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Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 12-06-2021, 03:54
Replies: 32
Views: 6,492
Posted By mariner-dovb
Re: Finding drinking water in the Mediterranean

Especially in Greece Water is no problem. In general, tap-water is of excellent quality and dependable. In marinas and most town-quais there are water taps to fill Your tanks from. Besides this, on...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 06-05-2021, 08:56
Replies: 73
Views: 9,110
Posted By mariner-dovb
Re: To Rename a Boat

This question arises every time the owner is changing, but there is more to consider than superstition. Properly registered, changing the name costs money. It is custom to mention boat's name when...
Forum: Europe 04-04-2021, 03:18
Replies: 34
Views: 6,733
Posted By mariner-dovb
Re: LOA Vs actual chargeable length

I had a discussion with the harbourmaster of a society-owned marina. The harbourmaster wanted to charge me for the laying mast (about 16m). In the regulations of that society was defined "Länge über...
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 24-03-2021, 09:09
Replies: 44
Views: 8,503
Posted By mariner-dovb
Re: At point should I call for rescue?

There and is another consideration of calling for rescue: Whom and where.
Last Oktober (maybe a little late in the year) I wanted to sail (single handed) from Preveza (Greece) to Taormina (Sicily,...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 22-03-2021, 09:26
Replies: 23
Views: 5,733
Posted By mariner-dovb
Re: YouTube epic boat fails videos

In Germany there is a Government - Organisation issuing Reports on Accidents at Sea ( https://www.bsu-bund.de/SharedDocs/pdf/DE/Unfallberichte/2010/UBericht_015_09.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=1)...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 19-09-2019, 10:01
Replies: 25
Views: 2,805
Posted By mariner-dovb
Re: Box of bolts, screws, nuts and washers

Hello rwoodnz (https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/members/rwoodnz-210025.html), Europe is not homogenous in availability of hardware. You won't have a problem in countries like Netherlands, Germany,...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 16-09-2019, 08:39
Replies: 48
Views: 6,720
Posted By mariner-dovb
Re: Leave it in or pull it out?

Hello Andy Todd, in northern Spain there is of course the possibility of frost. so all precautions must be taken. Usually the dry storage is in a closed compound, so there is less danger of damage...
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 23-08-2019, 21:46
Replies: 11
Views: 4,040
Posted By mariner-dovb
Re: Itineraries for Ionian Islands

At first have a look at the weather by grib files. Usually there are northerly Winds, what means after going south You will have to go back by motor, or the other way round. Inside the Ambrakian Gulf...
Forum: OpenCPN 11-08-2019, 08:42
Replies: 1
Views: 643
Posted By mariner-dovb
Opencpn Trackmanager

Hello, i'm navigating in the Med using Opencpn. Tracking all movements is very useful, but I don't want to see the tracks all the time. Is there a way to hide them without deleting them?
Thank You...
Forum: OpenCPN 27-06-2019, 09:24
Replies: 2
Views: 1,013
Posted By mariner-dovb
Re: COG and SOG

Thank You, it worked!
Greetings

Norbert
My Boat is an Amphitrite 43, almost the same as Yours. Presently i am in the harbour at Astakos (Greece)
Forum: OpenCPN 27-06-2019, 07:49
Replies: 2
Views: 1,013
Posted By mariner-dovb
COG and SOG

Hello, I'm working now with the Version 5.0.0 with Linux. Its doing quite good, but I'm missing a display of COG and SOG. Only after some time I discovered this narrow dark grey band at the bottom of...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 23-01-2018, 23:14
Replies: 17
Views: 3,328
Posted By mariner-dovb
Re: Wintering over in the AICW

Hello CarlF, going offshore would be an alternative, but I prefer the ICW for touristic reasons. And I want to reach the Strait of Belle Isle as soon as it is passable, which is usually by the end of...
Forum: Navigation 22-01-2018, 08:44
Replies: 5
Views: 6,197
Posted By mariner-dovb
Re: Bridge learance on Rhine, Main & Danube rivers

