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Forum: Classifieds Archive 08-09-2014, 14:50
Replies: 6
Views: 5,847
Posted By offgridcanuck
Re: 1988 Ted Brewer Alaska fully refit and ready to go

We are in Sausalito and heading down the coast to San Diego by Nov 1
Forum: Classifieds Archive 19-07-2014, 09:23
Replies: 6
Views: 5,847
Posted By offgridcanuck
Re: 1988 Ted Brewer Alaska fully refit and ready to go

Search Ted Brewer, comes up for me. Of course you need a best steel boat, might mean getting a third ;)
Forum: Classifieds Archive 15-07-2014, 09:27
Replies: 6
Views: 5,847
Posted By offgridcanuck
Re: 1988 Ted Brewer Alaska fully refit and ready to go

Boat is on yatchworld. Email us here if you want to deal direct with the owners :)
Forum: Classifieds Archive 11-07-2014, 11:14
Replies: 6
Views: 5,847
Posted By offgridcanuck
Re: 1988 Ted Brewer Alaska fully refit and ready to go

Can a mod move this, I posted in the wrong section :(
Forum: Classifieds Archive 11-07-2014, 11:01
Replies: 6
Views: 5,847
Posted By offgridcanuck
1988 Ted Brewer Alaska fully refit and ready to go

Ted Brewer ALASKA 43
$127,000


Hi, below is the information from the Ted Brewer design site followed by the actual boat information for ours. The design we have varies a bit from...
Forum: Marine Electronics 29-01-2014, 11:17
Replies: 1
Views: 1,328
Posted By offgridcanuck
Re: Help connecting our NMEA data sources

Forgot to add we have an ACR AIS unit as well. It can provide GPS and AIS data. Ugh. Off to look at multiplexors...
Forum: Marine Electronics 29-01-2014, 10:08
Replies: 1
Views: 1,328
Posted By offgridcanuck
Help connecting our NMEA data sources

Hi everyone,

Just coming up to the end of the refit and its time to have the electronics talk to each other. I would like some advice on how I should do this to make sure I'm on track.

I have:...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 12-05-2013, 11:55
Replies: 4
Views: 4,906
Posted By offgridcanuck
Re: Superfurl Furling system

I posted the video to save people time in waiting for it in the mail. Their are plus and minuses to all systems out there. I would like a schaeffer but my budget wont allow. Of the more inexpensive...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 12-05-2013, 00:30
Replies: 4
Views: 4,906
Posted By offgridcanuck
Re: Superfurl Furling system

He takes cards now and its cheaper than fancor. Seems to be a great system built buy a guy who cares.
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 07-05-2013, 20:34
Replies: 4
Views: 4,906
Posted By offgridcanuck
Superfurl Furling system

I was having a hard time finding any information on this system. I got a video in the mail from Don and put it up on youtube. So if you, like me, we wondering about upgrading to this system you can...
Forum: Classifieds Archive 04-05-2013, 20:39
Replies: 22
Want To Buy: fuel bladder
Views: 2,760
Posted By offgridcanuck
Re: fuel bladder

I have a almost never used 750L (200gal) bladder in Vancouver BC. You can have it for $300 plus whatever it costs to ship
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 26-04-2013, 09:43
Replies: 5
Views: 1,682
Posted By offgridcanuck
Re: Mexico sand blast and paint, anyone know a good cheap place?

Thanks for the replies. Redcoat was that a sand blast and paint for 1500? I'm told mine is not that bad and we use tremclad for the sides and top (dont laugh works amazing) But we would really like...
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 21-04-2013, 20:34
Replies: 5
Views: 1,682
Posted By offgridcanuck
Mexico sand blast and paint, anyone know a good cheap place?

Hi,

We have a steel 43 brewer Alaska and will be sailing it to Mexico in September 2013. Does anyone know a good a cheap place to have the boat blasted and painted? Preferably with some super...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 13-02-2013, 14:54
Replies: 6
Views: 6,113
Posted By offgridcanuck
Re: Selecting a pump for watermaker diy

I picked up a 110v 12amp motor attached to a HRO CAT pump and a 40 inch membrane housing plus some odds and ends as far as valves go.

The guy who sold it to me showed me the one he cobbled in his...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 05-02-2013, 08:22
Replies: 6
Views: 6,113
Posted By offgridcanuck
Selecting a pump for watermaker diy

We are starting our watermaker build. We have Swains and Nigels books showing some possibles.

We are going to use the one of these from americanro dot com:
62. SW30-2540 2.5 x 40 800 700 99.4...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 05-02-2013, 08:17
Replies: 49
Views: 57,012
Posted By offgridcanuck
Re: C-Head, Natures Head or Air Head- which is best overall

We have had the NH for 6 months liveaboard. The colder it is the slower it composts. In the summer we could use it for a longer duration. Solids build up in 1-1.5 months in the summer and less than 1...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 27-07-2012, 21:38
Replies: 14
Views: 3,019
Posted By offgridcanuck
Re: We Bought our First and Last Boat !

Well we are on our way to cleaning and fixing. SO far we blasted the interior with a high pressure water gun and its smrlling better since we tossed the head overboard.

WHAT A LOT OF WORK! Wow...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 04-07-2012, 23:39
Replies: 10
Views: 3,095
Posted By offgridcanuck
Re: Spearguns

+1 Mako, Dan is a great guy to deal with and warranties everything. Join the spearboard forum and start reading, lots of good info there. Grab the mako repair pack and you can build almost anything....
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 01-07-2012, 09:48
Replies: 14
Views: 3,019
Posted By offgridcanuck
Re: We Bought our First and Last Boat !

Thanks for the advice!

We knew we had some work to do when we got it so it's alright. I have been reading the composting toilet thread and thinking we will go with a natures head saving myself to...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 30-06-2012, 09:13
Replies: 14
Views: 3,019
Posted By offgridcanuck
Re: We bought our first and last boat!

MOV06686 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKlekaV9x00)

Here is a short video of when we first saw it. Lots of changes needed but nothing difficult, just many hours.

We will be...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 30-06-2012, 00:38
Replies: 14
Views: 3,019
Posted By offgridcanuck
We Bought our First and Last Boat !

Well today was the day after a year or ten of planning. My soon to be wife and I purchased a steel Ted Brewer Alaskan 43 and will move aboard for August 1st after the wedding.

We have almost no...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 18-04-2012, 09:46
Replies: 7
Views: 3,491
Posted By offgridcanuck
Re: Vancouver BC Liveaboard help

Shelter island is a great cheaper alternative, there is another in Annie's Slough as well.
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 09-04-2012, 20:43
Replies: 117
Views: 10,135
Posted By offgridcanuck
Re: Getting stoned with savages

Insane how some people view use of alcohol as less "evil" than THC consumption. Living in the war on drugs country for so long might have helped develop those feelings. It's just as wrong as killing...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 20-03-2012, 09:49
Replies: 84
Views: 11,497
Posted By offgridcanuck
Re: Cuban Rum -

You can accelerate the "aging" by several methods. I use a combination of them all. Put the freshly distilled spirits in a stainless J-keg with some charred oak chips. Add pressure and you will have...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 19-03-2012, 21:55
Replies: 84
Views: 11,497
Posted By offgridcanuck
Re: Cuban Rum -

Try searching your rums on the tastings institute.

Search Our Large Database of Spirits Ratings and Spirits Reviews (https://www.tastings.com/search_spirits.lasso)

My personal fav which used to...
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