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Forum: Challenges 27-01-2009, 13:33
Replies: 20
Views: 3,333
Posted By Fishman
Ummm, I am saying get over there, do it, solve...

Ummm, I am saying get over there, do it, solve your visa problems as they arise. I met a Mr Fixit guy, gave him my passport, he sorted my visa out for 6 months at a time, most expats do it this way,...
Forum: Fishing, Recreation & Fun 02-01-2009, 01:06
Replies: 17
Views: 4,390
Posted By Fishman
We have been cruising about a year now, we have 2...

We have been cruising about a year now, we have 2 sons, the oldest is 4, we have a portable dvd player (and another one spare). Its a vital component on board. The 4 year old has a big collection of...
Forum: Challenges 31-12-2008, 17:56
Replies: 20
Views: 3,333
Posted By Fishman
I am 41, been around on the water a while. If I...

I am 41, been around on the water a while. If I was 21 with only 10k I would fly straight to Indonesia, buy two big 20ftg dugout canoes ($60 each), lash them together with some big bamboo poles (12...
Forum: Crew Archives 30-12-2008, 17:21
Replies: 9
Views: 4,338
Posted By Fishman
You can also get a panga guy to take you to...

You can also get a panga guy to take you to either of the 2 anchorages (on either side) were the yachts wait to go through, just ask around, you should have a spot within an hour. If you dont want to...
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 30-12-2008, 15:16
Replies: 12
Views: 3,335
Posted By Fishman
Thanks everyone, lots of good info!

Thanks everyone, lots of good info!
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 29-12-2008, 04:57
Replies: 12
Views: 3,335
Posted By Fishman
Thanks for the info. I am on RSA passport so will...

Thanks for the info. I am on RSA passport so will get French visa in P City (i think for 3 months?). My wife and kids have dutch EU passports so they should be OK. I also have an american crew, not...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 28-12-2008, 19:35
Replies: 7
Views: 2,964
Posted By Fishman
I have not seen this shape before. Judging by the...

I have not seen this shape before. Judging by the look of it you should be getting it VERY cheap and you are not planning on doing any offshore sailing (good house boat on a small lake), BUT if you...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 28-12-2008, 19:14
Replies: 11
Views: 2,086
Posted By Fishman
I think your problem is not the ferro thing but...

I think your problem is not the ferro thing but the 3rd party 'only' thing, i also recently got insurance on my cat and no-one would give me 3rd party ONLY....i dont think there is enough 'in it' for...
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 28-12-2008, 19:01
Replies: 12
Views: 3,335
Posted By Fishman
2009 Galapagos Marquesas etc

Hi there
Currently cruising the pacific side of Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua with my wife and two sons (age 1 and 4). We will be back in Panama City at the end of January 2009 to stock up for...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 04-12-2008, 17:18
Replies: 19
Views: 48,896
Posted By Fishman
On my 1991 cat the 'grace' period is definitely...

On my 1991 cat the 'grace' period is definitely over. I've only owned this boat for about 9 months, despite a great survey everything that can go wrong has gone wrong w.r.t. systems. Luckily we are...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 03-12-2008, 10:47
Replies: 91
Views: 27,898
Posted By Fishman
Boat launch laughs

We were watching my mate Jeffrey helping to manuevre a friends inflatable RIB powerboat onto a trailer at a notorious boat launch, he gave a bit too much throttle and drove the rib right onto the...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 02-12-2008, 15:50
Replies: 22
Views: 6,976
Posted By Fishman
My fountain pajot is the PRE eyebrow-vertical...

My fountain pajot is the PRE eyebrow-vertical window design. It does allow sun in but its got 'smooth' surfaces which are awesome in a windy anchorage. Recently I was holding fine in a 45 knot...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 01-12-2008, 14:42
Replies: 19
Views: 48,896
Posted By Fishman
Captforce you have the magic boat. I will need to...