Hi ortactoo, Durchfahrtshöhe: minimal 515cm (Luitpoldbrücke Passau): Lowest Bridge in Danube at normal water. However this waterlevel can change.
Greetings
Norbert
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 22-01-2018, 04:47
Replies: 17
Views: 3,328
Posted By mariner-dovb
Re: Wintering over in the AICW

Hello Quadrille in JB, this looks sensible. I will be prepared!
Thank You very much
Norbert
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 20-01-2018, 22:39
Replies: 17
Views: 3,328
Posted By mariner-dovb
Re: Wintering over in the AICW

Hello Quadrille in JB, since You've done it, I have some Questions. I will take a "big bag" which is holding about one ton of water, and folding quite small when empty. How You start this, especially...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 20-01-2018, 13:11
Replies: 17
Views: 3,328
Posted By mariner-dovb
Re: Wintering over in the AICW

Thank You very much for your hints and suggestions.
The very top of my mast ist the SW-Antenna, it is quite flexible. In case this would not work, I could either take it down or try...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 20-01-2018, 00:38
Replies: 17
Views: 3,328
Posted By mariner-dovb
Re: Wintering over in the AICW

Sorry, I forgot to mention, that there is a draft of 180cm (6') and a mast of 22m (66'). Occasional frost in the night doesn't matter, but I'd like to avoid weeks or months with temperatures below...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 19-01-2018, 00:37
Replies: 17
Views: 3,328
Posted By mariner-dovb
Wintering over in the AICW

Hello, I'planning to pass through the ICW coming from the Caribbean in summer/autumn to arrive in New England/Nova Scotia next spring. Therefore I need a place for wintering over somewhere along the...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 27-05-2016, 08:33
Replies: 44
Views: 8,741
Posted By mariner-dovb
Re: Lets revisit pressure cookers

Hello Sea Dreaming, a pressure cooker is a very useful thing not only to sailors. Is saves lots of time and energy.
It should have a proper pressure indicator, so that You can adjust the power so...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 12-04-2016, 23:25
Replies: 18
Views: 3,902
Posted By mariner-dovb
Re: Universal M25 cuts out after 6 minutes.

Hello John, this sounds very much like "Diesel Pest". While this gets much attention in a warmer climate like the Med, and even in the North Sea, hardly anybody mentions this phenomenon in the USA or...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 01-08-2015, 23:55
Replies: 18
Views: 5,177
Posted By mariner-dovb
Re: Help Should I Pull the TRIGGER?!

Hello SeaDreaming, this might be a very good thing, even for a beginner, if You are able to do all (really all, without any exception) the necessary work Yourself, if the boat is so close to Your...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 18-07-2015, 10:54
Replies: 63
Views: 13,090
Posted By mariner-dovb
Re: Offshore Sailing in Thunderstorm far from land

Hello sailors, look at this:https:// www.vde.com/blitzschutz-auf-yachten , It tells everything necessary. Sorry, its german only.
Greetings
nw
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 22-06-2015, 09:43
Replies: 19
Views: 6,878
Posted By mariner-dovb
Re: Could you pull your own tooth out when sailing?

Hello, This is a very difficult topic. In general it is not possible to draw ones own tooth without anesthesia. Even when the thooth is almost loose, it will hurt in a very horrible way. Maybe this...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 11-06-2015, 07:25
Replies: 27
Views: 5,422
Posted By mariner-dovb
Re: Alternator output cable sparkles...

Hello scherzoja, while watching this sparkling, you may probably destroy Your alternator. When the alternator is rotating, and the controllight is switched on, the alternator is producing power. When...
Forum: Our Community 23-02-2015, 16:30
Replies: 2
Views: 1,588
Posted By mariner-dovb
Re: Amphitrite 43 replacing the engine

Hello, Marina-88, Yes, I did it. You have to remove the steering-column, that means you will have to partly disassemble the steering mechanism. Then you remove the screws around the edge of the...
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