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Fishing, Recreation & Fun
28-12-2023, 16:35
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Florida west coast sailing & fishing
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Eventide
Re: Florida west coast sailing & fishing
Great advice and links here. All useful. I have been sailing and cruising the Florida Gulf coast since 1976, always trolling a 4" (+/-) Johnson silver spoon on a steel leader and usually 60 or 80...
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Atlantic & the Caribbean
18-12-2022, 12:29
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Port St. Joe, Apalachicola, Carrabelle as destinations or stopovers
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Eventide
Re: Port St. Joe, Apalachicola, Carrabelle as destinations or stopovers
Actually I love Carrabelle. I am a little further down the Gulf coast from you.
You did a great job extolling Carrabelle's benefits. C-Quarters is one of friendliest marinas anywhere, and Kim...
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Atlantic & the Caribbean
18-12-2022, 09:33
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Port St. Joe, Apalachicola, Carrabelle as destinations or stopovers
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Eventide
Re: Port St. Joe, Apalachicola, Carrabelle as destinations or stopovers
You do NOT want to leave a boat unattended in that area.
But in my opinion that is true for most places around here.
That area of Florida is quite beautiful. It might be the last area in...
Forum:
Dollars & Cents
04-06-2022, 10:51
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Can't get Insurance
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10,682
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Eventide
Re: Can't get Insurance
I am in agreement with LarryO. Liability only for me for the last 40 years. If your boat is too large a portion of your net worth then maybe you could consider having a less expensive boat and/or...
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Families, Kids and Pets Afloat
29-11-2021, 16:23
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What dog breed if any???
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Eventide
Re: What dog breed if any???
"...if those guys would have a dog, the dog would have alerted the whole anchorage including the person trying to sneak onto the vessel and prevented this..."
A well known cruiser and trawler...
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Construction, Maintenance & Refit
17-11-2021, 09:44
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Teak decks. Should I run away????
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16,164
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Eventide
Re: Teak decks. Should I run away????
I have been a live-aboard since 1976. I learned early and I learned the hard way. No Volvo engines and NO teak decks.
But hey, you might need to learn those lessons yourself. If so, go for it.
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Boats For Sale and Wanted
26-10-2021, 12:29
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Want To Buy:
Boat for a living
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Eventide
Re: Boat for a living
There is a very nice Russian woman who now lives in St. Petersburg, Russia, I believe, and she has about a 40' sailboat that is for sale (I think) in the Caribbean.
She is on Facebook and her...
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General Classifieds (no boats)
07-07-2021, 09:15
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Want To Buy:
Single Ky. lady looking for a sailor
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Eventide
Re: Single Ky. lady looking for a sailor
I admire this woman for reaching out, and I admire the boaters who have responded and also those who have yet to respond.
Life can be much better with the right companion in your life, much more fun...
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Liveaboard's Forum
11-05-2021, 18:47
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Best Cabin Fan?
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37,415
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Eventide
Best Cabin Fan?
I have been a live aboard since the late 70s and have constantly been on the look out for ways to keep cool while at anchor. I have been through many of the more popular, albeit now expensive, fans...
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Liveaboard's Forum
15-01-2021, 13:43
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Florida Homestead Exemption
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Eventide
Florida Homestead Exemption
Do not know how much reading and research you personally have done but this might be a good place to start. There are many legal articles on Homestead Exemption and in your position it might be wise...
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General Sailing Forum
01-09-2020, 18:30
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Help and advise. Kemah TX to Tampa Fl late Oct 2020
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Eventide
Re: Help and advise. Kemah TX to Tampa Fl late Oct 2020
The advice about going inland as much as possible is spot on. Here is the kicker: when you get to Carrabelle, Florida, go see Kim at C Quarters marina. She and her husband have been in the area a...
Forum:
Our Community
30-08-2020, 12:40
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Brexit Means EU Citizenship Not as Useful
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4,684
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Eventide
Re: Brexit Means EU Citizenship Not as Useful
Hey boatman 61, hope you are doing well.
What did you mean by this... unless Trump pisses off Napoleon..?
Forum:
Atlantic & the Caribbean
13-12-2019, 18:31
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44
Luperon DR
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Eventide
Re: Luperon DR
one more thought, sailorboy1 - the rio dulce is a huge freshwater basin so there is no saltwater and no barnacles. that might be worth a thought, eh?
