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Forum: Americas 24-04-2024, 06:20
Replies: 6
Views: 380
Posted By xbillaroo
DIY haulout

We’re an Aussie cat (13.7 x 7.3m) looking for a haul out place in Chesapeake area 3-4 months August-December 2024? We’d like to do our own work (antifouling etc) and would like access to a rigger...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 27-09-2022, 06:44
Replies: 17
Views: 2,393
Posted By xbillaroo
Re: Rigging in north Queensland

Greg Southern at Airlie beach is a very good rigger with a degree in Mechanical engineering.
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 20-01-2021, 12:25
Replies: 60
Views: 14,188
Posted By xbillaroo
Re: What Catamaran should I get?

The snell looks a good boat with reasonable sailing performance. Another to consider would be an older seawind 1000 which are glass and foam core.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-11-2020, 11:35
Replies: 45
Views: 14,935
Posted By xbillaroo
Re: Anyone have ocean/offshore experience with swing keels?

We have sailed a swing keel Ben Lexan designed 51’ around the world. In that time we only had one serious knock down with the mast in the water. I must admit at the time I wasn’t going down below to...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 15-08-2020, 18:06
Replies: 10
Views: 1,353
Posted By xbillaroo
Re: Insurance in Australia

If you’re Australia registered you can only use Australian insurance no matter where you are in the world . The only options we have found are Pantaenius and Topsail. We use Topsail in the...
Forum: OpenCPN 22-06-2020, 20:10
Replies: 3
Views: 1,435
Posted By xbillaroo
Re: Open CPN charts, Australia.

Go to o-charts and purchase oesenc charts for Australia at $35 euro.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 21-05-2020, 17:56
Replies: 201
Views: 23,003
Posted By xbillaroo
Re: The great multi vs mono debate

We have had 11 sailing boats ( yes I am old) with four of them multihulls. Our first trip around the world with our 3 kids was in moderate displacement 51’ monohull. It was a great boat for the trip....
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 05-05-2020, 13:43
Replies: 59
Views: 7,697
Posted By xbillaroo
Re: New here: lots and lots and lots of questions :)

We have 3.4m highfield rib with a 25hp two stroke Yamaha that we find adequate for wakeboarding, and single skiing. Don’t get the center console it adds weight and takes up valuable space for dive...
Forum: Fishing, Recreation & Fun 18-01-2020, 12:30
Replies: 12
Views: 6,756
Posted By xbillaroo
Re: Wakeboarding with a dinghy

We wakeboard easily with 20hp 2stroke and 11 foot dinghy . To do deep water starts with one ski . Start with the tow line taunt and about 80 degree angle. Circle the skier getting the dinghy planing...
Forum: Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 28-12-2019, 14:31
Replies: 26
Views: 4,203
Posted By xbillaroo
Re: Newbie - Looking for boat advice for short family cruising (for now)

Consider the seawind 1000 we did many miles in one with our family of five.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 10-10-2019, 14:31
Replies: 63
Views: 47,624
Posted By xbillaroo
Re: Insuring Aus registered boat

As an Australian registered boat I believe your only choice in Europe is either pantaenius or topsail. There is a rule that Australian registered ships have to be insured with an Australian insurance...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 22-05-2019, 05:08
Replies: 60
Views: 27,688
Posted By xbillaroo
Re: Yamaha 15hp 2 stroke bogging

I have an old 20 hp and when I had this problem it was what I called spark advance( my own term). Around the fly wheel is an arm that has to advance as you increase throttle. Mine needed wd40 and...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 28-01-2019, 21:59
Replies: 91
Views: 11,984
Posted By xbillaroo
Re: Realistic sized desalinator (water-maker)

We have Catalina spectra 12v watermaker which produces about 53L/hr coupled with 600L of storage . It is now 2 years since we have taken on shore side water. With two of us on board we run it every...
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 14-01-2019, 12:20
Replies: 7
Views: 2,323
Posted By xbillaroo
Re: First-time charter in the Whitsundays

I would charter from Airlie as good shopping centres near by for provisions. Chartering in the Whitsundays is supervised twice a day with radio skeds. Anchoring has to be achieved by 1600hrs. It is a...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 05-09-2018, 06:59
Replies: 44
Views: 10,545
Posted By xbillaroo
Re: Cats With A Self Tacking Jib aka Solent

Lightwave sports cat 45’ has a self tacker. I find it great 24kts and above otherwise I use a Genoa to get the horsepower for beating.
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 23-08-2018, 12:16
Replies: 152
Views: 20,721
Posted By xbillaroo
Re: Multihull Weight Saving Stratagies

Cut half the handle length off our toothbrushes reduces weight and still makes them functional unless you have abig mouth.
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 11-08-2018, 22:19
Replies: 1
Views: 646
Posted By xbillaroo
Re: Spectra vane pump trying to explode.

Turns out it was a problem with the brushes. I made up some plastic blocks to put between brushes and tension spring and it is running smoothly now.
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 10-08-2018, 00:42
Replies: 1
Views: 646
Posted By xbillaroo
Spectra vane pump trying to explode.

Catalina spectra water maker runs well making water for about 5 minutes. Then the vane pump goes quiter but all outputs ok but 10% less of product water flow. Then the vane pump starts vibrating and...
Forum: Marine Electronics 02-08-2018, 00:25
Replies: 75
Views: 12,360
Posted By xbillaroo
Re: Recommendations for AIS setup, Australian boat

Buy GME splitter and AIS (cheap) connect to C80 but be aware when you change C 80 to 38400 baud rate you will lose Dsc position on the radios if using raymarine gps input to the plotter for this. I...
Forum: Oceania - Australiana 27-07-2018, 07:05
Replies: 24
Views: 6,951
Posted By xbillaroo
Re: Milwaukee M28 with winchbit - USA to Australia

We find the M18 plenty adequate. It hauls me (85kg) up the mast in quick time . Ours is a 45’ cat and the Milwaukee does all mainsail work and furling of headsail and screecher . It won’t tension...
Forum: Oceania - Australiana 25-07-2018, 23:56
Replies: 24
Views: 6,951
Posted By xbillaroo
Re: Milwaukee M28 with winchbit - USA to Australia

We bought the Milwaukee M18fuel right angle driver readily available in Australia and have been using it for 3 years. In that time we have traveled Tasmania to Mediterranean so it’s done lots of...
Forum: Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 24-07-2018, 02:13
Replies: 10
Views: 2,178
Posted By xbillaroo
Re: school aboard for Australian kids

We used Queensland distance Education for 7 years when we did our first circumnavigation. Excellent material and didn’t handicap kids at all later on as they did there uni courses in dentistry,...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 30-05-2018, 19:48
Replies: 4
Views: 1,271
Posted By xbillaroo
Re: RO watermaker in Port Davey?

We collected rain water in Port Davey and Macquarie Harbour. At sea we filled our tanks with Ro water. I was more nervous about the amount of fresh water on the surface in Port Davey and up the...
Forum: OpenCPN 26-05-2018, 01:43
Replies: 25
Views: 9,794
Posted By xbillaroo
Re: Radar Plugin using USB Ethernet Adapter

Digitech. USB 3.0 gigabits Ethernet adapter Make sure open GL is working. Bought adapter in Australian and we are now in Turkey
Forum: OpenCPN 24-05-2018, 21:52
Replies: 25
Views: 9,794
Posted By xbillaroo
Re: Radar Plugin using USB Ethernet Adapter

I am computer ignorant so didn’t ask me anything technical. I have used a a Ethernet to USB dongal for radar to open cpn for Simrad 3G to windows 10 with no problem for 12months now. Installing as I...
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