[Public-List] We are looking for Richard, his partner and INTO THE BLUE

[John Flanders]

Me too,
John
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On 2010-10-14, at 8:29 PM, Jeffrey wrote:

> I, for one, would love to read more on this conversation if you would be
> willing to keep it public. Please.
> 
> -jeff
> 
> On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 7:13 PM, Richard Mair <ramair49 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> We would be happy to tell you more..We should probably take this off list
>> and e-mail directly..Our longest trip was 28 days and we ended that with
>> enough supplies to have gone another  week. Getting ready for a trip to
>> Ontario right now but after we get there I will go into more detail on what
>> we have found so far..Unfortunately we are off the boat right now because
>> of
>> all the work we are doing and Halifax is no place to live aboard in the
>> winter..As you will see later the work we are doing in the v birth would
>> have been difficult while living aboard..Living on a A30 is much more
>> enjoyable than living in a small apartment..We would not consider a larger
>> boat..Will go into the reasons later
>> Bye for now
>> Richard 609
>> 
>> On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 5:46 PM, <elyse.pastor at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Dear Richard and Partner,Elyse and I are sorry the way we approach - but
>> we
>>> have an Alberg 30, LADY HERON 297 that we started to recondition in our
>>> second owners year of spring 2009 (18 major projects like holding tank,
>>> solar panel, GPS Standard Horizon, complete new wires and electrical
>> panel,
>>> electric powered anchor roller, complete inside mold removal and
>> painting,
>>> re-manufacturing of tiller to rudder point attachment etc. etc.).The
>> reason
>>> for this was to prepare the A-30 for a potential travel to the south or
>>> may-be one day for a circumnavigation. We then traveled 72 days in Canada
>>> (St-Lawrence river, Lake Ontario, Trent-Severn waterway, Georgian Bay,
>> Lake
>>> Huron, Lake Erie and back) to test our Lady Heron - and the 1,800 nm were
>> a
>>> complete success. However, our feeling was - if you need stuff (food,
>> water,
>>> security equipment, dinghy, clothing etc.) for a 25 or 30 day passage,
>> and
>>> you want to live on board for a few years, the A-30 starts to look a bit
>>> small for that (for
>>> 2 persons). Without more knowledge and experience, we began to look at
>>> larger boats like the Alberg or Tajana 37.Now that we read you are on the
>>> way since 2005, we are certainly impressed and would like to find out if
>> you
>>> could send us some pictures/information on how your A-30 is equipped and
>> has
>>> transferred, how many days were your longest transfers and how do you
>> feel
>>> about your way-of-living (limited or not at all). This would help us to
>>> decide what to do and how to plan such an adventure.We thank you in
>> advance
>>> for your respond.Bruno & ElyseLady Heron 297
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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> Jeffrey Fongemie
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