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Menzies, sounds like a nice little marina...

Menzies, thanks for the offer, we will keep it in mind and maybe we can get together in the spring.

I thought Rob, on Ka Why Knot, would jump in here with a comment.... ��

Waiting until January We will re-launch at St. Marys Boatyard in mid January after painting the house and fly bridge. Using Alexseal... Wish me luck. We are also adding A/C for the warmer months. We will then head south to Jax, turn right into the St. Johns and make our way to Sanford. After...

Tator, we have a single Ford Lehman 90 with the stock engine driven fuel pump. This pump is still in service pumping to the high pressure pump. We have a recently installed top draw plastic tank from Moeller. The tank is only 12 inches tall. The outlet of the Racor is about 12 - 15 inches above...

We have a Lehman 90 with Racor 500 filters. The convienient location for the filters is under the pilot house floor within reach of the floor hatch next to the motor. This location was chosen by the PO. The Racor kept filling with air and of course, stalling the engine. A month of diagnosing and...

Did the air bags deploy in the bridge?

I believe the Jones Act is normally read to ensure that "Port to Port" trade is done by U.S. built ships and not charters returning to the Port of Origin.

BD, welcome home. We will keep an eye out for you on the Big Lake. If you see two crazy sailors and a small white dog approaching you at anchor, don't be alarmed, we are not soliciting for the Old Salt Retirement Home, just looking for a spot of Rum.

I would suggest using Active Captain to research Marinas instead of Google. And for info on trucking a boat into the Minnesota area, call Cross Country Boat Transport, https://www.crosscountryboat.com/ They will have all the updated info on routes, marinas that can handle the lift, etc. As BD...

Well, Congratulations to your Countryman, Mr. Crothers, on his epic voyage. And if we can ever get back to Ireland, we will look forward to the Fish Supper at Birdie's!!

Menzies, until I caught up to this thread, I had no idea that you were posting with an Irish accent!

BD, where is your slip in Bayfield? We are in the Apostle Islands Marina, right in town. Once you get there we should have a Trawler Forum Happy Hour and see if we can scare up any more members in the area.

We once followed a pair of cruising boats on Lake Superior but only heard them via VHF. One of them sounded like "Mister Squiggly". Yep it was " Mistress Quickly"....

Our tender's name is "Natalie". Usually causes a pause in the conversation.:ermm::ermm:

Get plenty of references on surveyors and don't go with low price. Don't compare the survey cost to the asking price of the boat. You are asking the condition of a potentially $50 - $60K boat because that's what you will have into it by the time you're done. Remember, Eyes Wide Open!!

I would research the pump and use the recommended inlet size. The Racor 900 should be able to handle any flow rate the pump needs.

Another good resource for boater training would be a charter company school / charter certification course. Most of these I've seen are sail charter companies but time on the water is always transferable to any kind of boating you will do in the future.

I've never understood the need to constantly circle your vessel while holding station. A good helmsman will be able to pickup the wind or current direction and put the bow into it and using small corrections with the transmission and helm hold the vessel in more or less one spot. In situations...

Getting to the last item on the winter project list is like putting on the last coat of varnish... Ha..Ha!! You'll NEVER get there!

Ted, we also started south yesterday, from Rock Hall. pulled into Oxford at 1500 to explore the town. Had a nice walk with friends, dinner at Pope's Tavern. We will wait out the remnants of Nestor today and head to Solomons as soon as we can.

As members of the Bayfield Yacht Club, Bayfield, Wi, my wife and I have enjoyed our membership for over 25 years. In that time, we have participated in social and cruising events and made more life long friendships than I can count. I can't imagine that my time on the water would have ever...

A couple months ago I posted a request for help on a WH autopilot and no one on the forum had a manual for this model. I wrote a letter to Wil Hamm at WH Autopilots in Bainbridge Island, WA and received a call from Wil and he has emailed me a manual for the unit. I have attached it here for any...

If I could find myself sitting on a park bench, late fall, on a beautiful evening I would like to see me, myself, walking up and sitting down. I would then ask myself " What took you SO long to get here." Moral: Don't take too long to sit and enjoy the fall evenings of your life.