Ye Yeah, I should but working my younger years on commercial crafts with official permits plastered all over the bulkheads so visiting officials...
Yes, use a snubber line if strong winds are-a-coming. I leave the chain on the windlass in light conditions. On previous boat my 555 windlass was...
Aye, Brain Farts occur more frequently around here as well. Wife is not shy about reminding me. My dog however pretend not to notice. New call...
Aye, the question was if you need to Display the Station License in the wheel house? Yes, an FCC Station License and a Radio Operator's License...
Searched this forum, searched the FCC page, surfed Google. No clear indication or requirement for displaying the Station license in the wheel...
I used the Decal program faithfully for 14 years and always placed the sticker next to the FL registration sticker. Never been boarded or asked to...
Looks like the marina should have dredged their fuel dock long time ago :confused:
One of my buddies have been doing relief work as a heli pilot on a 240' yacht while the regular pilot was on vacation and days off. He had no...
I worked the Fort Lauderdale boat show a few years. Mostly on my hands and knees scrubbing teak decks but have also assisted with deliveries as...
Amen to that. I had 2 Ultra Jr. Switches on previous boat. Worked good, lasted a long time.
My bad translating, it was actually washed of the deck of the freighter. Probably poor planning as far as strapping in down. The boat was sold in...
Short video from an online newspaper. A Princess 45 was knocked off the deck of a coastal freighter by a 33' tall wave in a storm of the...
Meh think the underwriters would have a copy of recent surveys as well as copies of maintenance and operational procedures and other pertinent...
Bingo on the insurance company: The exact same thing happened a few years ago of the SE FL coast: The insurance company went down with Jason type...
Aye mate, I know how the Rocna works: Had one on previous boat since 2007, imported from Canada. The 44 lbs Rocna held better on the sailboat...
Aye, you dudes are all ganging up on me. What I got for anchor gear will be just fine for now. Deepest I have anchored the last 17 years was Key...
Noooo... I moved to South Florida for 2 reasons: Palmtrees and sunshine. Unless Global Warning speeds up a tad, Greenland will most likely not...
True enough, but in case of emergency I will carry a spare anchor and rode and should be able to tie them together in less than 5 minutes. The...
Possible, but there is already a splice on the rode: Chain/Line: No problem feeding manually thought, small boat, lightweight gear. True, can't...
Funny you mention that, the boat came with 300' of line and 15' of chain. I cut the line into shorter sections: 300' in the bottom of the locker...
