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Here is what works for me. We have an electric Jabsco, which is set up to use sea water. However, after other efforts to eliminate odor from the system, I started keeping a gallon of fresh water next to the toilet, which we use for dealing with peeing. A quick shot of the flush button to...

Thanks Doug. Will do.

Seriously, this guy has got to be removed permanently. Maybe it's time for passwords.

I have to go with what everyone says, with extra emphasis on the wife's comfort zone. There are other factors too, such as am I going to take it on the nose, or following, and what will my current location be like in a few hours or days. Will it remain protected? Traveling as a single boat or...

FlyWright So, correct me if I'm wrong, but what I hear you saying is that you don't care about the planet on which you live? Your only concern is about what effects you financially? I hope I am mistaken, but that's what I hear, when others deny any intention to be green.*

*I think you make a good point relative to "Splash" Eric. It has nothing to do with the time of year, but with putting the boat back in the water. IMHO!!! As to learning things from Blondes, that may be a bit of a stretch, but certainly, we can all learn a lot from the ladies in our lives. Too...

Why is it that so many people are defensive of being green? What could possibly be wrong with not wanting to waste our planets resources, or not wanting to pollute our friends, family and neighbors? I am not particularly green myself, with my fifteen knot boat, but I am proud to say that my SUV...

Sorry, but that doesn't begin to record any kind of average for me, as every time out on the boat is unique. If, I were to go to all that trouble over a period of ten to fifteen years, I should actually arrive at an average, but not before then. On one trip, I might leave at full cruise, due to...

Greatness occurs in many ways. It can be one significant gesture, or it can be a lifetime of small, yet excellent choices in how we deal with life, people, our planet, or whatever. If we all just strive toward making excellent choices with regularity, we will all benefit from our chosen path...

I've never installed a thruster. I have one, and I do appreciate it when I back into a slip. I have a single engine, and limited steering in reverse at slow speeds. If I had twin engines, I don't know that I would spend the money for a thruster. I would choose a bow thruster over a stern...

*Eric That really is an interesting design. I sure like the point, and I can't see any obvious flaws. Let us know how it works for you. *

Well put Don. You are truly a fine fellow, and always one I enjoy hearing from.

*One may not have to wait for a tide, but if you have an eight knot boat going against an eight knot tide, I would recommend a plan that excludes the two going heads up. The result will be nothing but lost fuel. With an eight knot boat, and totally lacking a plan to work with the tides, you will...

*Hollywood I have a Bruce, yet can't say I am a Bruce fan. Not because it doesn't hold, but because it is so difficult to get set in packed sand. We have only a 33# Bruce, and I am convinced that it's deficiency is in the inability (as many have said), of the lighter weight Bruce to penetrate...

*FF: If it was me, doing the type of PNW cruising you have in mind, I'd opt for the 20 knot boat. Trip planning is a lot easier when you don't have to plan for sailing on the tide. ( I know I'm telling you something that you already know but having cruised that part of the world a few times in...

*Do a double return at the end of one paragraph, thereby leaving a one line space between them. When you figure out how to indent the beginning of a paragraph, please let me know. They indent when typing, and then go away after submitting. Welcome to the site. That's a beautiful boat you have...

I make it a habit not to respond to adds that don't include the price.* It's amazing how many people exclude all kinds of pertinent basic information from ads. Craigs List is great entertainment in that area, not to mention spelling and grammar.

*Carey, I still have that article, and the boat is powered by twins.......so maybe that will contribute to the twins versus single discussion.* From memory they are quite low powered units, especially for a vessel of 83 feet.* John Deere 150 hp turbos I think. * *Darn memory. I don't know what...

*Carey, I still have that article, and the boat is powered by twins.......so maybe that will contribute to the twins versus single discussion.* From memory they are quite low powered units, especially for a vessel of 83 feet.* John Deere 150 hp turbos I think. * *Darn memory. I don't know what...

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*Skipper, I am one who would prefer to take an extra couple of days to get there in a full displacement hull than the alternative, but Dashew's designs do work.* The concept is light and fast, and Steve Dashew has some ridiculously huge number of blue water miles under his, and his wife's belt...

David, *I think it is the other way around. They build the hulls and farm out the finish. * <h3 class="r">Jarvis Newman Yachts - The Legend Continues</h3> * That's the way I understood it. Lobster boat builders, designers, finishers are all unique to Lobster Boats. No other design that I know...

I must confess great envy. Having a 3126 Caterpillar, I must change no less than eleven pencil zincs. This includes the transmission cooler.*

I don't have or know much about the Jarvis Newman, other than to appreciate the lines. DD is also not in my knowledge base, but I do own a 36' Spencer Lincoln designed lobster boat which we cruise here in NW Washington. So, if you want to talk lobster boats, I'm in.* I really like the workboat...

*No, but... I do know that the next thing you need to do is cut off the air supply. Rip off the air cleaner and shove a rag in it. That is, assuming the engine shutoff didn't work. *