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Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 26-04-2014, 22:18
Replies: 15
Views: 7,347
Posted By hefestus
Re: Engine throttle and Rudder joystick at nav station

True, I was referring to AP joystick!
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 16-04-2014, 22:19
Replies: 16
Views: 13,689
Posted By hefestus
Re: How Do They Get PowerCats Across the Atlantic?

70 Sunreef Power JAMBO

from France to Tahiti.

70 Sunreef Power JAMBO – from France to Patagonia « Sunreef Yachts Travel Blog...
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 07-04-2014, 00:28
Replies: 127
52: Lagoon 52
Views: 58,418
Posted By hefestus
Re: Lagoon 52

Lighting and clutch myriad failures!? Are you serious? It's totally irrelevant how much you pay for the boat, there will always be more than few things to debug on brand new boat.
In fact as more...
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 01-04-2014, 16:12
Replies: 127
52: Lagoon 52
Views: 58,418
Posted By hefestus
Re: Lagoon 52

Well maybe.

That's gunboat point! Thou they can easily cover 280-400 nm daily, and still not convinced that this is enough to run away from bad weather on crossings and long passages. I don't...
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 01-04-2014, 15:09
Replies: 15
Views: 7,347
Posted By hefestus
Re: Engine throttle and Rudder joystick at nav station

I find the joystick very useful specialty in coastal Med with lot of traffic. You temp. correct the course (I'm 98% on AP) for some sudden obstacles, as fishing boats, flotillas ... while you are in...
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 01-04-2014, 14:41
Replies: 127
52: Lagoon 52
Views: 58,418
Posted By hefestus
Re: Lagoon 52

So what's a hurry on passage? 20-40 nm doesn't count that much when cruising. Up wind on long passages? Going fast from A to B is more for power planing boats and racers than concern with cruisers. ...
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 31-03-2014, 23:11
Replies: 127
52: Lagoon 52
Views: 58,418
Posted By hefestus
Re: Lagoon 52

Wonder what is "better sailing" in cruising cat!? 1-2 kn faster?
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 31-03-2014, 23:02
Replies: 104
Views: 20,822
Posted By hefestus
Re: Catamaran Buying option 50"

New Lagoon 52 is fast enough and comfortable! Big improvement over old 500.
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 12-07-2013, 13:55
Replies: 146
Views: 84,979
Posted By hefestus
Re: Why Choose Gunboat 60 Over Outremer 5X?

What about TAG60 (https://www.tagyachts.com/). Only few built but looks very cool from the advert and vids on YouTube.
Forum: Navigation 08-07-2013, 22:12
Replies: 9
Views: 1,631
Posted By hefestus
Re: How to choose and buy PAPER charts

Buy a few large scale 1:1000000 or + for the start. Invest in pilots it'll help with small scale maps in ports and many other useful info too. You don't need small scale chart for Med except in a few...
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 06-07-2013, 21:38
Replies: 177
39: Lagoon 39
Views: 63,169
Posted By hefestus
Re: Lagoon 39

That sort of crew need a cruise liner not a sailing boat :)
The motion on 7m+ beam cat is not that severe, if you are not rounding 5 capes on yearly basis. Well, there is no doubt that soft corners...
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 05-07-2013, 19:02
Replies: 19
440: For Sale
Views: 4,025
Posted By hefestus
Re: For Sale

On L560 you have to climb up to change direction. How often? Well, in Med quite often with fishing boats, nets, traffic ... This is useful 4 larger cats.
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 05-07-2013, 18:17
Replies: 19
440: For Sale
Views: 4,025
Posted By hefestus
Re: For Sale

Don't know for throttle but autopilot joystick is very useful in the saloon. On crossing night watches are mainly from the saloon.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 19-06-2013, 09:04
Replies: 7
Views: 1,981
Posted By hefestus
Re: Bareboat charter in the Mediterranean in April

There are more then few charter companies operating in Ionian. Can't recommend any, sorry as I use my own boat for years in Ionian. Like it so much that I even move there and stay 6y on Corfu. (not...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 18-06-2013, 17:05
Replies: 7
Views: 1,981
Posted By hefestus
Re: Bareboat charter in the Mediterranean in April

Get the boat in Lefkas, quite protective and versatile sailing ground 4 one week vacation.
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 12-06-2013, 14:06
Replies: 20
Views: 23,507
Posted By hefestus
Re: A Perfect Storm Movie: what was that outrigger stabilizer thing?

Most of the Nordhavns are rigged for flopper stoppers. They say that nothing like them reduce rolling while on hook. Underway some, if equipped, use active stabilizing system but they don't work...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 11-06-2013, 13:22
Replies: 12
Views: 2,331
Posted By hefestus
Re: Salty catamaran tips.

Get it from one of those: (5.4MB pdf)

Zippyshare.com - Techno tips Document Final 02192013 0529.pdf (https://www51.zippyshare.com/v/81567369/file.html)
DepositFiles...
Forum: Marine Electronics 09-06-2013, 22:24
Replies: 57
Views: 29,457
Posted By hefestus
Re: Obtaining Accurate Offshore/Hi-Seas Weather data/forecasts, while at sea

SSB is archaic device, something like using MS-DOS Version 1.12 (OEM) on new notebook.
For that 1% of time without reception of cellular net. sat phone is more than cost effective, user friendly ......
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 08-06-2013, 13:19
Replies: 12
Views: 2,331
Posted By hefestus
Re: Salty catamaran tips.

Nice reading thanx
Forum: OpenCPN 07-06-2013, 14:05
Replies: 445
Views: 111,469
Posted By hefestus
Re: Google Earth Plugin

Yes that works thanx ;)

@Pavel
First thanx for the gr8 plugin I love it!

I hate WIN 8 too!
Forum: OpenCPN 06-06-2013, 23:54
Replies: 445
Views: 111,469
Posted By hefestus
Re: Google Earth Plugin

Hi,

Is it working under Win 8?
Is not working im my case. I get blank GE window and it wont connect to GE.
I uninstal GE and re instal same with CPN, dw twice plugin ...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 26-02-2010, 08:47
Replies: 34
Views: 12,269
Posted By hefestus
Sure ain't easy going manual on this one :) guess...

Sure ain't easy going manual on this one :) guess this is not typical cruising vessel. ;)
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 26-02-2010, 08:26
Replies: 34
Views: 12,269
Posted By hefestus
@cat man do Don't worry about the winch...

@cat man do

Don't worry about the winch manual mode will work fine if it's right size. Service and maintenance of the winches should be part of good seamanship. This is do it yourself job since...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 25-02-2010, 17:55
Replies: 34
Views: 12,269
Posted By hefestus
Could be but it's not general.That's why you need...

Could be but it's not general.That's why you need appropriate & proven design rigged for sorthanded sailing. A57 have 2 electric Harken B60's which can handle in manual mode this sail easily.


...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 24-02-2010, 20:50
Replies: 34
Views: 12,269
Posted By hefestus
As stacy said there is always a windlass ;) Well,...

As stacy said there is always a windlass ;) Well, 2 x Harken B70STH is so reliable and there are 2 of them. If central unit or hose or ... go boo boo could loose both, then you still have 2 x 60...
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