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Confirming that Courage (KK42) will attend arriving Wednesday 22nd and departing Sunday 25th. My lady friend CC Mattingly will be with me. Looking forward to another gathering of like minded folks.

Remote anchor alarm My old Garmin GPS and my new Simrad chart plotter both have a wire in the control cable to hook up to a remote alarm. I bought the 12v alarm at Radio Shack and ran a pair of wires (control plus ground) from the helm station in the pilot house down to the master state room...

Courage and its two attendees will be at whatever is happening each of the four nights.

Courage (KK42) will be there for the Saturday night dinner with owner (me) and a crew/guest.

count Dick Turner on Courage (KK42) to be there. I have already booked a slip at the marina.

I built a replacement for the original teak swim platform on my KK 42 quite a few years ago using recycled plastic lumber and have been very happy with the result. I wrote up an article for the Krogen Cruisers newsletter describing the project with photos. If you want a copy of the article just...

Ok Guru, Let me ask this: if you don't intend to use the license, why incur the cost and time to get and maintain it. Are there benefits of having that make it worth getting? Other posts on this topic say it doesn't lower your insurance costs so what (if any) is the benefit of having it - other...

Ok, maybe I am wrong about the additional liablilty but here is what I found about a CDL license and it is possible the same applies to boaters with USCG licenses. "What happens if a CDL driver gets in an accident?If you are found to be partially or entirely at fault, you may receive tickets...

Re: Additional liability for Captains license: The way it was explained to me my several people whose knowledge I trust, is that like over the road truck drivers with a CDL license, boaters with a USCG license are held to a "higher standard" than those without the license when involved in an...

Based on advice from many friends with USCG licenses, since I have no intention to every use it to earn money etc, I decided not to get one because of the initial cost, renewal cost, and additional liability in the event of an accident. I did want to be sure that I had the knowledge to pass the...

cost per ton mile The cost per ton mile of various modes of transportation is as follows: Cheapest: ship Next: pipeline (a previous post missed this one) Next: rail and everything else is much higher

I have seen doors on the main shower stall on KK 42's and want to explore adding one to Courage (KK42 #121). I have exhausted the list of local RV places, shower door companies, Home Depot, Lowes, etc with no luck finding a company that will fabricate one. The opening is 19 1/2" wide by 61 1/2"...

Irv, just want to give you a heads up that I am planning to attend with two guests arriving wednesday and leaving Sunday. Anything I can do to help? Ted Green is the person responsible for my being there!

One aspect of having a boat owned by an LLC not mentioned in any of the above posts is the extra layer of legal protection it offers. My understanding is that the legal "veil" of the LLC can possibly be penetrated but it at least is a first line of defense against a lawsuit. My boat is owned...