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General Sailing Forum
10-12-2021, 16:11
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WITH IN-BOOM FURLING DO YOU NEED A TRYSAIL?
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Savanna
Re: WITH IN-BOOM FURLING DO YOU NEED A TRYSAIL?
Thank you all for your useful responses - I appreciate that you took an interest.
Personally I have decided (as suggested by Weem) to have my sailmaker add some strap loops (with reinforcing)...
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General Sailing Forum
06-12-2021, 16:39
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WITH IN-BOOM FURLING DO YOU NEED A TRYSAIL?
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Savanna
WITH IN-BOOM FURLING DO YOU NEED A TRYSAIL?
Having just read the interesting thread entitled "With In-mast Furling Do You Need A Trysail", I would be keen to hear forum member's views and experiences regarding In-Boom furling and trysails. New...
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Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar
24-05-2021, 16:00
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Just completed upgrade from AGM to Lithium
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Savanna
Re: Just completed upgrade from AGM to Lithium
Thank you SV Grace for your full and clear description of your experience. We too are greatly enjoying the benefits of a Lithium house bank. Hopefully the costs will continue to come down.
Forum:
Seamanship & Boat Handling
11-01-2021, 16:45
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53
PLB Saves Solo Sailor
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7,551
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Savanna
Re: PLB Saves Solo Sailor
With regard to going overboard whist attached to the boat with a tether, we have added a small web cutting knife to all of our lifejackets. Whilst being able to cut the tether is not assured, it does...
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Health, Safety & Related Gear
12-10-2020, 13:55
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Cutting fiberglass liner during sinking
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Savanna
Re: Cutting fiberglass liner during sinking
In order to cut fibreglass (liner or hull), in the very unlikely event that we need to do so, we carry a battery operated angle grinder fitted with a steel cutting disc. It is fitted with a 5 AH...
Forum:
Lagoon Catamarans
11-12-2019, 21:35
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3
General Info:
lagoon fridge/freezer broken doors fix how to
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812
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Savanna
Re: lagoon fridge/freezer broken doors fix how to
Hi There - A photo is attached. My personal view is that the new handle looks nicer than the old one. As a result we also changed the handle on our freezer to match. I have also attached the fitting...
Forum:
Lagoon Catamarans
10-12-2019, 13:06
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3
General Info:
lagoon fridge/freezer broken doors fix how to
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812
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Savanna
Re: lagoon fridge/freezer broken doors fix how to
We recently replaced the handle on both our fridge and our freezer. We were able to buy replacements off the shelf from our local Frigonautica dealer at about NZ$150 each.
We found that not having...
Forum:
Meets & Greets
09-10-2018, 21:40
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11
New members from New Zealand
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999
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Savanna
Re: New members from New Zealand
Hi Elaine and Tony - welcome to CF. Helen and I (both late 60s) will be sailing our Lagoon 440 around the Hauraki Gulf and the Bay of Islands (and all points in between) for about three months from...
Forum:
Lagoon Catamarans
09-10-2018, 21:08
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5
400:
New roller jib
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840
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Savanna
Re: New roller jib
Hi Mapuado. I have sitting here in Auckland in my garage a furling genoa and a square top main sail (no battens) for a Lagoon 400. My sail maker said that they were in pretty good condition, but we...
Forum:
Lagoon Catamarans
29-01-2018, 02:40
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400:
Getting to back of Freezer to replace thermostat
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Savanna
Re: Getting to back of Freezer to replace thermostat
We found that with our L400 the only way to get at the back of the fridge or freezer was to slide the entire fridge or freezer unit out after taking off the false wooden door. It wasn't particularly...
Forum:
Engines and Propulsion Systems
29-01-2018, 02:28
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Yanmar 3JH5E - difficult starting - advice please
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4,690
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Savanna
Re: Yanmar 3JH5E - difficult starting - advice please
I experienced a similar issue with one of the Yanmar 3JH5E engines in my catamaran. It happened immediately after changing the fuel filters. It turned out that when changing the filters I had allowed...
Forum:
Multihull Sailboats
05-12-2017, 21:55
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Lagoon 440 helped by locals
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5,479
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Savanna
Re: Lagoon 440 helped by locals
Just in case there is any confusion, as the owner of the L400 which all but sank in Bundaberg 7th November, our engine room to bilge drains were properly closed. The ball valves had only recently...
Forum:
Lagoon Catamarans
01-03-2017, 09:10
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127
400:
Lagoon 400 Technical Notice - Nacelle Drainage
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40,055
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Savanna
Re: Lagoon 400 Technical Notice - Nacelle Drainage
Further to my post #111 of 07-02-2017, I have found that when washing down my anchor chain inside the locker, that water was entering the 50 mm drain hole I had created on the port side. Given that...
