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Forum: General Sailing Forum 03-03-2021, 17:39
Replies: 268
Views: 33,226
Posted By Knot Safety
Re: What was/is your bug out number?

Ours was 44. Had been planning it for a while. No kids, so nothing holding us at back. Had some good luck in my career that corresponded with a terminal illness of a family member.

Talking to...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 02-03-2021, 15:43
Replies: 14,966
Views: 2,638,749
Posted By Knot Safety
Re: The New Joke Thread

What do you call a dog with a hair lip?

Mark! Mark! Mark!
Forum: General Sailing Forum 02-03-2021, 14:41
Replies: 1
Views: 825
Posted By Knot Safety
Re: resale value of Moorings charter boats?

Take a look at the thread on here about dream yacht charters guaranteed income and see how that is panning out before you even think of resale.

If the numbers were so good, the companies would...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 28-02-2021, 15:39
Replies: 41
Views: 4,616
Posted By Knot Safety
Re: Yacht sale in Antigua

Kat1. Go do the deal in Curacao. No tax. Easy flight in and out. No quarantine. Heck, may not even need a pcr test prior to arrival.

They likely have it at the curacao marine yard. Good...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 25-02-2021, 14:34
Replies: 100
Views: 34,022
Posted By Knot Safety
Re: Lagoon 42 vs everything else

Look at a Lagoon 400. Many say it is the perfect couples cruising catamaran
Forum: COVID-19 | Containment Area 25-02-2021, 12:26
Replies: 4,315
Views: 365,751
Posted By Knot Safety
Re: CANADIAN COVID-19 NEWS

The current hotel quarantine for people flying in is a farce and just an election gimmick. Keep an open mind and consider:

Everyone flying in has to have a COVID test prior to arrival. That is...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 20-02-2021, 10:41
Replies: 14
Views: 1,675
Posted By Knot Safety
Re: Sailing to Canada

If you are a Canadian citizen, it will be no problem returning to Canada. Probably need pcr test before departure. Again, talk to customs and get it all cleared up with them. They were fantastic...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 20-02-2021, 08:12
Replies: 14
Views: 1,675
Posted By Knot Safety
Re: Sailing to Canada

Just fly down. Get it. Sail to Canada. As a Canadian, they cannot deny you entry. You will have to pay tax on it at entry and you will have to quarantine aboard for two weeks.

Call Brad at...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 17-02-2021, 18:33
Replies: 15
Views: 3,586
Posted By Knot Safety
Re: We dropped our anchor there!

Perhaps I’m a bit of a stick in the mud (or anchor in the sand), but he was there first and is entitled to put out as much rode as he deems necessary for the conditions. Maybe he has been there a...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 17-02-2021, 18:30
Replies: 15
Views: 2,641
Posted By Knot Safety
Re: Bermuda boat storage

If you are deciding to head all the way to the Caribbean, we have done it twice (Antigua to Halifax back to Antigua) in the past year. Two write ups about it on this site by us. May give you some...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 17-02-2021, 16:08
Replies: 64
Views: 12,645
Posted By Knot Safety
Re: First trip through inner passage

Prepare for a lot of motoring
Prepare for a lot of rain
Prepare for quiet and desolation.
Forum: Forum Tech Support & Site Help 05-02-2021, 01:16
Replies: 15
Views: 1,384
Posted By Knot Safety
Re: Super long wait times from forum server ?

Happens to me. I just turn the internet connection off and back on and it loads instantly.

Only happens on this site so there is some glitch
Forum: Marine Electronics 04-02-2021, 13:43
Replies: 5
Views: 1,306
Posted By Knot Safety
Re: AIS VHF MMSI overseas purchase

Request seller remove all Swedish registrations including call sign

Unlikely you will be able to reuse your epirb as the hexadecimal for each is unique to the country and it’s a big process to...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 04-02-2021, 09:48
Replies: 12
Views: 2,330
Posted By Knot Safety
Re: Trouble with Halyard chafing on new Lagoon 46

On ours, it is definitely inside the mast. About a foot to two feet down from the top
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 04-02-2021, 06:52
Replies: 12
Views: 2,330
Posted By Knot Safety
Re: Trouble with Halyard chafing on new Lagoon 46

I just looked in the manual and it says the dyneema headsail tackle was adjusted by a sailmaker for a new sail. And that lashing adjustments can be made as the sail ages. It does not give any...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 03-02-2021, 05:41
Replies: 12
Views: 2,330
Posted By Knot Safety
Re: Trouble with Halyard chafing on new Lagoon 46

I have the same problem with mine. lagoon 400, 2012. If I run the full main, it chafes about three feet from the top. By my calculations and estimations, with a 2:1 halyard, it puts the chafe...
Forum: Our Community 01-02-2021, 02:40
Replies: 51
Views: 10,051
Posted By Knot Safety
Re: Ugly 2018 Catamaran: $144,900

Looks like Chotu must have finished his build
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 23-01-2021, 03:58
Replies: 19
Views: 2,385
Posted By Knot Safety
Re: Dangerous Dredge; Antigua

That dredge has been around Antigua for a fair while. We did not have any problems with it. When fully loaded it is quite low in the water and I would imagine not very maneuverable. One encounter...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 22-01-2021, 07:20
Replies: 16
Views: 2,898
Posted By Knot Safety
Re: Has anyone checked into Sint Maartin recently

Another option is St Lucia. The island water world is good and check in is a breeze. Submit pcr test and other paperwork before travel. Receive thumbs up email. Travel. Check in complete in less...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 18-01-2021, 08:14
Replies: 18
Views: 5,284
Posted By Knot Safety
Re: High Thrust Outboard question

It’s always good to have redundancy of two engines. If I were in your shoes, I wouldn’t switch to a single engine for any reason.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 18-01-2021, 05:50
Replies: 11
Views: 1,134
Posted By Knot Safety
Re: Cruising to US Waters...

Rob,

I replied in a previous post of yours

Don’t hold your breath on this. The closures look like they will be lifted in a month, but then get extended. It happens every month. We were...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 18-01-2021, 02:29
Replies: 20
Views: 1,520
Posted By Knot Safety
Re: Looking to convoy from Van Island to San Diego Fall 2021

Rob

Just an FYI for you - the US border is currently closed to all marine recreational traffic from Canada. Does not matter how far down the coast you go, they still won’t let you in.
...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 13-01-2021, 16:13
Replies: 24
Views: 3,398
Posted By Knot Safety
Re: Cruising in the Caribbean bubble (St. Lucia, SVG, Grenada)

Prime example right there. That link is false. St Kitts and Nevis. Borders closed. Montserrat. Borders closed. Dominica. Borders closed. Bubble basically no longer exists. It is based on...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 13-01-2021, 15:07
Replies: 24
Views: 3,398
Posted By Knot Safety
Re: Cruising in the Caribbean bubble (St. Lucia, SVG, Grenada)

Now that we're seeing standard policies with COVID, do you feel much will change between now and march? Are the islands getting the vaccine at all?[/QUOTE]



Lots will change. That is how it...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 12-01-2021, 13:29
Replies: 24
Views: 3,398
Posted By Knot Safety
Re: Cruising in the Caribbean bubble (St. Lucia, SVG, Grenada)

Talk to your charter company and use noonsite bio security for each country

Without digging too deep, I think it’s a potential seven day quarantine on entry to Grenada and a potential 10 day into...
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