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There was some text at one point after they got the owner aboard. I think it said he tried to clear into Bermuda, was refused, was stooging about, got a bit far away, saw weather coming and asked for rescue. I *think* that's what it said, not sure. Someone paying more attention will confirm...

I don't understand why this is in this thread. There appeared to be nothing wrong with the boat. FKT

You can do all sorts of things but honestly, it's not a spade rudder, right? So you've got 2 bushings to hold the rudder alignment and the clamped hose extends well above the DWL. Not likely the rudder is going to go flailing about and put massive flex loads on a single bushing penetrating the...

Yeah. If you don't take the tube well above the DWL and properly brace it you're still at risk. Many don't because it might fuck over the big double/queen berth in the aft cabin. So if things go wrong (like lip seals failing) then you're reaping the consequences of a design decision that...

Agree. I've got a couple of Freetronics Arduino's with built-in Ethernet on the work bench ATM, they can be powered by POE and I'll probably upgrade the hub to suit. Maybe the Raspberry Pi's too. Funnily enough the current hub seems not to have enough ports, can't imagine how that could have...

Yeah I thought of that which is why the rudder shaft sleeve is Sched 80 pipe with a 316 liner and extends 450mm above the DWL. And is very well braced. Full length shoal draft keel so there's a substantial heel bearing on the rudder as well. I don't lose any sleep over losing the rudder...

Mine is a one-off custom build and has none of those. I'm not losing any sleep over it either. FKT

Nope, I'm interested too - blue font and all. Was talking to someone else who's hauled out ATM working on a refit who've spent extensive time in Patagonia. We're inviting them round for a meal shortly now my boat is back in the water with new hard dodger, powered anchor winch, diesel heater and...

You might have a point, *if* I designed the tabernacle. As a matter of fact it was designed by the boat designer. Said designer having designed *and* built more boats than you're aware of, and I venture to bet probably 100X the number you've designed and built. There have been more than 700 of...

David Lewis' last (?) ferro boat. IIRC it fell off a wave and the keel stepped mast punched a hole straight through the bottom. Oops, boat sank. FKT

Not if you have a steel boat, you don't. You can bash on my hull all you like with an aluminium mast and all you'll do is scratch up the epoxy. And if I really thought it was a risk clearing a broken mast stub I'd just have an 18V battery angle grinder equipped with an aluminium cutting blade...

Mine enters the hull at the DWL but extends a good 400mm above so can't flood the boat no matter what. It's grease filled as well. FKT

They reach it at APS 3-4 for the most part. This place could have been used as a textbook example of the Peter Principle in real life... FKT

If I never transit LAX again - or any other US airport for that matter - that's just fine with me. I have no plans to ever return to the USA. FKT

Rest assured it's not just you. They do it to us as well. Rules changed a lot after 9/11 and the paranoia went through the roof. They used to make us clear through customs & immigration after a Southern Ocean voyage. PITA. I had the entire ship to smuggle shit in, assuming there was...

Happens a lot around here too. I've often lent my spare car to cruisers needing to go up town or do a bit of a tourist trip and another person I know lent their spare to visitors for 8 months. Ditto accommodation if available, or the standbys - laundry & hot showers. FKT

Most cruising sailors rarely if ever venture out of the range between say 35 N & S. OK in the northern hemisphere they often start north of that and rapidly head to the warmer zones. I know you've been in the high latitudes so this isn't aimed at you, it's just a general observation. Not...

Yeah sure - provided you've got really deep pockets to pay the yard bills while someone else does all the work on your boat. As I'm currently working on mine, I can assure you that I really don't want to personally apply 2x or 4x the antifoul or overhaul much larger & heavier equipment. And...

Tell me about it, my long-term GF was born in Penguin and has relatives everywhere. Fortunately I'm a blow-in mainlander and always will be even though I've been here for over 20 years now. FKT

And they immediately start discussing who they know, finding out they're second cousins... FKT