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SaltyDog says: [It is worth keeping up with this thread just to see Janice's aphorisms. CanI we all drink to that................responsibly?] By the way, I take this opportunity to propose a new title from TF to Janice: Philosopher A thread without Janice’s opinion is empty of brilliance

That guy is a TON!!!! I'll go for that

[Intrepid is in the list somewhere so... Intrepid adventurer? Valiant voyager? Still not sold on Passagemaker. RTF ] me neither...too generic and vastly used!

Mr RT In Brazil this is a much known wood. It is used to build from ceiling structures to windows and doors. They also use it for swimming pool decks. I don't know how they call it outside of Brazil but I saw a 35 y.o boat deck that spends every single day in the tropical sunlight and it is...

Congratulations on your trip and photos. Great pictures. Can't wait to read more about future trips. Cheers

I'll go with Mr. RT OCEAN TRAWLERMAN....definitely. Robert Beebe was a Passagemeker many years ago. We must create something new and Ocean Trawlerman seems to be the appropriate therm. My 2 cents

This is Angelin Pedra. It is a brownish wood from Northeast Brazil with the same physical specs of teak but different color. This wood is now pretty much in use bellow the equator

...Just an idea, do this: Put a full glass of cooking oil in the bowl and flush. Then, feel the smell again. If it smells like cooking than something is not correct with your wiring or pump. Besides that, you'll be smoothing up your hoses. Portuguese

...Sorry guys. I only saw this one now. Drinking and boating, nobody ever saw me drunk. Yet, the consumption of good outstanding rhum is one of rare joys at the sunset and one of the reasons I picked a boat to leave in in my retirement. Some pleasures in life don't come alone! Portuguese

Thanks Oliver

Hi Gentlemen Any of you guys here is familiar with Vesper Marine AIS systems, mainly those that use iPads or iPhones as monitors? Thanks Portuguese

Gentlemen Here is mine and for the first 25 engine hours it worked very well. No noises, no vibrations, no shocks. Very smooth! Yet, make sure that all washers are in place as recommended by the manufacture Rgs Portuguese

I am now back home, or better, back in my house. We have had the most exciting 3 weeks of my life. As all brand new boats, we still have 15 items to adjust and we are on our way to do it, basically, electric/electronic issues. We are now going to work on that and in October we will take Rainha...

Hello guys back again. I am away from connection sources to oad photos but I would like to announce that Rainha Jannota has been baptized and floats up side up. First curise showed 1.4 knots fatser than calculated by boatdiesel.com, and better yet, burning less fuel. Expected performance @...

Bill That's correct. Had we won the World Cup, we would go back to socialism with open doors to robbery and corruption. We need to grow as a country and we need to get educated the hard way. This defeat is just part of the learning process. I hope!

About the soccer The Team lost ugly, but....The People will win greatly. Later down on 2014 I will explain.. Meanwhile, here we are fixing the fly and the mast plus something else.

Once she's done, it will feel your heart of proud and joy only looking at her. Imagine cruisng in. See when I turn mine right side up!

As I work in the oil industry in a rotation system, this was the only guy with well-known quality assured work that accepted to work with me under my proposed conditions. He is very good with wood, he has its own wood of top quality and he likes non-conventional boat design. He made the boat...

[Bayview said: ]What a trip! I understand why you want to avoid the congestion of Sao Paolo. Will the home port be way north in Salvador?] That's home and it will be another reportable trip...960 miles

Go from Campinas, SP Brasil To Ubatuba, Sp Brasil Enjoy

[Healhuster said:I have to say that I've had many creations that I had to haul places, and I never trusted anyone but myself to do it. I can't imagine what it must be like to have such a precious cargo and then have to trust someone else to treat it the way you would. I gotta hand it to ya...

Isn't that a beautifull view? Your prop turning as it should Congratulations.

Os sonhos so sao bons quando se tornam relaidade. E obvio que os teus estao tornando-se uma realidade muito bonita e eficiente. Abraco Fernando

Sorry guys I meant 15' tall not 25' tall

Art They had open spaces at the out edge of the road. A smart business man came up with the idea of making a steel structure of about 25’ height connecting the pay toll booths to the main offices. When a big wide tall load needs to come through, they charge to open that metallic structure...