No, there are a lot of diverse opinions which may differ from yours. Many people don't care to rough it when sailing and consider a microwave as important onboard as they do at home.Cause there are a lot of hopeless sybarites on this site...
Just started reading a book on sailing
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...because it was installed by the PO of my boat! We use it quite a bit, since I installed an inverter charger combo unit when we bought the boat in 1998.
Because it gets used so relatively little it is not that "great sucking sound on your batteries" that altogether too many people think it is. My Link 2000 show it drawing 80 amps. 15 minutes is 20 ah off our 390 ah house bank, and we rarely run it that long, maybe less than ten minutes. We make coffee on the stove using a Melita filter into a thermos.
...because it was installed by the PO of my boat! We use it quite a bit, since I installed an inverter charger combo unit when we bought the boat in 1998.
Because it gets used so relatively little it is not that "great sucking sound on your batteries" that altogether too many people think it is. My Link 2000 show it drawing 80 amps. 15 minutes is 20 ah off our 390 ah house bank, and we rarely run it that long, maybe less than ten minutes. We make coffee on the stove using a Melita filter into a thermos.
I think advances in technology improve our lives both in land and on the water by providing more choices. I have sailed in primitive conditions and in fully decked out yachts and believe the ideally equipped boat for everyone lies somewhere in between those two. Ain't it great to have the choice to equip the boat according to your needs and likes. That old bucket for a head would simply not do at this stage of my life.
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Exactly, as far as the real mechanics of sailing goes, you leave wanting more. But, there is more to boating than a sail or a motor. We took the 15 week course and I highly recommend it. I understand there is a weekend or maybe even a one day class that I would avoid.
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Exactly, as far as the real mechanics of sailing goes, you leave wanting more. But, there is more to boating than a sail or a motor. We took the 15 week course and I highly recommend it. I understand there is a weekend or maybe even a one day class that I would avoid.
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Okay let me get this straight.
Take the Coast Guard Coarse.
Read all the sailing books I can get my hands on.
Then get to sailing.
Any good clubs you would recommend in the Tampa Bay area of Florida?
I looked into the yacht club downtown but I just don't have a taste for scotch in the morning if you know what I mean!
Take the Coast Guard Coarse.
Read all the sailing books I can get my hands on.
Then get to sailing.
Any good clubs you would recommend in the Tampa Bay area of Florida?
I looked into the yacht club downtown but I just don't have a taste for scotch in the morning if you know what I mean!
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