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Various maintenance should be carried out on your boat on a regular basis, whether you own a dinghy, RIB or yacht. Some of this maintenance is to keep the boat looking good, but some is essential for the proper working of your vessel. Don't forget about regular maintenance checks as you could be building up for major problems.
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Rustler 42 yacht- Designed by Stephen Jones with fast, safe passage making in mind. Combining style that is traditional yet modern with a proven cruising layout and excellent sailing performance, the result is a classic combination built to last a lifetime. Her long fully encapsulated lead keel and big skeg hung rudder give her excellent directional stability in any seaway. Her generous displacement, safe performance and sea kindly characteristics make her a very forgiving and confidence inspiring yacht. Primarily, the Rustler 42 accommodation is designed for living in safety and comfort when under way. However, the spacious, light and airy saloon and galley area make entertaining and living in harbour everything you desire. Every Rustler 42 is built to take the worst of prevailing seas, to look after her crew and inspire every yachtsman with blue water aspirations. The Rustlers heavy weather characteristics are why many are being sailed on long distance cruises, a few are on single handed passages but usually they are sailed by couples who find the safe ease of handling ideal for short handed sailing. She is immensely strong, hull and deck mouldings are laid up by hand using quadraxial matting with isophalic resin. Bulkheads are fully glassed to the hull and deck. Together with substantial stringers and a lead encapsulated keel the result is a yacht with unrivalled strength and endurance. Each yacht can be customised to an owner�s specification.
However the Rustler 42 has been perfected over many boats giving a well proven standard configuration.
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A boatyard tends to be used by people who wish to refit or repair their boat whilst it is not on the water. They can also be used in some cases for winter storage if your boat has been on a swinging mooring in the summer. Many boatyards have their own workshops and will carry out repairs on your behalf. Facilities may not be as good as those in a marina, although with a greater provision for residential moorings the standard won't be bad.
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Crew Wanted From Seychelles To Turkey

Thu, 8 Nov 2007 21:00:30 +0200
I have a Catana 44 cat in the Seychelles and want to leave here in late December for Djbouti and on up the Red Sea. I want two down to earth sailing crew who enjoy exploring, bonus if you like diving and snorkeling, but most of all easy to get along with and have a bit of sailing experience.

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Navigation software - what is good for use on a sailing yacht?

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:45:17 +0200
Hi, just a quick question - I've been looking for navigation software and found there is lots of it for sailing yachts. I came across a program called Software on Board that runs C Maps. So, I was just wondering if anyone has this and can tell me what it's like. Can anyone tell me what type of GPS antenna would be best (an internal or an external)? My boat is aluminium and I'm not sure how the signal would go through aluminium, and, is the accuracy of these units as good as each other?

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Cruising in Brazil.

Thu, 24 May 2007 14:06:03 +0200
Sailing the Coast of Brazil? New East Coast Yachting Centre Announced. Phillipe Fessard an experienced French sailor, has opened a new yachting centre at Praia do Jacaré, on the Rio Paraiba behind the port of Cabedelo, close to Joao Pessoa, (World Port Index No. 12710, 6 58'S., 34 50'W.). The buoyed channel to Cabedelo is well marked for either day or night entry, with a least depth of more than 8 meters. It is located on the trade wind trans-ocean, trans-equatorial route from Europe and Africa.

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Round Britain Race shaken by rough seas

Results table given a shaking too.

Declaring Firearms Aboard a Cruising Yacht

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:03:01 +0200
If a USA flagged sailing yacht pulls into port in another country that is more restrictive in its firearms laws, the USA yacht is required to declare firearms and ammunition. I saw this in most countries in the CRUISING WIKI section. No problem, right? Some nations require that the firearms be impounded and given back upon departure. Have there been instances of firearms being "lost" by the authorities, or have authorities objected to certain firearms (.50cal, H&K UMP, suppressors, laser sights, frangible ammo) that are legal in the USA (for now), but are just too scary for some governments?

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