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Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 02-10-2022, 07:14
Replies: 4
Views: 961
Posted By Courageous
Travel to Florida via the ICW

Hi Forum

We are planning to travel through the Erie Canal tomorrow for the journey south to the Miami area via the ICW. Does anyone have an update on the condition of the ICW post hurricane Ian?...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 23-05-2022, 13:18
Replies: 28
Views: 4,589
Posted By Courageous
Re: Alternator belt dust or unburnt diesel fuel?

thanks again for your comments, I really appreciate it.

Cheers
Wayne
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 20-05-2022, 06:14
Replies: 28
Views: 4,589
Posted By Courageous
Re: Alternator belt dust or unburnt diesel fuel?

Thanks for all of your comments, the belt probably has 200 or so hours running time. I did tighten it this spring as a part of getting the boat ready to launch. I believe the alternator is 80 amp....
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 18-05-2022, 11:03
Replies: 28
Views: 4,589
Posted By Courageous
Alternator belt dust or unburnt diesel fuel?

Greeting forum users,

I'm finding a lot of black dust or soot in the engine compartment of my Catalina 42 (engine Yanmar 4JH3E). I've been told two stories; as the belt gets older it releases...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 21-04-2022, 11:38
Replies: 29
Views: 2,822
Posted By Courageous
Re: Planning to sail from NY to Miami fall 2002 - advice please

Thanks much Peterbreit for the info, it's very informative.

Cheers
Forum: General Sailing Forum 21-04-2022, 05:31
Replies: 29
Views: 2,822
Posted By Courageous
Re: Planning to sail from NY to Miami fall 2002 - advice please

Thanks for all of your comments & suggestions. (I will attempt to proof read my next post better before I hit send)

Cheers
Forum: General Sailing Forum 19-04-2022, 13:13
Replies: 29
Views: 2,822
Posted By Courageous
Re: Planning to sail from NY to Miami fall 2002 - advice please

We have a Catalina 42. We made the trip once before and went through the C&D canal to Annapolis (where we got caught up in hurricane Sandy - luckily everything worked out for us). We travelled the...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 19-04-2022, 10:43
Replies: 29
Views: 2,822
Posted By Courageous
Re: Planning to sail from NY to Miami fall 2002 - advice please

Thanks - 2022 it is :smile:
Forum: General Sailing Forum 19-04-2022, 07:48
Replies: 29
Views: 2,822
Posted By Courageous
Planning to sail from NY to Miami fall 2002 - advice please

Hi Forum,

I'm planning to take our boat from Lake Ontario through the Erie canal before it closes in the fall and make my way on the outside from NYC down to Miami after the hurricane ends...
Forum: Marine Electronics 09-01-2017, 07:01
Replies: 9
Views: 2,110
Posted By Courageous
Re: Garmin blue chart external gps issues

Hi, my iPad 2 needs to be within cell tower range to pick up the coordinates. That's why I got an external gps

Cheers
Forum: Marine Electronics 31-12-2016, 05:56
Replies: 9
Views: 2,110
Posted By Courageous
Re: Garmin blue chart external gps issues

Hi all for reference,

I was in contact with Bad Elf support and their response is below. I tested the change and it seems to work. (The test was turn on the BlueChart and get review the lat, long...
Forum: Marine Electronics 30-12-2016, 14:26
Replies: 9
Views: 2,110
Posted By Courageous
Re: Garmin blue chart external gps issues

Thanks Joe, I will try it again when I'm on the water outside cell range to be sure the GPS is being read properly.

Cheers
Forum: Marine Electronics 30-12-2016, 10:09
Replies: 9
Views: 2,110
Posted By Courageous
Re: Garmin blue chart external gps issues

I have the bad elf app on the iPad as well. I completed a firmware update via the app. I'm wondering if it's an iOS compatibility issue??
Forum: Marine Electronics 30-12-2016, 06:36
Replies: 9
Views: 2,110
Posted By Courageous
Garmin blue chart external gps issues

Hi forum,

I have BlueChart mobile on my ipad2 with an external Bad Elf GPS running. I see the connections via Bluetooth in the settings of the ipad but when i go to the BlueChart app and check the...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 02-04-2016, 05:21
Replies: 1
Views: 2,079
Posted By Courageous
Chater from Antigua to Grenada or St Lucia to Grenada

Hi fellow sailors

We are contemplating chartering a bareboat in late Feb 2017 for 2 or 3 weeks. The current thoughts are sailing from Antigua all the way down to Grenada or shorten the trip and...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 26-01-2013, 17:57
Replies: 14
Views: 2,273
Posted By Courageous
Re: new solar panels but batteries not keeping a charge??

its been nice and sunny the past two days and the solar panels seem to be doing their job. by late afternoon the voltage is reading around 13, and when keeping both batteries active i see around 12.3...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 24-01-2013, 16:46
Replies: 14
Views: 2,273
Posted By Courageous
Re: new solar panels but batteries not keeping a charge??

thanks for the feedback, i will review in detail and see what happens. were were off the boat most of the day and the batteries are now showing 12.6v with a partially sunny day today here in the...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 23-01-2013, 16:54
Replies: 14
Views: 2,273
Posted By Courageous
new solar panels but batteries not keeping a charge??

Hi,

I have 2 4D batteries running the boat (3 years old), we have refrigeration, no air, we use an inverter to run laptops, cell phones etc along with the must have coffee pot in the morning, and...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 28-12-2012, 14:33
Replies: 53
Views: 35,358
Posted By Courageous
Re: Cruising the Florida Keys

its great to find this thread, i was asking the same questions in another..., Florida Keys here we come in Jan!
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 28-12-2012, 14:27
Replies: 8
Views: 1,031
Posted By Courageous
Re: South Florida New Years

we will be there, Ft Lauderdale area, heading back to the boat on sunday, looking forward to the first time in south FL on new years
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 28-12-2012, 14:24
Replies: 8
Views: 1,446
Posted By Courageous
Re: Florida Keys

just over 60, we didnt have a problem scoming down the ICW all the way to Lake worth inlet then the bridges and timing got to me so we went outside to Ft Lauderdale.

thanks for the info Pete, it...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 28-12-2012, 14:18
Replies: 24
Views: 4,141
Posted By Courageous
Re: Seven days in BVI

check out traveltalkonline, you will find all sorts of info

a great location to spend a week on a boat. you will get the full range from quiet & tranquil to full on party... and oh yes some great...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 25-12-2012, 19:37
Replies: 8
Views: 1,446
Posted By Courageous
Re: Florida Keys

We need over 60 feet clearance and we have a 5' draft. We enjoy a range from quiet anchorages to exploring beaches and meeting other sailors at the tiki bar...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 25-12-2012, 18:54
Replies: 8
Views: 1,446
Posted By Courageous
Florida Keys

Seasons Greetings
We've managed to get the boat from Lake Ontario to the Ft lauderdale area and plan on continuing south through the Florida Keys in Jan and then sail over to the Bahamas in Feb -...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 23-12-2012, 10:30
Replies: 9
Views: 8,565
Posted By Courageous
Re: Walker Bay 310 dinghy thoughts

thanks for the comments, i have decided to keep looking. an after Christmas present for the boat... seasons greetings to all
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