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Don't worry, I'm reading and learning, so even if the OP has gone radio silent, it's not going to waste. It's a good topic for me.

My solution would be to install cameras that show up on a screen in the pilot house. Great to be able to see what's coming up behind...

Saw an embroidered cushion on the master berth of a nice motor yacht, that read: "Sorry . . . for what I said when we were trying to...

After years of dreaming of owning a trawler, we were finally able to buy an 1985 Ocean Alexander 38 Double Cabin that meets almost all...

As a guy in the market for a boat, this makes sense to me. I'd prefer to only have to maintain and cary spares for one engine. I'm a...

Thanks for that. Makes sense. One youtuber (forget which one) recommended tying up with a snubber/bridle, puting the boat in reverse at...

No, mooring ball, not anchor.

Being a newbie, and having read the recent thread of the guy who lost his boat to a failed mooring buoy in the BVI, I have a question...

From an article I just ran across: What is the danger of being hit by a waterspout? The energy from the winds in a waterspout can cause...

I did find it interesting how the salvage companies operate and charge. I didn't know that. Sounds like the moral to the story is don't...

He left a lot unsaid about the insurance side of things. I'm curious to know what the problem was from that end.

Some of you may remember this guy who had his Aquila motor cat destroyed when a moring ball let loose in the BVI. He just posted a video...