Budget operation, flag out to Panama, then hire the cheapest officers and crew you can find: India and Sri Lanka, then run up on a reef and act...
Should be easy to find: That plane is a “taildragger”, kind of rare birds these days, 95% of planes have nose wheels. Yes, he broke a few rules...
I am happy to pay 110%, then dole out bonuses if I can find the right boat/diesel mechanic: Had a guy for 10 years, Dermot @ Seagoing Services,...
LLC and commercial registration, and my Umbrella don’t cover the boat either, got a 6 figure boat liability insurance instead.
Yeah, she is happy with her tail and ears au naturel. (Heinz 57, combo of Black Lab, Coon Hound, and a few others ingredients. I must feed her the...
Nah, trying to the avoid the iguana killings on the boat, not only does it get expensive, but it is also gross, with feces and blood flying. Had...
Yeah, agree: I bought 215’ ACCOR 5/16” chain for my sailboat and anchored hundreds of times over 12 years in the Bahamas and Florida, the chain...
I prefer to have a mushroom thru hull for every bilge pump, kind of redundancy.
Yeah, I do a few drops of bleach now and then, but it may corrode parts and pieces: My “sump-pump”, Uh, pumps the low bilge water into the...
Water in my bilge comes from rod holders on the coamings (Rain) and air conditioning compressor tray under the V-berth. When it is too low for the...
One of the Iguana’s killed on the boat and did most damage to the SeaDek: [ATTACH]
Got SeaDek on Odin: Holding up ok with gentle use: No shoes allowed, no red wine allowed. That being said, my dog has made a few rips with her...
Cruised solo from Fort Lauderdale to Bimini and back on a 28’ Albin last year. Weather was good, it was a non issue, but the boat was well...
Under 10 days from the USA to Sri Lanka? 9,000 miles so you need to travel 900 miles per day, should be 37-40 miles per day for a plain great...
If you pay enough, you can certainly charter a yacht, or ship, to anywhere in the world. I will be happy to help: We have a small charter...
I use the FLL airport TAF, it shows no more than 45 knots in the gusts for the rest of the day. (Terminal Area Forecast) Sitting outside right...
Ha, speak for yourself: I don’t have to interpret a model, just using my tax money at work and letting NOAA do it for me with easy graphics, or...
Agree, I meant West of the previous East track, as in a direct hit, but at a weaker strength. (5 Coors Light will do that to you.) I still pulled...
Based on the latest Windy.com updates we should get no more than 30 knots steady in Fort Lauderdale with 40 gusts from the South. I can live with...
Coming back West with the 17:00 local update, but possibly weakening.
