No... there is always a way to make things easier to reach, it may take a few feet more hose and an extra hour of labor to install. When I...
There is no way anyone is working inside with all the wreckage and the risk of collapse. This seems to be strictly an outside process. I am...
I usually mark spots I have to go thru to avoid shoals or whatever but just figure out the ETA in my head :)
Personally I don’t use routes just WP. But what I like about most apps including Aquamap is that you can save tracks. This comes very handy in...
That bin looks like a battery box to me
Taller pilings need to be set deeper so they stay in place with the extra leverage. More $
again you don’t need a cellular PLAN you just need to have a cellular version on the iPad. Yes it cost a little more than an BT gps but easier...
If I can’t easily reach a sea cock or any other critical component... I don’t buy the damn boat or I plan to move them at the first haul out....
Then 65 should not be an issue unless requirements for operating in Mexican waters are tighter
I doubt the insurance market in Mexico is the same as it is here. Unless the boat is US flagged and the underwriters accept that it spends all its...
Pretty much every phone now is waterproof and as mentioned lifeproof makes waterproof cases for iPads.
Current experience is critical. There are too many captains who have been stuck on a boat going out once in a blue moon put putting in the ditch...
You do not need an active cellular subscription for an iPad to use GPS ... BUT only cellular capable iPads have the GPS chip. If you bought a wifi...
IPad (or iPhone) is real time We have both Navionics and Aquamaps on all our phones and iPads as back ups or when in the tender or sailing....
Figure about 5’ for most of the MYs. In a hurricane prone area you want extra tall pilings to accommodate surge
We re Exuma Yacht club for the night and picking up guests tomorrow. Not much has changed.. they be patched up some of the docks but instead of...
Just to be clear I was not offended :) I m no snowflake.
don’t forget the captain will do a lot of maintenance which will save the owner a lot of money. Not just wash but systems. If the captain does...
Yes obviously the wire gauge needs to be checked but it is acceptable to use colored electrical tape of reusing wires
How far apart are your AC and DC panels? Pull the wires going to the AC panel and route them and extend to the DC panel. If you re going to LEds...
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