The big issue is traction. I've run and delivered many different yachts and sportfishers, and always feel more secure on wood rungs or risers....
I think the "coffee cans" are actually serial/parallel relays, and the isolators you may be referring to are battery combiners like THESE. It gets...
From the article: "NOAA will still provide access to paper chart products based on ENC data, either through third-party vendors or through the...
If you want to enjoy the trip, you should really consider RER's advice. 20 miles off of significant land points is excessive, although you'll be...
Someone else asked the question recently, and that thread is HERE. A lot of questions answered in it. There are more threads on the subject that...
d.) an exception exists for the given circumstances I am familiar with. There may be other situations that qualify, including those you're...
Funny about that; Baltimore is actually one of the places I had the most difficulty with. There and New Haven. It probably just depends on who you...
In general, a foreign-flagged vessel must vacate U.S. waters for a 15 day period annually to be issued another 1 year cruising permit. An...
Maybe from different articles? From the link in post #1, Peninsula Daily News: "The 125-foot yacht was owned by Westport and was getting set to...
The news article stated that the yacht was on it's way to Fort Lauderdale and owned by Westport. Have to wonder if it was going to...
There are a lot of inadequate search utilities on web sites. When I have trouble with them, I use the site search extension available for chrome...
Like Ralph says, "Last fuel filter change?" Eliminate any cheap (er) variables, first. Replace primary and secondary fuel filters and be sure of...
I ran a boat for a man that was trapped in a fire aboard his previous yacht. He had to run through flames to get out and was near fatally burned....
No app available, only the Windows program, but I used Yacht Manager for years. It's very configurable, and can be interfaced with the log...
Had a similar problem on a 400 gallon waste tank. We almost never used a pump-out station, just pumped at sea. The bottom of the tank filled with...
Are those photos from 3 years ago, or more recent?
Conventional thought is that AC current does not cause galvanic corrosion, only DC. The purpose of the galvanic isolator is to prevent DC current...
Bad engine rooms could be a long and popular forum thread. A 92' Tarrab, comes to mind. Literally had to crawl over the top of the Detroit 12v92's...
You can buy them at virtually any auto parts chain, like THIS one
There are areas in the world where stern thrusters are a definite asset, like in the Pacific Northwest. There can be currents of over 4 knots at a...
