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Forum: Other Equipment 12-29-2016, 09:27 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,930
Posted By svhoneybee
Well, our new Lofrans is in place. We wrote to...

Well, our new Lofrans is in place. We wrote to Muir about the problems we experienced with our VRC 1250, but they didn't reply. That reinforced our decision to not repair the Muir, but go for a...
Forum: Other Equipment 12-11-2016, 05:34 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,930
Posted By svhoneybee
New anchor winch

Our 4 year old Muir VRC 1250 looks like going in the bin. We are looking for a replacement.


I would be interested in views on a suitable anchor winch for a heavy 40 foot boat with 200kg of...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 08-31-2016, 03:17 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,243
Posted By svhoneybee
Hi Marramarra. Have a look at Googles Play Store...

Hi Marramarra. Have a look at Googles Play Store - there are a lot of
tide Apps there. One possibility is to go with a Navionics charting package, which includes tides a week or so in advance. ...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 06-29-2016, 12:56 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,255
Posted By svhoneybee
A couple of friends have had work done on steel...

A couple of friends have had work done on steel boats in Satun recently, with acceptable results. Dalac sounds good, but check to see if their Travel Lift will handle your boat. We wanted to use...
Forum: SE Asia, The Red Sea & Indian Ocean 03-25-2016, 08:57 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,448
Posted By svhoneybee
Sorry about the slow reply - been busy making...

Sorry about the slow reply - been busy making miles. Worst we had was 60kts for an hour or so in the middle of the night. Generaly bad weather means around 20kts. Chartering seemed dead at that...
Forum: SE Asia, The Red Sea & Indian Ocean 03-12-2016, 01:38 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,448
Posted By svhoneybee
Hi Michal We are currently sitting in Yacht...

Hi Michal

We are currently sitting in Yacht Haven Marina in Phuket - I guess that is where you are planning to charter from as there is a big charter fleet here.

We cruised around here last...
Forum: SE Asia, The Red Sea & Indian Ocean 01-29-2016, 08:12 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 5,943
Posted By svhoneybee
Getting boat stuff done in Thailand

A quick report on our recent experiences getting things done to the boat in Thailand.

I would not hesitate to recommend getting timber work done here. We are currently in Boat Lagoon where we...
Forum: SE Asia, The Red Sea & Indian Ocean 01-22-2016, 01:32 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,434
Posted By svhoneybee
Del is correct. You must be transmitting an AIS...

Del is correct. You must be transmitting an AIS signal. We were asked for our MMSI when we checked in.
Forum: SE Asia, The Red Sea & Indian Ocean 01-20-2016, 04:37 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,434
Posted By svhoneybee
We checked into Ao Chalong a couple of days ago. ...

We checked into Ao Chalong a couple of days ago. The harbour master checked that our AIS was visible before clearing us in. There is a sign on the door saying No AIS, no clearance.
Forum: SE Asia, The Red Sea & Indian Ocean 11-14-2015, 03:35 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,434
Posted By svhoneybee
It appears that if you are under way in Thai...

It appears that if you are under way in Thai waters, you need your AIS on.

By the way, there is a lot of skepticism around the waterfront about the Indonesian changes, so check it out thoroughly...
Forum: SE Asia, The Red Sea & Indian Ocean 11-13-2015, 03:44 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,434
Posted By svhoneybee
In the last few weeks, Thailand has started to...

In the last few weeks, Thailand has started to enforce their requirement to have AIS on foreign boats. 4 months ago we sailed into Yacht Haven, hired a car and drove to Ao Chalong to clear in. This...
Forum: SE Asia, The Red Sea & Indian Ocean 11-10-2015, 03:19 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,434
Posted By svhoneybee
Changes in Indonesia - CAIT is dead.

