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Folks, Thanks for all the input. I went to Walmart and got a dehumidifier that I set up to drai into the galley sink. As I went to leave the boat until December a larger boat (55 footer) was getting ready to go to Key West for a rendezvous. They has two dehumidifiers on board that they took...

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Folks, (Assuming my insurance issue is resolved ) I will be storing the boat in the water in NE Florida from now til December 1. Read from past posts to close the windows and have a dehumidifier discharge into galley sink. Do I also have to bag up linens, or is the dehumidifier enough...

So the Brunswick Landing Marina has a program that is full for the 2023 - 2024 season. The season starts July 1 and runs for a year. Due to the timing of the contracts they do not know now how many slots will open up for the 2024-2025 season. Given the distance from my desired homeport, the...

Thanks guys. I read about bridges in Florida on the web but it seemed to imply vehicular traffic. And further north on the ICW, some bridges won’t open if it’s blowing sustained winds over 20. I did call the Ortega River Bridge tender and was told 34 knots for greater than 2 minutes duration...

Larry, Still working on it, and will give a full report when done. But do need to know at what wind speed those Ortega River bridges shut down. PM me if you know. John

Larry, Markle Insurance wants a named storm haul out contract. I called Green Cove Springs, that is a service they don't have. The closest I could find on the internet was in Brunswick, a day away from here. One of the requirements for this type of service is that they available space...

I'm in Jacksonville wanting to keep the boat here over the summer. Insurance company say I would have to be hauled out in a named storm. I'm looking for a marina I can contract with to haul my 40 footer in case of a hurricane. Nearest I could find after a brief internet search was Brunswick...

If you have matching lights, you may need parts. All lights need new innards. The two larger pieces are the same light, just front and back. They are free if you send me me money for the appropriate sized priority mail box and a mailing label. I own them. They are in Jacksonville. Offer...

Thanks Tilt rider, I ordered the zero g. I saw one earlier in my travels this moth and it will stow well. Also outside coating is paint friendly.

Max, That I got. Am boat bound so it's Amazon for me. Several choices in the white R?V hose queue. trying to narrow it down.

I tried searching and got a headache. Recommendations please on a hose to go from dock faucet to the boat. I pulled out last years and it is stiff and sticky.

Any place you buy chain down there all comes from the same place. I got mine through Lamb’s in Jacksonville, but their supplier was out of the Miami-Lauderdale area.

So take a close look at the above. The boat is worth 126K. If you go with Chubb and have a claim for 72K, the boat becomes “totaled” and they give you 72K and you give them the boat. But say you want to keep the boat and repair it. You would have to purchase the boat back (for salvage value of...

If you are in Canada and plan on doing the ICW you will traverse New Jersey. NJ requires a boating course certificate to operate in its waters. Any course approve by NASBLA will do. There are free courses and certifications on line, or if you don’t fit into one of the free ones, there are...

Overnight? Yes that spot is the most common overnight spot. Be prepared for rafting. There are a couple of other spots that folks overnight at. I made my way to the Visitors Center a couple of years ago, it was quite full. I just kept going and spent the night with a stern anchor out and the...

For the latest Dismal updates try joining the Facebook group “ICW Cruising Guide with Bob423” They discuss the DS every two weeks or so. There is a good general description of what to expect in Waterway Guide. Only worries would be greater than 3.5 draft with exposed props. Sometimes there...

Just another variable to throw in… an iPad with cellular capability comes in various models. They are not all the same. Older models are slower and running all the features of AquaMap Master at the same time can choke an older model. (It always happened to me when I was in a narrow, winding...

Is the problem bandwidth or weak signal? If the slowdown coincides with the time of day everyone else in on the internet , then it’s bandwidth. Test by trying out “reception” at 5 or 6 in the morning. If you have a good signal then, but it degrades at 9:00 then it’s a bandwidth problem. If...

Why all the angst? Northern Lights parts carries Northern Lights filters. The have a markup, and they don’t make them, but you can be assured they are the right filters for the job.

Many years ago, when the EPA was first requiring the end of untreated discharges, a Wasque 32 pulled into the marina I was running. They were repeat customers and knew I worked in a boatyard in the off season. I was asked if I thought $2,500 was too much to have paid for a new head. I asked...

I have insurance for up to 125. The salvage value is 15. So if I want to keep the boat, the insurance company will shell out 110 and call it even.

I have sort of resigned myself to the fact that I have to pay out (actually a reduced payout by insurance company). The problem going forward is that if I do want to keep the boat and fix it, I will need insurance. Everywhere I have ever been that I would want to keep the boat requires an...

So to put some numbers —. the boat was insured for 125. The value at the time of the survey was 157. But the insurance company would not give me cover for more than 125. The salvage value, according to the insurance company, is 10-20, and insurance company is offering up 15 for an agreed value.