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What BP says, I will add if you are planning on solo, you will be knackered by the time you hit Cape Reinga and over the top you have tides, currents and lots of marine traffic to keep an eye on. AIS would really take some pressure off in a solo situation but it is an investment. Have you just bought the boat? Does it have an inboard engine, if it has sat for a while you def want to look at the fuel, going off shore is gonna stir up the fuel tank, carry spare filters You will really have to pick a good weather window, getting the snot kicked out of you solo in a 30 ft boat will

Have to say yeah I read the reports. These were pretty well prepared crews. But, If you are gonna go offshore in a yacht race considering all the money you throw at that effort for a result, to get into the short chop in a Gulf Stream, have shitty things start to happen, then develop an engine issue and have the engine quit from bug, seriously. This is almost Fuel Tanks 101. A lot of these boats in the Northern New England Area of the States spend six months on the hard over a brutal winter and have relatively benign sailing conditions the rest of the year.

This could get interesting, the product you thought you bought and yet the manufacturer changed a critical ingredient without really letting anyone know. hmmmmn. What could possibly go wrong? That has Law Suit City Arizona writ all over it. Pity Crew don't have a legal arm, taking on the shysters and bullshitters is really the last bastion. providing some level of of pushback otherwise the fuckers have won. I only say that witnessing the almost total capitulation of a democracy due to ignorance and apathy in the USA, please lets not allow that sh*t to happen here.

In the service its good idea to blow them up and see that they hold air for at least 12 hours then replace the corroded canister. At service time I would often encourage wives and kids to pull the lanyard so they see what to expect at inflation time Don't forget the small plastic sacrificial safety inserts in the firing mechanisms that protect by providing resistance against accidental inflation. Autos all have a dissolving pill that when exposed to water allows the jackets to deploy these often get compromised when stored in humid environments and should be checked also. T

Yeah, need to keep track of him tho, where's he gonna move next? Being outed as a thief and sticking around maybe hazardous to ones health. He may be wishing for jail because he will soon get tired of visits from yachties in the area that have had things go missing, people that are more than willing to make his miserable life even harder As my dad used to say, "Never sh*t on the doorstep son" , it sounds like this lowlife missed that memo.

All for that and have commented on Sailing Anarchy but the site has now been flooded with newbies, armchair engineers, experts that obviously have no clue about that they wish to talk about and of course the conspiracy theorists. Talk about giving a moron a mouth piece to confirm their stupidity, and No I'm not calling you the moron. Just find the trail by Public Opinion thing getting a little out of control not to mention the dichotomy of 7 rich folks drowning in tragic circumstances after celebrating Lynch being acquitted in a multi billion dollar stoush with HP vs 29,727 ( Thanks

Somewhat ironic that a superyacht sinks and everyone's suddenly positioning for the coming lawsuit city Italy tour. Meanwhile boat loads of poor brown people fleeing shithole countries in search of a better life and freedom, sink daily but they have been reduced to a mere comma in the ongoing narrative obsessed with the how and why a rich dude died on his very large special boat. A large theatrical song and dance will proceed but at the end of the day we will come back to the quaint term Perils of the Sea, occasionally unexpected sh*t will happen. You can try and plan for most

Yep the devastation post event is mind blowing, think its only a matter of time before one takes out a larger built up city with skyscrapers and the like especially east coast of Florida and further north, that for sure will not be pretty. Ft Lauderdale was a good place from a Marine logistics and support point of view, the network of canals and the intercoastal was fascinating but the State seemed to attract a disproportionate amount of liars, thieves and vagabonds- by the end I was glad to get out.

And the seawater temps seem to be breeding stronger, faster forming, more intense ones, especially in that neck of the woods. Was in the Caribbean post Hugo, on St Croix you didn't have birds chirping a month later. Got caught in Nantucket when Bob blew through, good prep removal of sails, lines doubled, every anchor out and allowing for the change in direction after the eye passed over. I did not stay on the boat, there was 70' sailboats heeling 25 degrees at the docks, and the harbour looked like a bowling alley the following morning, we were lucky. Was in Ft Lauderda

Just East of the Harbour Bridge North Shore side, couldn't see what sailboat because driving. Have to wonder why don't the moored boats lash the drums or something. Anyway just putting it out there hoping it gets fixed.

Hopefully that sends a message to the muppets out there driving boats like they would their cars. Proper look out or pay big bucks. Crying shame the ferry skipper's a paraplegic requiring care 24/7 and ending a nice little retirement gig plus the ferry boat went to the bottom. When you consider the costs of just those two factors seems like Onopotos skipper got of pretty light.

Firebird and Parts4engines are onsellers If you want it- go to the manufacturer. HDI https://hdimarine.net/product/gm-stainless-steel-mixing-elbow/ I ordered direct online with HDI and got the elbow in about 3-4 days from what I understand firebird rep them in NZ and add another cog to the whole process that may or may not be as fast. Word is the guy that heads up HDI was outraged at the price OEM wanted for his onboard exhaust elbow and he was in the Stainless casting business so he made his own and pretty soon had himself a nice line of business. He does all s

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Yep, Three confirms the vessel is aground. Looks like it might be expensive.

What he said, what the hell happened? Anything we can learn, wrong place wrong time, newbie? what?