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Forum: General Cruising Forum 05-01-2012, 01:43 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,170
Posted By oldhairy
Good Luck but you will need to be very lucky...

Good Luck but you will need to be very lucky because that is when boats go Aus to New Cal.
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Forum: General Cruising Forum 04-29-2012, 11:24 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,204
Posted By oldhairy
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Forum: General Cruising Forum 04-29-2012, 11:22 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,471
Posted By oldhairy
If you decide to leave the boat on the hard in...

If you decide to leave the boat on the hard in Bundaberg my guess is that the slip in the middle of town might well be your best bet. They have a "no work" hardstand area that is (was?) very...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 12-26-2011, 11:11 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,092
Posted By oldhairy
If you decide to have the boat transported it...

If you decide to have the boat transported it might be worth while to consider sea freight.
Forum: Repairs & Maintenance 12-21-2011, 08:12 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,575
Posted By oldhairy
Thanks for your suggestions. The problem is a...

Thanks for your suggestions. The problem is a LAVAC specific one. These toilets have no valves or levers and work by pumping out with a HENDERSON bilge pump. The seat and lid are sealed with O rings...
Forum: Repairs & Maintenance 12-12-2011, 11:24 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,575
Posted By oldhairy
Inline macerator

Before I spend even more time, skin and money trying to re-invent the wheel. Or in this case the poo-pump.Maybe somebody here has solved the problem.
I have a LAVAC loo whith the traditional...
Forum: Living Aboard 12-02-2011, 11:48 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 22,498
Posted By oldhairy
Just an observation on RADAR alarms. At least...

Just an observation on RADAR alarms. At least some units have a guard zone of fairly limited depth of range. Maybe two cables at a 6nm setting
Small or weak targets might not show up until inside...
Forum: The Galley 11-03-2011, 10:31 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,227
Posted By oldhairy
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https://www.cruiserlog.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_loll.gif Yes, a week or longer. To enter the arena of the nit-picking obsessives. Salt might be good for settling the grounds,...
Forum: The Galley 10-28-2011, 08:38 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,227
Posted By oldhairy
The previous replies will produce a good brew. ...

The previous replies will produce a good brew.

The one I prefer is the stove top espresso maker. The only thing to really wake me up in the morning (palpitations are good for you? ) But it has a...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 09-21-2011, 01:08 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,138
Posted By oldhairy
Just a short note. Make sure you get the AMSA...

Just a short note. Make sure you get the AMSA Bill of sale. I purchased a foreign registered boat in Oz a few years ago. On the brokers Bill Of Sale. Had hell on wheels tracking down the vendor to...
Forum: Crewfinder Archives 04-30-2009, 07:30 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,742
Posted By oldhairy
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Thanks everybody. A member of this forum put his hand up.

Position Filled !
Forum: Cruiser's Market 04-27-2009, 08:53 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,336
Posted By oldhairy
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Thank You!!! Brilliant, I...
Forum: Other Equipment 04-26-2009, 12:26 PM
Replies: 53
Poll: Liferafts
Views: 13,055
Posted By oldhairy
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OK I have at least some part of the answers.

1. No idea about tests, but training providers stress that rafts must...
Forum: The Poop Deck 04-26-2009, 09:52 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,295
Posted By oldhairy
Ah yes. Capital punishment; You have the...

Ah yes. Capital punishment;

You have the capital ------ or you suffer the punishment.
Forum: Cruiser's Market 04-26-2009, 06:14 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,336
Posted By oldhairy
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OOOOps! The pic didn't come out quite as I hoped.

Here is a bigger one, The with is 1-3/8", height is 3/4" and...
Forum: Other Equipment 04-26-2009, 04:54 AM
Replies: 53
Poll: Liferafts
Views: 13,055
Posted By oldhairy
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https://www.cruiserlog.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif Hi, valid comment.

Got the 406 EPIRP.

Some improvements have been made to the rafts, mainly bigger and better...
Forum: Cruiser's Market 04-25-2009, 08:38 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,336
Posted By oldhairy
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https://www.cruiserlog.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_swim.gif The track I am after seems unavailable at any riggers here.

It is a U shape with the tops of the u folded in. On...
Forum: Other Equipment 04-25-2009, 06:35 AM
Replies: 53
Poll: Liferafts
Views: 13,055
Posted By oldhairy
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Has it occurred to anybody else that maybe some cruisers don't carry rafts because they know the limitations of the...
Forum: Power & Electronics 04-25-2009, 05:27 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,816
Posted By oldhairy
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Hi, I have a NASA receive only unit. Absolutely love it but with 20/20 hindsight I'd go for a transceiver instead.
Forum: Crewfinder Archives 04-19-2009, 08:45 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,742
Posted By oldhairy
Thanks for your query, Hope the following sheds...

Thanks for your query, Hope the following sheds some light.

Rival 34 , "hydrovane" wind vane and "Simrad" autopilot.

I normally sail single handed so I avoid the wheel as much as possible.
...
Forum: Crewfinder Archives 04-17-2009, 06:42 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,688
Posted By oldhairy
Boat size & type: .. Rival 34' GRP sloop with a...

Boat size & type: .. Rival 34' GRP sloop with a great passage making pedigree

Embark port: .. Port Stevens NSW

Estimated departure (or join) date: ..10 May 09

Arrival port & ETA (or voyage...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 04-15-2009, 06:40 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,594
Posted By oldhairy
Certainly an attractive idea. But who is...

Certainly an attractive idea.

But who is going to do the shooting?

Merchant ships do not carry firearms and merchant seafarers are not marines. Because of the long-standing policy of offering...
Forum: The Tavern | Welcome Aboard 04-15-2009, 05:41 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,513
Posted By oldhairy
Thanks for the comment Option? bleedin...

Thanks for the comment

Option? bleedin essential I'd say. Simrad autopilot and Hydrovane wind vane. Although the bit of kit that I really love is my Aquair generator.
Forum: Crewfinder Archives 04-14-2009, 12:04 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,742
Posted By oldhairy
Boat size & type: .. 34' GRP sloop with a great...

Boat size & type: .. 34' GRP sloop with a great passage making pedigree

Embark port: .. Port Stevens NSW

Estimated departure (or join) date: ..10 May 09

Arrival port & ETA (or voyage...
Forum: The Tavern | Welcome Aboard 04-14-2009, 10:03 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,513
Posted By oldhairy
Talking Me, live on board, rapidly(it seems) reaching use...

Me, live on board, rapidly(it seems) reaching use by date. Currently in Port Stevens Australian east coast.

She, a " Rival 34 " in her prime.

Hoping to get my act together to leave for New Cal....
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