Judging from the traffic on 16, the operator of the SR sounded inexperienced. He dragged or drifted 3/4 miles to end up on that spot. He started...
Here in the Bahamas winter squalls are usually the result of cold fronts swinging thru. In summer it a just the heat, tropical moisture being...
Got hit by a squall around midnight last night while anchored at Big Majors Exumas. Nothing crazy but 35kts sustained for a couple of hours from...
Indeed nothing like a monohull especially a more traditional monohull. I drool whenever I see a video of a J Nothing comes close in power and...
Yeah but bedsides this new time glitch which downer really matter, they the working fine. No need to risk an update I don’t need. I ve seen too...
GPSMAP 8617 Version 15.0 copyright 2014-2019 haven’t updated anything, neither the software or the charts because the the accuracy of garmin...
The odd thing is that it s the first time it happens after 3 years. On the way back I m going to check the time on the Icom VHF which is also set...
Had an ad pop up for inflatable fenders… I clicked out of curiosity. Sold an Amazon and made by one of these chicom companies whose name is a...
As I said I spent almost 15 years running charters in the Bahamas on boats between 70 and 110 with my wife and 1 to 2 crews. We re private now,...
Hard to believe they d set up fireworks on the boat itself…. Equally hard to believe that a Greek crew wouldn’t be aware of Greek rules and the...
Most likely because of a dirty bottom and running gear. That s all it takes… where is the boat btw? Down south?
Thanks. I switched it to manual, will see if it stays that way when we head back in a week or two.
Over the years I have seen so many listings where you end up wondering if the listing broker had ever stepped foot on the boat. Things like...
Problem is that there are no options to change the time zone. First GPS I find that doesn’t have a setting for that… second issue is that it...
Confused about this one… we have a pair of Garmin 8617 on the 110 I ve been running for three years. Today on the way to the Exumas I noticed that...
I agree with the above, you have to measure amps. personally I find having nice digital multimeters on the AC panel very useful. For example an...
it s not the broker’s job to make sure the boat is in good shape.
Switching to diesel is going to be expensive. It s not the engines and shafts and props but you will also need to get engine beds fabricated....
When a seller is presented with a contract/offer and deposit with a pre survey sea trial as a condition, if he refuses you can bet that s because...
I ve never run one of these but pretty much any planning / semi planning boat with twin 675hp should easily cruise at 20kt…. Especially a lighter...
