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With the money you're looking to spend, you could get a pretty decent decommissioned fishing or patrol vessel. This approach has some serious benefits: - You get all the space in the world. Sectioning off and furnishing a hold with stuff from Ikea is much cheaper than dealing with bespoke...

Here's an oblique answer: Light going through 1" of relatively soft sea ice, doing 6 knots at 1000 rpm and 80% propeller pitch. I'm outside filming while the ex takes her close by the Petterson wharf on radar, northbound out of Moss.

Thank you Andre, I might just take you up on that. My need for a second anchor isn't so much about holding power, but about being able to position the boat accurately. For example, when I'm kedged off the bank in slow currents with heavy traffic nearby, I need an anchor off the stern to keep...

I sail on current German government charts. There are no currently usable marinas (at my 1.5m draft) on the Rhine between Duisburg at km 775 and Schutzhafen Lorelei, an anchorage at km 555. We did go into Düsseldorf, but suffered propeller damage, so I don't count that as usable. We were also...

Here on the Mosel the problem is ship's wakes. It's not so much a question of the waves they leave behind, because they move at a relatively small fraction of hull speed. However, the water that rushes to fill the void behind a ship sets up a surprisingly strong current, in tight waters...

Kedging off a tree or bollard with iffy holding is absolutely out of the question. I'd end up pulled onto the bank by my own mooring line when the anchor gives, and 3 knots of current is absolutely no joke. On a falling gauge, I'd be well and proper done for. That's some very useful advice...

OK, thanks for the tip. Fear of swinging, either into the fairway or onto the beach, is what has kept the scope down so far. I'll give it a shot (or three) if I find a suitable location. Today's attempt was a total failure, as I grounded before making it anywhere near a usable spot. We...

I ad hoc it with a large submersible hanging off the bow. It takes a bit of time to rig, but works just fine. I plan on plumbing something directly into the hawse pipe, but didn't get around to it yet. There's also a 25 hp fire pump in the engine room, but I don't feel like it's needed, so...

We are currently proceeding up the Rhine around km 660, and anchoring conditions are trickier than anticipated. The water level is exceptionally low, so all the protected inlets where small craft might find respite from the current are dried out, as are the spaces between all the protection...

I have a large, locally controlled hydraulic winch, and never hesitate to pull the boat up to the anchor. The over pressure valve provides a smooth 300kg (?) chain pull limiter that takes care of any spikes related to wave action. For washing down, dumping large amounts of water down the...

Yes I have, many times. In fact, I just finished rebuilding a Honda BF60 that seized the #1 crank bearing due to poor oil selection. That being said, you can pour pretty much *any* lipid into a Yanmar HM, and it'll keep on clacking and rattling and smoking like it used to.

Thanks, I will have a look at your writings. I'll also be sharing a bit about my trip, but that's a story for a different thread. I doubt that this boat would be very economical to run as a fishing vessel. The ad mentions that she's currently set up as a live fish carrier with a total of 35...

I saw this one for sale (Norwegian site, click here for translated version - price approx 61k USD). I am departing on a year long tour of the European waterways with my own boat shortly, so this is simply not the time, but it breaks my heart that she will never be mine. The ad doesn't...

Sorry, you describe your problem succinctly enough, I just didn't read your post very well this morning. It is the time of long days at the yard and I was very tired. Adding ballast to the keel would only serve to stiffen her further. You would ultimately get her to calm down if you just...

Hi, Some of the advice given in this thread reflects a certain confusion as to what your exact problem is, and I can't say I'm too sure of that myself. You say you want to stiffen the boat, yet you complain that she is too "lively", which is usually taken to mean that she reacts quickly to...

@Rossland: You are very correct. Leaving an open crossfeed is a big nono, and has been pointed out as a contributing factor in several fatal accidents. Recreational craft designers tend to assume that the user won't understand this, so sufficient margins are built into the boat to prevent it...

Another: Coastkey.com I put one of those on a day cruiser once. They're nicely made, but a bit on the expensive side. If you choose to install something like this, I strongly recommend putting a bypass switch in the circuit. Leaving your wonderfully reliable engine at the mercy of a...

The Med is another interesting example. A relatively enclosed body of water, it has become the target of draconian regulation by EU authorities. Ships are inspected upon entry and turned away if the sewage system is capable of pumping overboard. Aircraft photograph offenders, who are then...

Thanks, this truly is a friendly bunch :-) @Codger2: That's an extremely clean and tidy engine room! @Vashon_Trawler: That's the most adorable boat in your avatar. It reminds me a lot of the double enders that were popular as recreational boats in Scandinavia in the 60s and 70s. The same...

There's a lot of sailboats with engines up to JH size, but also a few mid-powered semi-displacement boats. I'm currently re-powering a Sun Quest 44, replacing FPT 8361s with a pair of LYs, but that's less typical. I'll do my best to answer questions, of course, but I should maybe mention that...

Thanks :-) I'm Norwegian by birth, but I got into my mom's Nevil Shute stash at an early age. Subsequent American girlfriends did some language damage, but I get by :-P

I have already made my presence known in GD, so I suppose it's about time I introduce myself properly. I grew up on sailboats, but late stages of teenage rebellion led me to become a motorboat mechanic. I'm presently 35 years of age, living in Norway on my 40' Steel Lady, working full time as...

It still sounds to me like you're good for a long while, fuel range wise. I don't know the BC coast, but how far would you need to move between stops? With 550 NM range and ~4 months loitering ability, you should be able to spend every night on a new island in the Stockholm archipelago...

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Like that time we went from Iceland to Greenland kinda late in the year, and the winter weather pattern arrived kinda early? That was for pleasure, or some approximation of it. Or that time we got caught out by a winter gale off the Algerian coast? That was another pleasure cruise, and it...