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Forum: Meets & Greets 17-04-2012, 17:03
Replies: 17
Views: 8,231
Posted By James Baines
Re: Hanse 445, Pre-Delivery advice please

An Update on my Hanse 445:

Hi John, Thanks for all your input, it was very much appreciated and rest assured that I will take your advice and have a complete survey done before the end of the...
Forum: Meets & Greets 13-01-2012, 14:15
Replies: 8
Views: 1,039
Posted By James Baines
Re: hello

Welcome Paladin; Having sold my trusty Jeanneau S.O 40 recently, I'll be moving my new Hanse 445 to my pontoon in Hamilton Dock, Lowestoft in the next few weeks and since that's about as far East as...
Forum: Meets & Greets 31-12-2011, 14:42
Replies: 17
Views: 8,231
Posted By James Baines
Re: Hanse 445, Pre-Delivery advice please

Any particular reason for saying that?

Dr. T
Forum: Meets & Greets 22-12-2011, 15:49
Replies: 17
Views: 8,231
Posted By James Baines
Re: Hanse 445, Pre-Delivery advice please

Thanks, I have already arranged that BUT: I'm looking for "Hidden" issues.

Dr. T
Forum: Meets & Greets 22-12-2011, 14:56
Replies: 17
Views: 8,231
Posted By James Baines
Hanse 445, Pre-Delivery Advice Please

Hi all, I sold my trusty, fast and much loved 2001 Jeanneau S.O 40, and ordered a new, top spec Hanse 445 with every option known to man and my first look at the new boat will be at the London boat...
Forum: Meets & Greets 17-09-2011, 13:37
Replies: 45
Views: 4,440
Posted By James Baines
Re: Am I Too Old ?

PS: I'm sure you don't want to hear this but frankly, with the challenges you already face, taking a pooch with you is probably just going to add to the complexity and create problems you just don't...
Forum: Meets & Greets 17-09-2011, 13:33
Replies: 45
Views: 4,440
Posted By James Baines
Re: Am I Too Old ?

Hi SteelRose, First, age is just a number and the numbers affect people in different ways, I'll be 69 next week and later this year, or early next, I'll be crossing the Atlantic yet again either...
Forum: Crew Archives 12-09-2011, 10:57
Replies: 22
Crew Wanted: UK to US
Views: 5,136
Posted By James Baines
Re: UK to US

Thank you for your response but as I pointed out a few days ago, I now have a crew lined up and I consider this post closed. Thanks again, James
Forum: OpenCPN 07-09-2011, 09:17
Replies: 18
Views: 3,134
Posted By James Baines
Re: A Poll for The Most Popular Feature Requests

All very good stuff but I would love to have a simple way of copying the Route Manager route detail info into another program such as OpenOffice or Excel spreadsheets to form the basis of a log....
Forum: Crew Archives 31-08-2011, 16:35
Replies: 22
Crew Wanted: UK to US
Views: 5,136
Posted By James Baines
Re: UK to US

Please consider this post closed, I now have a crew identified if I am able to get myself organized for a late November / early December Atlantic crossing. Thanks to all who responded, James
Forum: Marine Electronics 18-08-2011, 13:44
Replies: 30
Views: 13,850
Posted By James Baines
Re: Advice on Satellite TV

Yes there is, here in the UK, I got a mini dish with an LED Sat Finder display, a 12v receiver, remote control, and 45 feet of cable plus connectors for less than £100 (That's about $150).

Of...
Forum: Our Community 18-08-2011, 13:34
Replies: 110
Views: 25,234
Posted By James Baines
Re: Has Cruising Become Too Artificial, Too Expensive, Too Regulated ?

As a friend of mine in Texas used to say:

"Thank God we don't get all the government we pay for".

Looking at it that way, I guess the restrictions could be a whole lot worse...James
Forum: Crew Archives 16-08-2011, 09:09
Replies: 22
Crew Wanted: UK to US
Views: 5,136
Posted By James Baines
Re: UK to US

I did not recieve a Skype msg as yet...James
Forum: Crew Archives 15-08-2011, 16:40
Replies: 22
Crew Wanted: UK to US
Views: 5,136
Posted By James Baines
Re: UK to US

To my original post, perhaps I should add that:
In late September, I will hit the magic age of 69 years. But that’s just a number:
What’s important is that I’m Canadian, an ex, almost professional...
Forum: Crew Archives 15-08-2011, 14:15
Replies: 22
Crew Wanted: UK to US
Views: 5,136
Posted By James Baines
Re: UK to US

Thanks Janine, I appreciate your interest but I'm looking for people who have Atlantic crossing experience. James
Forum: Crew Archives 14-08-2011, 12:27
Replies: 22
Crew Wanted: UK to US
Views: 5,136
Posted By James Baines
Re: UK to US

Thanks, I'll get back to you if / when I can get things organized. James
Forum: Crew Archives 13-08-2011, 15:39
Replies: 22
Crew Wanted: UK to US
Views: 5,136
Posted By James Baines
Re: UK to US Crew wanted

What route did you have in mind?
Forum: Crew Archives 13-08-2011, 05:05
Replies: 22
Crew Wanted: UK to US
Views: 5,136
Posted By James Baines
Re: UK to US Crew wanted

As I said right up front, I plan to tag along with the ARC flock in NOVEMBER, or, head out a week or so later...
Forum: Crew Archives 12-08-2011, 19:24
Replies: 22
Crew Wanted: UK to US
Views: 5,136
Posted By James Baines
UK to US

I’m thinking, and at this point, it’s just thinking because of circumstances beyond my control, but, in the next few weeks, I may decide to take my 40 Jeanneau from Lowestoft, England, across the...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 22-07-2011, 15:54
Replies: 121
Views: 32,668
Posted By James Baines
Re: Protection from Pirates: The Almost Perfect Solution

*Political content deleted*

I have been advised by the police in a number of countries that you should never, ever just take one shot at an intruder; the advice given to me was that you should...
Forum: Meets & Greets 22-07-2011, 00:34
Replies: 13
Views: 1,769
Posted By James Baines
Re: Passage

Hi, first, your mast height is well under 50 feet; yours is a shade over 38 feet and you can double check that easily by triangulation.


Next, if you are going solo, and have limited offshore...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 21-07-2011, 08:38
Replies: 121
Views: 32,668
Posted By James Baines
Re: Protection from Pirates: The Almost-Perfect Solution

I'm sure most sane people will have realized that many of our posts have been made in jest but, in all seriousness, I do believe that if you feel up to it, it is fairly safe to tackle the casual,...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 20-07-2011, 15:54
Replies: 121
Views: 32,668
Posted By James Baines
Re: Protection from Pirates: The Almost Perfect Solution

Nope, respecting the laws of all the countries I might visit, I would NEVER break their laws.
That said, the 12 bore that blew the dumb **** over the side was not mine officer, nor was the .444...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 19-07-2011, 08:51
Replies: 121
Views: 32,668
Posted By James Baines
Re: Protection from Pirates: The Almost-Perfect Solution

For opportunistic criminals, almost any powerful jet of stinging / burning spray will give you time to administer some attitude adjustment with a baseball bat before relieving them of any possessions...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 18-07-2011, 14:21
Replies: 54
Views: 8,511
Posted By James Baines
Re: A Bent Rudder and Lessons Learned

Hi Dennis;
Sorry to hear about your trials and tribulations but on the bright side, you made it with fairly minor damage and now your dog thinks you are “Superman”. You learned a lot during the...
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