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I made mine out of a scrap of canvas and put grommets on it so that I could hang it in my engine room. It can be tied into a roll for transport, but it turns out that I just left it there. Nice to not have the roll take up the tiny floor space in my "engine room" when working. I also have...

I had never even thought of tipping when mooring or fueling. I didn't read this thread for awhile because I thought that all the responses would be "Tipping? That's crazy!" Turns out that there are places (or people) where it is done. Makes me wonder if they also tip their hygenist at the...

Probably time for me to re-do mine, as the paint is wearing after two years. Weaving small stuff sounds good. Seems to me that the best thing would be color coded and night time reflective. For me, 20 foot increments (five colors) would work and then repeat. I keep a little DIY plasticized...

It's kind of hard to not notice that a sub is passing by. If one did miss it, the little gun boats (not shown) would draw your attention to it. They always look more dangerous than the sub's wake. That's the Point No Point lighthouse right above the sub's rudder.

One of the things I often see when somebody is having trouble is they're misjudging the boat's direction based on its apparent heading, forward or reverse, but more so in reverse. It is possible that the stern looks to be headed off in a bad direction, but because of wind, prop walk, offset...

I solved this problem by picking a boat name that nobody else will ever want. Actually, there are two other vessels in the world with the same name, but I think both are commercial barges without AIS, so a VesselFinder search only shows me. Now everybody will want to change to CHiTON. Not.

I'm kind of interested in the phone app logs. Except for the expense ledger. Sometimes better to not know. What would be useful to me is where I bought something more than how much I spent. And of course, the location of spare parts. Also some kind of a "to do" alarm. If the program...

This is one of those concerns that goes away after a moment's reflection. My soft shackle connection is below the water surface. The melting point of Amsteel and similar is +260F. In order to melt the line used for a soft shackle, the water would need to boil around the connection point...

That's actually a Klemheist hitch, which is a uni-directional Prusik Hitch. You just have to remember to wind the loop towards the anchor. It is faster to tie (takes me 7 seconds to attach, if that's important). Soft shackles can serve other uses onboard (not so a chain hook), easily made up...

Now an "I didn't get waked story." I was going through Thatcher Pass when I was passed by a +60 boat on plane (actually, on plough). I hadn't seen it coming and nowhere to avoid the 6' wake. As I prepared to time my turn into it, stow any loose items, and slow to less than 4 knots, I noticed...

Speed and angle, as has been mentioned, are important. But don't think that you are going to avoid cargo ship wakes by getting further away. There just isn't enough room in most of Admiralty Inlet to hide. For me, the most important thing is to have everything properly stored. Nothing adds...

Make your own soft shackle long enough to use it to form a pusik hitch. No need to thread anything through the chain links. I used dyneema.

When I put in a septic system at home, I asked the installer/repair guy what I needed to watch out for. He told me "teenage girls" and said that I wouldn't believe what they would flush. I didn't ask for details. I've travelled plenty where the facilities have the little trash can next to...

1. It would cost the builder a few more dollars than just having sight tubes. 2. It violates KISS. 3. Since I am in the engine room every day while cruising, and I know that I burn about 1 gallon per hour, I really don't need a remote gauge. I burn about 1/8th inch per hour on my 17" sight...

That looks like a Lien Hwa Seahorse. Same as a Tung Hwa Senator, Clipper 30, etc. Best pocket trawler out there. In Bristol condition with new electronics, rebuilt engine, no deck core issues, it is worth $55K. Can you bring it back for $55K? Maybe if you buy it for under $1K and you do all...

I've had some odd lighting with LED lights that I installed in my engine room. I put in a couple strings of lights often used to pimp cars for kids (by placing strings of lights underneath the vehicle.) Because LEDs are for a certain voltage range, I think that these car LEDs are for a 12V car...

And then I would pick the smallest boat possible. The mentioning of flying a plane is appropriate. How big of a plane can you fly (with a newbie copilot?) Does that matter? The question should be how big of a plane for two people to comfortably perform the mission. If you want to visit...

There is a reason for that. I blame logic.

Sounds like your present e-bike is too much. I would love to have my Honda Trail 90 onboard, but it's just too much. Too much to get on and off and too big of a toy. Would it be a boat trip or a motorcycle trip? Same with an e-bike with a 200 mile range. My 89 year-old neighbor (still...

The windlass is the weak link on most foredeck core problems. Many smaller Taiwan Trawlers came without a windlass and some early owners simply cut a hole in the deck and installed a windlass. My boat went through this "improvement." The "new winch" when I purchased was removed and a fair...

My prior owner left a big bread knife on board. Sharp and serrated, it makes short work of kelp. If it had a 3 foot long handle it would be perfect. I should check to see if the tiller extension for my electric motor would work.

It isn't loosening the retaining screw handles (which probably have a specific name, but I haven't found it yet). Our dinette area is sort of like a breakfast nook. When the table top is dropped to form a double berth, it sits on ledges at bench height on the long edges and is almost flush...

At least several gallons per 100' of chain. I first thought that I might get by with just using the 2 liter bottle on the front deck, but that went really fast. I'm not sure what project would be small enough for using the bottle attachment. Cleaning one car wheel? I had high hopes for the...

I bought the Ryobi battery powered kit. It comes with a fine strainer. One problem was that every time you stopped the power for a moment, the hose drained back down. Since I was about 10 feet above the saltwater, that took 10-15 seconds for the pump to prime and start working again. I put...

Yes, mine has two posts and I can get on my hands and knees, crawl under the table, and lift it up using my back. That's what I do when solo. Because there are two posts, the lifting force is best with two people (one on the inside edge and one on the outside edge wiggling it up). The inside...