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Forum: Other Equipment 10-23-2012, 04:33 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,078
Posted By gails
sprocket and chain hydraulic steering

Hi,
desperate for some advice. We are refitting our ketch and the manager has developed this steering idea and built a pedestal to fit.

The idea is that a sprocket and chain runs from the...
Forum: Regional Discussion Topics 07-12-2009, 05:45 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,706
Posted By gails
Ross and Richard - thank you for the advice. ...

Ross and Richard - thank you for the advice. Ross we are not going to Boat Lagoon now - due to draft issues and the type of lift we want. We are presently booked in to a shipyard in the Phuket town...
Forum: Regional Discussion Topics 07-10-2009, 08:18 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,706
Posted By gails
hello all, we are about to take our yacht up...

hello all,

we are about to take our yacht up to Phuket to have the antifoul done and the deck recaulked. The option at the present time is the Boat Lagoon in Phuket - has anyone been there lately...
Forum: The Galley 05-28-2009, 09:11 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 11,542
Posted By gails
Hello, we bought a yacht over from the Med...

Hello,

we bought a yacht over from the Med last year and are living on her at the moment - without refrigeration. There is only one thought I can say -DON'T DO IT. The amount of food you waste,...
Forum: Regional Discussion Topics 11-25-2008, 01:34 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,145
Posted By gails
Hello one and all, just writing to let yu...

Hello one and all,

just writing to let yu know of a good agent in the Maldives. Abdulla, he is with AMSCO ph. +960338788 EMAIL AMSCO@DHIVEHINET.NET.MV

He was great at getting a very efficient...
Forum: Regional Piracy 11-05-2008, 06:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,610
Posted By gails
Hi, we have just come through from the Red...

Hi,

we have just come through from the Red Sea to Salalah in Oman. We had a very slow journey of about 18 days as the winds and the seas were against us. Once we turned the corner into the Gulf we...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 09-10-2008, 05:30 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,965
Posted By gails
we are going to do that - thanks. she is...

we are going to do that - thanks.

she is presently called Castalia and her port it Fremantle in western australia.

her present name is a nymph from delphi who could not make up her mind and...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 09-09-2008, 05:55 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,965
Posted By gails
hi, thanks for the interest. we are...

hi,

thanks for the interest.

we are just about to leave Greece for Singapore. A trip of a year in the planning.

She was launched in 1974 - built at Nautic Saintonge designed by Mr Auzepy...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 09-09-2008, 05:29 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,965
Posted By gails
Hi, hope this is the correct place to post this. ...

Hi, hope this is the correct place to post this. We have found that our boat - a 68ft mahogany ketch has had a previous life. She was launched La Flute Enchantee and sailed the med and West indies...
Forum: Regional Discussion Topics 09-08-2008, 06:52 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,930
Posted By gails
thanks for his name - we have been looking for...

thanks for his name - we have been looking for him as skipper has used him before - his email is bouncing back.

as for pirates - we are just going to work on the numbers game. hopefully they will...
Forum: Regional Discussion Topics 09-08-2008, 05:29 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,930
Posted By gails
HI, we are about to head down the Suez to...

HI,

we are about to head down the Suez to the red sea and are trying to contact an agent Salah Oman to help arrange fuel and food.

does anyone have a good one and his/her phone number or email...
Forum: Rigging & Sails 07-28-2008, 07:52 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,427
Posted By gails
Hi, Interesting piece of information I have...

Hi,

Interesting piece of information I have picked up recently is that rigging has dates on the swages - especially the older ones. Our newly bought boat had rigging from its original time of...
Forum: Regional Discussion Topics 05-16-2008, 02:47 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,123
Posted By gails
Hi, we are hoping to deliver a yacht to SE...

Hi,

we are hoping to deliver a yacht to SE Asia from the Med in Late August - September if you would like to join us then...

cheers gails
Forum: Ship's Library 03-07-2008, 08:06 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,993
Posted By gails
I would like to thank you for recommending the...

I would like to thank you for recommending the Nigel Calder boatowners mechanical and electrical manual. I am presently project managing the repairs on our boat and aas I have never done anything...
Forum: The Poop Deck 03-07-2008, 07:53 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,491
Posted By gails
Hello all, we are about to take a deep...

Hello all,

we are about to take a deep breathe and add CPES AND EPOXY to a cold molded hull. OUr yacht has a lot of soft spots in the interior of the hull and we first thought of adding small...
Forum: The Galley 02-21-2008, 07:59 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,220
Posted By gails
thanks all - I also can sew sails, sew lazy packs...

thanks all - I also can sew sails, sew lazy packs and serve cold sandwiches but I still would like an easy to use stove.

let you all know when it happens

gails
Forum: Living Aboard 02-20-2008, 06:25 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,768
Posted By gails
that was fantastic - how do you remember all...

that was fantastic - how do you remember all that. Am new to this boat owning idea - so a lot of that is needed but not understood.

thanks

gail
Forum: The Poop Deck 02-20-2008, 05:58 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,519
Posted By gails
Stephen - thanks have sent a message off to Kees...

Stephen - thanks have sent a message off to Kees to see what he knows.

regards Gail
Forum: The Galley 02-20-2008, 05:48 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,220
Posted By gails
THANK you both - my husband is an engineer and...

THANK you both - my husband is an engineer and might heat the water for the coffe but will really bake the cake for treats.

I am presently in Greece fitting out Castalia and have seen the Eno ...
Forum: The Galley 01-05-2008, 12:11 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,220
Posted By gails
Hi sorry if this is a repeat and I do feel it...

Hi sorry if this is a repeat and I do feel it will be - but we are trying to buy a gas stove in Europe for our yacht - we are having trouble finding a force 10 and so have turned towards an eno...
Forum: Regional Discussions 11-19-2007, 06:45 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,083
Posted By gails
Hi having just got back from sorting out leaving...

Hi having just got back from sorting out leaving my boat over the winter in Greece the only real up to daate advice is - do all the paper work first so that when you go to the port police to register...
Forum: The Galley 11-15-2007, 11:54 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,686
Posted By gails
Was at the Athens boat show recently and there...

Was at the Athens boat show recently and there was a really good solar cooker there. Using the same principal of the african cooking pot and alfoil but very neat unit and not too heavy.

Their...
Forum: Regional Discussion Topics 10-26-2007, 05:39 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,084
Posted By gails
Peter if you would like to do wood work - Des is...

Peter if you would like to do wood work - Des is presently undetaking a huge wooden rebuild and has some good workers on site. Ask him and he might let you know when his guys are free to refit your...
Forum: The Poop Deck 10-08-2007, 12:21 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,287
Posted By gails
Thanks and we have already been advised that we...

Thanks and we have already been advised that we didn't get a proper contract before starting - how ever there is an email trail where we asked for a person who could look at a 1974 wooden baot which...
Forum: The Poop Deck 09-30-2007, 04:58 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,287
Posted By gails
hello and help, we have bought a lovely old...

hello and help,

we have bought a lovely old ketch in Greece and been trying to get her ready to sail the indian ocean - we have come across a number of discrepencies from the survey report and...
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