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Thanks yes we've tried to balance and move jerrycans forward, etc. we are going to check the inspection plates too. Thanks!

We have noticed our stern is lower, below the water line. We are new to the boat. How could we see if there is water in the hulls? Or other thoughts?

Thanks all, we ended up replacing the two rods and chain plates in the salon with stronger plates. Should be ok now. Thanks for your replies!
Kass

We've got short stay chain plates in the salon showing stress/cracks. Has anyone else encountered this? We were only on the ocean for a day and the surveyor didn't notice this ( only have had the boat since May).
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Thanks! Yes we found a wifi antenna that should work for us, will see how it goes.
Kass

Thanks! We plan to start in the Abacos and head down to Georgetown over 3-4 months, and we will be anchoring out a lot. I saw Batelnet, BTC and also Bahamas WiMax. Will look into each.

Any experiences anyone can share about Bahamas ISP's? It looks like there are several choices for boaters.
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Kass

Yeah we hear that from others. It's not our first trip but we went in October before. We will shoot for early November.

We did it before with a friend in late October. We are not really on a time schedule, we can wait for the right winds. We had just heard different things from different people about the winter months being mostly northerly so we wanted to hear from others ' experience.

We have heard it's tough to cross the Gulf after November, due to the winds being mostly from the north. Is that the case? We're trying to figure out when to go over to the Abacos, but we have family obligations at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Thanks for your experience/feedback!

Thanks Tom I will do that!

Thanks Gary, the web info I've been seeing all says 3-year vaccinations are okay though. Where did you see this about one-year vac's only?

I've read conflicting information about her international health certificate. One source says she has to get it no more than 48 hours before arrival in the Bahamas. Another says we have to provide the certificate to the Bahamas people within 48 hours of arrival. Which is it? It's going to be hard to...

They're asking for the sail foot and luff dimensions to make the lazy jacks. Anyone know the answer? Our boat is six hours away.

Thanks all, we'll look at some more options too!