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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 26-09-2022, 11:49
Replies: 3
Views: 1,344
Posted By Hobie_ind
Re: Using cooking oil instead of diesel

One of the challenges with cooking oil is in colder weather as it's much thicker than diesel fuel at colder temperatures. Most of the problems are at sub-zero (C) temperatures so that may be less of...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 30-05-2022, 11:44
Replies: 15
Views: 2,647
Posted By Hobie_ind
Re: Dinghy/RIB wheel recommendation?

When we were cruising NZ and Fiji we saw a few Sealegs dinghys out there. They are a serious piece of kit and I thought only came installed on their boats given the complexity of the drive system...
Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 27-05-2022, 07:14
Replies: 16
Views: 2,715
Posted By Hobie_ind
Re: Canadian or US Delaware LLC Registration ?

When we were buying a boat for our family's extended cruise I was looking at a boat in Washington state and spoke to Canadian Customs about this. The boat needs to brought in under bond, but it is...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 27-05-2022, 06:15
Replies: 15
Views: 2,647
Posted By Hobie_ind
Re: Dinghy/RIB wheel recommendation?

I wholeheartedly second the recommendation for Beachmaster wheels. We loved them on our 3.4m Highfield with a 15hp outboard.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 06-04-2022, 10:54
Replies: 73
Views: 24,570
Posted By Hobie_ind
Re: OC Tender Owners - would you buy again?

This sort of answers my question about how YOU were going to use the dinghy.

When we were in NZ for the cyclone season in 2015/2016, I looked at the OC Tender long and hard and test drove one....
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 11-02-2020, 11:26
Replies: 29
Views: 7,904
Posted By Hobie_ind
Re: In-mast Main Furling Tips

What make of in-mast furler do you have? Do you have battens?

There's a lot of good advice above, but some of it won't make much sense for your application depending on the brand /configuration...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 13-01-2020, 02:13
Replies: 55
Views: 50,997
Posted By Hobie_ind
Re: Amel vs HR

Agreed MarcinG, although I was specifically responding to the OP’s query regarding the HR46 and the Super Maramu.

I also find the new Amel 50 and 60 an interesting change of direction for the...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 06-08-2019, 09:56
Replies: 9
Views: 1,306
Posted By Hobie_ind
Re: Broker recommendations Washington state

+3. Excellent experience with Pete at Swiftsure.
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 24-07-2019, 11:19
Replies: 39
Views: 5,747
Posted By Hobie_ind
Re: Canadian registration or licensing

How long is your boat? A consideration may be that, for Transport Canada registration, there's a 'quirky' tonnage survey requirement on boats over 12m. Between 12 and 15 m there's a simplified...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 09-01-2019, 08:44
Replies: 83
Views: 16,143
Posted By Hobie_ind
Re: Be Wary of Stay Cool Pumps Impellers

You've got a Yanmar 4JHTE don't you? Do you use Yanmar impellers and their puller?

If you don't you might find this helpful. We had a similar issue with our Yanmar on our Amel. it was the only...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 19-11-2018, 11:59
Replies: 28
Views: 5,405
Posted By Hobie_ind
Re: Is this a thing?!

It's quite rare as others have suggested. In three years of cruising the Caribbean and South Pacific, we only met one boat that was on an extended charter somewhat like you describe. It was French...
Forum: OpenCPN 12-11-2018, 13:02
Replies: 26
Views: 4,557
Posted By Hobie_ind
Re: Charts for the ABCs to Panamá

For Panama, I don't think you'll find much for good charts in a lot of areas, however Eric Bauhas Panama guide is invaluable.

For the Columbia coast there's another thread that you might find...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 09-11-2018, 12:37
Replies: 30
Views: 4,688
Posted By Hobie_ind
Re: Gravity Holding Tank Install... need advice

This is exactly how the holding tanks on our Amel were set up (with the exception of 1-1/2" outlet and thru-hull). Great system and the one time I had the outlet plug I was able to snake it from the...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 09-11-2018, 08:53
Replies: 106
Views: 14,627
Posted By Hobie_ind
Re: French Press coffee pot recommendation

Loved our coffee press on the boat. At anchor I washed it on the stern or underway just over the side with quick shot to clean out from the shower hose we always had hanging in the cockpit. In...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 05-11-2018, 12:49
Replies: 9
Views: 3,587
Posted By Hobie_ind
Re: Amel Twin Headsails

If you re-read, the 45 minutes was the process of dropping the jib, then re-hoisting it and the second jib on a bridle connected to the bearing assembly so that they could later furl it in 45 seconds...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 05-11-2018, 10:56
Replies: 9
Views: 3,587
Posted By Hobie_ind
Re: Amel Twin Headsails

I know that Oysters used a twin slot foil on some of their boats as I've looked at it in great detail on a friends Oyster 53, but the Amel system IS unique. What makes it unique is the 3rd slot and...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 05-11-2018, 10:15
Replies: 9
Views: 3,587
Posted By Hobie_ind
Re: Amel Twin Headsails

I've never understood it myself either. I have wondered though if it was because the 54 already had two headsails, so it was simply assumed that most owners would find it easier to just pole out the...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 05-11-2018, 06:40
Replies: 9
Views: 3,587
Posted By Hobie_ind
Amel Twin Headsails

One of the most common series of questions we got regarding our Super Maramu was about the unique twin headsail system.

When we first got the boat, we spoke to a couple of other owners who had not...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 02-11-2018, 10:23
Replies: 139
Views: 13,106
Posted By Hobie_ind
Re: Borrowing Stuff Without Permission

I can imagine it....... lots of places in the Pacific NW, South Pacific and NZ that we've visited often had many dinghys tied up without locks........

There's a reason they are all much higher on...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 01-10-2018, 07:33
Replies: 24
Views: 5,310
Posted By Hobie_ind
Re: Bottom paint for Galapagos?

This wasn't our experience 3 years ago although it may have changed. They do dive the boat when you arrive to look for growth, but I'm sure they didn't take samples as they issued a clearance on the...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 25-09-2018, 13:56
Replies: 30
Views: 9,955
Posted By Hobie_ind
Re: Redundant autopilot, best option?

You can have wear on the system and/or broken teeth are a potential failure mode.

Our Amel had a dual rack and pinion arrangement driving redundant push pull cables to the rudder. Great system,...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 21-09-2018, 13:41
Replies: 2
Views: 2,366
Posted By Hobie_ind
Re: Insurance for offshore passage and Caribbean cruising - Canadian vessel

From 2013-2015 we used Dolphin Insurance out of Vancouver (Sean Thompson).

https://www.dolphininsurance.com/about

They were fine in the Caribbean, but struggled when we wanted to go to the...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 14-09-2018, 10:06
Replies: 23
Views: 4,682
Posted By Hobie_ind
Re: Help us choose a 50 - 55' cruising sailboat

It's a bit under 50' but a Hallberg Rassey 46 might also have a layout that would work.
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Most were 3 cabin boats and internally have close to the same room as the previously mentioned Amel. I...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 01-08-2018, 10:53
Replies: 32
Views: 20,721
Posted By Hobie_ind
Re: How To Legally Avoid WA Sales Tax

We looked boats in WA around 5 years ago, so looked into this then. However my information is now a bit dated, so therefore I'll leave bulk of the specific feedback to others with more recent...
Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 31-07-2018, 06:27
Replies: 50
Views: 15,833
Posted By Hobie_ind
Re: Is 10% normal earnest money before contract accepted?

When I had our boat for sale, you would have been free to put an offer in without a deposit and schedule your survey and haulout. No problem.

However..... there's no way I'd have ever agreed...
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