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Forum: General Sailing Forum 15-03-2024, 07:42
Replies: 72
Views: 9,953
Posted By luckyone
Re: Moody 49 lost on bar at Bahia del Sol, El Salvador

I crossed that bar last year. There is some apparent confusion regarding roles and responsibilities around the piloting operation. Bill isn’t the pilot and has no authority over the pilot, though his...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 20-01-2024, 06:56
Replies: 26
Views: 2,347
Posted By luckyone
Re: Charging bow thruster battery

I think much of the logic here is sound but perhaps consider a simple ACR connecting the house bank to the thruster bank instead of a dc-dc charger. I have similar setup using ACRs to connect...
Forum: Americas 25-02-2023, 11:55
Replies: 31
Views: 8,723
Posted By luckyone
Re: Places to avoid in Central America?

The Panama Posse is a paid membership organization. You have to sign up to see the content. Also, sad to say but the website is pretty crappy even after you pay to join. The real value is in the...
Forum: Americas 25-02-2023, 05:30
Replies: 31
Views: 8,723
Posted By luckyone
Re: Places to avoid in Central America?

Carsten,
Panama Posse is the only current source of info for this route. I am in panama now having left Puerto Vallarta in November. Just in the previous posts there is so much that is flat out...
Forum: Marine Electronics 19-12-2022, 10:07
Replies: 36
Views: 4,823
Posted By luckyone
Re: Vesper WatchMate XB-8000 smartAIS Transponder

I have been using one for 6 years now and love it. I use WiFi, nmea0183 and the n2k outputs for various devices. With isailor it turns any ancient iPad or laptop without a gps into a very powerful...
Forum: Marine Electronics 17-12-2022, 06:17
Replies: 54
Views: 6,488
Posted By luckyone
Re: It's almost 2023. Tell me about your HF or satellite communication installation

I have a icom 802 with Pactor 4 modem installed. Also permanently installed iridium phone. Also skymate satellite system providing email and weather over some other non-iridium network. I used to use...
Forum: Lithium Power Systems 12-09-2022, 08:07
Replies: 63
Views: 7,944
Posted By luckyone
Re: LiFePO4 reference diagram, 12V version

Thanks,
I, for one, very much appreciate your efforts. As I plan a major upgrade this is very helpful. What changes would you make if you wanted to directly charge the house batteries from a large...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 19-08-2022, 17:19
Replies: 68
Views: 6,048
Posted By luckyone
Re: MOB safe options

Once when sailing with a small crew on a big boat in the north pacific our skipper thought we should do an “experiment” germane to this subject. Dark night, not a light of any kind but our binnacle...
Forum: Navigation 19-04-2022, 05:41
Replies: 33
Views: 5,266
Posted By luckyone
Re: Dismal Swamp

Hi!
I did that trip in April 2020 on a 33 foot sailboat with 6 foot draft. We hit plenty of logs but just bounced over them. Talking later with the longtime lock master, a great guy since deceased,...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 11-02-2022, 19:07
Replies: 94
Views: 14,745
Posted By luckyone
Re: Lagoon Catamaran Smashed To Bits

Les, respectfully, why would you expect a bareboat charterer to bring ANY, knowledge base to the table? It’s probably easier to rent a big sailboat than a car! Although I do have USCG master’s now,...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 20-12-2021, 06:52
Replies: 86
Views: 13,716
Posted By luckyone
Re: Which boat would you get for 1-2 year RTW cruise on a $900k budget?

If your interest lies more in seeing the world than sailing fast you might consider a Nordhavn 46! Well within your budget, comfortable, safe, proven and easy. At least some of the time you will be...
Forum: Sailor Logs & Cruising Plans 15-10-2021, 19:20
Replies: 42
Views: 12,981
Posted By luckyone
Re: Sailing Route from the Philippines to US West Coast

This list made me smile and took me back to when I sailed non-stop Singapore to Vancouver via the northern route. Mostly I remember the cold and the fog. Plus being ****-scared when we entered the...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 23-07-2020, 17:37
Replies: 0
Views: 742
Posted By luckyone
West Coast Global Insurance??

Hello there,
I’ve been having a whole heap of trouble getting coverage for my boat in La Paz, Mexico. Got non-renewed by Novamar when they, I've been told, pulled out of that market. Finally got a...
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