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Our Community
07-08-2011, 19:44
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Annapolis Boat Show
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YOGAO
Re: Annapolis Boat Show
All great advice so far.
The show is so big that it is easy to be overwhelmed with all the boats, bits, bikes, biminis and bunches of people. It is best to prioritize before you get to the show so...
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Anchoring & Mooring
06-08-2011, 12:16
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The Rocna Experience
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51,060
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YOGAO
Re: The Rocna Experience
It just never ceases to amaze me how people use distortions, innuendoes, misdirections and lies to make their point and take unnecessary potshots.
There are gobs (technical term, btw) of products...
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Anchoring & Mooring
06-08-2011, 11:33
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The Rocna Experience
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YOGAO
Re: The Rocna Experience
Thanks for helping me decide to unsubscribe from this thread.
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Multihull Sailboats
06-08-2011, 09:59
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Grading the Builders
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1,977
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YOGAO
Re: Grading the Builders
If you have the budget, I would go with a Chris White.
Staying out of the sun is an issue, but you will likely be in more sun away from the boat than while on it and sailing.
Even @ 20% of 3...
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Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar
03-07-2011, 17:08
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Wind Generator Recommendations ?
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31,391
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YOGAO
Re: Wind Generator Recommendations ?
Thanks for that datapoint. I have been one of those who has routinely moved away from the SWPower (Air-X type) boats and strongly recommended these aftermarket blades, but I didn't know how they...
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Anchoring & Mooring
04-05-2011, 07:07
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420
Why Are Next-Gen Anchors Considered 'Better' ?
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73,674
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YOGAO
Re: Why Are Next-Gen Anchors Considered 'Better' ?
You are kind of missing the forest for the trees here.
I think the fundamental design brief for "nex-gen" anchors is how to have an anchor that orients itself for quick and stable setting AND...
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Anchoring & Mooring
04-05-2011, 06:40
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Why Are Next-Gen Anchors Considered 'Better' ?
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YOGAO
Re: Why Are Next-Gen Anchors Considered 'Better' ?
It is better to have the weight in the flukes than in the shank. Among other things, it makes it more likely that if the anchor does break free (due to a wind or current shift, for example), the...
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Anchoring & Mooring
24-04-2011, 16:12
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Why Are Next-Gen Anchors Considered 'Better' ?
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73,674
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YOGAO
Re: Why Are Next-Gen Anchors Considered 'Better?'
We "graduated" to a Rocna (aka, "hoop on the back") and never looked back.
Our experience with buddy boats in a similar size range to ours with a real Delta led us to feel the Kingston was a...
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Anchoring & Mooring
24-04-2011, 10:31
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Why Are Next-Gen Anchors Considered 'Better' ?
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73,674
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YOGAO
Re: Why Are Next-Gen Anchors Considered 'Better?'
OMG! RUN like crazy from anyone trying to sell you one of these pieces of metal masquerading as an anchor! Our boat came with one (the builder had specified a Delta, but this is what we received and...
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Meets & Greets
11-04-2011, 13:25
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Gearing-Up for the Bahamas in Our 64' Custom Cat
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YOGAO
Re: Gearing up for the Bahamas in our 64' custom cat
A very interesting looking boat and 14.2 mph in 9 knots(?) is pretty speedy for sure.
Did your husband do the design himself?
I would like to here what the design criteria were (others may be...
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Multihull Sailboats
23-01-2011, 17:23
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Miami Boat Show
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2,395
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YOGAO
I would definitely go to the buying a used...
I would definitely go to the buying a used catamaran seminar. Philip Berman is a serious wealth of info (in spite of being a broker :whistling:).
Many/most of the cats in your price range will...
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Atlantic & the Caribbean
13-01-2011, 12:06
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Navigating the Bahamas - Recommendations, Please
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YOGAO
Yes it does.
Yes it does.
