We use a grappling hook
Our Whaleback has no side walk around so picking up on the side is impossible. We use a light grapple hook attached to a polypropylene light line. Come up to the ball and drop the grapple beyond the pendant. Pull up yo retrieve the light pendant then the heavier mooring...
Be careful when you scrap rust inside hull
Jeff Siegel bought a Florida Coast steel boat ? His one caveat is to not scrape heavy rust when boat is in the water. He got a surprise and had to rush a haul out
Find a boat that’s being used regularly or even being lived aboard. That means all systems are working and anything that needed fixing would be done because the boat was being used.
And a Boat just sits, things seem to break on their own.
Good lunch spot at Sealine in water area
I live in Miami and go every year. The best spot for me is in the hotel-condo complex right at the in water show. The deli- market called Faubourg has good reasonable food and is right at the show site. They have an area with tables that can easily...