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Thanks. That makes sense to have a pro do it.

I like yours, Doug. That lady does a nice job with boat names. Lisa liked it, too. I will probably show that to whoever I get to put it together for us. We had relief lettering on our last boat. The letters were black with a gold shadow relief on them. With the Kingston gray hull, I don’t think...

Thanks RS. The size of the letters makes sense, and I like that you installed it yourself. Looks good! I think the name on my last boat was installed via some kind of backing that allowed for the entire name to be installed at once. I think that would be easier, but not sure if I remember correctly.

Ok. As we move along towards receiving our boat, one new question has come to mind. I need some ideas around putting the name and hailing port on the back. Who are you using? If you put your own on, what methods did you use to ensure it looks great? What letter style are you using? What...

You're welcome. After you hit Airplane mode, then you have to hit the WiFi button right afterwards for it to work.

Here is a link to a video on the SiOnyx site with how to improve the WiFi WIFI IMPROVEMENT & SAFETY UPDATE

I was looking through some reviews for SiOnyx for the WiFi issue. The answer from the company is below. Apparently they state to put the IPad in airplane mode Hi Stephen, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're sorry about your current Aurora experience, but we are here to...

Bill, Thanks for the great review. It is encouraging that it can "see" through the window. The intermittent connection is an issue with an IPad. I noticed that when I was showing it to @Helmsman 43. I did not notice that as an issue with my Sailproof tablet. I have been meaning to go back...

Thanks for the numbers. That puts some context around dehumidifiers. I never had to use one on the Tennessee, but that was a different boat, and not built as well as this one. Certainly will need one in Florida and the east coast.

Hey TT, Thanks for posting this checklist. I will go through the one I am developing and check against this. Your boat is a little more complex than ours, but still plenty of good items to incorporate.

I am pretty sure that there is an outlet in there. If it pumps up high enough i guess you could leave it in the floor. I am not sure about the engine room. The boat will be in cold weather for a couple of months, albeit north Mississippi and Alabama while we finish getting it where we want...

Tom, Thanks for posting this. I assume the first dehumidifier would be placed in the galley sink. Where would you place the second one? Not sure that the sinks in the heads would be large enough to hold it, and the forward shower requires the pump to be activated, right? Always concerned about...

Thanks for asking, and I agree! It is hard to come up with a name! We decided to name it the Mishy Jean. My mother's name was Jean and my mother in law's nickname was Mish. Both super ladies who had a significant impact on everyone in our family. Both have passed on, and we thought that it would...

The new flat panel for $2,500 is supposed to be much more wind and rain tolerant. I will be unboxing mine early next week. By January it will be on the boat at the confluence of the TomBigBee and the Tennessee. Will come back to let you know what I find. This thread has a vast amount of info...

A couple of more questions/thoughts. Do you have a motor on the davit system? Your davit system rests at an angle, which might help with keeping the dinghy at rest when stowed. The flybridge comes further back on the 38e. I am sure the folks at Dinghy Butler could weigh in on that.

I have been struggling with what type of davits to use. I may just use the roll ups that I had on another boat, and see how they do, then make a decision. Your point about the bulwark doors would make that work. May depend on the measurements required to do the roll ups. The nice thing is that...

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! There is certainly a lot to be thankful for.

Well worth the read. Thanks for posting.

I had edited the above arch and light standard hack but didn’t hit save and can’t edit it. The issue that it resolves is the geometry of the standard. The standard runs back from the arch 8.5 inches, so an aft leaning mount gets in the way. A dual mount is even tougher. The height of the...

I should explain further. The reason for a platform needed above the radar comes from the way the arch and the pole holding the steaming and anchor light. The light standard measures 8.5” back from the arch. The standard was 16” to the steaming light, and the steaming and anchor light measure...

One hack that I saw in a picture recently was Fletcher’s. He had a stand built that attached to his arch which supplies a flat area over his radar for instruments. I have reached out to a metal worker to see what it would cost to build one that can be used for the flat Starlink panel. Could also...

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Patty , well said! We feel the same about the situation. Great, and clear, communication from the Helmsman team when the mistake was discovered. And work was started right away on getting the boats to the right place. Stuff happens in life. Nice to be working with a great company when it does...

I think the choice could be stated this way. If you value food being refrigerated at a consistent temperature, and can accomplish that with your current battery bank through the inverter, then a 120 volt fridge would fit the bill. However, if your battery supply overnight is not sufficient to...

I have seen it stated that it will work for the mobile RV product (Tripod version) with the right size dome. Seaview sells a stand for it. For the flat panel, the dome would be pretty large.