Forum: Cruising & Liveaboard Forum
02-09-2009
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Replies: 9
Views: 938
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Forum: Cruising & Liveaboard Forum
02-05-2009
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Replies: 9
Views: 938
Kids cruising out there?
Myself, my wife and our 10 year old daughter are planning to leave our base in Portland, OR, this summer for an extended cruise – initial plans are down the CA coast July-Oct, south into Mexico,...
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Forum: Gear & Maintenance
10-03-2008
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,114
Suggestions for LARGE battery charger?
I have 400AH of AGM batteries in my house bank, a 75A output alternator on the main engine plus a 4.4kW genset, and I'm looking to find the most efficient way to charge the batteries using diesel!...
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Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)
06-03-2008
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,430
Froli matress supports - any good?
We have very strange shaped berths on our new boat, and are looking at the Froli system of 'springs' to put under the old foam mattresses as an interim measure before spending out on custom-made new...
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Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)
06-23-2007
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,167
What's the sailing like in NC??
I recently bought a 32' heavy-ish displacement ketch 4'6" draft believing that I'd be staying put for a couple of years, but my firm now want me to relocate to Raleigh, NC. Is it worth taking my boat...
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Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)
01-20-2007
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Replies: 7
Views: 626
Many thanks all, it sounds like the sailing is...
Many thanks all, it sounds like the sailing is good. I'm likely to be north of the city so Channel Island Harbor or Ventura Marina will probably be closer than del Rey, but I assume the weather's the...
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Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)
01-19-2007
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Replies: 7
Views: 626
Sailing around LA
My work is talking about relocating me to around Los Angeles. I know it boasts of summer temps all year, but what's the sailing weather ie wind like? Is it a prevailing NW 24/7 all year, or is it...
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Forum: Gear & Maintenance
01-28-2002
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,216
Weatherfax frequencies
I am trying to find the frequencies that the naoo, meteosat, geostationary etc satellites broadcast their weatherfax pictures on. I am told these can be picked up on a normal short-wave or SSB...
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