Thinking back I remember a couple of rough times…. One was leaving the cape may canal and heading up the Delaware with 15/18kts on the bow. 4...
I ran a 2003 70 Johnson skylounge for about 8 racking up thousands of miles up and down the east coast and the Bahamas. My personal boat is an...
i agree. The difference is minimal. I built a 26’ sailboat using dyvinicell core for everything incl the stingers, frames, hull below waterline...
[ATTACH] This beauty just passed by ….
Balsa is cheaper than divinicel and bonds a little better
On a 7 year old boat???? I have a few spots like that on my boat but it s 53 years old :)
This is for the 110 I run, owned by the owner’s LLC so I ll get the company manager to sign like I did last time for the 84. I got plenty of sea...
Well yes now I am renewing and have another question… the USCG small vessel sea service form is good for vessels under 200GT. Above that, the...
I have built in gauges on my Flagship chiller and the only issue I ve had in 6 years was a leaking gauge. No big deal but not worth it.
I don’t know how long it was running. That’s what’s odd about this. The float switch was free. I m guessing the float switch didn’t stop the...
Had a small 800 gph rule pump burn up yesterday. It was only 3 months old and used to pump the very bottom of the bilge. 3amp breaker didn’t pop…...
Mini splits are nice but the problem is where will you put the outside compressor? I can’t imagine having one in the cockpit like you suggest as...
It takes a lot of BTUs to effectively cool a FB to a level where it’s even worth the hassle. Even a solid skylounge… you will also need a...
The same folks that complain about generators usually have wind generators scream all night in the gusts
You can tell always tell a marina review is by a sailbot owner when most of the review describe the showers and public toilets… sometimes in...
He certainly was opinionated and sometimes missed the point that not everyone needs a battlewagon. That said, surveyors see a lot of stuff and...
mamy marinas here in Miami seem to require PWC to fill up jugs and then fill up their tank. I be always thought it was some regulatory issue....
First issue will not be whether you can handle the boat but whether your insurance will accept a jump from 68 to 100 especially if you don’t have...
and then going forward you have a rail in the way… not just an issue in a slip with finger pier but when alongside in marinas like Staniel for...
One issue with SF which I forgot to mention earlier on is boarding from a fixed dock. Many think the boating is a perfect world with floating...
