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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...

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...

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...