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A great thread. Having been cruising in the PacNW with recent heavy fog I can attest to the following -Slow down -I prefer split screen to overlay (a change in tune from when we updraded electronics) -Use sound signals, even if you need your phone to remind you of 2 minute intervals -Use all...

Like Steve, stairs to lower companionway and like many others service access in the engine room.

In the PacNW Craig’s List is a good source but you need patience. Patching hypalon isn’t a big deal. Another option Guyer Boatworks in Ferndale/Bellingham. Steve is highly reputable, in business 40+ years. We’ve done two used RIB deals with him, both easy transactions, fair price, and well...

As has been stated, slow is good - but as slow as necessary. Sometimes with a crosswind slow doesn’t cut it. Use fenders and lines! I was given some advice that should have been intuitive - when arriving or leaving a side tie (sort of the situation in the OPs post), have a crew member...

Ask. Assuming you’re Doc’s okay with your boating, great place to recuperate. Ask for the best location, ask for help docking, ask for help with the dogs, etc. You already know from prior experience that most folks on a boat are generous and willing to help! Giving is as good as getting...

What Tom said - both times. What seems to be missing in many of the posts in this thread are allowances for significant regional differences in tidal swings. Tom referenced our sometimes 20’ range here in the PacNW. How does that compare to the SE (FL, Bahamas, etc.)? Sure makes a difference...

By way of additional Tolly 44 vs 4788 - we’ve had both, back-to-back. We like both for different reasons. Tolly is more “seaworthy” IMO, more stabile in a beam sea but suffers from “snap roll” Never used Tolly lower helm; FB was two sets of stairs; because of the aft deck “landing” the trek...

Well, I checked the specs. The 33 beam is about 11.75 feet. I searched on older Chris Crafts, try to stay with woodies in the 30-35 foot length and the beam measurement on those seemed to average mid 11 feet. Greenline design is aimed at efficiency with hybrid electric power. They have an...

Except that that Greenlines aren’t excessively beamy like most newer designs. More like a sailboat hull for efficiency. I’m sure ScottC can provide more insight.

Furuno has the WiFi digital radar specifically built to interface with tablets. Also integrated with Time Zero. Lots of info on line. Also check Panbo.com.

Purchased in July 2018. Fly it whenever we are underway but “taken down” or wrapped and covered at night. Not flown when we aren’t on board. After two years and a lot of cruising time it is still in excellent condition. 3.5 x 4 feet for our 4788...

Brian Coleman, Coleman Marine Systems Seattle.

Finishing our first stint with a sunset view from Fossil Bay, Sucia Island, San Juan Islands, WA State. A fantastic weather week with periods of “water ski” surface conditions. Home for 10 days then back out to South Sound for 2-3 weeks. A large number of boats in the SJIs. Pretty good...

The San Juans in WA are busy to say the least. With the border closed all the big boats are here. Roche Harbor looked like a mini Monaco. Did I mention a lot of large boats? 10 days now in the SJIs then a week at home, then 2-3 weeks in South Puget Sound. (Sorry, can’t rotate the one shot of...

If Anson is correct about the location, then I stand corrected, sort of. FWIW, stern ties are *not* a thing in the PacNW. They are a thing in parts of upper BC where drop offs are steep (Princess Louisa) and/or anchorages are crowded (Desolation). I don’t recall ever seeing stern ties in the...

Ugly but over 24” and it works. I moved it to the flybridge today. Of course after three days of anchoring in the PacNW San Juan Islands not another day signal on any other boat including some 100+ footers that are stuck in the US this summer. In any case, for under $10 including tax and...

And the last two posts have what to do with boat prices, exactly? Just kidding around, there might be a correlation, who knows? Just trying to avoid thread drift....

Second on Biobor. In the PacNW we boat year around but less often during winter. Fill up in the fall, try to keep tanks full, but less use means fuel “sits” so don’t want to give the little green grows things any help by ignoring the issue.

We have 8 x Interstate 6v (Costco). Elimated watering hassles with Battery Watering Technologies. Battery Watering Technologies IIRC purchased thru Hodges Marine for about $180 (24 cells).

Yup. 4588s had balsa coring and some of them suffered as a result. As for fixed furniture, the 4788s have a blend of L-shaped settee and two barrel chairs. I’m good for meals and card games on the settee but for relaxing with an adult beverage and a book I’m in a barrel chair. Best of both.

Jim and Rosie on “Cruising Sea Venture” (YouTube) worked with Canada to do a “pass thru” on their boat. Maybe you could contact them.

How about “Reed Song”? Easy to say, easy to spell, pulls from your wife’s background and the sound she remembers...

My thanks to Boomerang for the post. I’m surprised at some of the responses. We have ground tackle that I really trust (Vulcan 33, chain - let’s not get into chain vs chain/line) and an Axiom with anchor watch. Having one more tool to help relax is not a bad thing - especially here in the...

Purchasing an LLC to acquire a boat is not voodoo. It is a normal practice in states like CA and WA. There is good advice about getting a competent experienced attorney to make sure you aren’t assuming nasty liabilities. This is no illegal dodge or anything close. We investigated a boat in...

With our 44 Tolly sun deck 95% flybridge - visibility and comfort. In our BL 4788 95% pilothouse - visibility (forward) and comfort. In the PacNW with water temps hovering from mid 50s to mid 60s year around, driving from the pilothouse is seldom “warm”. On summer days I will head up, but I...