You need to check where the waterline is and find a suitable location below that level as good as Beard is they can not change basic physic and...
Yes most water maker feed / low pressure pumps are not self priming and must be below WL and there should be no high / low point in the hose...
It all depends on the boat and conditions. Going slow is good advice in an inlet When i run offshore with following or quartering seas unusually...
Explorer charts are the best... They are published in a chart book format, and VERY accurate. Their website is explorercharts.com The...
Baseball bats! That's how it felt the other night! Ear plugs are a not option! I want to hear things like anchor alarm, bilge pumps, air con...
Some boats are worst than others Last night I was anchored behind rudder cay in the southern exumas with 25kts from the NW... As much as I am...
Windline has a series of anchor rollers suitable for various type of decks, anchors etc. I ve used their products before, they stand behind them
I see the point of training and procedures but most of it has to come from the master, officers and operator of the vessel If someone needs some...
I fail to see the point of the repeated references to regulations, flag, etc. In the end, it all comes down to the captain and his crew....
Visit both a MAN and CAT dealer and get quotes for routine services for the engines you are considering and compare costs over 2000 hours Also...
The biggest trade off to bigger engines is loosing ER space not fuel... As others mentioned if you can restrain yourself you re not going to burn...
Political correctness and tree hugging affecting YF? God help us! And if you re offended by the mention of God... Too bad :)
On two different days, it was open each time we passed by about an hour apart.
I wonder... There is absolutely no room the ER to add them, the only place would be just forward of the ER in the port and stbd SR but limited...
If it was up to me, I would :). With the enclosed FB, jet ski and 15' tender up there she s a roller!
Thks bill. Not really I was just trying to learn about them out of curiously at this point... They dont seem as popular as Niads... pneumatic...
It s hard to find US made product but possible.. I spent a little while find a made in the USA electric planer the other day, but finally found a...
There is nothing more reliable than a DC operated rule pump... I don't care how big the boat is, relying on two generators to keep it afloat is...
Here is a close up of the hull/deck joint...
Someone takes whoever designed that thing out on deck and make them walk the plank. No, just have them check the chain lock in 3' seas. This is a...
