It’s always a little harder the first time you set up the lines so yes you have to get the boat close to the pilings to set them up. Pilings have...
A survey sea trial takes about 45 minutes to an hour and involves running the boat at various RPM settings while the surveyors collect data. It...
Post a plan or diagram. if you plan on tying a 40-60 footer along side a 20’ long pier, you will need additional pilings. Where to place the...
You just have to put in the offer you present. in all the deals I ve been involved in, whether for my personal boats or as the buyers captain,...
Exactly. As I mentioned early in the thread a quick sea trial after offer is accepted and before survey is a must to make sure the boat is worth...
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here is what I did on my 53 seven or eight years ago, it was the first I did before installing the chillers and repowering . I ripped all the...
All depends on the bay, its shape, the opening etc. even if waves don’t come in from the opening, a 2 miles fetch can cause 2 to 3 footers with...
The INTRA coastal is maintained by the feds but adjacent waters are under the jurisdiction of states / counties / towns The Atlantic ICW runs...
Rules vary by state, county and municipality. In most cases a permit will be required. It also depends on the bottom… mud… sand… rock.....
Your first post mentioned experience with 20 footers which have none of systems like air con, water pumps, electrical power, generator, multiple...
In many areas people tie boats into the mangroves and bayous with multiple anchors and lines to trees or roots. You can tie boats between...
Insurance, yes you can have liability only. Much cheaper. Marinas only requires proof of insurance on long term contracts, not as transients....
I would also look at a restriction somewhere in the system. A few dead shells could be restricting flow and causing priming issues yet allow the...
The march pump heads and impellers are hard plastic that doesn’t suffer from erosion so it is unlikely to be an issue although I have had two fail...
1/2 gph with a light to medium load, 3/4 under heavier load like air con, water heater etc
Are you using these pumps with built in switches?? junk. the only way to go is standard manual rule pumps and ultra switches. Whenever i...
Anchoring near shore off the east coast? Yikes. You may as well keep going! Pick the inlets with the shorter runs to anchorages or marinas...
Could be. Has a black hard top.
Definitely! Thanks. I was wondering