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On 6/14/11 11:01 PM, Wayne B wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:26:59 -0700, wrote:

But he's out cruising the Bahamas so he's doing something right.

Yes, that's laudable, but he also doesn't appear to completely have
his sh*t together either.

Fixing things with what you have on hand and dealing with the
unexpected are all part of international cruising, sometimes a big
part. The big mega yacht cruisers are maintained to a very high
degree of reliability but they generally have an engineer in the crew
and a big supply of spares on hand to keep things working.

Since we bought the trawler 7 years ago I've learned enough new
skills, and acquired the tools, to be a junior tradesman in 3 or 4
different fields.

Spending most of one's time on a boat fixing what lack of proper
maintenance caused is fun for some people, I guess. If you are retired
and therefore your time isn't valuable, wasting a lot of it trying to
get a generator, engine, refrigeration unit, transmission, et cetera,
working may be part of "international cruising," as you say, and which
means I'd never enjoy being an "international cruiser."

Whatever floats your boat.

Who gives a **** what YOU would or would not enjoy? Go back to your own
fantastic group.

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