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Forum: Our Community 18-06-2018, 02:30
Replies: 60
Views: 9,461
Posted By countrybimm
Re: Anybody around in their late 20's, saving hard for their dreams ?

First mate of the Good Day Cooter here. The captian was a 25 year old concrete tester working in the Alberta Oilsands with a dream.I was 26 working as a construction labourer in Ontario.We managed to...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 10-09-2017, 05:13
Replies: 45
Views: 9,495
Posted By countrybimm
Re: Urgently need advice ( Irma in BVI )

can you cut the mast off the mono and use a block system from shore to roll or drag the boat off yours? without pictures I'm not sure what your looking at...but there is always a way to MacGyver...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 04-12-2014, 08:07
Replies: 83
Views: 53,860
Posted By countrybimm
Re: What is the best small sailboat to live on and cruise?

O'day 30.ours is a 1978.large cabin space and points better then a Catalina. We have put over 5k miles on it with minor issues. We have taken it from Florida to Trinidad and back.Great boat and you...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 23-02-2012, 05:11
Replies: 39
Views: 59,087
Posted By countrybimm
Re: Propane vs. Alcohol Stove - Fuel / Cooking / Cost Efficiency ?

we have had both and i really really dont like alcohol anymore.its expensive,hard to find in the lower carribbean,fickle and not that hot.propane on the other hand is easy to find, one 20lb tank...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 23-02-2012, 05:00
Replies: 4
Views: 3,365
Posted By countrybimm
Re: Cap Cana Marina in DR

were sitting here right now.fantastic.0.93us a foot.were a 30 footer and only in punta cana for spring break but the marina is a steal of a deal.its set up for mega yachts and big fishing boats, but...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 20-06-2011, 17:53
Replies: 471
Views: 78,602
Posted By countrybimm
Re: Slapping halyards

i cant sleep without that noise...i spend my winter four months on the water and thats wind chimes in my ears...now if a neighbor came over and politely asked i have no problem tieing off the...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 20-06-2011, 17:48
Replies: 68
Views: 9,745
Posted By countrybimm
Re: The REAL cost of an older boat...

the key is to find a solid one.Good Day Cooter is a 78 O'day, which we picked up for 20k.another 4k worth of upgrades such as wind generator and we had a ocean ready cruiser.its been sailed from...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 04-06-2011, 11:36
Replies: 0
Views: 1,725
Posted By countrybimm
Sailing Bahamas to Puerto Rico Vid , Mahi Fishin

Ok so thought i would share some of my footage of this winters adventures.This is the first vid of probly four as we sail from bahamas to trinidad over four months.Anyone interested in checking it...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 29-05-2011, 19:55
Replies: 13
Views: 4,162
Posted By countrybimm
Re: Fishing Between Leward Islands ?

we tried spoons..great for catching cudas...tried plugs..so so, squids..so so...best thing we found are feathers...super cheap....the red or yellow ones...most locals rock them and they work!...as...
Forum: Challenges 29-05-2011, 19:50
Replies: 223
Views: 95,279
Posted By countrybimm
Re: Challenge: Sail Around the World on $15k ?

cant be done if your including the cost of the boat in your 15k.im a 27 year old shop rat sailing on a 30 footer for the winters.booze or not it cant be done if your including cost of boat.work the...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 17-05-2011, 14:58
Replies: 37
Views: 15,661
Posted By countrybimm
Re: Safe Sailing to Trinidad

He wanted to know what the conditions were like, not the history of piracy in the caribbean.turns out there were some believe it or not.stay current.there's enough on this thread already without just...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 17-05-2011, 04:19
Replies: 37
Views: 15,661
Posted By countrybimm
Re: Safe Sailing to Trinidad

we just dropped our boat off at powerboats, april 21.i cant believe people are worried about the sail from grenada to trinidad.chagaramus (sp?) its a great place to store your boat.as for safety,...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 08-05-2011, 17:47
Replies: 26
Views: 6,546
Posted By countrybimm
Re: Turks & Caicos: First Visit, Need Advice

we stayed on provo at turtle bay marina i think it was called.nice beaches nearby and the marina was clean and cheap...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 05-05-2011, 18:46
Replies: 155
Views: 30,719
Posted By countrybimm
Re: Propane vs Origo

we just turn off the tank when were almost done cooking to purge the lines...unless the tank valve goes, and then the hose get a hole in it, there is never propane in the cabin unless were cooking.i...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 05-05-2011, 18:31
Replies: 26
Views: 18,498
Posted By countrybimm
Re: Thorny Path

haha thx...i really dont write them for everyone just sorta friends and family...me posting my logs was just so a guy on here could see conditions for the passage....
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 03-05-2011, 05:11
Replies: 155
Views: 30,719
Posted By countrybimm
Re: Propane vs Origo

JUST got home from my sailing season two hours ago.we went with coleman stove with 20 pound pound tanks in the sail locker.almost 4 months at sea with extensive cooking and we didnt come close to...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 07-04-2011, 11:53
Replies: 26
Views: 18,498
Posted By countrybimm
Re: Thorny Path

Feb 26,2011


This morning was kind of mellow.nothing of interest to talk about.Had a hot shower.marinas are good for that.the afternoon shaun and leeann decided to take the dinghy over to the...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 07-04-2011, 11:52
Replies: 26
Views: 18,498
Posted By countrybimm
Re: Thorny Path

Feb 16th,2011


My trip starts today.for me anyways.today was the day that we were supposed to leave Georgetown, Bahamas.The reason for this being my first day of the trip, is that this will be...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 07-04-2011, 11:51
Replies: 26
Views: 18,498
Posted By countrybimm
Re: Thorny Path

hey chip.i tried finding you on facebook, no dice.there are a million chip hunt's,and when i punched in charleston,sc to filter nothing came up.im gunna try to just post it on here, if it will let...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 06-04-2011, 09:29
Replies: 26
Views: 18,498
Posted By countrybimm
Re: Thorny Path

just relized how much it is.
add me on facebook
neil buehner
neil_buehner@hotmail.com
im leaving the laundrymatt now in st martin, but ill be online tomorrow to accept.
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 06-04-2011, 09:27
Replies: 26
Views: 18,498
Posted By countrybimm
Re: Thorny Path

hey lowcountry.i do have a log that i keep on my facebook.your more then welcome to read it, though ill warn you.im 27 so a lot of it is seen through the eyes of a 27 year old boozer with blue collar...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 06-04-2011, 07:54
Replies: 26
Views: 18,498
Posted By countrybimm
Re: Thorny Path

we just did it in a 30 foot oday.went from nassau to georgetown, from there to turks, then to san juan, now were in st.martin.good fishing, winds 15-20 with occasional gusts to 25.completely safe and...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 27-02-2011, 10:35
Replies: 30
Views: 5,936
Posted By countrybimm
Re: Mega Yacht Crewing . . .

Theres definately money in just being a deckhand.Being one of the youngest cruisers around the bahamas, and now in turks, The young bucks tend to gravitate to each other.ive had three different...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 25-02-2011, 18:14
Replies: 30
Views: 5,936
Posted By countrybimm
Re: Mega Yacht Crewing . . .

thats alot of money to me, and I would be interested.but im really not looking for a career.with family in CP rail back home and my career with transports im not really looking for anything full...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 25-02-2011, 13:51
Replies: 30
Views: 5,936
Posted By countrybimm
Re: Mega Yacht Crewing . . .

hey thx for the info guys.
Polishing and cleaning the boat is exactly what im looking for. as for the money,if i was looking for that i would just go back to pulling wrenches...or head to fort...
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