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Forum: Marine Electronics 20-12-2011, 06:57
Replies: 72
Views: 15,030
Posted By Mike43
Re: general cost of SSB install

Good info.
I have a Icom 802 and am tight on space. Is it ok to install radio vertical?
How important is air space? I will not enclose it.
Thanks
Mike
Forum: Meets & Greets 03-01-2011, 12:33
Replies: 24
Views: 6,313
Posted By Mike43
Thumbs up Sooo my wife and I are putting the house up for...

Sooo my wife and I are putting the house up for sale, (Vancouver BC where they do sell fast). We are planning to use part of the money to buy a house near Phoenix Arizona as an investment with...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 13-12-2010, 15:40
Replies: 317
Views: 72,114
Posted By Mike43
Meyer, you're a bit hung up on this rate of...

Meyer, you're a bit hung up on this rate of exchange thing. On my trips back to OZ I often chat up foreign backpackers just for the fun of it. The backpackers that want to work their way around OZ...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 09-12-2010, 14:06
Replies: 50
Views: 6,507
Posted By Mike43
IMHO T/checks are pretty much redundant. Two...

IMHO T/checks are pretty much redundant. Two rates of exchange at banks UK and fees to cash them. Lots of other options out there.
If you buy me a beer I can tell you some funny stories about...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-12-2010, 02:08
Replies: 317
Views: 72,114
Posted By Mike43
Take it easy guys. Australia is trying to lead...

Take it easy guys. Australia is trying to lead the world in self funding public servants. The 48% tax plus the 10% GST when you try to spend whats left isn't cutting it.
I hear they are going to put...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 09-12-2010, 00:54
Replies: 50
Views: 6,507
Posted By Mike43
I have used banks to transfer money overseas and...

I have used banks to transfer money overseas and have learnt my lesson. They charge shocking exchange rates and then $30 +/- for the privilege.
I now use and have been using for a lot of years an...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 07-12-2010, 19:24
Replies: 21
Views: 3,453
Posted By Mike43
Thanks for that. I thought my computer was going...

Thanks for that. I thought my computer was going to melt and i didn't have any spare barrels. :)
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 07-12-2010, 13:58
Replies: 23
Views: 3,771
Posted By Mike43
When i am sailing I am gender neutral. In my...

When i am sailing I am gender neutral. In my experience there are two sports where women compete on an equal footing with men. The other is equestrian.
IMHO
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 07-12-2010, 13:42
Replies: 21
Views: 3,453
Posted By Mike43
I had a hiccup with post #15 -Sobraon- link....

I had a hiccup with post #15 -Sobraon- link. opening tabs like a machine gun -84- before I shut browser down.
I'm computer challenged. Did anyone else have any experiences or should I just mind my...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 07-12-2010, 13:03
Replies: 5
Views: 1,768
Posted By Mike43
I had a pith helmet once and somebody pithed in...

I had a pith helmet once and somebody pithed in it

Sorry
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 05-12-2010, 11:11
Replies: 44
Views: 8,953
Posted By Mike43
Very well said

Very well said
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 12-11-2010, 22:38
Replies: 44
Views: 18,048
Posted By Mike43
Sometimes large companies won't do R&D because...

Sometimes large companies won't do R&D because cheap readily available products have no profit margin for them no matter how good they are.
Research DMSO to see why Pharmaceutical companies don't...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 12-11-2010, 22:28
Replies: 44
Views: 18,048
Posted By Mike43
[QUOTE=reiner;558628] We talked about the...

[QUOTE=reiner;558628]
We talked about the Cayenne pepper story and decided we try Hot Chilli Powder.
We did one side with the Chilli and the other side without.
.
If you start sailing around in...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 10-11-2010, 08:45
Replies: 65
Views: 7,714
Posted By Mike43
Buyer beware.

I have been seriously kicking tires for in excess of 6 months, as much to educate myself as to the pitfalls of purchasing a big ticket item. The best plan I came up with while at a recent boat show...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 21-10-2010, 19:42
Replies: 28
Views: 11,093
Posted By Mike43
My point. It was the bean counters that ceased...

My point. It was the bean counters that ceased routine inspections to save money. Inspections are constant, not every 5 weeks, months or years.
I think we are on the same page.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 19-10-2010, 20:08
Replies: 28
Views: 11,093
Posted By Mike43
Modern bean counter thinking thinking is "if it...

Modern bean counter thinking thinking is "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". you decide. If you are bean counter you're in trouble. Does not answer your question but it's your mast.
Make sure that...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 16-10-2010, 18:08
Replies: 2,321
Views: 229,201
Posted By Mike43
Thomas can lip read, although not very well if...

Thomas can lip read, although not very well if you have an Aussie accent.
Seriously, should should you meet Thomas, you will walk away very much more enlightened.

Sorry Thomas
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 12-10-2010, 10:33
Replies: 75
Views: 18,239
Posted By Mike43
Don't be too perturbed about it. USCG has been...

Don't be too perturbed about it. USCG has been known to be sourced from China. What pisses me off is prices don't necessarily reflect Chinese/Asian manufacture. eg Nike, Apple, GAP etc. etc. You can...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 11-10-2010, 22:46
Replies: 52
Views: 5,451
Posted By Mike43
Would not take much imagination to rig one of...

Would not take much imagination to rig one of these. Use white pvc tape to insulate 16 gauge wire at stanchions. run wire about 1" or so from life lines. uninsulated. Have discreet switch so you...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 10-10-2010, 21:25
Replies: 75
Views: 18,239
Posted By Mike43
Wasn't me. All my stuff fell down from ice...

Wasn't me. All my stuff fell down from ice overload.

There's a reason I'm heading south
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 10-10-2010, 20:20
Replies: 75
Views: 18,239
Posted By Mike43
Very true. Having stacked a lot of steel and...

Very true.

Having stacked a lot of steel and and worked under the loads, we inspected every shackle, sling and chain constantly. I would do the same now with anything my life and boat depended on...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 09-10-2010, 11:19
Replies: 65
Views: 7,714
Posted By Mike43
Gudday mate, I'm in the same boat as you, only...

Gudday mate,
I'm in the same boat as you, only i live in Northern California and have been vigorously looking for a boat for the past 6 months. Just waiting for a divorce cleanup before I'm allowed...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 09-10-2010, 10:43
Replies: 55
Views: 18,957
Posted By Mike43
How I would approach it as I am also tight:) ...

How I would approach it as I am also tight:)

First of all get a plumb bob or piece of string, Get a distance behind mast and check and see weather or not it is 1.5 to 2 diameters out. If mast is...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 07-10-2010, 15:14
Replies: 337
Views: 54,548
Posted By Mike43
[QUOTE=MarkJ;536031]By the way, those on $500 per...

[QUOTE=MarkJ;536031]By the way, those on $500 per month US dollars will be a tad disgruntled to know that their currency has gone down in the last little while against the Aussie dollar.

Aussies...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 03-10-2010, 21:10
Replies: 2,321
Views: 229,201
Posted By Mike43
Yeah, you're right. Sometimes the labels fall...

Yeah, you're right. Sometimes the labels fall off, they lose their corks, but they are there when you need them.:whistling:
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