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Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 11-08-2020, 05:22
Replies: 54
Views: 5,786
Posted By sugarbird
Re: Taking a 5 day Liveaboard course

That is an excellent way to get confidence. Get recommendations to find a good Captain from whatever sailing school you choose. My husband and I did a week long course 15 years ago...it was the best...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 03-01-2015, 13:38
Replies: 29
Views: 5,348
Posted By sugarbird
Re: What to pay for a hull waxing?

The most I ever paid in the US was $400 for a 45 Ft. Sailboat.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 26-12-2014, 09:18
Replies: 10
Views: 2,331
Posted By sugarbird
Re: Inverter/charger new purchase required Need advice

For what it's worth, I just put a xantrex 1800 unit in my Hunter 450 Passage...it works fine. I only paid the $500 and if I have to replace it in a couple years, that's O.K.
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 04-12-2014, 08:36
Replies: 18
Views: 35,420
Posted By sugarbird
Re: Tall Person's Liveaboard Sailboat?

Our Hunter 450 Passage has 6'10" headroom throughout but the bulkhead passageways might get ya.
Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 20-11-2014, 08:59
Replies: 16
Views: 4,292
Posted By sugarbird
Re: Etiquette - Negotiations on Vessel Abroad

Consider how you will use the boat, also. Buying a boat in PuertoRico or St. Thomas gives you the whole Eastern Caribbean for your sailing ground without the tedious "easting" from say Florida or...
Forum: Our Community 03-11-2014, 14:42
Replies: 34
Views: 5,339
Posted By sugarbird
Re: Simple Pleasures: Fire on the Beach.

Yes in fact I do...In the barbecue grill on the back of MY OWN BOAT where no one else has to deal with my left over fire pit...or scattered refuse. If a place is beautiful and untouched...leave it...
Forum: Our Community 03-11-2014, 13:50
Replies: 34
Views: 5,339
Posted By sugarbird
Re: Simple Pleasures: Fire on the Beach.

Yeah, nothing I like better than landing my dinghy on a remote, pristine white sand beach....with a big black smudge pot of somebody else's bonfire smack in the middle of it.
Take nothing but...
Forum: Training, Licensing & Certification 28-09-2014, 19:18
Replies: 121
Views: 40,203
Posted By sugarbird
Re: What is a Normal Tip for an Instructor at a Sailing Course

Tip for a live aboard sailing course is 10% of the cost of the course per person. Our experience was amazing and life changing...the tip was well earned. Ever been on a cruise ship? Try telling them...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 26-09-2014, 18:26
Replies: 24
Views: 4,526
Posted By sugarbird
Re: Risk of theft in the Caribbean

We cruised the whole Eastern Caribbean for years and never had any problem ar all. We always locked our dinghy with a cable but that was really our only security measure. In my experience, the thefts...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 22-09-2014, 03:15
Replies: 42
Views: 4,772
Posted By sugarbird
Re: The Florida Question

If it truly is $100.00, then you are right, it is no big deal. I was afraid they would try to charge me sales tax to register. Don't they want to see a bill of sale or something?
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 21-09-2014, 07:34
Replies: 42
Views: 4,772
Posted By sugarbird
The Florida Question

We are a US documented boat returning from the Caribbean after several years. We would like to stay in Florida a while but not necessarily register there. How long could we stay?
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 15-06-2013, 07:06
Replies: 33
Views: 4,720
Posted By sugarbird
Re: St Martin to Panama in One Piece

Not wanting to start a new thread, anyone have any experience with a more southerly route to Panama that includes the ABC's?
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