This sounds like a good plan.
Thanks guys. About all I have is total fuel used and the digital gauges from the Smartcraft. If those 2 are accurate should be able to leave a...
Yep, I figure I can have the crew (wife) watch the smart craft while fueling. It displays 162 gallons per side full. If we fill to 150 we should...
Made it to Bellhaven. New day new problem. I usually fuel in the morning on the way out. Today I fueled coming in, left the boat for an hour or...
Made it to Oriental,NC and it looks like we will hang here tomorrow and let this hurricane pass. Wind and seas were nasty in the Neuse River...
They are building a new draw bridge beside the swing bridge, so I’d say days are numbered for the swing bridge.
The Onslow swing bridge? It is opening on the hour and half hour. Only had to wait a few minutes. Not much boat traffic out here at all other...
Made it to Swansboro today. There was a 72 footer with 6.5’ draft parked in front of us last night. He did Swansboro to Southport yesterday. He...
The mains already have a sort of external strainer. More to keep big stuff out. Grid opening just big enough to get a screw driver on to knock...
So when you go to the South Bay strainers, you get rid of the internal strainers? I heard that this is how Ocean Yachts are set up.
I guess that’s why you get the big bucks. I don’t have much desire to do the ICW again. If I do, I will have a proper air conditioned pilot house.
Probably won’t need cleaning that often up in MD. Most boats seem to go the season without cleaning and just pressure wash at winter haul out....
I have to ask, why the ICW on a 70 footer and not outside? I so want to run outside, but unstabilized and taking seas broadside just kicks our butt.
How do you clean the South Bay strainers? Do you have to dive on the boat? On a different note, we stopped at Southport and made a short day of...
We went through at low tide. I remember the spot. Looked like a channel carved out of the rock. Diver said he had to retrieve a stabilizer from...
It’s been an experience. I’ve learned a few things…. 1) Never trust a broker. 2) Survey will miss anything that’s not pretty obvious. 3) If...
Made it to Little River, SC. While doing a bilge check, I noticed that the AC strainer looked a bit nasty, so took it apart and found it fouled...
ICW from Hilton Head to Charleston. I figured the ICW would take a lot longer than outside. Navionics route both ways showed only an hour longer...
Must be global warming. ;)
AC on the bridge quit a couple days ago, but it hasn’t been crazy hot and have had a good breeze. Hoping it gets cooler the further north we get....
