Forum: General Discussion
01-15-2021, 04:55 PM
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Views: 2,927
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Forum: General Discussion
01-01-2021, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 1,973
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics & Navigation
11-30-2020, 08:42 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 83
ST4000 Wheel Attachment
We purchased an Island Gypsy 32 a year ago October. Had one 13 hour run to bring her home then, then this past summer logging some 400 nm over 3 weeks. We used the autohelm - and will say it...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-23-2020, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,353
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Forum: General Discussion
11-14-2020, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,037
I have had some success with a product called...
I have had some success with a product called "Aquamend". Starbright has the product under a different name. It is an epoxy "stick", simply cut off what is needed, knead until uniform in mix and...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics & Navigation
11-09-2020, 02:37 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,245
Just asking - this is not a rant
Full...
Just asking - this is not a rant
Full disclosure - although "retired", I spend a couple of days a week at a chandler assisting boat owners select items for their vessel.
I enjoy a lesser price...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-17-2020, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 125
Views: 5,054
Boat Name - Reason for yours
I do not recall a thread covering this topic. Boat names are interesting. They usually have meaning for the owner - sometimes funny, sometimes not so much, and sometimes just because.
Ours paid...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-05-2020, 09:28 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,850
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Forum: General Discussion
10-05-2020, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,850
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Forum: General Discussion
10-05-2020, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,850
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Forum: General Discussion
10-05-2020, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,850
Question along the same line - on my new to me...
Question along the same line - on my new to me IG32, I inherited about 5 quarts of Rotella 15W40. I did an oil change about 4 week ago, purchasing a 5 gal pail.
Is there a "best before" date on...
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Forum: Island Gypsy/Halvorsen Designs
10-05-2020, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,396
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Forum: Island Gypsy/Halvorsen Designs
10-01-2020, 10:14 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 226
FaceBook
Not a competitor but an additional resource.
If you are a FB user, there is an Island Gypsy Group on FB. Currently few members but know there are others out there.
Have a great day.
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Forum: General Discussion
09-22-2020, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 2,307
Interesting concept. My logic - cars and boats...
Interesting concept. My logic - cars and boats are toys. Toys have value zero. They do not fall into our asset list. Now before anyone jumps on me, my boat, 31 year old trawler, and cars, 10 year...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-30-2020, 09:10 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 2,699
I grew up on the beaches of Port Dover ON. My...
I grew up on the beaches of Port Dover ON. My first recollection of being in boats was with my father going fishing using a maybe 18 foot from a boat livery, a one-lunger, with a fly-wheel start. ...
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Forum: Financial Matters and Red Tape
06-23-2020, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 2,770
I hope this does not sound flippant, but in all...
I hope this does not sound flippant, but in all the boats we owned, other than a very vague ballpark number, we never had a budget. My rational - it's a boat - it will cost. Some planned - some not...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-23-2020, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 3,073
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Forum: Tug Designs
06-08-2020, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 3,292
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Forum: Island Gypsy/Halvorsen Designs
06-07-2020, 07:09 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 413
Center Forward Window
In preparation for our first season, we were closing up our boat yesterday after working most of the day. The forward center window in the main cabin was fully open. I applied an upward pressure to...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-05-2020, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 2,622
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Forum: General Discussion
04-19-2020, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,214
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Forum: Covid-19
04-17-2020, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 3,256
BTW Michigan State has a lake on both sides.
...
BTW Michigan State has a lake on both sides.
Lake Huron, St. Clair, & Erie, all border the province of Ontario. Marinas there, public and private, are shut down.
For Lake Ontario, it appears...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-27-2020, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 2,940
The small catch is that ABYC is constantly...
The small catch is that ABYC is constantly updating their standards - which is good. However, I have used the analogy that the DMV is not ordering '54 Fords off the road because they do not have...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-06-2020, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,093
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Forum: Island Gypsy/Halvorsen Designs
03-06-2020, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,422
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