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Forum: General Classifieds (no boats) 13-01-2019, 19:37
Replies: 2
Views: 1,319
Posted By svstrider
Re: Navionics GOLD Micro SD Charts - All Australia, Indonesia Thailand et al

The cards were purchased in 2012 from the UK. I can provide the receipt if you PM me. You can update them from the Navionics site ? cost
regards
Paul
Forum: General Classifieds (no boats) 12-01-2019, 21:43
Replies: 2
Views: 1,319
Posted By svstrider
Navionics GOLD Micro SD Charts - All Australia, Indonesia Thailand et al

MSD31XG INDIAN OCEAN & SOUTH CHINA SEA

Brunei, Indonesia. Including Selat Sunda, Strait of Malacca, Gulf of Thailand, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea, Pakistan, India, Sri...
Forum: General Classifieds (no boats) 12-01-2019, 18:52
Replies: 0
Views: 592
Posted By svstrider
Parachute Paranchor 10 Ft diameter

Parachute Sea Anchor 10 foot diameter
Force 10 Sea Anchor from Para-anchors Australia - never deployed.

This is sized for a 10.5 meter (35') multihull, or a 10M (33') light displacement...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 18-06-2018, 22:50
Replies: 114
Views: 27,760
Posted By svstrider
Re: Catamarans Lost South Of Equ. Over Past Years

I once owned a Crowther 10m Seafire Catamaran with a similar nacelle. Of course they were all probably built in OZ. Long way to float:smile:
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 28-01-2018, 02:22
Replies: 68
Views: 14,095
Posted By svstrider
Re: Small catamarans

My wife & I lived on a 10m Crowther cat for 3 yrs and day sailed east coast of Australia between Sydney and Lizard Island off Cooktown and back 4 times.

Downsides - loss of momentum when running...
Forum: General Classifieds (no boats) 31-12-2017, 19:38
Replies: 0
Views: 1,174
Posted By svstrider
Parachute Sea Anchor 10 foot diameter

Force 10 Sea Anchor from Para-anchors Australia - never deployed.

This is sized for a 10.5 meter (35') multihull (https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/tags/multihull.html), or a 10M (33') light...
Forum: General Classifieds (no boats) 31-12-2017, 18:11
Replies: 1
Views: 1,701
Posted By svstrider
Re: Navionics Gold Micro SD Charts USED

Pictures attached
Forum: General Classifieds (no boats) 29-12-2017, 19:25
Replies: 1
Views: 1,701
Posted By svstrider
Navionics Gold Micro SD Charts USED

MSD31XG INDIAN OCEAN & SOUTH CHINA SEA

Brunei, Indonesia. Including Selat Sunda, Strait of Malacca, Gulf of Thailand, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea, Pakistan, India,...
Forum: Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 14-06-2017, 16:09
Replies: 17
Views: 7,005
Posted By svstrider
Re: Sailing with boat cat to South Pacific and Oz/NZ

Apologies.
He was certainly always on a lead walking through villages. See my reference to how much Muslim people hate dogs. I should have said he would lunge at the cats who would walk up to him...
Forum: Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 14-06-2017, 01:42
Replies: 17
Views: 7,005
Posted By svstrider
Re: Sailing with boat cat to South Pacific and Oz/NZ

Our boxer / dalmatian rescue dog spent 4 years sailing with us thru Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, PNG, Vanuatu & Solomons. It cost us $2500 in bureaucratic fees to get him out of Oz, including vet...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 06-02-2017, 22:04
Replies: 6
Views: 1,782
Posted By svstrider
Re: Boom Bag zips - two starting in the middle??

Thanks Wayne, Yes that is what I do now, move the boom outwards to finish zipping. My PROBLEM / COMPLAINT is that someone has to climb up the mast steps to start the whole zipping off. This is a...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 06-02-2017, 20:53
Replies: 6
Views: 1,782
Posted By svstrider
Boom Bag zips - two starting in the middle?

