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Offline Nilsen

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« Reply #135 on: July 20, 2004, 11:16:29 AM »
yeah it takes abit more effort to move the boat along than just to use a throttle and that is another reason that it was a good idea to wait until the little person is abit bigger. We took her out for a one week sail on our inlaws boat but the weather wasnt very good so we spent most of the time at anchor and at various ports. She needs to be fed and changed all the time and doing that while sailing in heavy winds is not as easy as it sounds :D
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« Reply #136 on: July 20, 2004, 12:04:46 PM »
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Thanks LePaul, but I never need navigation, people are always telling me where to go! :p


I was at the wheel and followed the oders of the skipper/owner and now the frigging boat has been under repairs for two weeks...  :(

Strange thing, navigation chart said it would be over 7 meters deep (IIRC Sonar did show 11-12m a bit earlier)  at there and suddenly we lost parts from the prop and drive-unit.
Oh well; maybe it was a russian sub or something :D
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« Reply #137 on: July 20, 2004, 12:13:14 PM »
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I was at the wheel and followed the oders of the skipper/owner and now the frigging boat has been under repairs for two weeks...  :(

Strange thing, navigation chart said it would be over 7 meters deep (IIRC Sonar did show 11-12m a bit earlier)  at there and suddenly we lost parts from the prop and drive-unit.
Oh well; maybe it was a russian sub or something :D


Was the tide out?

(My above post was basically people tell me to go to hell, so why  do I need navigation? ;) )
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« Reply #138 on: July 20, 2004, 01:11:58 PM »
We don't have much tide in here; the height of water depends more about winds and if it's been raining lately or if it has been longer dry season. Spring and summer has been quite rainy in here so that reason can be ruled out.
Not sure what we hit; There shouldn't be rocks in that place so maybe it was a driftwood or some other object floating under the surface.
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« Reply #139 on: July 20, 2004, 01:15:16 PM »
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Not sure what we hit; There shouldn't be rocks in that place so maybe it was a driftwood or some other object floating under the surface.


That sucks.
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« Reply #140 on: July 20, 2004, 07:30:19 PM »
Well at least we were still floating.

Couple hours ago a 21 meter (~70ft) ketch sunk few km south from the place where we lost 35knots from our speed near the "Harmaja" lighthouse 10km S from Helsinki.
Crew of 3 persons were picked up to the nearby trawler after it was prominent that pumps were pushing less water out than what was coming in.
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« Reply #141 on: July 20, 2004, 07:48:11 PM »
I'm sorry to hear that Staga, it's sad whenever a boat is lost.  I'm glad the crew surrvived.
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« Reply #142 on: July 21, 2004, 12:41:53 PM »
Boats are great arent they? :)

mmm...boats.
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« Reply #143 on: July 26, 2004, 06:20:17 AM »
On the subjects of boats..

A local guy has bought the boat used in Miami Vice at an auction..

Its a Welcraft Scarab KV 38 doing 60knots

http://www.ta.no/nyheter/article1191849.ece (in norwegian)

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« Reply #144 on: July 26, 2004, 08:14:01 AM »
...And speaking more of boats- Rip. I talked to a guy with a boat similar to yours, and he put trim tabs on his to keep the bow in the water.
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« Reply #145 on: July 26, 2004, 08:20:10 AM »
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...And speaking more of boats- Rip. I talked to a guy with a boat similar to yours, and he put trim tabs on his to keep the bow in the water.


Airhead... I may go that route, but I don't know if I can justify $500+ (For bennett tabs) when I need a couple more toys first.  

I put 2 X 5 gallon jugs of water (Collapsible type of containers) in the bow of the boat this week end, took the 6 hp trolling motor off, and during our waterskiing, kneeboarding adventure yesterday, it held the bow down better than I expected.  

Nilsen, thats a sweet boat if you're into that sorta boating!  Did he have to pay more because the boat was "hollywood" ?
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« Reply #146 on: July 26, 2004, 08:24:17 AM »
Imagine owning a boat in Sweden lol! So far this "summer" we have had about 5 days with the sun shining...

Wooopeeee!

Worst summer since the 1920īs here! :aok
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« Reply #147 on: July 26, 2004, 08:36:35 AM »
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Airhead... I may go that route, but I don't know if I can justify $500+ (For bennett tabs) when I need a couple more toys first.  

I put 2 X 5 gallon jugs of water (Collapsible type of containers) in the bow of the boat this week end, took the 6 hp trolling motor off, and during our waterskiing, kneeboarding adventure yesterday, it held the bow down better than I expected.  

Nilsen, thats a sweet boat if you're into that sorta boating!  Did he have to pay more because the boat was "hollywood" ?


What he payed for it is a secret, but it came in mint condition and had a plack on the dashboard with Don Johnson's name on it. He also says it has in excess of 1000hp and wheight is 4tonnes. Oh, and the auction was in 1988 so he has had it for awhile.
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« Reply #148 on: July 26, 2004, 08:38:46 AM »
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We don't have much tide in here; the height of water depends more about winds and if it's been raining lately or if it has been longer dry season.


Lucky b*******. We get 8 - 10m tides here, makes finding somewhere to launch a real pain.
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« Reply #149 on: July 26, 2004, 08:42:19 AM »
Lol, found a pic of the innards of the "boat"..... that 80's stuff would fly even today.....in the ghey communities :D

velvet and pastelles :D

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