Isn't the argument supposed to be about the inherent capability of a given boat design to handle extreme conditions? My question wold be if a full keel is slower and inherently less safe, why would there be a market for them? Because the operator gets a longer reaction time? That doesn't sould...
I had a dry stack+keel cooler. You'll have a beautiful efficient engine, but the noise is significant and takes away from the aesthetics of cruising. I also ended up replacing the keel cooler and it wasn't cheap. I wouldn't own one again.
I love this. Best safety device is between your ears. If you're breaking out the EPIRBS, the flares, the AIS beacons, the decoder rings, you're screwed. You're behind 0-2 to Justin Verlander...and you're wearing a blindfold.
I worked in public safety for decades. What you say is true. Dealing with a truly unconscious (or newly deceased) human is extremely difficult. It's not like carrying a drunk or sleeping person. The patient's muscles relax and are flacid. It's like trying to pick up a big glob of jelly. They run...
I've actually been trying to cut Amazon out of the loop completely. Often though Amazon just kills competition on shipping time. Not price as much, speed.
I think of Blue Water cruising as way they hell out there. Like Oceanic, or at least a few hundred miles out. Minimum. Lately I've seen some posts describing Bahama cruising as "Blue Water". Bahamas are 50 miles off Florida. Why is it considered Blue Water cruising?
I have. Certain items aren't returnable and some of their 3rd party sellers have misleading ads that intentionally use ambiguous language and Amazon allows them to persist.
In the case of this Marinco inlet, like a lot of there items, the seller has 48 hours to reply. Imagine returning...
I too have an older Ray Marine auto pilot. I believe it's not complete, it has the motor and some sort of control box and a chain. I've never hooked it up and cannot vouch for it. I wouldnt risk shipping it therefore, however if anyone in the Socal area is interested PM me and you can check it out.
I ordered the Marinco 30amp and received the 50amp. It's worth double the 30amp but it looks a little different. Now they're not responding to my "wrong item" request. Should I just live with the 50 and consider this a win?
My parents had '68 GTO and it was handed down to me (They thought it was *just* a Pontiac). It had a black vinyl roof. In 12th grade I stripped it off.
I realize the plastic/teak decking is expensive and bullet proof, but even if I could afford it, I'd rather have shag carpeting on my deck. Go real or not at all.
Curious about this too. I have a 29' Trawler with a 24' mast. Never raised the sail yet. It seems quite tall for a steadying sail and not tall enough for propulsion.