That's what I do as well, but I also take the paper chart out and plot course and position. It is also advisable to set your depth alarm to 75m or so if you know you are in the vicinity of islands.
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Forum: Monohull Sailboats
01-12-2014, 20:18
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Replies: 235
Views: 37,942
Re: Team Vestas hits reef
Sorry but that has absolutely nothing to do with what happened here. They could be forgiven for hitting something that wasn't on the charts. They can't be forgiven for hitting a charted reef around a...
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Forum: Monohull Sailboats
01-12-2014, 13:16
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Replies: 235
Views: 37,942
Re: Team Vestas hits reef
I've seen Ian Walker's (skipper Abu Dhabi) video and he says the same thing. The island only shows in certain layers. Excuse me??? If an amateur cruiser would make this mistake, he would - IMHO...
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Forum: Monohull Sailboats
01-12-2014, 01:09
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Replies: 235
Views: 37,942
Re: Team Vestas hits reef
They may have hit the reef but they would have run straight into the island.
No excuse, Wouter Verbaak and his skipper made a schoolboy error.
Onno
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Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany
20-11-2014, 01:09
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Replies: 433
Views: 33,011
Re: Convenience of the metric system
Which bloody system has multiple types of ounces??
The reason the joke works, and from the reactions I suspect most here didn't know this (and thus didn't get the joke), is that gold is weighed ...
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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar
30-10-2014, 22:41
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Replies: 115
Views: 36,280
Re: Watt & Sea Hydrogenerators
The engineer of the UK importer in Plymouth told me this and demonstrated it to me. I have no idea if this pertains to older models - it is generator independent, the charging unit is made by another...
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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit
26-10-2014, 08:25
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Replies: 48
Views: 5,941
Re: Circumnavigation
I don't think you're going to make your circumnavigation a reality if you give up so easily.
Apology accepted and we're here to provide advice. If you want it. But realise that not everyone is...
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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit
26-10-2014, 05:27
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Replies: 48
Views: 5,941
Re: Circumnavigation
You meant "A native should be able to.".
Look, a correction from a foreigner. :biggrin:
Onno
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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar
26-10-2014, 05:24
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Replies: 115
Views: 36,280
Re: Watt & Sea Hydrogenerators
There was a full-page advert by Watt&Sea in one of the UK yachting magazines that stated that they had successfully fought Cristec for patent infringement and that the Cristec hydro was not allowed...
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Forum: General Sailing Forum
23-10-2014, 15:44
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Replies: 1,294
Views: 163,910
Re: Rudder Failures
The people onboard tell a different story - who are you to say they are lying? The rudder post casing (? terminology? sheath?) failed at the Cape Verdes about 1000 miles after delivery in Hamble. It...
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Forum: General Sailing Forum
23-10-2014, 12:07
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Replies: 1,294
Views: 163,910
Re: Rudder Failures
There was an article about a brand new boat delivery that had a rudder failure and sank in a Dutch magazine last month. The make and type were not mentioned, but several people have reported that the...
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