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Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 29-04-2024, 20:45
Replies: 20
Views: 2,812
Posted By laika
Re: How to be away from home for extended periods

My experience is similar to those who have said its workable but just takes a bit extra care and forethought. Knowing your boat's systems well, having all the spares you can muster, and staying on...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 18-02-2023, 05:32
Replies: 10
For Sale: Vancouver 27F
Views: 3,298
Posted By laika
Re: Vancouver 27F

The "F" is for family. Also known as the 274.. it sleeps 4, a double v berth and two settees.. The more common V27 has the head up front in place of the v berth, with 2 settees and a quarterberth.
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Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 12-02-2023, 07:39
Replies: 10
For Sale: Vancouver 27F
Views: 3,298
Posted By laika
Re: Vancouver 27F

The boat has a v-berth where my wife and I both slept. I'm 6'1" and she's 5'3". There are also two settees, both of which are exactly 6' in length, thought the portside has a foot cove which makes...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 01-02-2023, 09:13
Replies: 10
For Sale: Vancouver 27F
Views: 3,298
Posted By laika
Vancouver 27F

We are selling our UK-built Pheon 1982 Vancouver 27F, currently in Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras. Owned for 12 years by us and sailed US East Coast, Bahamas and W Caribbean. Complete refit along with...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 13-03-2022, 13:30
Replies: 88
Views: 11,936
Posted By laika
Re: Is this a good first boat?

Whiteoil, your story sounds familiar to me. I bought a Vancouver 27 in 2010 and before that lived and crewed on a larger 37' for a couple years. I bought my 27' in a similar position.. the PO had...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 20-02-2022, 11:19
Replies: 80
Views: 8,224
Posted By laika
Re: DOG FRIENDLY FREE anchorages on the way to key West

We cruise with dogs on our 27'. If it's not something you want to do, that's fine, and it's not easy, but again, not the point of the thread. Jeepers.
Forum: Marine Electronics 16-02-2022, 11:40
Replies: 31
Views: 6,507
Posted By laika
Re: VHF License

As a practical matter, does any country actually require the Radio Operators license or the Ships license? I have the latter, but at least in the caribbean, I've never been asked for it, and some of...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 10-02-2022, 14:51
Replies: 88
Views: 15,514
Posted By laika
Re: Any NON-U-tubers out there sailing?

It's never been easier to make a living as a cruiser with all the remote work possibilities these days. Project-based IT work is one good way. I was a website devloper for years onboard. Was still...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-02-2022, 21:17
Replies: 74
Views: 9,252
Posted By laika
Re: Tough and safe family boat

I agree. In my original boat search I felt I absolutely needed a brick outhouse of a boat. If was buying today I'd simply be looking for a great sailing boat that's well built, and there are lots of...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 31-01-2022, 20:52
Replies: 78
Views: 11,680
Posted By laika
Re: Is a Fridge Worth Installing?

One found its way into our 27' a few years back. You do come to appreciate it / depend on it. Depends how you care to look at it. We have one of the smaller engel fridge/freezers and never did find a...
Forum: Our Community 23-03-2021, 15:53
Replies: 23
Views: 4,448
Posted By laika
Re: Inflatable padleboards

We've had two onboard for a couple years. Our Red Paddle board has performed great, but our Starboard WindSUP board's main seam delaminated after about a year in the harsh caribbean heat and now...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 04-03-2021, 10:07
Replies: 45
Views: 6,075
Posted By laika
Re: Another "I want to buy a boat" thread...BUT WAIT....

Sounds doable to me. Every boat and every cruiser is different, so figure out your constraints and get the smallest boat you feel you can be comfortable on for a long period of time. You mentioned...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 10-02-2021, 19:55
Replies: 99
Views: 17,003
Posted By laika
Re: Your 27 - 32 ft story...

Hi Lexi, we have had a Vancouver 27 for 10 years. sailed US east coast, bahamas, and w caribe. Lived solo with a large dog for 5 of those years and with my now wife for the rest. For us, having a...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 26-01-2021, 12:13
Replies: 15
Views: 2,301
Posted By laika
Re: Water reserves during passages; emergency desalinators.

A small handheld manual WM isn't necessarily cost prohibitive. Used Katadyn 06s and 35s can be bought used for a fraction of the price of new. You will likely just need a new membrane for it. All in,...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 22-01-2021, 15:58
Replies: 225
Views: 32,009
Posted By laika
Re: Is Alberg the best production designer ever?

Yeah, it was for me. Though a boat's displacement can be a better measure of size and comfort than LOA. My V27 is 9000lbs, so pretty big within the footprint of a 27' hull. Also like a lot of others...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 20-01-2021, 15:22
Replies: 225
Views: 32,009
Posted By laika
Re: Is Alberg the best production designer ever?

There are many lightly built production boats that are much better boats than the one I was initially on, an O'Day as it happened, so that was just my unique and possibly misguided reference point...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 20-01-2021, 10:59
Replies: 225
Views: 32,009
Posted By laika
Re: Is Alberg the best production designer ever?

As a small full keel boat owner, I'd partially echo what others have said about small full keel classics not being quite as desirable as when I first bought mine 10 years ago. She's a great boat and...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 17-01-2021, 11:38
Replies: 66
Views: 12,641
Posted By laika
Re: Blue Water Monohulls Under 32ft

I've had a Vancouver 27 for about 10 years. A great little boat. Lived on it full time for 7 of those, solo with a large dog, and now spend winters with my significant other cruising the W caribbean....
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 09-01-2021, 12:53
Replies: 29
Views: 5,897
Posted By laika
Re: Least expensive NEW 28-34 foot bluewater cruisers

Pacific Seacraft is one still pumping them out.. Pacific Seacraft is the award winning manufacturer of ocean going sailing yachts. The Pacific Seacraft manufacturing facility is located in Washington...
Forum: COVID-19 | Containment Area 04-01-2021, 13:16
Replies: 4
Views: 886
Posted By laika
Re: Covid

Noonsite is also keeping pretty up to date tabs on the various biosecurity measures of countries:...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 01-01-2021, 11:05
Replies: 312
Views: 37,182
Posted By laika
Re: Full Keel Sailboats

It's always fun to read the small boat threads. I've had a Vancouver27 for about 10 years now and it's still the right boat for us, though for the last couple we've just been overwintering onboard....
Forum: Meets & Greets 15-11-2020, 05:44
Replies: 24
Views: 3,280
Posted By laika
Re: on the verge...

Congrats! I really admire your 12 years of perseverance! We've found fellow youngish cruisers are more often than not part timing it, often keeping a home base to go back to and work seasonal jobs...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 14-10-2020, 17:03
Replies: 27
Views: 3,770
Posted By laika
Re: Mixing Group 27 and Golf Cart Batteries

Another possibility if you have the height in the compartment is to get a pair of L16s, J305s or similar as opposed to 4 golf cart batts.
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 24-07-2020, 20:39
Replies: 74
Views: 8,610
Posted By laika
Re: What weather information makes you take action when offshore?

Just wanted to throw in a quick note on the inreach wx capabilities.. standalone the forecasts are much better than nothing, but can be greatly enhanced if you have someone shoreside who can text you...
Forum: Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 09-06-2020, 17:28
Replies: 41
Views: 11,843
Posted By laika
Re: Getting into liveaboard w a family of 7

Where do you want to cruise? Large boats can sometimes be limiting, especially when it comes to finding a place to store it for periods of time if flying back stateside. Large monos might have more...
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