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Forum: Multihull Sailboats 19-01-2013, 00:36
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Posted By Jim Cate
Re: Importing a Boat to Australia

"Too easy"?? Mate, you need a reality check! The Customs guys really do have the approaches to Oz zeroed in and you will NOT just ease into your marina with no notice. What you describe is a great...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 18-01-2013, 20:59
Replies: 1,057
Views: 195,425
Posted By Jim Cate
Re: Importing a Boat to Australia

G'Day Vic,

Here's my take on your query:

It seems likely that you won't be making that passage again for some years, if ever. So, buying expensive charts for your plotter is kinda wasteful of...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 26-09-2011, 18:24
Replies: 1,057
Views: 195,425
Posted By Jim Cate
Re: Importing a Boat to Australia

Dennis, FWIW,

We've been running basically 110 V boats in Oz for years now. Our current (!!) setup uses a 110/240 volt powered battery charger (Pro Mariner) to help out the solar.wind setup when...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 19-09-2011, 09:42
Replies: 1,057
Views: 195,425
Posted By Jim Cate
Re: Importing a Boat to Australia

Bill, before you sign up for twice yearly fumigation you might research the cost of such treatment... 'tis in the thousands of dollars, depending on size and location of your boat.

Further, the...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 14-09-2011, 13:30
Replies: 1,057
Views: 195,425
Posted By Jim Cate
Re: Importing a Boat to Australia

FWIW,

Here's some real life data: We sailed from San Francisco with a compass balanced for that area... a Danforth binnacle 4 inch model. By the time we reached New Zealand the card had dipped so...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 13-07-2011, 17:46
Replies: 1,057
Views: 195,425
Posted By Jim Cate
Re: Importing a Boat to Australia

G'Day DL,

IF there is any growth on the waterline, scrub it off if you can. AQIS often will forego their inspection of the bottom if the WL is clean.

Jim
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