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Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 04-10-2016, 14:39
Replies: 236
Views: 42,046
Posted By garrobito
Best investment while we travel

Any investment guru around?
Next month we start to convert all our investment to cash...
I investigate and I feel really comfortable with an annuity.. it's low but safe...
How you invest your...
Forum: Our Community 11-09-2016, 07:37
Replies: 83
Views: 10,538
Posted By garrobito
Re: It's just disgusting...

....send a letter of eviction and that's all.. then you have a spotless, empty marina... abandon boat is part of the view... We manage 200 slips and let's see... 15% are abandon ... while owner still...
Forum: Powered Boats 17-08-2016, 18:51
Replies: 77
Views: 25,197
Posted By garrobito
Re: Trawler - Single Engine vs Twins

You miss my point.. I can agree twice chance of breakdown but same spare parts... Modern engines with adequate maintenance are less prone to have problems.
In fact with adequate maintenance you can...
Forum: Powered Boats 17-08-2016, 18:48
Replies: 77
Views: 25,197
Posted By garrobito
Re: Trawler - Single Engine vs Twins

..Nordhavn are really so far to be considered a "budget" boat... Most likely a luxurious, heavy very good boat...
There are thousand of good motoryacht for sale...
Forum: Powered Boats 16-08-2016, 19:48
Replies: 77
Views: 25,197
Posted By garrobito
Re: Trawler - Single Engine vs Twins

I remember have a hard discussion time ago on another forum about same question.
My conclusion about that.. if you have money, get with a double engine.. more reliable than have a hybrid like a...
Forum: Marine Electronics 14-08-2016, 19:27
Replies: 13
Views: 2,296
Posted By garrobito
Re: Hf Radio, Computer & Salt water = Madness

..check for a ground loop.. looks like you leaking RF trough wires.. also, could be antenna is just resonating.. cut or enlarge slightly.. add coaxial.. and I could try a manual antenna tuner like...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 14-08-2016, 06:29
Replies: 6
Views: 3,058
Posted By garrobito
Re: Sailing to Panama and Columbia from the Rio Dulce...

...did you mean.. Colombia right?... Columbia is a river, a university but not a country.. (my 0,2 cents at the american general culture...)
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 07-07-2016, 07:05
Replies: 85
Views: 22,205
Posted By garrobito
Re: Best Central/South American countries for cruisers?

I would vote for San Juan del Sur on Nicaragua... Second, Puerto La Vela, Colombia...
Rio dulce, Guatemala, San Blas, Panama, Maceio, Brasil, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela... a lot of nice places to...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 04-06-2016, 09:21
Replies: 121
Views: 18,140
Posted By garrobito
Re: I need a Bad Credit Boat Loan

..I would suggest you tried to work in your credit score.. but by experience.. you need to have at least 30% price of the boat on hand for expenses right away for survey, marina, insurance and a long...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 02-06-2016, 19:20
Replies: 105
Views: 37,700
Posted By garrobito
Re: Warning 'rant' - Don't you just love looking for crew!!

..go single handed man.. then you don't need to pay/support/rant over nothing.. what?? you don't want it? well.. you always have american or delta for "these" moment of brightness...
Forum: Marine Electronics 31-05-2016, 06:46
Replies: 5
Views: 1,344
Posted By garrobito
Re: Wiring Electronics Networks

It's the best practice power the NMEA backbone separately and protect with his own breaker (normally under "electronic").
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 25-05-2016, 07:10
Replies: 17
Views: 5,676
Posted By garrobito
Re: Steel hull for cruising

...corrosion is your enemy on steel.. as far as you paint with adequate steel paint hull and keep different metal separate to avoid corrosion, you're fine.. steel is a little more heavy than plastic...
Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 19-05-2016, 18:17
Replies: 20
Views: 5,113
Posted By garrobito
Re: Is it a Dog-Eat-Dog world?

Certainly invest in a professional crew is not a waste..
A captain who not want his crew be paid is a cheap one..
I did mostly commercial delivery so have a unqualified crew is not a good point in...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 15-05-2016, 10:16
Replies: 17
Views: 5,454
Posted By garrobito
Re: North Korea detained Russain boat Elfin

..I was expecting the north korean comrade sink that bastard communist boat (pardon my french)... ;););)
Forum: Navigation 15-05-2016, 10:12
Replies: 22
Views: 7,127
Posted By garrobito
Re: Seattle 2 Hawaii - SCHOOL ME!

You got very lucky, believe me...



Even the best electronic on board is not enough if skipper have no previous experience on bluewater..
Suggest AA from Seattle.... and let bluewater for...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 15-05-2016, 10:05
Replies: 0
Views: 1,335
Posted By garrobito
Quantum 99 top paint.. experiences..

Jamestown distribute this top paint.. seems to be "THE" paint for top coat.
I'm preparing my boat to receive a new coat this summer and I would like to hear about experiences with quantum 99.
It's...
Forum: Powered Boats 01-05-2016, 13:04
Replies: 64
Views: 47,850
Posted By garrobito
Re: Bluewater Yachts

Hi there!
YEs, factory went out business and it's hard to get first hand data for this boats.
I have a 45 (liveaboard) and actually in the process to change floors. Let me know if you need some...
Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 30-04-2016, 21:19
Replies: 1
Views: 2,071
Posted By garrobito
Re: Back up offer on a boat under contract

You can do it because until bill are signed, everything is at the table.. if you know the number, offer slightly over in order to sweet the deal.. could work or not.. you don't need a brooker..
Forum: Our Community 30-04-2016, 07:25
Replies: 24
Views: 5,635
Posted By garrobito
Re: Message found in a bottle in Nova Scotia

..any excuse is good to share a good tequila.. I would suggest mezcal directly from the hot land of Sonora but a good Cabritos Reserve is a good option.. Then put the guy ashore at gulf stream and...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-04-2016, 14:20
Replies: 57
Views: 7,425
Posted By garrobito
Re: Boatyard RANT

..There's a lot of crap customer too, believe me... 35 years at the trade support my words...:whistling::whistling:
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-04-2016, 14:18
Replies: 57
Views: 7,425
Posted By garrobito
Re: Boatyard RANT

..This is an eternal problem between what yard understand and customer understand... I work with yard in the past and I can understand both sides, as an owner and as a manager.. No win.. no one...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 21-04-2016, 14:31
Replies: 85
Views: 12,265
Posted By garrobito
Re: Almost run over.

I found point my searchlight directly to bridge, sound my horn and call on by vhf sometimes work.. mostly time I need to move out and discuss later.. I got a couple fight over the fact some captain...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 19-04-2016, 21:27
Replies: 1
Views: 979
Posted By garrobito
vapor carbs??

Just curious.. somebody tried to install vapor carbs on our gigantic engines V8??
I was watching few youtube videos about it:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
Forum: Marine Electronics 16-04-2016, 15:12
Replies: 3
Views: 967
Posted By garrobito
Re: Icom 718.

mods.dk - Modifications for radioamateur (https://www.mods.dk).. check there...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 15-04-2016, 08:00
Replies: 25
Views: 6,591
Posted By garrobito
Re: Made offer...how long to wait?

2 weeks is a good waiting time before call again at broker.
Anyway, I put offers and wait as far as 1 year to get THE perfect boat..
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