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Forum: Navigation 22-06-2015, 16:47
Replies: 13
Views: 2,762
Posted By Pblais
Re: Atlantic ICW

I would agree with psneeld. You clearly can't do it in weather. I would time it so you can go up the Delaware with TIDE else spend far too long. Then the C&D canal then south. If you get a weather...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 22-06-2015, 15:45
Replies: 62
Views: 8,811
Posted By Pblais
Re: Noob question / Ten year plan?

Here is the trick. Find as many boats that are actually for sale and you can afford and then buy the one in the best shape! Theoretical boats you researched don't count. Only boats you have walked...
Forum: Navigation 22-06-2015, 15:18
Replies: 13
Views: 2,762
Posted By Pblais
Re: Atlantic ICW

The Chesapeake can be your worst nightmare but you usually have a choice to harbor and wait. waitng means you get the bonus of places that are amazing to stop in. From Cape may to Cape Charles via...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 22-06-2015, 13:59
Replies: 62
Views: 8,811
Posted By Pblais
Re: Noob question / Ten year plan?

Sorry, not really for off shore or even far from home. You really need to be looking sloop for 100K and expect to add more to make it ready. It's part of the realization of what you really need and...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 22-06-2015, 13:39
Replies: 62
Views: 8,811
Posted By Pblais
Re: Noob question / Ten year plan?

Congrats on Kicking over the first of several steps to actually do it! My wife and I started in Lake Minnetonka - ASA 101 back in 2000! Later we did 2 more ASA classes in San Diego. You have a great...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 04-12-2014, 07:33
Replies: 23
Views: 19,958
Posted By Pblais
Re: Ultra-leather, ultra-suede, or leather?

Ultra Leather isn't cheap stuff so unless you really know how to cut and sew you could spend a LOT of extra money on fabric. Foam quality these days is not so great. It's hard to find the old nice...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 02-07-2014, 13:55
Replies: 219
Views: 57,923
Posted By Pblais
Re: Can you live off the bounty of the sea?

It's the movies! If he could have survived there wouldn't have been a movie. Movies require conflict! Not a bad movie either. The boat actually was real. Lots of the shots were not.

For the most...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 27-03-2014, 18:51
Replies: 13
Views: 2,456
Posted By Pblais
Re: Torn Genoa -

I think the opinion of a reputable loft is worth consideration as far as how much to invest in the sail you have that is torn. It seems odd to have ripped the way it did in the first place so as to...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 27-03-2014, 18:39
Replies: 36
Views: 4,167
Posted By Pblais
Re: wanted rent to own

If the intent is not to purchase then I don't see any way this deal gets done. The intent to purchase has to be in writing else no idiot would agree to it. So while it may not be implicit in the...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 27-03-2014, 18:24
Replies: 36
Views: 4,167
Posted By Pblais
Re: wanted rent to own

Rent to own is still a contract to purchase. It's the place you start the deal. The intent is to purchase and you need sufficient money in the game to assure a seller you really will follow through....
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 13-03-2014, 13:02
Replies: 1
Views: 986
Posted By Pblais
Re: Engine refit

I don't know if it would fit but the actual mounts are different for every engine even some that are the same size but different revision take different mounts. You then need to deal will all the...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 21-02-2014, 15:27
Replies: 127
Views: 11,722
Posted By Pblais
Re: Can You Help Settle an Argument?

All electric boats are are dream without an extension cord. You can't add enough solar to recharge enough batteries. Wind is great unless at anchor. It is a good choice for passages. Who wants the...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 21-02-2014, 15:10
Replies: 35
Views: 4,345
Posted By Pblais
Re: Rebuilt or New Engine?

Replacing an engine is just the start. All the rest of the items attached cost a lot. A new engine includes only the block. Talk to someone about reusing what you have first.

Getting the mounts to...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 29-10-2013, 19:03
Replies: 12
Views: 1,298
Posted By Pblais
Re: Engine starts but won't keep running

If the heat went away then you would not have a problem.

The impeller would be a good cheap place to check. You can still have water flow with a problem in the exchanger. I sure did. If you have...
Forum: Crew Archives 29-10-2013, 18:38
Replies: 7
Views: 1,705
Posted By Pblais
Re: Looking for exerienced captain or exp crew for trip from Georgia to Maryland

I just got back bringing a boat from the northern most end of the Chesapeake to the bottom end. The bad news is moving your boat will probably require some fixing of problems along the way - they...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 29-10-2013, 18:22
Replies: 12
Views: 1,298
Posted By Pblais
Re: Engine starts but won't keep running

You may have a reduced capacity heat exchanger. You can accumulate deposits that reduce the ability for the exchanger to cool the water. Cooling is about water flow through the heat exchanger. A bad...
Forum: Marine Electronics 28-10-2013, 19:27
Replies: 24
Views: 4,562
Posted By Pblais
Re: Camera on spreader for shallow water

Glare on the water can prevent even a crew member from seeing depth accurately. A camera view isn't as good. Any person with polarized sunglasses can see better than a camera. An image stabilized...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 28-10-2013, 19:03
Replies: 45
Views: 5,979
Posted By Pblais
Re: drying out hulls

It means the fiberglass has a high moisture reading. If the core was rotted (as in high water content) that issue would be possible to determine. Drying out a bottom may be required. You can have the...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-10-2013, 17:55
Replies: 53
Views: 105,654
Posted By Pblais
Re: Motion Comfort Ratio

In the ten years I've been following CF no index ever mattered enough to either buy or not buy a boat. Nobody would ever not buy or not buy a boat based on a motion index. It is good way to never buy...
Forum: Marine Electronics 28-10-2013, 17:51
Replies: 7
Views: 3,650
Posted By Pblais
Re: Wind Transducer for Autohelm ST 50+

If you don't mind bad readings it would easily work. Calibration is the real problem. I went with a Tack Tick wireless (now owned by RayMarine) on the past and present boat. Fixing an ST50 is a...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 28-10-2013, 17:33
Replies: 23
Views: 19,958
Posted By Pblais
Re: Ultra-leather, ultra-suede, or leather?

Tom, I can't agree more. Cheap foam sucks. The bad news is good foam prices are high now and Ultra Leather prices are almost steady. The foam really matters. Good firm foam is really hard to find. We...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 27-07-2013, 18:15
Replies: 21
Views: 2,603
Posted By Pblais
Re: Tool Ratings for Doing a Personal Survey

Any boat that needs the price knocked down is not worth buying. Never make an offer you are not prepared to walk away from if anything isn't right! Do the homework BEFORE you write the offer.
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 27-07-2013, 18:12
Replies: 85
Views: 60,799
Posted By Pblais
Re: Hunter 33 sailing around Cape Horn

As a boat it's a joke but as a sailor it's possible. Possible for you seems to suggest that if you have to ask - No! Do something hard and talk about it first. For me I've done things by accident I...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 27-07-2013, 17:55
Replies: 84
Views: 10,518
Posted By Pblais
Re: Why do Vee Berths Exist?

Depends on the Boat. For our Gozzard 36 the V berth is where we host cocktails for 6. The V Berth is split into two left and right seats with backs and we make it up by pulling the two halves...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 27-07-2013, 17:45
Replies: 21
Views: 2,603
Posted By Pblais
Re: Tool Ratings for Doing a Personal Survey

On a scale of 1 to 5 they are ALL without exception 100% worthless in terms of a survey report that determines if you should buy the boat or not. The real issue with buying a boat are bigger pictures...
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