Frank

Ballsy

An Interesting idea, it might have legs.

If I see another boat and we are catching up I'm a racer until we come alongside and then I'm a cruiser and its not my fault that even as a cruiser my boat is faster, if he is catching me up I'm not bothered as I'm only cruising.

Sounds like connectivity was spotty in those days too

I had a friend who became seduced by several of those sailing youtube channels and decided to do an offshore cruise but first he needed to build his Dream Boat, his kids were young mostly preschool or thereabouts. I asked him what his primary goal was and he said to experience offshore cruising with his family. I told him to forget the dream boat and buy a well maintained going concern that was appropriately equipped then go. He brought a leopard 42 and off they went for 18 months around fiji, vanuatu Tonga etc. They had a ball then re-settled in Brisbane and sold the cat .....job done ! If h

I think that's more about content, this smells like Elon needs the money or maybe the shareholders were revolting over the Vulgar Boatmen.

According to AI the logic is Reasons for the Plan Changes Preventing Region Shifting: Users were buying cheaper Starlink kits in countries with lower local subscription rates and permanently roaming them in expensive regions or commercial shipping lanes. [] Network Management & Congestion: Uncapped mobile usage on standard consumer dishes created strain on specific satellite cells, forcing Starlink to separate casual land roamers from heavy ocean users. [] Monetizing Commercial Demand: Many offshore cruisers and working liveaboards effective

Starlink is changing for ocean sailing apparently

Its a damn shame, I don't know why people buys boats that they cant or wont mantain.

From what I have seen an efficient true self tacker uses a deck track similar to a Ross 930 , it spans the width of the deck and usually stand some distance above the deck while others are recessed flush. IMHO the ones above the deck would be a right royal PITA as a trip hazard and general impediment for mobility on the foredeck. A flush installation would be quite the project to create the recessed groove and put provisions in place for the loads. Seems to me that unless it's a race boat its an awful lot of faff, time and $$$$ to avoid having to trim a sheet, KISS applies

2nd that !

Interesting Matt so the original SS Eutectic tank and copper tubing has been replaced with an aluminium tank and aluminium tubing ?

Agree, how long does it take you to get familiar with a boats vital systems ? quite a bit of cruising in my experience. I suppose if you are confident the boat has been well maintained you could take the owner along for insurance ie he/she knows what to do when something fails.

Works for me, great site because it combines land and marine, thx for the tip !

Fantastic value, reminds me of a comment I heard recently from a very successful local designer that for a yard to build a Townsend 32 today would set you back $1.2 million and something like say a Senior Reacher 36 would be circa $1.5 million. A wooden launch owner I know was quoted 30K to repaint the cabin sides, yes just the cabin sides!

Good vid that !

If you can get one of these long handled versions or otherwise stick a chopped off broom handle up the shank of a short one . There is supposed to be a knob on the top near the blade but someone has removed it grrrr.

A bit shy of your power requirements but our club newsletter has this add Near new engine, sail drive and accessories Beta 25 with 170 hours comes with sail drive, prop, electrical harness, instrument panel, an isotherm 24 litre hot water cylinder and fittings ( never been installed). $16,000 ono contact Mark Ralph Smith 021 382377

Coopers Strip Club apparently if you believe the blurb, I think you still have to do all that cling film faff etc, otherwise just buy a packet of linbide scraper blades and take the sharp corner off then have at it. You can easily adapt the handle to a vacuum with ingenuity and gaffer tape. https://coopersstripclub.com/marine-lpp1/#:~:text=Coopers has been used for,Paint%2C Enamel Paint%2C Acrylic Paint%2C

Bit of a longshot here but worth a try, I'm doing a half model of a Spencer Saraband , I've found a general layout view on the interweb but frame stations are needed too I don't need the drawing itself Just a half decent photo I can paste in CAD. chrs

Yes a certain cynicism is healthy if it leads you to research your doubts but a weary cynicism can be the opposite its the kind that comes from deep distrust where you expect all people/companies to be cynical and colluding for their own selfish needs (a contradiction in terms ?) this is the opposite of critical thinking.

I think they need to develop a tweaked set of rules for sail GP, we can all debate the intricacies of who was in the right or the wrong but its kind of academic when the course seems designed to create a high risk of carnage and your favoured team is taken out of the event or even several events by the yachting equivalent of a fender bender. Crash n Bash plays havoc with series continuity but perhaps the non sailing audience likes it. I found the AC 40 regatta in Caligari was better viewing.

"People also forget they are competing with each other for market share – if they found the magic bullet they would absolutely use it." That's the critical thinking aspect, if such an ingredient was available and legal, even if it only lifted performance by 10% it would be in use by all the manufacturers.

Dinghy and solar panels, is it a live-aboard ?

Agree Keep your critical thinking hat on and do you research although to be fair there is a lot of Junk Science papers being exposed. I still wouldn't substitute anecdotes for evidence though except for the supplements shilled on walk back radio, my mate swears by them eh !