Recent content by steve poole

Joy and I just got back from two months in the Bahamas and we were able to avoid almost all of the heavy weather because of all the wonderful internet and satellite technology available today. I'm too old to get beat up anymore. My worst experience was in the fall of 1984. I was on a 41'...

We are leaving for the Bahamas for the months of April and May but don't have enough freezer space. I was thinking of packing a 5 day cooler with frozen food and dry ice from Publix and storing it in the lazerette. Has anyone got experience with dry ice? If I use it with a good cooler, how...

We are hoping to go to the Bahamas for a couple of months and want to stay updated on the weather. Our Nobeltec nav system has great weather info but it is internet based. I think we need a satellite system but don't know anything about them. I looked at Wx Worx but I'm sure there are others...

I have 3208's as well and could not be happier. If you are really interested in the boat, I would add wording in the contract that says the existing owner would pay for this repair. In addition to the marine survey, I would get an engine survey too. It rally adds peace of mind to a really...

I have done the Tennessee River from Knoxville to the Ohio River in a Correct Craft wakeboard boat.(Done a lot of the Cumberland too). It is some of Gods greatest work, with the help of the TVA and the CCC. I especially love Tellico,snail darters and all. I cant wait to get there and spend...

I was anchored in Beaufort last week. The mooring field is currenly private. There are plans to change this but it has not been made yet. There is a city dock that is free for the day but you must be gone by 1:00 am. If you anchor in Beaufort, be sure you have plenty of scope because the...

That is true. We started down the East coast from Annapolis Maryland in December and could not get the Atlanta local stations until we were near Charleston. We are in Jacksonville now and the Atlanta stations work fine but I am told they will go out around Daytona. Does Dish Network have the...

We have a KVH tv antenna (tv4) on our boat with a Direct tv receiver. It works fine but we have Dish Network at home and have been with them for years. I'm struggling learning a whole new system, new channels and paying two bills. Someone told me that the Dish system does not work well on...

Your boat is beautiful. Looks like it has plenty of room to hide your stash!

Thank you to all who have posted. My wife Joy has a tennis addiction, I am merely a social tennis player. First things first. The survey on our hopeful boat is next Monday with the engine surveys on Tuesday. Please keep your fingers crossed that they go well for us. We are really excited...

My wife and I hope to close this month on our first liveaboard. The surveys will be done next week. We plan to move the trawler from Baltimore to Jacksonville for the winter and then begin the Great Loop come spring. We are both avid tennis players and want to know if there are many stops along...

My wife and I have been working hard to afford a boat.* Our last child is a high school senior and we have been dreaming about doing the loop when she leaves for college.* We attended Trawler Fest in Baltimore and came home to file our taxes today and gosh, we owed a ton of additional money.* I...