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Keith

Wed, Dec 15, 2004 12:23 PM

Hi! Glad to see this list finally get underway. We're Keith and Gayle
Emmons, home port Houston, TX. Cruising grounds so far are the Gulf coast,
but we have plans to do the great loop, Caribbean, and possibly one of the
Atlantic Rallies like Nordhavn did this year.

I picked the Krogen 42 because it had the perfect combination of performance
and price for me. It may not be quite up to the standards of a Nordhavn, but
it leaves us $$ for cruising. We still need to add stabilizers and a wing
engine, so that'll come over the next couple of years. With some storm
plates and good weather, she should be able to cross the Atlantic, but we
really don't any Pacific plans other than maybe coastal cruising.

I've done a lot of refurbishing on the boat, including almost all new
electronics, replaced every piece of rubber on the engine, genset and all
the thru-hulls, hull peel and blister repair, installed a bow thruster...
the list goes on and on.

Looking forward to meeting you "out there"!

Keith & Gayle
__
"I'd rather die while I'm living than live when I'm dead." - Jimmy Buffett

Hi! Glad to see this list finally get underway. We're Keith and Gayle Emmons, home port Houston, TX. Cruising grounds so far are the Gulf coast, but we have plans to do the great loop, Caribbean, and possibly one of the Atlantic Rallies like Nordhavn did this year. I picked the Krogen 42 because it had the perfect combination of performance and price for me. It may not be quite up to the standards of a Nordhavn, but it leaves us $$ for cruising. We still need to add stabilizers and a wing engine, so that'll come over the next couple of years. With some storm plates and good weather, she should be able to cross the Atlantic, but we really don't any Pacific plans other than maybe coastal cruising. I've done a lot of refurbishing on the boat, including almost all new electronics, replaced every piece of rubber on the engine, genset and all the thru-hulls, hull peel and blister repair, installed a bow thruster... the list goes on and on. Looking forward to meeting you "out there"! Keith & Gayle __ "I'd rather die while I'm living than live when I'm dead." - Jimmy Buffett

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Georgs Kolesnikovs

Wed, Dec 15, 2004 1:25 PM

Keith & Gayle wrote:
possibly one of the Atlantic Rallies like Nordhavn did this year.

Keith, Gayle and others--

There is a good possibility a North Atlantic Rally will develop in
the wake of the successful Nordhavn experience. I'm involved in the
organizing group, and I'll be keeping the list informed as
developments occur.

--Georgs

Georgs Kolesnikovs
Water World International, formerly Trawler World Productions
North Atlantic Rally 2006: http://www.trawlertransatlantic.com
NAR 2004 Weblog: http://radio.weblogs.com/0137829/

>Keith & Gayle wrote: >possibly one of the Atlantic Rallies like Nordhavn did this year. Keith, Gayle and others-- There is a good possibility a North Atlantic Rally will develop in the wake of the successful Nordhavn experience. I'm involved in the organizing group, and I'll be keeping the list informed as developments occur. --Georgs -- Georgs Kolesnikovs Water World International, formerly Trawler World Productions North Atlantic Rally 2006: http://www.trawlertransatlantic.com NAR 2004 Weblog: http://radio.weblogs.com/0137829/

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Ron Rogers

Wed, Dec 15, 2004 4:38 PM

Georgs,

There was a Nordhavn in the NAR which had aboard two Furuno 500 autopilots.
Do you happen to know if they had a good experience with that model? I think
she was a 47.

Thank you,
Ron Rogers
Willard 40 AIRBORNE
Lying Annapolis

Georgs, There was a Nordhavn in the NAR which had aboard two Furuno 500 autopilots. Do you happen to know if they had a good experience with that model? I think she was a 47. Thank you, Ron Rogers Willard 40 AIRBORNE Lying Annapolis

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Georgs Kolesnikovs

Thu, Dec 16, 2004 2:31 PM

There was a Nordhavn in the NAR which had aboard two Furuno 500 autopilots.
Do you happen to know if they had a good experience with that model? I think
she was a 47.

Thank you,
Ron Rogers
Willard 40 AIRBORNE
Lying Annapolis

I'm not sure which boat had two Furunos but I'll check and report back.

--Georgs

>There was a Nordhavn in the NAR which had aboard two Furuno 500 autopilots. >Do you happen to know if they had a good experience with that model? I think >she was a 47. > >Thank you, >Ron Rogers >Willard 40 AIRBORNE >Lying Annapolis I'm not sure which boat had two Furunos but I'll check and report back. --Georgs

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John Harris

Thu, Dec 16, 2004 4:23 PM

Georgs - I think "Strictly for Fun" was the only 47 in the fleet and had to
radars.

John

Georgs - I think "Strictly for Fun" was the only 47 in the fleet and had to radars. John

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Georgs Kolesnikovs

Fri, Dec 17, 2004 1:32 PM

Georgs - I think "Strictly for Fun" was the only 47 in the fleet and
had to radars.

John, I'm trying to raise Scott Strickland but I do know he did not
have Furuno autopilots.

Ron, were you asking about autopilots or radar?

--Georgs

>Georgs - I think "Strictly for Fun" was the only 47 in the fleet and >had to radars. John, I'm trying to raise Scott Strickland but I do know he did not have Furuno autopilots. Ron, were you asking about autopilots or radar? --Georgs

RR

Ron Rogers

Fri, Dec 17, 2004 5:46 PM

Georgs,

I was asking about dual Furuno 500 autopilots. One respondent said that they
were on Jim's escort vessel. I saw mention of it on an electronics site
which provided no details and may have gotten the vessel's length wrong.

Another respondent asked a major East Coast vendor about the Furuno and they
steered him away from it. Same thing happened to me with another large
installer on Chesapeake Bay. I thought that there might be some synergy
between a networked, Furuno radar with ARPA and a Furuno autopilot, but, at
this time that may be my fantasy.

COMNAV says that they can use my existing Wood-Freeman hydraulic pump with
their front-end - also appealing.

Thank you,
Ron Rogers
Willard 40 AIRBORNE
Lying Annapolis

----- Original Message -----
From: "Georgs Kolesnikovs" georgs@trawlering.com
|
| Ron, were you asking about autopilots or radar?
|
| --Georgs

Georgs, I was asking about dual Furuno 500 autopilots. One respondent said that they were on Jim's escort vessel. I saw mention of it on an electronics site which provided no details and may have gotten the vessel's length wrong. Another respondent asked a major East Coast vendor about the Furuno and they steered him away from it. Same thing happened to me with another large installer on Chesapeake Bay. I thought that there might be some synergy between a networked, Furuno radar with ARPA and a Furuno autopilot, but, at this time that may be my fantasy. COMNAV says that they can use my existing Wood-Freeman hydraulic pump with their front-end - also appealing. Thank you, Ron Rogers Willard 40 AIRBORNE Lying Annapolis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Georgs Kolesnikovs" <georgs@trawlering.com> | | Ron, were you asking about autopilots or radar? | | --Georgs

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