Recent content by rusty_nail

Re: I am fuming at Jet Ski\'s .... This won't help your campaign to do something about them, but it is another story of recklessness to boil your blood. I was hit full in the face by one of the said Japanese aquatic vehicles five years ago while drifting in a laser on a windless day. The...

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excellent. just come back from liquid lunch; we've all had a good laugh at that! <hr width=100% size=1>

In support of the Jag ad pop-ups are often annoying and the stats you refer to are unsurprising. so i must be in the minority, but I actually think this ad is quite elegantly done. plus, it doesn't open another browser window, (which for me is the most annoying thing about pop-ip ads), and I...

I have a unit in my electrics box called a disjoncteur differentiel. type: DPC 032 21 030. It's on a 1995 Jeanneau and I am guessing it is a circuit breaker or p'raps the ac/dc converter. having a problem getting a close look at it and cannot find this model number on the BACO website. anyone...

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you can rent Lasers and cats at some of the beaches in Protaras and Ayia Napa. this is the easiest way. alternatives are yacht charters - try http://www.interyachting.com.cy/fleet/fleet.htm - or, for a nice day out and some stunning scenery, hire a little motorboat and head 'round to Akamas and...

Re: Did you check this using well, there have been lots of good suggestions. I ought to have checked the mast alignment before posting, but thanks, I'll do that this evening. I'll go diving at the weekend, too, to check keel alignment. the boat is a 1995 Sun Odyssey 33.1; she's not been...

Re: I think she\'s pi$$ed! In ma belly! he he, you could have a point, though, I was sitting at the nav station to port when I noticed the heel! <hr width=100% size=1>

Re: I think she\'s pi$$ed! she's 33ft, just under 10m. i have 3.5m across which to distribute the weight. thanks <hr width=100% size=1>

Re: I think she\'s pi$$ed! to starboard, and no holding tank! To Port: Fuel tank and 3 batteries Nav station including hefty Greek Waters Pilot Galley To Starboard: Water tank Heads Dining table and sofas Stumped, Russell <hr width=100% size=1>

I think she\'s pi$$ed! my boat, (Jeanneau SO), is heeling to port. she does it all the time, about 5 degrees, I reckon - enough that it's noticeable. I cannot understand it: the fuel and water tanks are equally distributed, as, I think, is everything else. The only thing on the port side that...

Let's tackle the tax first: a nasty topic. The authorities wanted to charge 20% 'luxury' tax, as Jeanne said, on top of VAT and 1.7% excise. When everyone realised how absurb it all was, (particularly in light of EU membership), they decided to abolish it. This happened just a few days ago and...

I inherited a furling mainsail recently. original, not retro fitted. I must say, I was quite strongly against the idea before buying the boat, so I cannot say I'm impartial. I've now used it for a month now. I don't like it very much: I just don't like the lack of shape to the sail. It really...

hmm, fair point, that. I'll apply immediately to get planning permission for an extension ;-) Also, my dispenser will need electricity, so I think my first priority must be shore power. The boat doesn't have it yet. I'll need a decent system to cope with a computer and microwave (following...