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Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 03-11-2012, 05:56
Replies: 27
Views: 3,596
Posted By Adax
Re: Dumb question regarding hauling the mainsail

Just an update. We went out yesterday and everything worked beautifully, even in a spot where we had little room to set sails . ( Low water levels yesterday and in that particular part of the river...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 27-10-2012, 03:51
Replies: 55
Views: 22,192
Posted By Adax
Re: Hilarious Craigslist Sailboat Ad

A magic engine, leather ceilings and go faster stripes ...:devil:
Whatīs not to like ? :sprint:
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 27-10-2012, 03:21
Replies: 27
Views: 3,596
Posted By Adax
Re: Dumb question regarding hauling the mainsail

Cheers people, but he would be the first to say that I need another teacher. He was horrified when I told him how I felt and the last thing he wants to do is to spoil sailing for me. He is a...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 25-10-2012, 17:32
Replies: 27
Views: 3,596
Posted By Adax
Re: Dumb question regarding hauling the mainsail

Thank you Deepfrz. You are probably right .
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 25-10-2012, 17:20
Replies: 27
Views: 3,596
Posted By Adax
Re: Dumb question regarding hauling the mainsail

Good suggestions and I have asked to do the whole maneuver but he wonīt allow it. I was only asking for technical advice to see if I was being unreasonable with him and to save my floundering...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 25-10-2012, 16:57
Replies: 27
Views: 3,596
Posted By Adax
Re: Dumb question regarding hauling the mainsail

Freerider, you are indeed talking about us !
Ex Cali, unfortunately you are right about the listening part. I am coming to the conclusion that we need two boats which is financially not possible.
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 25-10-2012, 16:08
Replies: 27
Views: 3,596
Posted By Adax
Re: Dumb question regarding hauling the mainsail

Hola Skipmac,

Muchas gracias.
on the Buenos Aires side, but to make things even more mixed, I am originally from Germany. So I speak a little sailing latin in every language, something like jack...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 25-10-2012, 15:50
Replies: 27
Views: 3,596
Posted By Adax
Re: Dumb question regarding hauling the mainsail

Thank you RT.
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 25-10-2012, 15:08
Replies: 27
Views: 3,596
Posted By Adax
Re: Dumb question regarding hauling the mainsail

Yes,you assume correctly. It was :)
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 25-10-2012, 14:53
Replies: 27
Views: 3,596
Posted By Adax
Re: Dumb question regarding hauling the mainsail

Thank you Rebel Heart and Roverhi. That has really helped a lot and has restored my confidence a little. What I need to do is brush up on my sailing latin too as I have almost exclusively spoken...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 25-10-2012, 13:52
Replies: 27
Views: 3,596
Posted By Adax
Dumb question regarding hauling the mainsail

Folks,
apologies for molesting you with a beginnerīs question, but I really need some help with what is a very basic maneuver. Basically my job is the pointing the boat into the wind, while the...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 12-09-2011, 11:12
Replies: 2
Views: 1,561
Posted By Adax
Strange Spots on Wooden Hull - What Could they Be ?

During a recent inspection we discovered these marks on the hull.

The hull is made of Paraguyan cedar,a traditional boatbuilderīs wood around these parts.If google is to be believed it is a red...
Forum: Our Community 01-08-2011, 21:37
Replies: 58
Views: 5,591
Posted By Adax
Re: Happy Birthday, zeehag

Happy birthday Zee . I hope you enjoyed your day.:flowers:

PD:If you are looking for good chocolate try Sanborns.They have a special chocolate counter where you can pick and mix from 3 ozs upwards...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 30-07-2011, 18:58
Replies: 18
Views: 3,433
Posted By Adax
Re: Emily: TD, TS or Hurricane . . .

Mark,

the informed unwashed masses say that "it" will not become a "she" just yet and that there is a chance it will hit dry air which is a buzzkill to a hurricane.

You should hear more...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 30-07-2011, 18:27
Replies: 22
Views: 4,140
Posted By Adax
Re: My First Two Sails . . . And it Was All Different

Thank you all for the encouragement. Recently things have been going really well. So much so that I have started to study for my license here.

To skipper a boat you need a license from the navy...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 19-07-2011, 08:30
Replies: 29
Views: 7,042
Posted By Adax
Re: Food Safety In The Eastern Caribbean

And then thereīs money...
Don't handle money before eating. It is not just a quaint custom that at Mexican street stalls you pay after you have eaten . Dirty money !
Also watch if your vendor...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 17-07-2011, 12:23
Replies: 22
Views: 4,140
Posted By Adax
Re: My First Two Sails . . . And it Was All Different

Thank you Charlie C . I will keep on keeping on as Dylan says.
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 17-07-2011, 12:21
Replies: 22
Views: 4,140
Posted By Adax
Re: My First Two Sails . . . And it Was All Different

Hi DVC.,thanks on the part of the owner,which is not me. I will dig for some. He did have an album on here of his boat, but mysteriously it disappeared. He has no idea how
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 15-07-2011, 20:10
Replies: 22
Views: 4,140
Posted By Adax
Re: My first two sails - and it was all different

Thank you all for your kind words .
Well we went out again.It is a bit difficult to find a window as it is cold, but all went well. Learned to reef the main, to tack and how to fish underwater...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 05-06-2011, 10:16
Replies: 22
Views: 4,140
Posted By Adax
Re: My first two sails - and it was all different

Thank you I2F,thank you K. for the encouragement.
And true I already learned a highly valuable skill - how to drink red wine under sail without spilling it...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 05-06-2011, 09:53
Replies: 22
Views: 4,140
Posted By Adax
My First Two Sails . . . And it Was All Different

Well it happened - I lost my sailing virginity on a 25 footer wooden sailboat a Titan 255 by Cibert. So far I have been out twice on the River Plate. I loved it , love it but a born sailor I am not....
Forum: Cruising News & Events 20-05-2011, 18:29
Replies: 374
Views: 44,962
Posted By Adax
Re: zeehag on the Move

Heya Zee,good to see ya ! Cool that you will have the bay to yourself soon.
Congrats .
Forum: Cruising News & Events 13-05-2011, 20:24
Replies: 82
Views: 11,511
Posted By Adax
Re: OCEAN GIRL AND RAIN DOG ARE GETTING MARRIED !

Happy sails to you ! I am elated for you both . :flowers:
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-05-2011, 17:39
Replies: 68
Views: 9,619
Posted By Adax
Re: Buying a Boat in the US vs Oz

In the US a lot of boats were purchased with second or third liens on a property .The housing market has dropped drastically and a lot of people have to let their boat go. Even if not purchased with...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 06-05-2011, 17:34
Replies: 29
Views: 8,985
Posted By Adax
Re: Illegal to Buy a Visiting Yacht Which Overstayed in the Philippines?

Also if you are resident look into what you as a foreigner are allowed to do versus a Filipino. Sometimes quite different. Example here in Mexico I cannot import a car as a foreigner unless I have...
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