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Bacchus, does that 3 way valve prevent AF from flowing backwards into the fresh water tank?

Doug, Sorry to hear about your misfortune. And thank you for sending out a caution. Steps on a boat can be a real issue. The steps on our Carver really concerned me. They were tough to negotiate. I will add the caution to our briefing for folks who come aboard. Heal up quick and “get back on the...

Vol Navy We took the Mishy Jean upriver to the Vol Navy last week. The cruise over three days was some of the best cruising we have enjoyed. Beautiful weather with glass like water, and the fall colors just starting to pop. The Vol Navy is made up of about 150 boats who converge on the free...

That is a pretty crazy picture. Bet it was awesome in person.

Like it. Clean lines and the hull color fits the design.

She looks great! Like the Bimini color.

Moon rise over the home port

Tom, Your boat has isolation transformers, right? By having those, it breaks the ground electrical connection with the dock at the transformer. This should reduce the potential for electrolysis. (You aren’t part of the vast interconnected battery that other boats are.) Certainly having a...

So, this past week Van Helker came out to address a few punch list items. I had previously told him I would take care of them myself, but haven’t found the time to. I previously didn’t feel like they rose to the level of having him come out, and didn’t want to inconvenience him. We were talking...

The pad is a receiver of NMEA 2000 PGN's (Program Group Numbers) just as the Chart plotter is. A PGN is a standardized instruction sentence that carries information such as origin source, metric definition, and data. For example, there is a PGN for Heading, Course over Ground, etc, etc. Either...

Tom, This whole set of discussions around oil management is really helpful. We certainly won't get to 500 hours the first year, but may hit the 250. The thought and effort you put into it provides all of us some flexibility with when to change the oil. I appreciate you taking the time to...

Congratulations! Exciting journey you are starting on. And welcome to the discussions. This page on one of the posts here shows a couple of pictures of our boat interior. We have Roman shades. My wife wanted to brighten the interior up. I like the standard blinds better. You can have them down...

https://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/s64/another-new-start-helmsman-59873-59.html Post number 1180 starts the stern tie discussion.

That is a neat setting. Like the lighting.

I keep them in a bag, with the fenders below them(with their lines suspended on the hose, so I can reach everything. It is a great space for storage, and is in keeping with my philosophy of no additional holes in the boat! That philosophy requires over riding occasionally, but always look for a...

I have a bridle, and two fenders to use up front. Will add a 60 foot snubber for storms when we head for the gulf.

I have had zero issues with Starlink on the Tennessee River system since installing in January.

If you haven’t already had it added to your AIS, you could just apply for the FCC MMSI and apply that one. If you have added it, just keep rolling! :)

One thing to consider is where you apply for an MMSI. I would suggest that you go with the FCC MMSI. That means you will also get a Ship’s Radio License first as part of the process. The reason to go with the FCC MMSI is that the database that maintains that number is available to international...

The gennie is an absolute (at least for me) on this side of the country. We have had temps in the nineties with high humidity for the last three of four weeks. So, lithium has not been a real consideration for us. The AC’s would deplete all but a very large bank pretty quickly, though I have...

That is a pretty epic video. Thanks for posting!

I like the fridge/freezer, Tom. On Lithium, I have consulted with Jim Healy several times in the past. His articles on lithium are a good read for those who wish to dive a little more deeply into the technology for boats. He advises the ABYC group on electrical. I am linking the latest article...

Of course I forgot about the engine display. If the installer connected an N2K cable from the engine display to the network, you can display your engine info on it also. I have the RPM’s and a couple of others set up that way

Layout looks good. What are the two smaller panels? One is AP, the other…?

Just installed Hurley Marines otter guard. I had river otters here on the Tennessee River (Lake Chickamauga) that make a home in the exhaust. I had left the boat without starting it for two weeks. When I started it up on return a brown cloud of filth came out the back and the stench was...