If you time it right, at the right speed bridges are no issue... They re all in sequence I also feel it s about the journey and there are many...
And this is the catboat bigger bigger sister which I finished building and launched earlier this year... We went out for a late afternoon sail...
Beautiful!! I love catboats!! She seems less beamy than the typical cape cod catboats, doesn't she? Congratulations and THANK YOU for saving...
As to the bilge pump being hard to reach... Welcome to boat ownership! Most production builders don't give the proverbial nr 2 about ease of service
Many boats in that size range have hynautic steering with a pressurized steering reservoir. It is usually in the ER or somewhere down below. You...
I think the nr 1 cause of such accident is WUI :) But yes accidents happens. I have seen so many docking acrobatics that ended up in the drink!...
Cruising the ICW is fun a few times but pretty limited. Really not too many places to drop the hook. Lake boca is nothing to write home about, nor...
Tides are mild in so fl, 2 to 2.5 on average. Non issue. I used to have a condo on biscayne bay, Miami with a slip in the building. Ideal set up....
West coast is ok but a long way from the good stuff (Bahamas). There are some nice areas around sanibel, ft Myers, etc... Personally I don't see...
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Took this picture from the tender after we docked. Tide had dropped close to a foot and current was even worst...
I took these pictures a couple of days ago at Staniel Cay, Exumas 65 Uniesse lost power and drifted on the rock just NE of SCYC near the cut....
I ve tried just about every charting app and the one I end up relying on is the garmin app. Never crashes, excellent charts and features, active...
I once questioned an outrageous bill from Thomas marine air con in Miami... Labor just didn't quite add up even including the drive to and from...
When we re on trips (owners trip, charters, or moving the boat) then I cook and eat whatever we have provisioned on board. If I want to eat out, I...
It's a problem just about everywhere... There are quite a few around Miami - coconut grove, marine stadium as well. Every couple of years the...
I think both sides can be argued. Yes, someone who runs a bunch of boats may be seen as easy to adapt to new boats and new technology but I think...
Well th first question is where? South Florida, west coast Florida, northeast, med, pacific coast, where.... Whenever you can commit to annual...
Typically, I set the tabs full down before getting on plane and then once I reach my desired cruise speed I retract them a little watching the...
A couple of articles on this incident mention that theft of yachts is not uncommon in the med with boats ending up in North Africa or the Middle...
