Hi all,
After a quick stop in Guam SunShine and I finally made it.
I bongeda reef pretty good trying to get in but all is well.
Will be here a while.
Need to do some things for me and boat.
May head to west coast next year and then through the s.Pac again.
Take care,
Fred
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- Jun 14th, '11, 22:14
- Forum: Cruiser's Corner
- Topic: SunShine to Cebu
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2040
- May 11th, '11, 00:01
- Forum: Cruiser's Corner
- Topic: SunShine to Cebu
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2040
SunShine to Cebu
Hi All, SunShine and I depart for Cebu tomorrow AM, Thursday the 12th. I expect abot a 25 day passage cause its 2900 miles. It has been a pleasant stay here in Majuro. But the rainy season has started. There has often been strong trades as well. The cruisers here have been welcoming and helpful. I m...
- May 2nd, '11, 20:40
- Forum: Cruiser's Corner
- Topic: SunShine in Majuro
- Replies: 1
- Views: 484
SunShine in Majuro
Hi all, Since it is now 2011 and I am in two new hemispheres I decided to start a new thread. Here I sit, gentlely rolling along on Monday April 25th. At least I think its the 25th. I originally planned to sail due north after clearing Samoa's west end. The wind however decided to blow from the NE. ...
- Apr 13th, '11, 01:12
- Forum: Cruiser's Corner
- Topic: And we're off...
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6119
SunShine will be leaving the Island
Hi all, I've spent too many months and way too much money on my unexpectedly long stay here in American Samoa. It is now time to go after dealing with a long series of equipment failures. Samoa is not a bad place to stay. Regardless of what some report I think it is a very worthwhile stopping point....
- Mar 11th, '11, 19:32
- Forum: Cape Dory Sailboats
- Topic: Glug...Glug
- Replies: 5
- Views: 627
Glug...Glug
Hi all, The tsunami was supposed to hit at 4am FRI my time here in AS. I didn't notice anything at the time 'cause I was asleep. Interestingly a couple of secondary surges did come by at around 10am FRI while I was standing aboard SunShine at the dock talking to some other cruisers. Very bizarre to ...
- Mar 9th, '11, 23:23
- Forum: Cape Dory Sailboats
- Topic: CD28 #29 1975 Gudgon
- Replies: 6
- Views: 694
- Mar 8th, '11, 23:48
- Forum: Cape Dory Sailboats
- Topic: CD28 #29 1975 Gudgon
- Replies: 6
- Views: 694
- Feb 25th, '11, 02:44
- Forum: Cape Dory Sailboats
- Topic: PRIATES KILL 4 AMERICANS ON YACHT 'QUEST'
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2977
- Feb 13th, '11, 19:43
- Forum: Cape Dory Sailboats
- Topic: Bronze vs. Stainless Turnbuckles
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2358
- Feb 12th, '11, 23:13
- Forum: Cape Dory Sailboats
- Topic: installing an autopilot
- Replies: 12
- Views: 868
Hi all, I have gone through 3 SimRad TP-10's so far. The cause? Water inside the case, even though they are supposed to be highly resistant to water penetration. One problem is the alternate heating and cooling between night and day. If a little spray or rain or dew sits on the top of the case aroun...
- Feb 10th, '11, 23:42
- Forum: Cape Dory Sailboats
- Topic: Where's Fred
- Replies: 4
- Views: 734
Engine Here
Hi all, Well my engine finally arrived...only a week late. The shipper put it in the wrong container so it went to Apia, Western Samoa by mistake. Fortunately there is a weekly ferry 'tween here and there. It was Friday afternoon by the time I got it clear of the port. No customs fees, just paperwor...
- Jan 24th, '11, 23:26
- Forum: Cape Dory Sailboats
- Topic: Where's Fred
- Replies: 4
- Views: 734
I'm still in American Samoa
Hi all, The engine fiasco has finally resulted in my purchasing another engine. It should arrive by ship this Wed. Then I have to retrieve and install the engine. So I figure another two~three weeks here. This past weekend hurricane Wilma brushed past AS. Saturday and Sunday were filled with wind an...
- Dec 21st, '10, 13:00
- Forum: Cape Dory Sailboats
- Topic: Want to Learn Celestial Navigation
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3432
Nautical Almanac Free
Hi all, One of the reasons I did not carry my sextants is the cost of a new almanac every year. However a simple search on the web shows a multitude of free pdf files of the almanac and numerous freeware programs for doing sight reduction and plotting. Got me to thinking about liberating my sextants...
- Dec 16th, '10, 14:17
- Forum: Cape Dory Sailboats
- Topic: Want to Learn Celestial Navigation
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3432
Hi all, If you can find it John Letcher's Self-Contained Celestial Navigation with H.O.208 is a great all around nav text. His book contains the complete H.O.208 tables. They are only 85 pages and no longer in print from the gov. His book is smaller than one of the H.O.249 tables and can be used for...
- Nov 23rd, '10, 20:39
- Forum: Cruiser's Corner
- Topic: And we're off...
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6119
Samoan UpDate
Hi all, SunShine and I have been in American Samoa far too long. What was to be a 3~4 week layover for provisioning and the arrival of new parts is rapidly turning into a stay of two months or more. The reason? Breakdowns! My new AP and SS angles arrived in a timely fashion. The new AP did not requi...