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2bish said..

edit: I didn't notice this, but maybe this is it: www.dimension-polyant.com/product/hydra-net-radial-onyx/

It's just the new black Hydra Net, so you can blend in with the racing crowd,

"All construction and performance parameters remain unchanged".

Northshore 33 for $1000

yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/northshore-33/340804

Has fouled the prop and ripped engine off mounts. Only seen the advert

Thank you

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Ramona said..
These are a bit of an overkill and have snuck up a bit in price. I think I paid around $100. Stick em in a locker or drawer.

www.ebay.com.au/itm/294415861666?_skw=mini+windows+

Ramona,
For the electrically challenged, how easy are these to convert to 12V input, not using an inverter?

I don't like my Raspberry Pi and would like change to windows based.

You can buy 'pocket size' inverters for ~$50. It would probably cost more than that to convert to 12v input.
baintech.com.au/product/baintech-pocket-inverter-12v-150w/
Sean

Wouldn't that increase the power consumption significantly? DC/AC/DC

I have a low consumption boat, that's the reason why the Pi originally appealed.

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Ramona said..
These are a bit of an overkill and have snuck up a bit in price. I think I paid around $100. Stick em in a locker or drawer.

www.ebay.com.au/itm/294415861666?_skw=mini+windows+

Ramona,
For the electrically challenged, how easy are these to convert to 12V input, not using an inverter?

I don't like my Raspberry Pi and would like change to windows based.

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cammd said..
Does this seem cheap

yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/pogo-40-gte/340128

I think Shaggy B would be the best qualified to give you an answer to the question, I think he owned something similar in the past?

I would enjoy a test sail on it.

Quixotic,

Forespar call it a Toggle Socket, slightly different to a bell. Hopefully I have made the right choice in going this way, I have changed from the standard ring car as I broke the last one.

Just for interest how much was it custom made?

Just asking as this week I purchased a replacement Forespar mast spinnaker car with pin and the matching pole receptacle. At $1600 it had a healthy profit margin.

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MorningBird said..

Yes extreme circumstances can overwhelm the best prepared sailor, but the vast majority of SARs are for people who should not be out there.

I have several friends who have been flight crew for Aerorescue over the years and they claim that the majority of their sea searches are from people that just want to get off (fatigued) acknowledging that that on itself may be part of either not being prepared or should not have been out there.

I think but have no evidence, that the reason for rescue will change with the range of the rescue agencies.
For simplicity, three ranges:
VMR and Police -near coastal
Rotary wing - dependent on type, let's say up to 200Nm off the coast
Ship -at greater ranges.

The rescues I have been involved in were all 500-1500Nm off the coast of Australia. Every one was due to a significant mechanical defect of the yacht (dismasting and insufficient fuel to motor to port, etc). I haven't personally been involved where someone was injured or mentally had enough.

Sailors have to be committed and prepared to be that far offshore and in the Southern Ocean.

I perceive the Aerorescue team have responsibility for the area where sailors are venturing out stretching their bounds. That may be one of the reasons for the type of rescues they see?

One thing that I think hasn't been recognised is there will be more long range ship rescues around Australia in the future. In the past there was Seaking and Seahawks which had the ability to hold multiple passengers winched up. Typically the destroyer or frigate steamed towards the rescue and when in range launched the helo to pick the people up. The Seaking is gone. The new Seahawk is far more focused on warfighting and can only carry one passenger. So the helo must now transfer one passenger at a time back to the ship. The rescues will now take a lot longer as effectively the helo will have a shorter range for the ferry runs.

Hopefully an amphibious ship is in the vicinity of the yacht with a Black Hawk, fitted with external jugs, Black Hawks still hold the world record for the longest rotary wing rescue and can winch up many.

Chris,
Your logic is sound and for myself as a recent retiree gives good advice.

Maybe I'm wrong and my opinion is skewed by regularly visiting dementia wards of relatives. But I'm more of a similar opinion to Anne Gash in her book. If I'm sailing by myself and something happens it's better outcome than the likely long term alternative.

Lee if you have the past skills locked away in the memory bank go for the sail, but your adventure must be tempered with the risk of imposing greater regulation on others if it goes wrong. We don't want to get in a similar situation as NZ legislation, with high training and equipment requirements to go overseas on a NZ flagged boat.

There is something to said about the sound sleep I get from a modern anchor combined with the Anchor Pro App.

Maybe if your going somewhere sheltered in Pittwater initially with a favourable weather report just set the anchor and use a Anchor App to learn how the boat moves at anchor.

It is great to be able to see the track of the boat after any wind shift or increase. You can see the results of the reset and bedding in of the anchor in real time. See the picture for an example, that night the wind must have been consistent, the bit below the main blob may have been me walking to the stern to fish with the phone in my pocket. Unfortunately I haven't screen shot the results after a reset or large wind shift.

Much nicer than trying to take bearings at night on a swinging boat to determine if your dragging.

Watch Marketplace or similar and a suitable SARCA or Rocha will appear, easy way to remove any paranoia.

Can I suggest the website could be improved by listing the marine insurance brokers that may assist if you have an older vessel, or are willing to accept smaller geographical regions or carbon masts etc.

For example I find Helm insurance to be competitive for an older boat (1981) on a swing mooring. I accept NSW only, but when I want to go further I change my policy (for example $200 extra for Tasmania cover for 90 days).

So far never made a claim, but I'm hoping the broker would work for me if an incident occurred.

I have managed to organise to crew on two boats of the type I'm interested in buying in UK and France for May/June.

The aim is become an informed buyer for that particular model and see if sailing southern UK and the Bay of Biscay is all it's cracked up to be.

What no one has mentioned yet is with mast steps (mine are alloy bar, riveted on with a triangle profile) reefing down wind the main can get caught up on the steps in the folds between the slugs, Murphy's Law it will be just out of reach from the cabin top. No way to get the main down unless I go into the wind.

