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As was mentioned, the shore power needs to be off every time before removing or plugging in the boat connection. You can hope that everything onboard is off and just get little unnoticeable sparks, but turning off at the shore power first is the only way to make sure that you don't get carbon...

$5.07 in Port Orchard today. Topped off the tanks because that will probably be a bargain by May.

I had an Isuzu engine (D500 6 cyl). It was WAY too big for my old 32 foot Monk cruiser. Apparently the prior owner had replaced a gas V8 and thought a big diesel would somehow be the same? That engine was used a lot on pocket trawlers in the 60s. Probably used more in trucks. At the time...

Peggie, I know that you are an expert, but I have some justification for using a switch. Mine isn't actually a night switch. As you state, a night switch is so that the VF doesn't cycle during the night. I have a "parts and maintenance reduction" switch next to my VF head. Maybe that is a...

Thanks for reminding me. I found a nice bilge pump still in the box. Since I removed my generator, I now have an exhaust port that can be converted to a 1.5" bilge pump through hull. That makes 3 bilge pumps. Should be enough pumps to move on to other projects. My best find was stainless...

I just got done using this self-stick stuff, which is really intended to seal between the canopy (called a cap in some places) on a pickup truck bed. It is also available in a self-stick one-sided version that costs more. I simply cut the double bubble stripping down the middle to get 40 feet...

I've never needed to use my Harbor Freight window suckers on my windows. I use them when working from the dinghy on the side of the boat. Makes a nice handhold. For window slots, shoot the slot with carpet cleaner. Let it dry (low power heat gun can help), vacuum, squirt in Dupont dry film...

Just did my renewal today, but found out that my notice was from the bogus fraudulent company. I know some have said it's a legitimate "service," but there is a word for being "serviced" unknowingly. Ask Bill Cosby. I couldn't tell while filling out the form that it was bogus until the...

Even though my upper deck was rebuilt and extended over the cockpit, the original mast remains. It is fairly complex hollow thin molded fiberglass with a fairly large footprint (7x12 inches). It is raked and has little little un-stayed spreaders for a nice look. Being un-stayed is really the...

Check out the YouTube link at the bottom of the web site. Prism Reviews did a review on it for a Beta engine on a sailboat. Prism is 33 foot, so it is likely a smaller engine and shaft. He states that the flexible coupling was $500. Might be a boat buck for something that fits a Lehman 120.

If you like electric chain saws, wait till you try an electric log splitter. Splits 18x24 fir bolts easy. It can't handle some really large knots, but I take those over to my neighbor. I can tell when he's splitting because I can hear his 20T gas splitter running 1/4 mile away. He wears ear...

My dream modification would be to find a "salvage" lower berth cabinet and stack it on top of the existing one. It would create a huge amount of new storage (without having to get on my knees) and make a wider work bench at a better height. I've seen some photos where people have removed a...

Apparently the "night switch" concept isn't used on most VF systems? We have a switch right next to the head. The VF circuit breaker is usually left on when we are aboard, but the vacuum pump is left off. Enter the head, pull the switch, vacuum builds while doing your business, flush and let...

My Standard Horizon GX2400 picks up 9 or 10 satellites in 15-20 seconds and provides time, Lat Lon, and AIS vessels. My handheld HX890 picks up 8 or 9 in the same time, but seems to take a minute to get 10. Both of these were when under metal covered moorage. The Garmin MFD can spend an hour...

Here are pictures of my berth system that I was trying to describe and might be similar to how yours works. My supports fit in to a bit of a socket, but I still wouldn't want to sleep on an 18" wide berth 40" off the floor on a boat. Much better as a work bench. Also a picture of our 6"...

Still have a "wall holster" for the AP27 handheld?

I have a VHF antenna and an AM/FM antenna on opposite sides of the flying bridge. Both are 8', so I have the "matched set" look. Three feet behind the VHF antenna is the hardware for another antenna that was removed. No idea what it was for (CB?). A dedicated AIS only antenna and cable are...

Another vote for boatnumberplate.com. As with any inflatable "patch," the longevity will be a function of the quality of the install. I was lucky in that I had a new clean inflatable (that I then scratched up with sandpaper) before applying the glue. The result looks great, will last the life...

I have Settings>System>GPS but then no Source option for an antenna. I'll reinstall the remote antenna and see if that gives me Source choices. I do have some GPS "Transmit" settings that aren't explained in my owner's manual. All I could find on the internet is that it may be related to a...

We've been sleeping on the dinette as our bed of choice. It is up high so that we can look out 360 degrees in the morning while having coffee in bed. The only down side is raising and lowering the dinette table. Actually, just raising it back up in the morning. We have two pedestals and it's...

I see my mistake. I call every portable computer thingy a laptop. I wouldn't know an Iphone from a Chrome doodad. My wife thought it funny when I kept calling her little book-reading thing a Kimble instead of a Kindle. So now I find out that Kindles aren't laptops? I learn something new...

Amazing how many little and not so little changes these boats went through. I saw that expandable settee when you posted the brochure. The Tung Hwa 30 brochure that I have seen didn't have that feature, nor does my 1981 Tung Hwa. My settee has an angled back that flips up and is supported by...

My Garmin is connected to a Standard Horizon VHF that has GPS and AIS. The Garmin shows that the radio as connected, and I know it is because I can see AIS vessels on the MFD but only when the Garmin has my GPS location. I originally hooked up the VHF using NMEA 0183 in order to get AIS on the...

I think laptops will take over the world, it's just a matter of time. My recent frustration with my Garmin MFD losing satellites is heightened by the fact that my wife, sitting at the dinette working on her computer, can click on her laptop, see our location and the approaching AIS vessel...

I thought I'd post first before trying to call Garmin. It might be something others have faced. When I purchased two years ago, the newly installed Garmin 942sx would pick up enough satellites to lock into position in a minute (even when under the metal roof of my covered moorage). About one...