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My bottom paint is Hempel Silic One ablative paint. Data sheet says that it is silicone-based and that it may be over-painted with other brands of antifouling. I don't know what silicone-based means. I am concerned that I may have problems switching to one of the Micron paints. Does anyone...

Great help from everyone! Thank you all.

Thank you TBill

Thank you David, Growler, and Phil. Excellent advice.

In November I will ship my trawler from Genoa, Italy to Port of Palm Beach, Florida. I would appreciate recommendations for a good yard for storage on the hard in December and January. I prefer a yard on Florida's East Coast within one hundred miles of Port of Palm Beach.

Hi Alaska Flyer, The Torgeedo has been sold. (It was the 3hp equivalent.)

Our lightly-used Torgeedo is for sale for $1000. We use the Torgeedo on our AB rigid inflatable dinghy. It is quiet, reliable and convenient. We like the Torgeedo a lot, but our new trawler is being built in Istanbul, and we will take delivery in Turkey. The cost and paperwork of shipping the...

Guru, We took this route last summer and recommend it highly. We did it southbound. From Prince Rupert we took Ogden Channel to Petrel Channel, Principe Channel between Banks and Pitt Islands, across Caamano Sound to Laredo Channel and Meyers Passage. There are many lovely, well-protected...

Whisky (without the "e") is always Scotch. Whiskey is everything else, some of it drinkable in emergencies at sea.

I did the trip the easy way, from Alaska to Maine via the Panama Canal. It was a great trip because I took three years to do it. I stopped at every port that looked interesting and waited for good weather. Going the other direction, from East to West is harder. It won't be any fun if you...

I used Dockwise (now re-named DYT, part of Sevenstar group) several years ago to ship a 43-foot sailboat from Toulon, France to Port Everglades, Florida. The beauty of the Dockwise system, where the transport vessel is partially submerged, permits you to load your yacht by driving it aboard...

Has anyone had experience with deck-mounted WiFi antennas? I am looking at the Wave Rogue Pro antenna which incorporates an ethernet converter/bridge. The antenna is mounted on deck like any other antenna. It connects to a below deck router with an ethernet cable. I normally receive good WiFi...

I am searching for a good tender to replace a 10' rigid inflatable (AB aluminum hull RIB). I love to row, and the RIB rows like a brick. I am looking for an old-fashioned rowing dinghy. It could be either wooden construction, cold-molded or fiberglass. The tender should be about 10' length...

A step-up/step-down industrial transformer will solve this problem. We used a heavy duty transformer when we sailed our 120-volt boat to Europe and used it without problems for five years in Europe. It took a few minutes to convert it back to 120-volt service when we returned to North America.

Ownership of a Survey Several years ago I had a survey performed on a boat that I had under contract. Ultimately I decided not to complete the purchase. A subsequent buyer requested a copy of the survey. The surveyor told me that I owned the survey and I could do anything I wanted with it...

Living Aboard My wife and I lived aboard and cruised full-time on a 43' sloop for 14 years. We sailed to three continents and lived in more than two dozen countries. To make that journey possible we sold our large house and disposed of our cars, furniture and all of our other possessions...

Onan was the fellow in the Book of Genesis who spilled his seed upon the ground.

Irish Rambler, Please send me photos and specifications. Peter Haetwen@yahoo.com