Forum:
Atlantic & the Caribbean
13-12-2019, 18:28
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Luperon DR
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Eventide
Re: Luperon DR
sailorboy1 - as an alternative would you consider going to the rio dulce in guatemala?
it has been ten years since i have been there but i have friends there now who think it is paradise - food...
Forum:
Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany
12-12-2019, 21:38
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Solo Sailing the Everglades wilderness waterway
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5,313
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Eventide
Re: Solo Sailing the Everglades wilderness waterway
I have spent quite a lot of time in the Everglades, and in boats cruising through and around them. The mosquitoes and no-seeums are the worst there that I have ever seen. They are the primary reason...
Forum:
Liveaboard's Forum
08-05-2019, 08:24
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Month eight for a middle-aged couple on a modest boat.
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9,679
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Eventide
Re: Month eight for a middle-aged couple on a modest boat.
Almost $3,800 a month? $45,568 a year? Thanks for posting, very helpful.
Forum:
Liveaboard's Forum
06-05-2019, 19:12
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1
Cruisers Finding Love
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1,126
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Eventide
Cruisers Finding Love
Dating for Boaters - Part 1 series article on janice142 (https://janice142.com/Articles/DatingForBoaters-Part1.html)
Many of us are familiar with Janice aboard Seaweed.
She just completed a...
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Monohull Sailboats
07-07-2018, 10:18
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78
Why are metal boats popular among seasoned cruisers?
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16,683
Posted By
Eventide
Re: Why are metal boats popular among seasoned cruisers?
Good friend has a constant lament with his steel boat - RUST NEVER SLEEPS.
Forum:
OpenCPN
07-06-2016, 12:50
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Android 5-Lollipop versus Win10 tablets?
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4,473
Posted By
Eventide
Re: Android 5-Lollipop versus Win10 tablets?
Thanks again, guys, for all your help. Really appreciated. This forum is the best. M.
Forum:
OpenCPN
11-05-2016, 20:52
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28
Android 5-Lollipop versus Win10 tablets?
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4,473
Posted By
Eventide
Re: Android 5-Lollipop versus Win10 tablets?
Great answers and ideas. Thank you very much. Cruisers Forum has
always been one of the most helpful and giving venues on the net. Very
much appreciated.
My early cruising was based on...
Forum:
OpenCPN
09-05-2016, 12:14
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28
Android 5-Lollipop versus Win10 tablets?
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4,473
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Eventide
Android 5-Lollipop versus Win10 tablets?
I am purchasing a tablet to run OpenCPN exclusively.
In the lowest priced units two operating systems prevail. Lollipop5 (aka android) versus Win10.
Which will most easily integrate/work with...
Forum:
Our Community
23-08-2015, 12:17
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320
Who are your favourite boat bloggers / vloggers?
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98,442
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Eventide
Re: Who are your favourite boat bloggers / vloggers?
One of my heroes is Janice142.com (https://Janice142.com). She is a feisty grandmother living on a small trawler and doing it all on less than $15 a day. She is a lifelong boater with great wisdom...
Forum:
Liveaboard's Forum
19-04-2014, 15:24
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65
What You Wish Some Old Salty Captain Would Have told You Prior
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14,432
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Eventide
Re: What You Wish Some Old Salty Captain Would Have told You Prior
there is some REAL wisdom on this post. wish i had read this a long time ago. i also wish i'd had the smarts to learn from others and to not be so arrogant as to think it would be different...
Forum:
Liveaboard's Forum
15-04-2014, 16:02
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65
What You Wish Some Old Salty Captain Would Have told You Prior
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14,432
Posted By
Eventide
Re: what you wish some old salty captain would have told you prior
there are two vastly different types of sailing: day sailing and passage making. day sailing is mostly fun - you go out, raise the sails, find the wind, set your course, put on some music, open a...
Forum:
Atlantic & the Caribbean
03-09-2009, 19:20
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14
Andros Island, Bahamas ?
Views:
10,742
Posted By
Eventide
do you mean south bight? if so, and if you are...
do you mean south bight? if so, and if you are on a multihull, then you can get through south bight by playing the tides. i did it on a 32' trimaran.
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