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New to the group, going through the posts, I have come upon this thread. I was considering tinting my windows of my Beneteau 43 with a darker tint, but I really like your idea. So I will copy with…"
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- About Me:
- My boat is named Kobuk. She is a 20-foot riverboat on which I have voyaged from Wyoming to Key West by way of Nova Scotia, using rivers and cruising along the coast. I built her in the back yard.
- Current location:
- Kobuk is stored in Key West until the end of September.
- Destinations visited:
- Lake Powell, Bighorn River, Yellowstone River, Missouri River, Illinois River, Lake Michgan, Georgian Bay, Trent-Severn Waterway, St. Lawrence, Gaspe, New Brunswick, PEI, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, New England Coast, New York City, Jersey Shore, Delaware Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Inner Banks of North Carolina, ICW, Lake Okeechobee, Everglades, Florida Keys.
- Looking to:
- Bahamas, Caribbean, Orinoco, Rio Negro, Amazon, Rio Madeira, Rio Paraguay, Buenos Aires
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A place to exchange thoughts, ideas and discussions about the Beneteau/Oceanis 40 and 43 models.
"Larry good luck. And remember to use the KISS Method when troubleshooting. Keep It Simple Stupid haha. It’s an old and basic concept that dictates you always do the easiest and obvious stuff first. Then if it doesn’t fix it get more…"
"Thanks Mike, good advice which I will follow."
"Sounds like you need to give that windlass some TLC. I used to clean and apply a light coating of grease to all the surfaces in and under the gypsy. It remained smooth over a 10 year period. Five of those years were spent cruising full time on the…"
B43 Windlass Drainage
Doing some maintenance on my B43 Quick Antares windlass this year. After removing the windlass, I knew instantly that I should have been doing this at least ever other year. The windlass was preforming weak and slow with a noise which made me think the motor brushes or a bearing was going out, thus the reason for removing it.What I found upon removal was a tremendous amount of salt and sand on the top part of the gearbox, literally packed in. Upon cleaning everything up, luckily all bearings…See More
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Actually, my boat is very small--only six or seven meters long--and I have been voyaging alone on it. If you want to see photos or read about the voyage you can look at www.spikehampson.com. Thank you for your email address. I will write to your at it.
Spike
My first experience was on Yahct Milk and Honey
How many people in your boat?
I was in Caribbean as an entry level stewardess for 1 month .
It was great .
Luckily I got the Business Schengen visa, I can't get US visa , I was rejected by US twice just because I am a young Chinese woman without lots of money....
You can write to me at LancyLin1017@Gmail.com
My cell number is +86-159 0162 1960 , I am working in Shanghai at the moment.
Thank you
Kind Regards
Lancy