Make sure the bilges are dry. Finish with a shop vac if needed It could be hose penetration but it is a different smell from mildew. Smell the...
Along this lines? I should also mentioned that when I stopped running a Johnson 70 full time and the boat was up for sale in FLL, I used Capt J to...
I d say $300/350 a day for a smaller boat. Some captains may charge a little more if training is involved. Same on delivery and cruising. Routine...
Pretty dumb to remove the pump... Most boats have a DC pump but on larger boats you will usually have an AC pump plus a DC back up. I ve used...
That s the featherbanks. They run across the bay, with only 2 cuts. The one middle on the ICW, and one on the east side near boca chita. Once you...
Biscayne Bay is a very unique body of water without anything coming close to it on the way or gulf coasts. You can enjoy it year round, the water...
Unfortunately surveys only reveal so much. It won’t warn you about systems that are unmaintanable because of ridiculous access. Ever tried...
And the water is blue green. Not brown :). A little silty but green Run outside, come in at Cape Florida. Spend the afternoon anchored at...
Kind of limited in FLL. Lake Silvia maybe? Big enough and draft should be ok. Or hop outside to Miami. It s only an hour and you have the whole...
I ve used the Gobius on a holding tank but How do you install that on keel tanks ?
I be found that impellers last a long longer when they get used instead of sitting and taking a set, especially in cold weather. I’ve replaced...
It is not surprising, maintenance access on sea rays is often lousy. Back in the late 90s i considered a new 38/40 sundancer and passed because...
The pins look plated in the pictures. Most cables are indeed untinned. A few years back I got some times 50amp cable by the foot from Ward...
Jamaica isn’t a great cruising destination if for no other reason than security. And it s indeed a long way as well as a rough way in the passage...
The first thing is to decide whether or not your goal to cruise the leewards (“Far into the Caribbean”) is realistic or not. As explained it s not...
Most marinas should be up and running soon if not already with the possible exception of wirghtsville beach to southport The only way to be sure...
You really need diesel for any kind of serious trips. Also, when down in the Bahamas and on the way to the Caribbean you need storage for food...
Well up to Georgetown you are pretty much sheltered most of the way, except for the 45nm Gulf Stream crossing and then the 40nm Norwest channel...
Neither boat (I find it hard to use the word yacht) is suitable for “blue water”. No problem near coastal along the east coast and going to the...
15 extra hp and 2000 less weight isn’t going to get you 9 mph... again check with a prop shop although the Cummins dealer should have done that...