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Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar
07-01-2011, 09:34
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Wind Generator Recommendation
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14,035
Posted By
YOGAO
FWIW ($0 US, not sure what that converts to in...
FWIW ($0 US, not sure what that converts to in AUD;))...
We were really interested in the Duogen 400, but just couldn't come up with a good way to mount it on our cat. (Note to self: Surely, I...
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The Sailor's Confessional
23-12-2010, 11:41
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112
Fear
Views:
16,254
Posted By
YOGAO
Rebecca, What a hoot! "Stop it!"
Rebecca,
What a hoot! "Stop it!"
Forum:
Marine Electronics
22-12-2010, 15:51
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12
SSB Grounding Plate Suggestions?
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6,459
Posted By
YOGAO
To follow on to btrayfors great advice, we...
To follow on to btrayfors great advice, we installed 3 radials of 1" copper braid. No grounding, no bronze thru-hulls (who would want one anyway?), awesome performance with regular comments on how...
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Cruising News & Events
22-12-2010, 15:32
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One World Circumnavigation . . . Done !
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37,287
Posted By
YOGAO
Very awesome Mark!
Very awesome Mark!
Forum:
The Sailor's Confessional
21-12-2010, 21:04
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Fear
Views:
16,254
Posted By
YOGAO
Therapy, Snap out of it! Keep practicing...
Therapy,
Snap out of it! Keep practicing snapping out of it!
When you are creating these scenarios, stop and look at what the actual conditions are. If they don't match your scenario, stop and...
Forum:
Multihull Sailboats
20-12-2010, 15:04
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7
Small Cat to Big Cat
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2,723
Posted By
YOGAO
Insurance will have a lot of variability based on...
Insurance will have a lot of variability based on your experience, cruising location, deductible, lay-up period (if any) and the type of insurance being provided by the underwriter and more. It is...
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Engines and Propulsion Systems
20-12-2010, 04:43
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Yanmar Dipstick Yields Strange Results !
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7,552
Posted By
YOGAO
That is exactly correct. That is why the standard...
That is exactly correct. That is why the standard procedure for checking the oil level is to pull the stick, wipe it, fully re-insert it, pull it and check the level.
Forum:
Other
18-12-2010, 18:38
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3
Anegada Passage
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1,995
Posted By
YOGAO
Look for a window where you have a north...
Look for a window where you have a north component to the wind and go as btrayfors has suggested. It's about 80nm.
If you want to go into the lagoon, it is most inexpensively done by checking in...
Forum:
Cruising News & Events
17-12-2010, 16:25
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187
S/V Celadon - Two Crew Rescued
Views:
31,401
Posted By
YOGAO
Since you don't know any of the details beyond...
Since you don't know any of the details beyond being the "faxing agent", I might suggest that you are like the blind man touching the trunk of an elephant and making conclusions as to what type of...
Forum:
Cruising News & Events
17-12-2010, 12:15
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187
S/V Celadon - Two Crew Rescued
Views:
31,401
Posted By
YOGAO
Or she's awash.
Or she's awash.
Forum:
Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape
16-12-2010, 10:55
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77
Governmental Inefficiency - USCG
Views:
7,636
Posted By
YOGAO
Gord, Thanks for this link. It makes for...
Gord,
Thanks for this link. It makes for interesting reading and provides some real education.
Forum:
The Sailor's Confessional
16-12-2010, 08:29
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112
Fear
Views:
16,254
Posted By
YOGAO
One thing to keep in mind is that it is much...
One thing to keep in mind is that it is much easier to write about the fear, the danger, the hazards, etc than it is to write about the joy, the freedom, the sense of adventure and accomplishment.
...
Forum:
Fountaine Pajot
16-12-2010, 05:46
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21
Orana 44:
Planning Speed for an Orana 44 Under Power
Views:
5,983
Posted By
YOGAO
Beau, I think you are getting caught by...
Beau,
I think you are getting caught by spelling. The OP was asking about PLANNING the trip, not PLANING! :)
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