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*Mavis and I have been Sailing big offshore sailboats for 47 years . **Don't tell me that i we have to sell our boat for another sailboat. *Sailboats do have their shortcomings, *they lean over jump off the tops of waves *at night and *are *very dangerous in bad weather, *some what similar to...

* *Women and Boats. *If i can keep your attention i have saved the best to last. *The reason i mentioned two captains in my recent post *is because i would not have our boat if it were not for Mavis , over the years *she has contributed more than you could imagin to our boating enjoyment.*...

**There is a fine line between ugly and pretty , the line even gets finer between ugly and practical *or pretty and impractical. *It is often said that the Jaguar xj something, at the time was considered by some to be the most beautiful *car in the world, however, not a great car for *picking...

**We are taking Dinghies here. Your Outboard Motor fails, *you run out of gas ,you left your paddles at home, A dinghy with sails is the way to go. You want fast *get a Porsche.

*I guess that you all know that the ultimate boat is a full displacement 62 ft *black motor sailer with orange decks with two jibs,*two mainsails , two engines ,two rudders, two props ,two *bilge keels, two masts ,two anchors , two fuel tanks ,two water tanks , two staterooms, two compasses ,two...

*The design of a Rib was such as it could be stored taking up less space when deflated on Aircraft carriers. *Some *Trawler people have adopted the rib concept *possibly because you can bring the thing along side you yacht without resorting to fenders. Ribs don't last for ever. **For my...

MINERAL SPIRITS*Go to :-*www.sunnysidecorp.com. *Also you may wish to go to :-**Fema mould **There are several interesting web sights that deals with the matter of mould in great detail -- Edited by SOMERS on Friday 25th of March 2011 09:10:20 PM

**I forgot**to mention what .........y'all call white lightning 479 proof*wipes which i believe *is a distillate made from corn; potatoes; *onions ; *broccoli , makes your eyes water and is stored in barrels *behind the police station. *Not sure if it is legal these days. *Cheers. -- Edited...

There is more , there is always more. To attack mould. For large areas contaminated with mould a commercial steam cleaner would cook the stuff. Home made Vacuum bag for clothing and other fabric items. Place folded clothes in large Green Garbage bag. Insert vacuum cleaner hose...

Up to now it would appear that bleach is very high on the list if not at the top, but does require rinsing when done . We use bleach to clean of the marine vegetation from my dinghy bottom, we don't bottom paint it. Before we go away on vacation Mavis always wants to clean house she is one of...

I think that we are trying to guide Ksansers who i believe has previously owned a large boat i could be guilty of digressing from the requested topic . We are all competent captains many have hundreds of miles under our belts and you will have much to learn from us. However the final...

On the 22 March 2011 there is a post *under my hand *that deals with the topic of "cleaning mould / mildew". In good faith i offered a possible solution to the problem which apparently *was not determined to be the safest and best way to eliminate mould / mildew. **In my post i did point our...

We spent 30 nights sleeping on our boat and 30 days fixing all the things that were busted. *I get a 10 for that one.

Hi Don. What is did not say was that the airline pilot *turned the wheel " the wrong way" causing the boat to go into a full broach. *I have been close to that in sailboat at night on a delivery from Miami to Bermuda we were trucking along at *11 kts with two of us on the tiller. *We were...

Don't kid your self *big boats can bounce around like *plastic ducks in a bath tub. **That ocean out there has no friends **There were 4 of us on a full displacement Nordhavn 47 , we went miles off shore *to pump the bilges , on the return trip we were headed down 6 ft seas towards the out...

**Interior Boat cleaning. Depending where you live *especially in warmer climates, boats *just like houses can be *infected with mould / mildew spores *which are carried *in by the wind, it only takes about two weeks. **I do not use the word "Infected" lightly because mould spores can and do...

Living on the water *or near the water is the dream of every millionaire. ** **Summer will soon be upon us and we will have two suns to contend with. *The first sun is that which shines in at a 45 degrees *angle. *The second is the suns reflection up from the water *into your boat, do not...

Could it be that 5200 is the scientific name given to that gookie stuff *you get all over every thing even if you are doing the smallest job. On our swing moorings *I am forced to use some very big shackles like 1.25 " monsters at the weight ground chain and swivel, with smaller up to bridal...

RE: Onboard coffee OR NAVY COFFEE This is a last ditch effort to make a mug of coffee. One table spoon of *ground coffee per mug or to taste All you need is a small*plastic kitchen wire strainer. Boil up a little more than a mug of water, to allow for evaporation . Add one table spoon of...

There is quite allot of junk and discarded pot lines floating near the surface of the water , at night this can cause a big problem , even to the point of this shutting down your engine. Twin engine boat could be a little more vulnerable, but do have that second engine to carry on with. Single...

You are 58 ,and pray tell why are you waiting till 60? What if we all waited till 60 ! DREAM BIG. I have been screwing around in boats since i was *8 * when i built a floating box which was 4 ft long, H.M.S . Sheffield which i would kneel in and paddle with my hands. By the way i...

When i am 90 + 4, I want to do it all over again.

The other Day it dawned on me that you all are Captains of various size vessels, we find our selves being in charge of boats.That being the case we all have a tremendous responsibility, our burden is not to be taken lightly. Our knowledge of the sea is extensive. There are those who may *be...

As an addendum to my thesis on bird poop, i have made some additional observations. I have not even touched on the night flyers and chickens. All of you by now will have been visited by partially bound up high flying birds. If not you bimini will be added to their list. Keep your baseball...

I have seen west coast birds on TV, some live in Hollywood apartments.