Forum:
Lagoon Catamarans
22-02-2017, 17:08
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308
400:
Love my Lagoon!
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102,376
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Savanna
Re: Love my Lagoon!
Thank you Tuskie for your detailed response - much appreciated. I have now removed the compass from the boat, and whilst it is definitely a Plastimo brand compass, there is nothing else written on it...
Forum:
Lagoon Catamarans
20-02-2017, 22:11
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400:
Love my Lagoon!
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102,376
Posted By
Savanna
Re: Love my Lagoon!
Hi Fellow Lagoon Lovers,
I wonder if any of you have experienced the same issue as myself with the steering compass. The magnetic compass reading on our L400 always seemed to me to be incorrect,...
Forum:
Lagoon Catamarans
06-02-2017, 12:13
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127
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Lagoon 400 Technical Notice - Nacelle Drainage
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40,055
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Savanna
Re: Lagoon 400 Technical Notice - Nacelle Drainage
Having poked around with a screwdriver looking for soft patches in the water tank shelf, and not finding any, I thought I should at least drill the two holes as recommended by Lagoon. I drilled the...
Forum:
Lagoon Catamarans
19-12-2016, 02:34
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41
General Info:
Shower pump electric protective time relay
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9,623
Posted By
Savanna
Re: Shower pump electric protective time relay
In our recently purchased 2009 L400 we found having to push the black button every time the water in the shower started backing up to get only 15 seconds of action from the Whale Gulper a real...
Forum:
Lagoon Catamarans
27-06-2016, 03:53
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127
400:
Lagoon 400 Technical Notice - Nacelle Drainage
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40,055
Posted By
Savanna
Re: Lagoon 400 Technical Notice - Nacelle Drainage
Like feebs post of 9th June, some advice on how to remove the panel in the port forward cabin to allow inspection of the inside of the bulkhead would be much appreciated. Is this attached with...
Forum:
Multihull Sailboats
27-06-2016, 03:11
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26
Maxim catamaran?
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11,359
Posted By
Savanna
Re: Maxim catamaran?
Hi Namdes,
Fifty-three Maxim 380’s were built before the factory closed down in May 2007. We currently own hull number 21. She was sailed from Durban to NZ across the top of Australia in 2003/4....
Forum:
Lagoon Catamarans
27-05-2016, 16:42
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6
General Info:
Interpreting The Lagoon HIN Number
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4,179
Posted By
Savanna
Re: Interpreting The Lagoon HIN Number
Thank you all for your willingness to help out, and for your responses.
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Special thanks to StuM who interpreted my HIN for me in detail. Now that I know that what I read as a "one"...
Forum:
Lagoon Catamarans
25-05-2016, 22:29
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6
General Info:
Interpreting The Lagoon HIN Number
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4,179
Posted By
Savanna
Interpreting The Lagoon HIN Number
As a relatively new Lagoon owner, I am interested in having the Hull Identification Number (HIN) on my vessel explained to me. I have checked several web sites which claim to provide an explanation,...
Forum:
Lagoon Catamarans
03-08-2015, 22:38
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8
380:
Lagoon 380 3 blade folding props question?
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3,553
Posted By
Savanna
Re: Lagoon 380 3 blade folding props question?
The previous owner of my Maxim 380 replaced the fixed blade props with Volvo three bladed folding props, and reported a significant performance increase both sailing (due to folded prop) and...
Forum:
Marine Electronics
06-04-2015, 16:34
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4
ST5000+ - MISSING USER FUNCTION?
Views:
1,891
Posted By
Savanna
Re: ST5000+ - MISSING USER FUNCTION?
Hi Lancer,
Apologies for the tardy response - there was something I wanted to check out before posting a response.
The short answer is no, I never did resolve the issue. Given that my steering...
Forum:
Marine Electronics
03-04-2014, 21:02
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4
ST5000+ - MISSING USER FUNCTION?
Views:
1,891
Posted By
Savanna
ST5000+ - MISSING USER FUNCTION?
Hi All,
I have searched the Forum for earlier posts about this issue, but was unable to find any - hence a new thread.
I did some work on my steering system, and on finishing thought that I...
Forum:
Multihull Sailboats
27-03-2014, 01:49
Replies:
10
Maxim Cat purchase and insurance questions
Views:
2,381
Posted By
Savanna
Re: Maxim Cat purchase and insurance questions
Hi Danchua - We have owned a 2002 Maxim 380 for three years now. We did a lot of research before we bought our boat, and we did not find any references to this model of boat having "a large volume of...
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