Honestly that little spark hasn’t required any maintenance in 2 1/2 years. I had to replace the wear ring because a guest ran over a line and that...
Explorer charts are the only charts to use in the Bahamas, along with Garmin Blue charts but I m not sure if they’re even available. We spend a...
That’s what I meant. Bad fuel almost always come from the dock (or truck) so unless you never refuel all tanks at the same place, chances are all...
True but then you d have to refuel tanks at different marinas which is not practical. So doesnt make much of a difference
We had a yamaha waverunner on the previous boat i ran, it was worst. There was no access and a lot of rusting clamps and bolts. It s a bit of a...
The only time i like riding one is in the Bahamas when exploring. Nice water, nice scenery... but as a captain my blood pressure seems to to rise...
I m pretty sure 6-71s are 2300 rpm motors so 2200 is a BIG a red flag depending. 10 minutes on the pins is a bit long. 3 to 4 minutes is what...
After seeing the galley up and aft on catamarans but also a number of power boats in the 50 to 60’ range, moving the galley on old 53 Hatt was the...
The boat I used to run (Johnson 70) had Alum fuel tanks. One on each side of the ER, outboard of the engines, sitting right under the large ER...
Good to know as I haven’t used the touch version. I like the charts with the Navnet 3D. NOAA in the use and original Explorer for the Bahamas
[ATTACH] Lol... this thing is so ugly it doesn’t make them look good :)
Like everything It all depends on location...While marinas on the Chesie may have higher vacancy rates, it is far from being the case here in...
The sewage released just off Miami is (supposed to be) treated but Miami Dade county has major issues with its sewer system result in frequent...
In further securite calls, sector Miami is also reporting las Olas closed for the next two days and Atlantic ...
Sector Miami is broadcasting securite calls about Commercial being one span only, the other span having “structural issues” 3 Key bridges having...
I ve used SS thruhull. I Prefer them to Marelon
The previous generation Navnet, no. Very unintuitive and would crash every couple of days. The interface of the Navnet 3D black box is much...
I ve always like Garmin as their products usually have a very user friendly interface. Never liked Raymarine... Furuno is something I am...
I ve been thru the Chesie a few times and there are many great anchorages and neat town to explore. I just would never swim in the brown stuff :)
There should not be any need to descale the Fresh water side. Salt water side obviously yes every couple of years