Recent content by Capn Chuck

Don, I haven't posted here for some time now but someone brought your post to my attention so I thought I would respond to try and save you a lot of time, grief, and money. I would suggest you get yourself another mechanic, find a good one and keep in mind that advise and troubleshooting over...

I just wanted to say so long to our friends here at Trawler Forum. We have decided that we will no longer be participating at TF. Good luck to all of the friends we have met and made here. We are currently in the Abacos and you can still follow us and contact us at our Trawler Beach House Blog...

Welcome. We were sailors and long distance cruisers for 17 years before we sold our sailboat and bought the trawler. We're currently in the Bahamas having as much fun as we did on the sailboat. Well, except we wait for weather a lot more than we used to. Chuck

They all come with adapters. Most every laptop we have used is 19 volts. Chuck

Call Bob or Brian Smith at American Diesel. Our new ones match the old ones. Chuck

Forget the inverter, even the small ones are very inefficient for the use you want. Get a DC to DC converter and it will work fine. They can be had for around $30.00 and be used for other items since they can be adjusted for voltage. Chuck Like these, http://www.powerstream.com/Produz10.htm

Not a problem. We used the CQR successfully for 17 years and tens of thousands of miles. Our sailboat was 15 ton, a bit heavier than the trawler. I can't even guess at how many times we anchored. When we needed to buy a new anchor for Beach House we researched and had a lot of good feedback on...

Bess, we pretty much don't use 2 anchors in the Bahamas, like all of the guide books tell you to do. There are exceptions, such as in cuts and anchoring in strong reversing currents. But even then, we still often only use one anchor. The CQR was our anchor for 17 years on our sailboat. We...

Tom, I like your internet set up. Here is some additional info for phone and internet in the Bahamas, The Trawler Beach House: What Cruisers Want To Know About The Bahamas . We are using our Manson Supreme anchor and it's proving to be excellent so far. Chuck

It won't rip, tear, fade. mildew, blow out stitches, have to be replaced every 5 years or less, cleans effortlessly in place. allows light through while providing shade, is 100% waterproof for its life, and probably a few more things. They can make hatches and just about any configuration you...

Sunburn under a bimini, cloth or our type, comes from the sun shining under the bimini or reflecting off the water. There is plenty of shade under the hard top. Chuck

We have left it up so far but did put lines across and tied it down for a tropical storm. If a hurricane was coming in our direction we would take it down. It's just a matter of taking the bimini frame loose. The thing is very light. Chuck

We're currently in Wardrick Wells and heading for Staniel Cay tomorrow. Chuck

We absolutely love it and will never go back to a cloth bimini again. The Trawler Beach House: From A Fabric Bimini To A Hardtop In One Day . Chuck

We have been using a 42 quart Edgestar portable freezer during our current Bahamas cruise, we're in Nassau right now, and it's one of the best additions we have made for this trip. Chuck