Made quite a bit of progress in the last month or so and uploaded More pictures to the public FB album...
I always say that anchoring is the easiest thing to do on a boat yet it is also the easiest to screw up judging by the number of time I have been...
Bahamian mooring isn't going to work in your case as you want to keep the stern facing the beach. It is really for when you are in a narrow cut...
We spend many many nights on the hook, these days mostly in the bahams and south Florida. An oversized anchor, lots of chain (8:1 even with all...
Cameras are nice to see those rude idiots coming up from behind at high speed, too close throwing a big wake... For docking it can be a bit hard...
Like pretty much everything you ll have to keep an open mind. Your options for anchoring will depend on a number of hard to predict things like...
Try hagerty. They have a marine division for wood and classics
No idea about your home waters but here in south Florida most boats get cleaned by a diver once a month, they check and replace zincs too, for $2...
I can't see such a boat run with just a captain and occasional day workers. Unpractical for a whole bunch of reason like the time and energy...
I see Beau mentioned newport RI... It s probably my favorite town on the east coast but one a mooring not at the dock. Marinas are packed, busy,...
I have done the trip from Miami to nantucket and back 4 or 5 years in a row anchoring most of the time with w 70' and 6 1/4 draft. 110' and 8.5...
Couldn't have explained it better I would just add that I always keep a bicycle hand pump on board (unless the boat has a compressor) to top off...
Looks like some converter. Check voltage on input and output terminals and trace teh wiring to see what it does
There is a big difference between the northern and the southern exumas mostly because most boats, especially charter boats out of Nassau, don't...
Having spent so much time and effort along sometimes with bloody knuckles and cramped muscles, I have taken a different approach to the bilge...
The Abacos have more marinas so for those who like to spend a lot of time at the dock with neighbors close by, it's a better option Me I ll take...
I don't care if a wire nut is visible or not, they don't belong on a boat subject to vibrations Wire nuts are designed to work primarily on...
Most insurers will require a survey before they insure the boat... The reason you pay for a survey, especially pre purchase, is for the surveyor...
There has to be a way to run a proper loop instead of relying on a check valve. Adding an above waterline fitting for discharge is really no big...
This is a joke, right? Oh wait... Poster lives in Washington ... Assuming DC and not the state it explains it all :)
