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As a retired railroader the sound of the trains is music to my ears because the railroad bought my boat and everything else I have.

Probably shown on port side.

One benefit of living where we don't need to haul, winterize, and shrink-wrap is that any good day may be a potential boating day. Here we are leaving our home channel for a lunch on the hook day. Cruising North Carolina.

NC winter boating We started our 2021 NC boating season on Jan 7th. We keep an engine compartment heater in our Nordic Tug NT32 and winterize the fresh water system, but that's it. Our marina has not had to shut off the fresh water supply thus far. Photo is us leaving our home channel for...

20 on a 29 ft boat? Sad yes, surprising no.

burgee rattle Being incredibly frugal (OK, cheap) I use a rubber band. It is labor intensive as you have to go to the bow to apply and remove it, but it is effective and the price is right. Final hint: A single one may not last the entire season; spares are prudent.

Even worse than being upside down on your mortgage?

My dinghy will be mounted on swim platform so that it covers USCG name and hailing port requirements for a documented vessel. Is there an available clear gloss-finish bottom paint for an aluminum hull RIB that will allow custom vinyl name/port graphics to last, even when dinghy may be kept in...

Mid-watch on our NT-32. Washington NC

Great thread. Sent paperwork to USCG in early June along with 84 bucks.. They sent reply that more $$$ was needed, but unclear how much. Finally tracked down an answer on July 20 and they said $8. Sent it, have confirmation of transaction, but no document on Aug. 12. Sure hope they are...

Wilde Yacht Sales is right in your neck of the woods and specializes in tugs.

Coming back from a trip to Okracoke on a fair but windy day we found that our tug can handle the short wave period Pamlico Sound waves. Also noticed a builder admonition to keep the pilothouse top hatch closed while underway. We did have it closed on a hot day and were surprised to take a few...

I guess I'm lucky, having a slip on a tributary of a saltwater creek which flows into a river, which flows into a sound, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Shallow and dead end features protect dockmates and me from any wake issues. For boaters and dock owners along the ICW and elsewhere; it...

Fenders. Use lots of fenders on both sides of your boat. We usually left them hanging, because you can never tell when a lockmaster will direct you to either a starboard or port lock through. Only a few sections of the canal allow higher speeds anyway, so it is no problem to let them hang...

Same as I had on my 400. Made by Marine Hardware in WA. They called their line SEASUM strainers. Forget the size now as no longer have my Mainship.

Never having used propane before on my boats, it is all I have now. This is not to be construed as an endorsement; it is just what came with the boat. We have a two-burner plus oven stove in the salon and a hanging on rail unit at the stern. The stove uses a larger built-in tank and the...

Before wife and I did our first Chesapeake cruise we read James A. Michener's book "Chesapeake". Added a wealth of understanding to the history and geography of the territory we were passing through.

Insurance company asked for nothing but their $$. No brokers involved on either side. Old school transaction for sure. I'm certainly not pushing this method as best practice, but there is certainly more than one way to play let's make a deal.

Bought our trawler without a survey last month. Owned enough boats over the years to give it a pretty good looking over. I also "like the cut of the owner's jib" in salty language, and we made the deal on a handshake. Made a four day delivery trip to bring her home ourselves. Every...

Neat little salon of our NT-32.

1. Is it comforting or not to know that some of this world's nut jobs do not live in the US? 2. Is this case a better example of how to handle BUI than how we do it or not?

Any real experience on how an electric like a Torqeedo 1003 with a full charge stands up against a gas 3.5 hp in range? You can also easily carry an extra gallon of gas in a can, but seem pretty limited to battery charge on an electric.

Bowthrusters can be a problem. Here is my sad story; break out your handkerchiefs. I had an intermittent power problem with bowthruster in a 40 footer. checked all within my limited ability, then gave up and hired two marine electrical experts. Spent most of the day watching their tails...

gaz How about non-ethanol gas? I use it exclusively with pretty good results in a Honda EU200i generator and my Stihl string trimmer.