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Beautiful turtle this morning at Maho bay. While staying on St. Thomas, a snorkeling trip with Ocean Surfari will prove to be exhilarating, while still relaxing, and the most memorable part of your vacation. See packages below and give us a call with any questions! https://oceansurfari.com/snorkeling/

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The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 452 for sale in Venezuela, a distinguished French sailboat, epitomizes elegance and functionality. Built in 2002, this vessel boasts meticulous upkeep and comprehensive documentation, ensuring peace of mind for its new owner. Designed for comfort and convenience, it features four cozy cabins and two well-appointed bathrooms, accommodating guests with ease during extended voyages. Sailors will appreciate the convenience of two complete sets of sails - mainsail and jib - along with a genoa for enhanced performance in varying wind conditions. The boat offers a gas oven and a refrigerator freezer, perfect for preparing and storing delicious meals even in remote destinations. The vessel's amenities extend beyond the basics, featuring modern conveniences like an electric winch for effortless anchoring, an autopilot for smooth navigation, and a robust battery bank comprising two gel and one amg batteries. With a 205-liter fuel tank and a generous 650-liter water tank, the boat ensures extended autonomy on the high seas. Embracing sustainable energy, the boat is outfitted with three solar panels accompanied by a regulator, as well as a wind alternator, providing eco-friendly power sources for extended journeys. Recent upgrades include Fermín 704s GPS system, enhancing navigation precision and safety. This vessel has undergone significant enhancements, including new sails and a refurbished genoa, reinforcing its performance capabilities. Structural improvements include a reinforced rudder shaft with a stainless steel base and upgraded shroud bases, ensuring durability and reliability even in challenging conditions. The boat offers the flexibility of delivery to any Caribbean island for prospective buyers, showcasing its suitability for exploration and adventure in diverse marine environments. With its extensive features and recent enhancements, this Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 452 for sale in Venezuela stands ready as a fully operational vessel for global navigation, inviting sailors to embark on unforgettable journeys across the seas. USD 85000 Boat details - https://lookboat.com/boat/jeanneau-sun-odyssey-452-for-sale-in-venezuela/

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Mast raising without a crane sounds a daunting prospect but it is actually very straightforward if you prepare properly. Some years ago I wrote an article which you can see here, https://www.sailingcatamarans.com/index.php/articles/11-technical-articles/268-safe-mast-lowering-method so this is really just an update. This video shows my Chat 18, which has a mast from a beach cat, and thus one that could be pushed up by hand, but here I show the system that works on any size mast - the biggest I have raised this way was on a 50ft ketch. The key features are a good tabernacle, a "gin pole" - in this case the boom - and most important, the use of temporary shrouds thus ensuring that the mast cannot fall sideways. These shrouds must have "chainplates" that line up exactly with the tabernacle pivot bolt. When down the mast rests on a, eg, dinghy trailer mast support at the back of the cockpit. If you regularly raise you mast you can fit a trailer roller to the bracket, so it's easy to push the mast to and fro for trailering. The "gooseneck" for the ginpole is a shroud adjuster from my junk box, suitably bent and screwed to the front of the mast. Roller reefing gear has to be kept straight and has a tendency to catch on the cabin roof etc. So I always lash it to the ginpole in about the right position. The "chainplates" for the temporary shrouds are, again, from my junk box and are 25mm OD aluminium tubes that clip into place and are easily removed. They also take guywires from the forward end of the ginpole to stop that falling over. I attached the spi halyard to the ginpole, but you can just rely on the forestay/furling gear. The mast is then raised up using the mainsheet shackled to the forestay chainplate (you may need a longer rope, depending on your boat). 4:1 is easy on small boats, on bigger boats lead it back to a winch. Of course the most load is when the mast is horizontal, you often have to push on the mast when lowering to get it to start moving. So if you can get it off the support you know you can hoist it all the way. So it all seems a lot of ropes and preparation but it's all worth it as the mast cannot fall and you always have total control, even in a cross wind. And you can usually raise the mast singlehanded. If you are only occasionally raising/lowering the mast then the temporary stays can be rope. Make a loop in the end and pass it over the spreaders and round the mast using a boathook or, on bigger boats, a bosun's chair. Easy to pull off again afterwards. Before sailing always check the mast with binoculars or camera to ensure there are no twisted shackles or, especially, T bar terminals (which is why I don't recommend T bars on trailable boats.) Use tape or elastic band to hold the stays in the correct position while hoisting - both will break away as the shrouds tighten.

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