same with engine rooms... while more of a problem on smaller boats, many buyers dont' pay much attention to accessibility and ease of maintenance....
NYCAP I agree, maybe i posted that before my second cup of coffee :-) i meant that it's easier to learn things one by one than trying to cope...
a little water in the bilge is common as long as it's a little. if the pumps cycle on and off then it means more is comming and it could be...
Bill made a good point... check the setting on your sounder and see if someone set an offset. basically, the transducer is on the hull and reads...
unless they are completely mangled up, they can be repaired and as Ken said, it's never a bad idea to have spares if you're going to cruise some...
it takes two to tango... hmmm collide... so both boats are at fault here for not avoiding a collision (and failure to use signals, both passing...
it depends where... i'm not familiar with the west coast and it depends on what you call "main channel". because there are markers and a...
LOL... this is how we celebrated the first day of winter last week end: First, we went on a friend's 58 Hatt to watch the boat parade and after...
i've been looking in reactivating the Seatel 2101 globalstar (2003 vintage) we have on the boat but apparently Globalstar is experiencing...
i've seen Marindeck 2000 adn while nice, it really doesn't look like Teak at all.
on the east coast, bow in is usually a sailboat thing, most MYs go stern in. These days i bow in my 53 Hatt. to make it easier to tie the Hobie...
i had found teak decking planks last year at around $10 a sq ft, obviously plus install......
for some reason i cant' get much info on that site... my gripe about the fake stuff is the price... 40, 50, $60 a square foot for plastic? i...
how this is handled will really depends on the specifics, starting with where you cruise. If you med moor or back into a slip, you may need to...
Bow eyes usually don't have any bolts, they bolted on the other side with a backing plate. not sure what the exact name for those "bridle plates"...
indeed, he's not talking about an eye, but those large plates. I'm no engineer or rocket scientist but it seems pretty clear that counter sunk...
it's pretty common around here (so Fl / Bahamas), you see quite a few of these center console fitted with a SS plate, 3 to 4" wide and extending...
curious to know how others handle plankton up north during the summer. We had a watermaker installed before heading north in the spring (900gpd...
it changes almost every day... on Wed. I got 1255 USG at 2.45 + tax from Admiral Oil, delivered at the Rickenbacker MArina fuel dock. I had...
dont' pass a slightly larger and better boat thinking 5 or 10' LOA makes a difference in your ability to handle it, it makes no difference. once...
