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Forum: Marine Electronics 03-02-2015, 08:37
Replies: 14
Views: 3,210
Posted By 20ft cruiser
Re: Panic!! I lost my vhf antenna. Any ideas?

DIY one works great. Tried and tested. This old Turk built it in his little shop. He also had a draw full of antennas that he had taken from fudged hand healds so I got both.. Thanks for help and...
Forum: Marine Electronics 22-01-2015, 14:39
Replies: 14
Views: 3,210
Posted By 20ft cruiser
Re: Panic!! I lost my vhf antenna. Any ideas?

Thanks for help and advice guys..
Im going to fit a big boat antenna to the top of mast and run a cable down. As for mating it to the vhf not quite worked that one out yet but will do it some...
Forum: Marine Electronics 22-01-2015, 08:03
Replies: 14
Views: 3,210
Posted By 20ft cruiser
Panic!! I lost my vhf antenna. Any ideas?

A hand held Raymarine 101e is the boats only vhf radio. We are now in Turkey and it's not easy to buy a new vhf or I would. So due to my own lack of organisation the boat has no areal/ antenna. we...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 21-01-2015, 00:57
Replies: 1
Views: 1,422
Posted By 20ft cruiser
Ballast tanks. Pro and con

Ok so my little sunfast weighs less than a ton and she has a keel stone on the hull and a daggerboard. No.fin keel. In the med gusts can be 7 or even 10knts more than wind speed in some places and...
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 20-01-2015, 13:11
Replies: 0
Views: 823
Posted By 20ft cruiser
Roll call!!

Who is in the med right now, what is your boat and where are you.

B name: Looney tunes
Boat: sunfast 20
In Orhaniye Turkey
Preparing to sail to the Ionian


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Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 19-01-2015, 23:31
Replies: 18
Views: 4,815
Posted By 20ft cruiser
Re: Greek Islands in the Summer

Do the ionian. But if you get choice avoide July august and September. No wind and lots of tourists

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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 19-01-2015, 11:26
Replies: 5
Views: 1,591
Posted By 20ft cruiser
Re: D.I.Y. Modified

Look closely at the photo attached, my favourite mod on our summer flotilla boat was an out side shower with a difference. It is a hose pipe attached to the shrouds with a plug in the top and lots...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 19-01-2015, 11:21
Replies: 5
Views: 1,591
Posted By 20ft cruiser
D.I.Y. Modified

What's your favourite modification or tweak you have done to your boat and why? It could be anything from a cup holder to an ironing board. Go!

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Forum: Monohull Sailboats 19-01-2015, 02:18
Replies: 11
Views: 3,949
Posted By 20ft cruiser
Re: Catalina 22 bottom of mast crimped?

You definitely need that fixing.. Get it trimmed and re drilled also check the foot properly too and if the mast is now shorter all the stays will need to be shorter too. If the stays will wind up...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 18-01-2015, 01:53
Replies: 23
Views: 7,102
Posted By 20ft cruiser
Re: Getting my feet wet, need advice. Cat27 or Paceship 26?

Yep well done on the paceship inspection. Many a good sailer has fallen when buying. My only advice is make sure you love everything about the boat when you buy. Because most people keep their first...
Forum: Meets & Greets 17-01-2015, 14:38
Replies: 4
Views: 1,402
Posted By 20ft cruiser
Re: Hello from Finland

Thanks all and thanks dockhead we have been living and working in Espoo /Helsinki area for 2 months now. Saved up some pennys and catch a plane to the little boat in Turkey on 22nd. It's been a...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 17-01-2015, 14:18
Replies: 107
Views: 20,999
Posted By 20ft cruiser
Re: Dishwashers aboard

We have drilled a small hole in each of our plates bowls and cutlery.. we then long line them out the back and let Neptune wash ours. It saves any arguments and produces 5 mins of amusement until we...
Forum: Meets & Greets 14-12-2014, 08:50
Replies: 4
Views: 1,402
Posted By 20ft cruiser
Hello from Finland

Hi from Jack Baxter and Annina Pulkkinen
we winter in Finland (on land)
Looney Tunes is the name of our little jeanneau
she is in Turkey now but we plan to take her to the Ionian in Feb
just...
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