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Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 07-02-2024, 21:20
Replies: 6
Views: 1,239
Posted By Apollo19.5
Re: Incident in the Whitsundays

Jim


Look who's article it was. Explains the environmental beat up. I have no issues with the fine though for what he was charged for.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 23-01-2024, 16:06
Replies: 24
Views: 18,082
Posted By Apollo19.5
Re: iam thinking of buying a first 47.7 advice please good or bad

I have the predecessor (45f5) with the tall rig/deep keel. If the 47.7 is anything like ours, the light air performance is a real bonus. We have been sailing when others are motoring at the same...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 14-01-2024, 17:59
Replies: 12
Views: 810
Posted By Apollo19.5
Re: Type of spinnaker

Other way around. Longer is luff (front), shorter is leach (back).
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 09-10-2023, 20:15
Replies: 63
Views: 7,534
Posted By Apollo19.5
Re: solo anchoring technique

That is pretty much how I do it too. Just forward of the drop mark, reverse down, into neutral and then to the bow to drop and set anchor. If needed, back to the helm to get some more reverse...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 13-07-2023, 18:26
Replies: 6
Views: 668
Posted By Apollo19.5
Re: Trimaran Identification

My eyes now hurt
Forum: Powered Boats 09-06-2023, 23:43
Replies: 165
Views: 22,464
Posted By Apollo19.5
Re: Fuel consumption: sail/motor. are you serious?!

I always prefer nm/L at cruise when comparing boats. I have stink boats and a yacht. Tinnie is 3nm/L (4.5m Honda 50hp), Centre console is 1.2nm/L (6m Yamaha 115hp), Yacht is 2.1nm/L (14m VP55hp)....
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 28-05-2023, 23:15
Replies: 152
Views: 16,188
Posted By Apollo19.5
Re: Killer whales off the Pacific Attacking Boats Too!

They just want to play! Spent around 2.5-3hrs interacting with these guys. Very intelligent and definately reactive to us. Daughter patted one and then it came back to be patted again. Not Orcas...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 15-05-2023, 22:42
Replies: 52
Views: 12,654
Posted By Apollo19.5
Re: Docking to a Windward Finger

I have a 46' yacht and leave/dock it solo a bit. Uusally trade winds blowing me off the dock finger and a big $$ stink boat docked to leeward beside me). I use a pivot line, mentioned above, from a...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 11-05-2023, 15:44
Replies: 9
Views: 1,223
Posted By Apollo19.5
Re: Boat fridge - do you leave it on 24/7?

Mine is left running all the time. Cool when I come aboard. Ice is there, drinks are cold.
Forum: Oceania - Australiana 11-04-2023, 20:25
Replies: 22
Views: 3,007
Posted By Apollo19.5
Re: Planning for our Brisbane - Sydney - Melbourne - Adelaide - Perth - Kimberley pas

For your boat, I would add Lake Macquarie for a cruising destination. Have to navigate a bridge opening and channel but inside, the cruising is great.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 11-04-2023, 15:03
Replies: 48
Views: 6,310
Posted By Apollo19.5
Re: Buying Sailboat Back From Insurance Company

I have done this with buying my damaged boat back from the insurer. They didnt write it off as such so it didnt affect the title as I took an agreed settlement. I have subsequently sold that boat...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 03-04-2023, 18:45
Replies: 261
Views: 20,198
Posted By Apollo19.5
Re: Booze underway

Generally no, but have been on boats where a single sundowner is consumed at the end of each day if mild weather exists and is forecasted. I am ok and and have enjoyed that. Have been on a boat...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 22-03-2023, 20:37
Replies: 27
Views: 3,720
Posted By Apollo19.5
Re: Catamaran Paradox

If you really want noise downstairs, try a stripped out full carbon race yacht. Only shear tireness can get you into z land in a bit of wave.
Forum: Navigation 05-03-2023, 20:24
Replies: 9
Views: 1,316
Posted By Apollo19.5
Re: Best mounting bracket for my tablet

I have found Quad lock very good. Set up several receivers and easy to transfer. Seems tough and easy to disconnect when needed.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 17-01-2023, 13:48
Replies: 44
Views: 5,999
Posted By Apollo19.5
Re: Sailing from Townsville to Sydney

Big difference between delivering a boat and cruising it. Difference in attitude and tactics. Ann's post summed it up pretty well.
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 04-01-2023, 12:19
Replies: 204
Views: 16,877
Posted By Apollo19.5
Re: Weed Smokers on Your Boat

Big head says "no", little head says "Hold my beer". Atleast you freely admit it. Awesome. Have a great time.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 20-12-2022, 20:19
Replies: 55
Views: 9,368
Posted By Apollo19.5
Re: Correct way to Tab bulkheads

That is what I was taught as well and always have done since. Never failed me yet in too many years
Forum: Oceania - Australiana 18-12-2022, 12:34
Replies: 1
Views: 485
Posted By Apollo19.5
Re: 2022 Sydney to Hobart

Good luck Chris. It is a great event to do, even in a little boat.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 27-11-2022, 21:42
Replies: 11
Views: 890
Posted By Apollo19.5
Re: Progress on custom control panels

Should come up looking very neat
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 27-11-2022, 20:41
Replies: 4
Views: 790
Posted By Apollo19.5
Re: Question for Australian Fulltime Cruisers

Look up a business called SOS Mail Solutions https://www.sosmail.com.au/


They provide the electronic mailbox you want.
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 17-11-2022, 14:35
Replies: 8
Views: 764
Posted By Apollo19.5
Re: 4m/20HP dinghy for 38ft yacht

That is a lot of weight and size swinging around back there on a modest sized boat. Of course a lot depends on how/where you sail, what you goals are, davit capacity. If you sail in sheltered...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 15-11-2022, 19:14
Replies: 18
Views: 3,171
Posted By Apollo19.5
Re: Exposed fiberglass below waterline

Mine just got hauled and had some underwater repair work done. Long all lead keel with rub damage on the bottom of it. No issues. Fill, fair, paint over with antifoul, get on with life.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 15-11-2022, 10:55
Replies: 5
Views: 559
Posted By Apollo19.5
Re: Bottom Paints & painting again?

Beside the correctly mentioned above, aircraft and cars predominately want even, lighter thin coats. Boat bottoms want thicker coat so as to have material thickness to progressively wear through. ...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 08-11-2022, 12:47
Replies: 8
Views: 2,605
Posted By Apollo19.5
Re: Moving to Sunshine Coast next year, Liveaboard in Marina?

New doctors are always welcome in the area. Hervey Bay is known as a population of 'newly wed or nearly dead' so plenty of oldies there. My yacht is there.


Tin Can Bay Marina would be an...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 27-10-2022, 21:08
Replies: 16
Views: 1,816
Posted By Apollo19.5
Re: Rigging with swept back spreaders

Cranking up your main (cap) strouds first bends your mast. I think you are working back to front in order. Ds first, then caps. Is it a masthead or fractional rig?
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