When I pull the mast in 2027 for new standing rigging, I can't wait to remove all of the mast steps for many reasons.

Just read this, rolled over and lifted the deck hatch. My power to the Ozziefridge is about 75mm away from my Raymarine EV1 compass.
I haven't noticed anything odd, but I better do a bearing check.

7kg added to the top of the mast according to the specifications. That's a lot of weight in the wrong spot.

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MorningBird said..
I went with the company with the best payment history, not always the cheapest.

I'm interested who that company is?

Thank you for the responses and your input Serenite.

My family and I are now midway through a month of cruising the east coast. My wife's major concern before this was the lack of socialising on the water. So we have emphasised that aspect, and having a marina respite every 7-8 days. It's working out well with good friends made, wife and daughter enjoying it. We are discussing keeping current boat for now or if we actually need to go bigger? I am enjoying a smaller boat in unknown places and marinas. Currently at anchor in Rose Bay.

This is enjoyable, heard lots of other ideas from cruisers, consensus seems to be buy overseas in the cruising area you want and sail it. Maybe import on return or offload it before.

Not being negative, the motorboat idea has merit. It's just not my thing.

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JonE said..
Have you sailed in the Med? It's great. If the answer's no, and you're still on the clock, maybe go and do a flotilla charter in Greece and or Croatia for a week or two each.

I've done a couple of flot charters and it's a great way to sample a few ports/anchorages in a short space of for relatively low outlay, the security of someone else to come on board and fix issues if required. The "lead boat" crew, who are paid employees of the company, i.e. Sunsail often have a ton of local knowledge.

There's usually a few hours downtime in the mornings that you could spend checking out brokerages, talking to other boat owners etc.

I will look into it.

Just looking at all options.
Your right about the cost of a 'sailors eco powerboat' , they can be economical. But the best thing about sailing is when the engine get turned off.

I will not take my wife to either PNG or the Solomon Islands. Two of the most beautiful countries in the world ( I have done a lap of New Britain by bicycle, been to PNG five times, two times as a soldier to Bougainville ). There is an underlying level of violence there, I have seen it turn from paradise to grave fears for your safety in an instant. Unfortunately both places seem to be deteriorating as time goes by.

I guess my problem with staying in Australia is for years I was an engineer of a hydrographic survey ship. For years I have been part of surveying going past remote islands in PNG, Indo, Solomon Is, Tonga, Vanuatu, etc. Transiting past what was typically old steel yachts tucked into bays. Living the life.

Once the lifestyle is glimpsed it's hard to forget.

Gary,
Really good advice, I've lived in every state and territory of Australia,bar Tassie. Still so many new horizons to explore. Currently anchored in Jervis Bay and remembering just how good the diving is.

I see your posts and have recently read a book about an American couple that cruised Japan. Japan looks like a fantastic cruising area. I came into Yokosuka Port once in a work boat, completely different from Australia. It looked challenging to navigate around all all the aquaculture along the coastlines I found amazing.

I've only seen the Dixie episode in Tin Can Bay when the storm goes through. That's pretty nasty when he fends off dragging yachts with his feet in 40+ kts. Lots of potential to go wrong there.

On re-reading my post a bit later, it sounds like I'm an entitled prick with deep pockets. Not the case, I have finite funds but want to spend them wisely.

My Arends 33 is one of the larger 33's, which I find hard to fault, except it's a little slow and a feathering prop would do wonders.

All good ideas, an early enforced medical retirement, but at this stage no issues that stop sailing or critical medications, I should have a long life ahead of me( I hope).

I keep hearing from others in anchorages about med timeshare deals that work, or buying in EU and working the Schengen zone, dry storing for six months.

Any first hand knowledge?

I'm moving into retirement and want to do more international sailing, but I think I'm starting to make decisions without knowing all the options and therefore locking myself into an avenue of action. Can you explain what worked for you? For me to expand my horizons

Options I'm considering with my wife:
-Cruise with what I have, 33fter and head up to Indonesia/SW Pacific to explore it more
-sell my boat and buy an older 45ft'r, refit then , East circumnavigation via Cape of Good Hope and Panama.
-Find some new yacht timeshare in Med/Greece/Turkey. Work the Schengan VISA system for Ozzie Eu lifestyle
-Buy an EU boat, sail then dry store each year, maybe sail it home?
-Buy a boat in the EU/Americas then sail it home, sell on arrival in Australia /Fiji?
-Find some beneficial financing arrangement, buy a cat, sail for 5yrs then not make too much of a loss
-Just regularly charter in exotic locations.


My thoughts are:
- I'm not interested in doing more racing
-or doing the Red Sea, to cruise into the EU.
-I have always been disappointed with Australian charter boats, old tired sails and run down, are they the same around the world ?
-I like refitting and maintaining my own boats, it's as much fun as sailing
-I don't know if I enjoy sailing enough for a circumnavigation
-I prefer old monos or new multihulls (have owned cats, tris and monos)

My current boat, the 5th, the oldest, slowest so far is a 33 footer, the first with most lines adjusted from the mast, rather than the cockpit. The worst I have been out in this boat is only low 30's with 2-3m swell with 2 reefs in.

The point of this post is I really like working from the mast with the lighter line loads. Slab reefing is easy with all lines at hand and a trustworthy under deck autopilot.

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shaggybaxter said..
I'd be interested to hear what everyone else does!

3 setup ready to use all the time.

Same, SNSW coast

Looks good.

IMHO it seems to be if you can easily fit a car fridge do it. If it doesn't fit in the galley or you will loose interior space then do built in.
I have a Ozefridge and think it's great, but if if a car fridge worked for my boat layout, I would have saved some cash.