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If you have big deep full pockets, radar is a must have. If you have empty pockets, radar is a luxury. If you don't have any pockets, radar is a waste of time. It's all relative. For us bottom feeders, a little common sense goes a long way and the increase in safety (and/or convenience) is...

Yes. Kasey dog dog. My daughter's pet. More about that trip here: One More Time Around: Duck Delivers Delight in DeLand

Isn't that where it came from? :hide:

We noticed that 'bow in the weeds' thing when we trailered out that way...quite popular. Most is done well off the main drag in shallow water so commercial traffic isn't a problem. What we did was drop the hook and get a good bite on the bottom...this is the anchor that you would depend on...

First boat: sail w/ simple rig car toppable -------------- Mayflower The sailboat: Ocean crossing capable single handable diesel full keel keel hung rudder fewest moving parts ------------------ Bristol 27 Trawler: room for 3 in comfort --------- Senator 35 Outboard/trailerable boats...

And here's where us gasser guys come out ahead again!. My carbed 350 Volvo/Chevy swallows up anything we give her, including old gas with 2 stroke oil. Folks put 2 stroke oil in their diesel tanks for better lubricity...

And that would be 'their' right/left?

I've got a friend who is a towboat captain on the Mississippi. He says, "Always call on the VHF"...and when he says overtake on two whistles, he means you should turn to port to pass. And I also learned that waiting for commercial traffic to pass by staying in shallow water at a bend is not...

Well here's a plus for us gasser guys. I have an electric fuel pump (on a windup 5 minute timer) that pulls gas from the main tank with a hose long enough for a direct fill = no storage containers...also used to fill the generator.

I have the ratchet crimpers, but prefer the dimple crimp that is made by the non-insulated part of my pliers.

My only problem with un-tinned wire is it's refusal to take solder if it's not fresh and shiny...like when one needs to replace a trailer light that's been in salt water and the un-tinned wire is is black a foot or more up under the insulation. I can't bring myself to put a crimp connector on...

We take for granted our own boating area, often forgetting the vast differences that are present. We get nervous in depths OVER 20'. My Bucket List got shorter by a line when we got to see a tide change for the Bay of Fundy. One More Time Around: Tides

We started using statute miles because of the ICW and never graduated to the nautical mile. The majority of our offshore miles were only a couple days at a time - if we had a schedule we fired up the iron main to make it. The best memories are the cruises with no schedules.

Nope! There's a step that succeeds the trawler, but I'm still not sure it's the last step. For me, pushing 70, it's a trailerable houseboat.

We took delivery of our blowboat at the factory in Bristol RI and eventually made it to the Carib. As a very general rule we planned 50 miles per day inland and 100 miles a day offshore using displacement speeds with a 25' waterline...but it's like they say for the cost of boats - "If you have...

Lake Powell with family...

Good one.

There is an evolution - as comforts displace adventure. My solution is an extremely comfortable houseboat in the back yard on a trailer. When I get to the point that I can't launch and retrieve her or drag her down the road as a camper, I will still be able to sit at the helm with a beer and...

We may anchor 3 or 4 times a day and I like to keep things simple. If it's nice and I'm worried about a foul bottom, I'll use the Rocna fisherman. If it's nasty or for overnight, I use the big anchor and gamble that I'll get it up. It's not only you that can tangle a trip line - any idiot...

Didja ever get the tripline tangled in the running gear when the tide changed? I have - it's not an option for me anymore.

No questions? Well I guess I covered the topic well. Next lesson – Getting near the beach. My houseboat is on a trailer. My wife is handicapped, so I need to be able to do the launch/retrieve myself. For launching, this requires a floating dock at the ramp…back the trailer down – tie...

Gas or diesel for your houseboat? They did make some Land N Sea boats with diesels. I've even seen a twin diesel model for sale. I insisted on a diesel for my factory new sailboat...because a diesel is the safe choice. Today, if there were identical boats except one with diesel and one a...

Picking your own is the same as none, providing no useful information...might as well put it in your signature. I find the standard ones useful.

Our boating evolution has been: cartop sail trailer sail live aboard crew on 38' ketch live aboard crew on 41' ketch liveaboard our own 27' sail (3 years) 35' trawler tiny walkaround cuddy (15'11") larger walkaround cuddy (18+') and now a 40 year old, 28' X 8' trailerable houseboat. From time...