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Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 20-09-2009, 15:03
Replies: 14
Views: 5,750
Posted By snapdragon747
I haven't got a water heater on this boat, I...

I haven't got a water heater on this boat,
I havew tried using 100% coolant of a good quality but it makes no difference
Forum: Challenges 20-09-2009, 14:19
Replies: 23
Views: 6,178
Posted By snapdragon747
The problem with folkboats is that have...

The problem with folkboats is that have absolutely no head room.....just about have sitting headroom.
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 20-09-2009, 14:16
Replies: 14
Views: 5,750
Posted By snapdragon747
yes. The head was re skimmed. the whole thing...

yes. The head was re skimmed. the whole thing engine was taken off to an engine rebuilding shop and returned fully rebuilt.
I think it may be an air lock but I don't know how to cure it
Forum: Challenges 20-09-2009, 11:31
Replies: 23
Views: 6,178
Posted By snapdragon747
Hi Horrified by the cost of yachts in the UK...

Hi

Horrified by the cost of yachts in the UK and Europe, I flew out to the States and bought a 29ft C&C for $6000. I sailed this up the coast to Newfoundland and lived aboard it for two winters!...
Forum: Powered Boats 20-09-2009, 09:30
Replies: 15
Views: 16,031
Posted By snapdragon747
Have you never heard of single handed sailors?...

Have you never heard of single handed sailors? lol

I am 49 years old and have been working with, on and around boats since I was 16. This career has taken me around the world. I have met single...
Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 20-09-2009, 09:05
Replies: 15
Views: 4,147
Posted By snapdragon747
I am 49 years old. I was apprenticed to a boat...

I am 49 years old. I was apprenticed to a boat builder at the age of 16. When I finished my apprenticeship at the age of 20, I raced boats locally and across oceans for a living, first as crew than...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 20-09-2009, 08:55
Replies: 22
Views: 5,430
Posted By snapdragon747
I had a 42 foot catamaran once, lost it on some...

I had a 42 foot catamaran once, lost it on some rocks because it wouldn't go to windward.

I bought it because I had two very small kids at the time (both under 5) and thought it would be a very...
Forum: Powered Boats 20-09-2009, 08:32
Replies: 15
Views: 16,031
Posted By snapdragon747
Buy one with a small engine and start saving the...

Buy one with a small engine and start saving the planet!

Or better still, buy a sailboat!
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 20-09-2009, 07:55
Replies: 4,794
Views: 1,058,370
Posted By snapdragon747
Changes to European Law. The EU has announced...

Changes to European Law.
The EU has announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the EU, rather than German which was the other possibility.
The British Government has...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 20-09-2009, 07:50
Replies: 5
Views: 3,087
Posted By snapdragon747
Cheap Stops from Nova Scotia to Florida

Hi, We are currently travelling on our C&C29 from Nova Scotia down to Florida and beyond to escape the cold.

We are on a very tight budget thanks to the Canadian authorities refusing to allow me...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 20-09-2009, 07:44
Replies: 14
Views: 5,750
Posted By snapdragon747
Over-Heating Kubota Diesel

Help, help, help!

I have a 2 cylinder Kubota diesel on my C&C 29

This overheated on my attempted crossing of the North Atlantic and resulted in my being becalmed on the George Bank for 6 weeks...
Forum: Meets & Greets 19-09-2009, 05:17
Replies: 15
Views: 2,526
Posted By snapdragon747
Newfoundland

Hi!

Newfoundland is a beautiful province and well worth visiting, especially in June when the ice bergs are off the coast and the whales are feeding on the caplin. The people are one of the...
Forum: Classifieds Archive 30-08-2009, 21:58
Replies: 10
Views: 2,013
Posted By snapdragon747
Are you mad? with that kind of offer you...

Are you mad?

with that kind of offer you could get yourself a proper catamaran!
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 30-08-2009, 21:46
Replies: 365
Views: 182,447
Posted By snapdragon747
I have always wanted to name a boat 'What' ...

I have always wanted to name a boat 'What'

imagine the fun on the radio!

'what is the name of your vessel?'

'yes it is'

'I repeat, what is the name of your vessel?
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 27-08-2009, 20:08
Replies: 31
Views: 5,602
Posted By snapdragon747
Unfortunately there are a number of amateurs who...

Unfortunately there are a number of amateurs who think they are professionals. Some weekend warriors think that because they have spent $100 on a chop saw at Home Depot they are a professional.
Forum: Crew Archives 27-08-2009, 17:23
Replies: 7
Views: 3,994
Posted By snapdragon747
Hi, depending on the boat that you buy etc etc I...

Hi, depending on the boat that you buy etc etc I might be interested. I have sailed across the atlantic ocean (both ways) for many years, first as crew and then delivery skipper.

George
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 24-08-2009, 18:37
Replies: 73
Views: 7,099
Posted By snapdragon747
No..... But I married a broad abroad! ...

No.....

But I married a broad abroad!

lol
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 24-08-2009, 18:01
Replies: 31
Views: 21,536
Posted By snapdragon747
care to share the design of it with me? ...

care to share the design of it with me?

george
Forum: Meets & Greets 24-08-2009, 16:33
Replies: 15
Views: 2,526
Posted By snapdragon747
thanks! This journey started in Philadelphia...

thanks!

This journey started in Philadelphia in 2007 and began as a quick trip solo across the North Atlantic to sell the boat, return to the States and buy another, however I was becalmed on the...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 24-08-2009, 11:08
Replies: 31
Views: 5,602
Posted By snapdragon747
Leave it to the professionals!

It would have been cheaper in the long run if you had just paid a pro to do the job.

I have been a boat builder for 30 years and time and time again I come across jobs where a 'weekend warrior has...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 24-08-2009, 10:59
Replies: 31
Views: 5,602
Posted By snapdragon747
Leave it to the professionals!

It would have been cheaper in the long run if you had just paid a pro to do the job.

I have been a boat builder for 30 years and time and time again I come across jobs where a 'weekend warrior has...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 24-08-2009, 10:30
Replies: 58
Views: 45,195
Posted By snapdragon747
after two winters living aboard our 29ft C&C in...

after two winters living aboard our 29ft C&C in Newfoundland heating our boat with electric fan heaters using shore power, This winter I shall be making a solid fuel heater for the boat.

This will...
Forum: Meets & Greets 24-08-2009, 10:06
Replies: 15
Views: 2,526
Posted By snapdragon747
Scotsman Sailing Around the World, Currently in Nova Scotia

So here we are in Cape Breton in a beautiful place, cheap berth and trying to earn some much needed cash and wondering whether we should move down to Halifax before the winter sets in, not looking...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 23-08-2009, 20:04
Replies: 16
Views: 2,476
Posted By snapdragon747
I'd say go for it! why not? you can do it! ...

I'd say go for it! why not? you can do it!

way back in the 1970's a guy called Shane Acton bought an old 18ft plywood sailboat and decided to sail around the world in it. having never sailed a...
Forum: Crew Archives 23-08-2009, 19:16
Replies: 1
Views: 1,398
Posted By snapdragon747
Need a Skipper and Crew?

I have over 30 years experience delivering + sailing boats of all sizes including 30+ Atlantic crossings!

I am a fully qualified boatbuilder specialising in wood and fibreglass repairs and...
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