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  1. Brisyboy

    Need a new cell phone

    Well, I was disappointed with my iphone - I left it in my trouser pocket when they went through the was and after 20 mins in a front loading machine it wouldn`t work - looked really clean though:banghead:
  2. Brisyboy

    New Aussie member

    Troy, That was her - I well remember your boat - you would have had a great view of the saga unfolding - first trailer arriving on Weds - first trailer departing on Weds as they realised it was too small, second trailer arriving two days later ( he had to go back to Sydney to get it - a days...
  3. Brisyboy

    New Aussie member

    WE chartered (a yacht) in the Bay of Islands for two weeks - absolutely glorious area. For those unfamiliar with it, its a wide, open bay scattered with.......you guessed it....islands. Anyway, we sailed up north a short way to another Bay (name escapes me) the charter company said that was a...
  4. Brisyboy

    New Aussie member

    Don`t worry John, I`m in for the long hall and I can be a bit of a chatterer. George
  5. Brisyboy

    New Aussie member

    Hi dimmer2 - thanks for replying. We are heading out this weekend and our daughter is coming so I shall ask her to bring her camera for some "glam" shots.
  6. Brisyboy

    New Aussie member

    Well not brand new, I have been a member for a couple of months or so now but a month ago we bought the boat so now I feel that its time to introduce ourselves. Winding back the clock a touch, my wife and I have been sailors for the last 30 years, owning three boats in total which got...
  7. Brisyboy

    Boat Speed Affected by Water Depth

    I bet the first Captain that did this had a pucker factor of 150%:)
  8. Brisyboy

    Dimension (height) for an Island Gypsy 36 Europa

    David, Thanks for the comment. My gut feeling is that there probably isn`t too much diference between the two: the 32 and the 36. When and how did you measure - is there a story there? cheers George
  9. Brisyboy

    Dimension (height) for an Island Gypsy 36 Europa

    Hi, A question re dimensions - we are in the process of buying an IG 36 Europa - its in Melbourne and I am going to have it trucked to Brisbane - (perhaps the same distance Orlando to Washington DC) and I am worried about the height. I assumed I would have to drop the bimini and mast plus...
  10. Brisyboy

    Mechanical report on engines - what would it cover?

    G`day guys, My first post as a "soon to be" Island Gypsy 36 owner. We have made an offer on a IG 36 Europa - it was accepted and now we are into surveys etc. One of the conditions of my offer, apart from a sea trial and survey was a mechanical report on the two engines (Ford Lehmans 135s)...
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