We attended a seminar put on by Indonesian Tourism at Langkawi on Sunday. They are introducing big changes to improve access for yachts (& other tourists). No more CAIT, no Temporary Import Permit...
Forum: Rigging & Sails 09-05-2015, 01:58 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,311
Posted By svhoneybee
An example of what can be done

Last years Sail2Indonesia Rally produced this innovation. One of the cats carelessly misplaced a rudder. A local motor cycle repair shop knocked up this steel replacement. Pretty heavy, but it got...
Forum: Rigging & Sails 09-03-2015, 02:33 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,311
Posted By svhoneybee
Duralac is one example of the brew mentioned by...

Duralac is one example of the brew mentioned by Auzzee. Magic stuff when you are using dissimilar metals.
Forum: Rigging & Sails 08-28-2015, 11:48 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,311
Posted By svhoneybee
One more thought. If you are currently doing...

One more thought. If you are currently doing Sail2Indonesia, just ask Raymond. He really does know a lot and has a vast number of contacts across Indonesia. Lot of fun as well!!
Forum: Power & Electronics 08-27-2015, 12:03 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,117
Posted By svhoneybee
OpenCPN is great on a PC. You might want to...

OpenCPN is great on a PC. You might want to investigate Navionics for your Tablet. You can buy quite large areas relatively cheaply and share it across several devices eg Tablet, smart phone. This...
Forum: Rigging & Sails 08-25-2015, 10:16 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,311
Posted By svhoneybee
Yacht Worx in Telaga, Langkawi, do rigging work...

Yacht Worx in Telaga, Langkawi, do rigging work if you can stagger that far on a jury rig. Lankawi has the advantage of being duty free when it comes to importing anything for the repairs.
...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 04-26-2015, 08:43 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,544
Posted By svhoneybee
Konrad, while doing research, you might try to...

Konrad, while doing research, you might try to find a copy of Modern Cruising Under Sail by Don Dodds, perhaps at your local library. (or from Boat Books or Amazon ...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 04-21-2015, 06:48 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,544
Posted By svhoneybee
There are going to be a lot of conflicting...

There are going to be a lot of conflicting opinions on this and a lot will come down to your situation and personal tolerances.

My view is that you should buy a good fast sailing boat, otherwise,...
Forum: Regional Discussion Topics 02-12-2015, 10:32 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,047
Posted By svhoneybee
An update to an old topic. We have just had 10...

An update to an old topic.
We have just had 10 days on the hard at Pangkor Marina and it was a great experience. Got a lot done, had all the professional help we needed and the price wasn't bad ...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 06-14-2014, 11:16 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 8,621
Posted By svhoneybee
Thanks David. I've just signed up with the...

Thanks David. I've just signed up with the Microsoft Community. I'll see if anything comes back.
Forum: General Cruising Forum 06-14-2014, 05:58 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 8,621
Posted By svhoneybee
Thanks for the suggestion David. I would prefer...

Thanks for the suggestion David. I would prefer to keep things as simple as possible and running two OS's might be testing the resources of an Eeebox. I would really like to know why Keyspan can't...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 06-13-2014, 11:49 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 8,621
Posted By svhoneybee
Recently upgraded our Eeebox, which we use as a...

Recently upgraded our Eeebox, which we use as a Nav computer. The new one runs Win 8.1. We use a Keyspan 4 port serial to USB converter to connect GPS, AIS, Pactor and HF radio to the PC. Worked ...
Forum: Overdue & Distress Reports 05-09-2014, 09:00 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,919
Posted By svhoneybee
Wreckage in the Timor Sea

This article suggests wreckage found could be from Nina which went missing in the Tasman. That seems unlikely to me, but it still looks like someone had a bad problem:

No Cookies | Herald Sun...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 04-13-2014, 02:26 AM
Replies: 12
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Posted By svhoneybee
For what it's worth, we started off using an...

For what it's worth, we started off using an SR-161 (Smart Radio SR161 AIS Receiver (https://www.milltechmarine.com/Smart-Radio-SR161-AIS-Receiver_p_167.html)) which is a compact little receiver, in...
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