Captforce you have the magic boat. I will need to pm you to find out exactly what make etc all your systems are haha. But what's that funny noise i hear in your engine room? Is that smoke I see? Just...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 01-12-2008, 13:04
Replies: 19
Views: 48,896
Posted By Fishman
WHO HAS THE MAGIC BOAT?

Here's a question to you all: WHAT IS HONESTLY THE LONGEST YOU HAVE CRUISED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS? All cruisers that I chat to are always fixing something, waiting for a part or just waiting for...
Forum: Propellers & Drive Systems 30-11-2008, 09:10
Replies: 12
Views: 6,921
Posted By Fishman
Mine is on a cat (1991 Fountain Pajot Casamance...

Mine is on a cat (1991 Fountain Pajot Casamance 45ft), my Volvo drives are well below the waterline, when you remove the seal housing (its a male component which fits with 2 o-rings into a circular...
Forum: Leopard Catamarans, Robertson & Caine 30-11-2008, 08:09
Replies: 80
Views: 53,164
Posted By Fishman
Bumfuzzle' bad karma

The first part of Bum journey was the notoriously shallow Bahamas. I also recall a grounding there by Bum...and a kedge off...the triangulation of forces caused by a kedge off can be...
Forum: Leopard Catamarans, Robertson & Caine 30-11-2008, 03:47
Replies: 80
Views: 53,164
Posted By Fishman
'My only doubt about the Panama scenario is based...

'My only doubt about the Panama scenario is based on the fact that they had constant water intrusion in the port hull virtually from the time they left Florida and all the way through the period they...
Forum: Propellers & Drive Systems 29-11-2008, 17:02
Replies: 12
Views: 6,921
Posted By Fishman
doing sail drive seals underwater

I was stupid enough to forget my trolling fishing lines in the water whilst anchoring, got the 120 pound mono leader around the shaft, when I dived on it I saw the worst case scenario: pieces of...
Forum: Leopard Catamarans, Robertson & Caine 29-11-2008, 10:23
Replies: 80
Views: 53,164
Posted By Fishman
where in Panama?

Where in Panama did they haul Bumfuzzle? Both Shelterbay and Flamenco which have travel lifts are pretty much first world facilities, definitely not '3rd world'. Balboa has an older railway system...
Forum: Leopard Catamarans, Robertson & Caine 28-11-2008, 19:53
Replies: 80
Views: 53,164
Posted By Fishman
best cat for the $$

Prior to buying our cat I looked at about 5 or 6 different wildcats, both the original shape with galley down and the later re-design with galley up etc. It is without doubt the best cat for the $$,...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 18-10-2008, 11:56
Replies: 47
Views: 7,822
Posted By Fishman
UP!

We have a galley up, when we were shopping around we looked at a few cats with galley down like the privilege 42, st francis 44 etc, at the time we almost went for the galley down, now we are so glad...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 18-10-2008, 11:42
Replies: 13
Views: 2,758
Posted By Fishman
I bought a cat (FP Casamance 1991) during April...

I bought a cat (FP Casamance 1991) during April in Fort Lauderdale, now cruising pacific central america...will head into south pacific april next year. Even though we (wife, 2 kiddies) are from Cape...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 17-09-2008, 10:50
Replies: 1
Views: 2,491
Posted By Fishman
Milky gear oil temporary solution

Hi, I have a volvo sail drive, got seawater in the drive, prior to haul out to change seals (I still had to do quite a bit of driving), I managed to suck 95% of the milky stuff out of the saildrive...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 08-09-2008, 16:59
Replies: 3
Views: 3,113
Posted By Fishman
My swivel's bearings are so 'loose' that the...

My swivel's bearings are so 'loose' that the outer housing changes its angle to the inner part and then it binds. It will no longer unfurl as the tension on the swivel causes it to pull at an angle...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 08-09-2008, 08:59
Replies: 3
Views: 3,113
Posted By Fishman
PROFURL TOP SWIVEL SEIZED/BINDS

Hi there, I hope someone can help, I have ordered a new top swivel as the old one's bearings are shot (PROFURL). Can anyone maybe give me a step by step sequence of taking the old top swivel off and...
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