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This guy got evicted from my marina last week. One of the apartment dwellers called the "Nuisance Alligator Man" who caught and carted him off. He was hauled out from the slip next to my boat. Pretty good size, about 5' although a foot or more of his tail was missing, probably bitten off when he...

We are planning to hold our 2019 Boaters lunch on Saturday March 16. It will be held at Rebecca Plantation on Hwy LA 311 midway between Houma and Thibodaux, La. If any of you folks would be interested in attending please Private Message me your email address and I'll send you details. If you...

We are planning to hold our 2019 Boaters lunch on Saturday March 16. It will be held at Rebecca Plantation on Hwy LA 311 midway between Houma and Thibodaux, La. If any of you folks would be interested in attending please Private Message me your email address and I'll send you details.

During our last trip we tried using the propane stove top but the flow of gas to the burners was too low to keep them, even just one, at flame high enough to cook on. The safety gear seems to be working, the valve clicks on and off when tested. Today I removed the regulator and was surprised to...

Before too long I'm going to have to be replacing my Fly bridge enclosure. I have seen a few boats around with "frown" zipper window openings in the front windshield panels. Frowns would open top down rather than bottom up as "Smiles" do. I think opening from top down would have some advantages...

We are at Homeport Marina (Lulu's) Sunday Mar. 24, planning to head to Bahia Mar tomorrow for a few days then on Eastward again. Will meet up with family near Panama City Easter week, then head east again to Apalach then back to Louisiana for end of May. If any other members will be in the area...

A boaters Get together and lunch near Houma, La. If you are near the area or will be traveling through and would like to attend let us know. More details in the Cruising and Events - Gulf of Mexico section this Trawler Forum.

Trawler/cruisers get together Near Houma, La. For several years now, we have had a "boaters lunch" at the camp at Rebecca Plantation just off Hwy US-90 & La-311 (that's exit 200) near Houma, La. It is landlocked so we can't get there in our boats but it's easy by car. We have lunch, bring...

Who else has a National Day named after their boat??

How would you like to meet up with this tow in a tight bend? This is the platform section for the Cognac Rig off Louisiana en route to the Gulf of Mexico. It was built by McDermott in Morgan City La. in the late 70s.

In March 2013 I installed a new Vitrifrigo 12V DC/ 110V AC, mechanical thermostat, refrigerator. I usually run it on AC when shore power is available. Today I went to check on the boat in it's slip and the fridge was not running, fortunately I only had a few water and soft drinks in there. I...

I found this inside a Loreena McKennitt CD, I think it applies to cruisers too.

I currently have a GE "smartwater" two element system under the galley sink, it has a dedicated spigot and works fine but the flow is very low even with new filters. I would like to eliminate it and put a "Whole House" filter to filter all of the fresh water, to the galley and two heads. I...

The Tigress thread reminded me of his problem, I have had it happen to me a few times per Murphy, when most inconvenient. I have read of putting a "traffic cone" or some other Pyramid shape in the bottom of the chain locker but haven't tried it I did put in a PVC tube to convey the chain over...

For several years now, we have had a "boaters lunch" at the camp at Rebecca Plantation just off Hwy US-90 & La-311 (that's exit 200) near Houma, La. It is landlocked so we can't get there in our boats but it's easy by car. We have lunch, bring charts, computers with pictures of your boats and...

I saw an ad for this new, to me anyway, Pettit Seagold. A varnish like water based wood coating. They claim one can apply multiple coats in a day. Has anyone here tried it? care to share results good or bad. Thanks

My bilge is usually dry, earlier week I found about a pint of water in the sump the bilge pump is mounted in, There was a trail leading up to the vicinity of the water heater. So I figure a new water heater might soon be required. Yesterday I needed to get to a thruhull under a floorboard in the...

When leaving the boat idle but on shore power for a couple of weeks or more is it better to turn the fridge off or leave it running, or does it matter? Ours is a VitriFrigo about 3 years old if that makes any difference. Thanks

From time to time I have a problem of the chain pile falling over and tangling the chain, I only realize it when the chain jams when being let out on anchoring, followed by a mad dash down there to untangle the mess before the boat drifts too far. I remember reading from time to time about...

My boat has a GE Smart Water double element under the galley sink, it is tapped into the coldwater line using an icemaker perforating needle valve. It discharges through it's own spigot at the sink. Even with a brand new set of cartridges the flow is very slow, probably a combination of the...

The top of my flybridge enlcosure is getting threadbare, one can see the sun through some of the stitching on the top. The sides and "glass" are Ok. I have been thinking, to get a few more years out of it before replacing the whole thing to have a second sunbrella top laid and stitched onto the...

Is anyone using something between the chain pile and the floor of the anchor locker? I'm thinking something like those snap together ventilated tiles that are used on locker floors. the idea is to maybe provide a bit of ventilation and keep the chain, hopefully, dry or drier. I am not sure if...

It looks like I'll be needing to replace my anchor chain. It is about 200' of 5/16" G4, seems G4 is the same as grade 43, I looked around a bit a good nearby hardware store that sells lots of marine oilfield stuff has Chinese made High-test hot galvanized grade 43 @ $1.43 per foot seems very...

Big win 5-2 USA over Japan for the Women's World championship. Congrats and thanks to a wonderful bunch of ladies!

Dimmer2 & Admiral, and Ddalme and crew arrived at the Houma City Dock last night. Both bringing new to them boats "back home", west of here. I drove over from Thibodaux this morning to meet them we had a nice visit, lots of boat and cruising talk and picked up a few items they needed. Good luck...