It s been a while since I ve run that stretch of the ICW but I remember it to be a known Confusing spot. Yes the chart is confusing but it looks...
I ve looked at the Florida test... most of the questions are regulatory in nature and have nothing to do with safety... like size and location of...
thank you for proving my point. This guy was a federally licensed captain ruining a charter boat!
Again, how does this work on the road? Not very well... And you d need actual enforcement something that pretty much doesn’t exist, at least...
Have you driven on a public road lately? Guess what... all these idiots are licensed Most states already mandates some sort of course or class,...
How did it deploy? No chain stopper, nothing securing the anchor ?
Depends on the system. Furuno Navnet 3D allows to split the radar screen into two views at different range and settings. A feature I find. Very...
Sure do. I was about to mention it... you saved me the typing
Zooming in should be part of any planning. I don’t rely on routes but if there is anything along the way which requires avoidance i put a WP...
It s been incredibly busy here in Miami on Biscayne Bay as well. With a lot a big boats. I don’t remember seeing that many 80, 90 and 100+...
Nowadays with the amount of electronics installed on just about every boat there is no excuse to hit a jetty or breakwater. And rule nr 1 at...
Even in my well charted home waters I don’t take shortcuts. Not worth it
Whenever I ve had some repairs done, I had the guy remove a small storage door and take it to his gelcoat supplier in FTL to match. Perfect match...
Surprising considering the boom in outboards over the last few years, that said I rarely see Evinrudes out on the water...
Read the fine print carefully especially what is excluded. Everytime I ve looked at the fine print I was wondering what was actually covered.
Not well marked?? The channel has lit buoys on each side...
I really meant have it made. Any fiberglass shop or yard should be able to
Once again the US army Corps of Engineers builds a large jetty overnight and fails to tell boaters :)...
Exactly. In the last 10+ i haven’t seen changes in shoals and depths despite a number of storms that have affected the Exumas. For shallow tracks...
Make it... the platform Is the easy part... 1” coosa board with glass on each side. The hardest part will be the brackets but any good welder can...
