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Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 25-01-2024, 09:11
Replies: 43
Views: 5,682
Posted By svRaison d Etre
Re: UK Expat boat insurance - insure a boat in UK without UK residency

No luck with us from Velos. They do not do liability on US flagged boat and built in 1979 is too old for comprehensive
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 05-11-2023, 02:55
Replies: 13
Views: 1,663
Posted By svRaison d Etre
Re: Not sure what I am doing. Transmission

Could you be putting to much pressure with the sling? Did you try to remove just holding the transmissions by hand? Cold chisel between the transmissions and engine?
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 02-09-2023, 01:17
Replies: 10
Views: 634
Posted By svRaison d Etre
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 01-09-2023, 00:19
Replies: 10
Views: 634
Posted By svRaison d Etre
Re: Identify this windlass

I was able to find a replacement motor in 2007. I had run it too long in the tropics and the permanent magnet got unglued from the casing and broke. As I recall there is and adjustment that lock the...
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 30-08-2023, 14:20
Replies: 11
Views: 994
Posted By svRaison d Etre
Re: UK Marina recommendations for spending the winter

We chose England over Ireland because it is closer to the continent and we plan to visit Europe this Fall and Winter. We chose Port Solent because of the proximity of Tesco and that many bike paths...
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 30-08-2023, 00:49
Replies: 11
Views: 994
Posted By svRaison d Etre
Re: UK Marina recommendations for spending the winter

Thank you to everyone who replied with suggestions of marinas. We are a bit late getting back to you all as my last post was lost in transmission.
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 17-08-2023, 00:18
Replies: 11
Views: 994
Posted By svRaison d Etre
Re: UK Marina recommendations for spending the winter

Thank you. We looked at Gosport and they seem to be open to the sea with the possibility of rolling. We are now considering Port Solent Marina. Its locked and seems good on paper. Do you or anyone...
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 16-08-2023, 02:03
Replies: 11
Views: 994
Posted By svRaison d Etre
UK Marina recommendations for spending the winter

We would appreciate some suggestions for a berth this winter. The quotes we have received so far do not seem exorbitant. When we checked the average winter temperature for the Bristol Channel and the...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 24-07-2023, 18:47
Replies: 5
Views: 643
Posted By svRaison d Etre
Re: Banking recommendation for the North American West Coast

We have been happy with Schwab bank. They reimbursed the ATM fee at the end of the month and their exchange rate are good (no extra % just the regular rate)
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 22-07-2023, 22:23
Replies: 34
Views: 4,717
Posted By svRaison d Etre
Re: Predict Wind - Which Models do you use?

Witch current model do you used? Is one more accurate?
Forum: OpenCPN 02-06-2023, 10:10
Replies: 10
Views: 990
Posted By svRaison d Etre
Re: O-Charts not loading

Is that the Dave Register OpenCPN?
Forum: OpenCPN 01-06-2023, 19:34
Replies: 10
Views: 990
Posted By svRaison d Etre
Re: O-Charts not loading

Same problem on a samsung galaxy note-pro we have o-chart 1.0.41.0 and OpenCPN Android 4.1.1028. I was able to download maps from o-chart last year
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 26-03-2023, 10:17
Replies: 11
Views: 759
Posted By svRaison d Etre
Re: Getting Mail/Packages In Key West

Not so sure. A few years back (2020?) we had a box that would been returned to sender the day that it arrived at GD in a post office in a suburb south of Atlanta. We call the postmaster and inquired...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 16-01-2023, 04:57
Replies: 4
Views: 794
Posted By svRaison d Etre
Re: Remove and replace original Dorade cowling

We replaced our's last year. The Vetus package included the plastic rings that are predrilled at the same place. The old metal rings do not have the same threads as the new plastic ones, so we had to...
Forum: Marine Electronics 09-01-2023, 08:34
Replies: 75
Views: 10,202
Posted By svRaison d Etre
Re: What's the state of SSB

We did that passage in 2016 without the ham net and with Iridium Go "sans probleme". We remove our isolators on the backstay last week. So to us the SSB is not worth the effort and we still plan to...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 07-01-2023, 15:53
Replies: 65
Views: 16,697
Posted By svRaison d Etre
Forum: Marine Electronics 24-11-2022, 12:34
Replies: 71
Views: 8,755
Posted By svRaison d Etre
Re: It's 2022. What have you used your HF (SSB) for lately?

Interesting what would replace your fire extinguishers with?:confused:
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 13-11-2022, 05:27
Replies: 6
Views: 688
Posted By svRaison d Etre
Re: S&S design sailboat info needed

It could be a Flamingo 42 built by Halstead international that was located south of Johannesburg. The underwater line look similar but could not tell for sure. Do you have more photos? When was it...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 23-10-2022, 15:09
Replies: 13
Views: 1,018
Posted By svRaison d Etre
Re: Behavior of race boat on a mooring

I remember in Gustavia in St-Batrh in the 90's that a boat anchored next to us did not behave the same way as the us and other boat in the anchorage and we had to fend him off often. Someone said...
Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 08-10-2022, 13:48
Replies: 16
Views: 1,299
Posted By svRaison d Etre
Re: Dealing with Paper Checks...

I did not think of that :facepalm:. I did have problem in a other country
Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 08-10-2022, 10:44
Replies: 16
Views: 1,299
Posted By svRaison d Etre
Re: Dealing with Paper Checks...

It work's sometime not all the time. When the check was accepted by the bank no problem. We had someone take a photo of the check front and back and send it to us. We printed the back endorse it and...
Forum: Navigation 08-10-2022, 06:46
Replies: 93
Views: 11,645
Posted By svRaison d Etre
Re: Sextant App

I do not have too much experience with celestial navigation, but I remember that I had to carry a lot of sight reduction book or Almanacs that you could extrapolate for a year or so 30 years ago. I...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 16-08-2022, 14:58
Replies: 35
Views: 5,169
Posted By svRaison d Etre
Re: Is it possible to hydrolock running engine?

Did you check the starter itself? I saw a electric starter that engage and part of the armature was spin off wedging itself against the casing and field
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 17-04-2022, 13:32
Replies: 37
Views: 3,563
Posted By svRaison d Etre
Re: Mayday call via Satphone - Which MRCC to call?

Is Inmarsat C a Satphone? Can you make a phone call on it?
Forum: General Sailing Forum 02-04-2022, 08:35
Replies: 18
Views: 1,430
Posted By svRaison d Etre
Re: Travel/med evacuation/covid insurance

Just double check we got it using AADY dot com. For 6 month to Canada or Columbia $978. for a trip cost of $5000.
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