On many boats options are limited. Sometime you have to fly them from an antenna which may not be on the starboard side. I ve seen people flying...
I used cetol light and clear before natural became available; it was fine on rails. I switched to Bristol almost 2 years ago and find it much...
Q flag goes up... After you are cleared it comes down and is replaced by courtesy flag... What really bugs me is the number of boats still...
No I didn't watch the videos... I was anchored in Norman s cay exumas and wasn't going to ruin my day watching an MSNBC clip!! :) I think we can...
Ed Good luck with your new "life"... Couldnt you have find a marina to run somewhere where it s warm and the water is a nice shade of blue? :)...
While subsidies to oil companies (which are granted to other industries) make for nice political rethoric, I fail to see how increasing taxes will...
See my watermarker leak post... Originally on the Johnson 70 that I run the bilge pump lights were hidden behind a cabinetry door, along with the...
4 years ago, we had a 900gpd sea recovery installed on the boat I run, by a well known FTL dealer/servicer. Due to space issue, we had to install...
In short: brass doesn't belong below waterline or in any system open to sea water. Period. I can't believe builders will take such risks when it...
If you really want a swivel, the the Kong is the way to go. I cheaped out a few years ago and used a Suncor... Cost us a 110 claw... I don't use...
4.19 at the truck in Miami last week with tax... 5.20 in Nassau :(
Indeed if you look at official service intervals on modern diesels they are listen in hours or gallons. Now, gallons may be hard to track.. For...
First, there is really. I such thing as right of way on the water as the only time these words are used are about gong with/against the current on...
Are you comparing a yacht to an ocean going fishing vessel designed to tow heavy nets?
Put the phone in a zip lock bag :)
I would be worried if i had to rely on a 15' alarm to ensure the watchkeeper stays awake! How about a smart phone? On an iPhone you can set...
So for camping out on deck fit a couple of day , they are getting a full refund PLUS a fully paid vacation in the Seychelles? Not a bad deal...
Well I think we can both agree that someone would have to be REALLY stupid to leave the helm while in gear... Get in Neutral and You won't get...
How the heck does a boat run away unless the operator leaves the helm and goes on deck while the boat is in gear?? Mechanical failures happen...
Yep, has nothing to do with size! I m more likely to get thrown over board from my 12' catboat than from the skylounge of the 70 I run :)
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