At present on my 47 ft cat, the boom bag starts at the mast which necessitates the admiral climbing on mast steps about 8 foot up the mast, wrestling with getting the zip together with me pushing...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 01-09-2016, 15:25
Replies: 12
Views: 2,943
Posted By svstrider
Water out the air cleaner!!

I planned to flush my overheating Yanmar 3GM30 raw water cooled engines with Rydlyme descaler on my cat. I set up a circuit from the raw water pump and out the exhaust. I had already T pieced a fresh...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 29-06-2016, 07:12
Replies: 42
Views: 27,843
Posted By svstrider
Re: What's that crackling sound I hear at night under the boat?

When we were anchored in Hervey Bay, Qld which the humpbacks use as a nursery, our first night the dog was constantly running up on deck to bark as the noise of the whales singing was so loud...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 29-06-2016, 07:08
Replies: 6
Views: 1,477
Posted By svstrider
Re: Curiosity

Hitch yer mule to it and plough the bottom paddock :biggrin:
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 28-06-2016, 14:19
Replies: 21
Views: 5,094
Posted By svstrider
Re: Engine raw water leak

+1 for shaft seal for cause of drip PLUS water flusher for T piece's use. If you have not YET got down & dirty with the water pump on your engine, you are one lucky sailor. REMEMBER "engine...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 21-06-2016, 04:37
Replies: 63
Views: 9,068
Posted By svstrider
Re: Sailing During an Electrical Storm

Nothing to add to the "scientific" discussion ( I use that term loosely) regarding how to avoid lightning discharges into your boat.

I always thought that the Malacca Strait was a hotspot of...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 21-06-2016, 04:13
Replies: 0
Views: 1,035
Posted By svstrider
All the way with LBJ 1964 & diving horses

Amazing pics of what did to horses for our entertainment. Trump pier was apparently the site of mule diving in the 70's ? something to do with GOP??
I suggest 3o of separation from current events....
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 14-06-2016, 15:11
Replies: 9
Views: 2,472
Posted By svstrider
Re: Jib catches on Profurl section when being raised

Thanks, Wavehiker. I will be back from offshore in 3 weeks. I will then haul down the jib (hopefully without too much drama) and check those pesky grubs.
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 14-06-2016, 15:09
Replies: 9
Views: 2,472
Posted By svstrider
Re: Jib catches on Profurl section when being raised

Thanks for the timely advice re making sure I have another halyard in place when I loosen the forestay! I hope I would have included that in the Plan of Action on the day before the Admiral, at the...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 14-06-2016, 07:40
Replies: 9
Views: 2,472
Posted By svstrider
Re: Jib catches on Profurl section when being raised

Thanks for the experienced advice. A couple of questions
To attach the spare halyard to the extrusion - do I just wrap the halyard around the extrusion. I don't think there is any securing point.
...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 13-06-2016, 16:39
Replies: 9
Views: 2,472
Posted By svstrider
Jib catches on Profurl section when being raised

I have noticed on the last 2 occasions that I have hoisted the jib, something I don't do more than once per year, The head of the luff catches at each join of the profurl C420 profile section. It...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 13-06-2016, 13:09
Replies: 40
Views: 16,976
Posted By svstrider
Re: Anti-Siphon Loop for Raw Water Exhaust

Hi 4Winds,
Unfortunately, on my model 3GM30, Jap made circa 2000, there is NOT a hose from out of the top of the manifold then into the elbow. Crazy as it seems, there is a hole through the end of...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 13-06-2016, 11:37
Replies: 40
Views: 16,976
Posted By svstrider
Re: Anti-Siphon Loop for Raw Water Exhaust

Two questions I need help with.
1. On my catamaran, the exhaust water outlet is not under water when sailing, obviously. Although I know that wave action on the windward side could push water into...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 12-06-2016, 09:54
Replies: 24
Views: 7,362
Posted By svstrider
Re: Flushing seawater cooling system

I have a Yanmar 3GM30 and found on two occasions over the past 2 years that two fairly new Yanmar brand salt water pump impellers failed in my two engines due to the ?spindle separating from the...
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