Recent content by Cornelis

I will have to make the trip from Maleisia to Caïro in a slow trawler at 6.5 knots and If a strong LRAD can keep pirates and kidnappers away from my turtle it's worth the investment, no matter the cost, since the governments do not want you to defend yourself against those ultra dangerous...

That river has more tricks and that's the reason you need to have a special "rhine patent" . Without that, in case of control or an accident, the officialdom comes to ruin your day, week and month. To get that Rhine patent it takes classes, time, effort and motivation to do so just for the one...

Hello Old Dan. Thx for reacting on the N35 question from Old Cornelis. Indeed the point is that someone (a "knowledgable owner") wants to sell me a 16 year old low hrs N35, "full equipped" for below 200.000 Euro. I can't only find a Krogen for that plus 15% but for some reason I would feel...

Thank you for reacting. How you used yr N35 ?if I may ask. I am extremely lucky enough to not have an "Admiral" aboard, so space is no issue but comfort and safety are ofcoarse points of interest.

Thank you ; indeed did read this. I do live in this area (DR) most of the time. The author Van Sant is- or was always in the bay of Luperon, DR. This book is more about sailing there then to find out if the smallest boat you could safely afford is a N35. Also from the late George Buehler's desk...

Nordhavn 35 is a sturdy baby trawler (advertised as coastal cruiser) that has a range between 450 - 2000 Miles dep. on speed. Is here anyone who used this small boat for 500 miles+ passages. Is it reasonable safe to use it for a Caribbean passage North/South. -Roughly a 3 x24 hrs (no...