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ComNav has a very simple model and is very popular and well supported. You may wish to consider an autopilot that is well supported in you region.

Eric, Not sure of the point you are making. Here in SE we have been slipping 40 or 50 lb cannon balls down the rode in order to increase holding and reduce surge. It is important to keep the cannon ball off the bottom and assure it does not foul. Many of the commercial fishing boats here do...

Murry, what happened, why are your posts deleted?

You are correct, 71 years young. We carry 30 fathoms of gold line for towing. That day the seas were about 15 feet and curling on top. When the two vessels were out of sync the line would come very tight and the anchor would shoot straight up about 30 feet in the air. Several times I thought...

Wow, this is funny! Those guys are too much.

The best use of our very heavy spare anchore was to slip it down the tow line when towing another trawler in heavy seas. It smoothed out most of the heavy jerking created by the seas. Now if the othe boat was a tree........

At the end of day most folks do not care what type of a boat we own, they just want a ride.

Why not stay safe and ride it out rather then risk dangerous deck work?

Replaced a Michagan wheel with one and it was a noticed upgrade.

Eric, If I recall correctly, I met your father in Angoon and he owned a lobster trawler. Ken

Lol.....best post of the decade!

Unconvincing

I have no problem with the forum name. Those that wish to be stiff necked about our boats not being trawlers are positing themselves directly at the collision of perception vs reality and at this point the perception of our boats being trawlers is quickly becoming reality.

Five guys rode jet skies from Seattle to Sitka. Does that make them trawlers? Another rowed a boat from Sitka to Seattle, is that a trawler?

Ron Rawson started building fiberglass boats in 1959. He build many types of work boats and cruisers. He built about 290 30 ft sail boats. We owned a 32 ft cruiser and the hull was solid glass, the thickest I have ever seen. It has often been said that you could drop the 30 ft sail boat off...

It resembles a Skookum 42.

Try "Boating with Dawson's"

Perhaps a bit of a wet boat?

Depends, if you run your boat at 7 knots it will not be very useful. If you run at 12 knots you may find it more helpful. I had one on a boat with a 454 gas engine and it was very helpful.

Thank you and Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Eric, Thanks for posting, looks like a great idea. Ken

When the gospel first arrive in the British Isles the English liked it because they could use it to build an empire, the Welsh liked it because they could sing about it, the Irish liked it because they could fight over it and the Scots liked it because it was free.

No misting problem but noise reduction would be nice.

Walker claims cleaner and less noise.

Anyone add an Airsep to a FL 135 or any other engine? Did it perform as advertised? Thanks