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We must always remember that. Insurance companies are for profit businesses, and many are publicly traded. Therefore profits are the number one priority.

Hey mods, this thread was moved to the Commercial Market? This is not selling anything, so why was it moved?

Fans of Peter Knowles might enjoy our latest episode of The Boat Geeks. We had so much fun talking and getting to know him better (and doing a special "Beer of the Podcast" at the end!). He's a pretty cool guy:

Recommend reading: Voyages to Windward Here’s a description: “Part memoir, part cruising guide, Voyages to Windward is an account of author Elsie Hulsizer's quarter-century of discovery on the West Coast of Vancouver Island with her husband Steve. Beautifully illustrated with author Elsie...

+2 for Saniflex

When living aboard in the winter, we leave our Wallas Spartan on 24/7. My understanding is turning diesel heater units on and off causes more soot to buildup in the burner assembly, thereby decreasing their efficiency. Of course, our unit is in the engine room so it's not very likely we would...

Hey, we'll all gladly take a big win when it comes to fixing our boats!

Welcome aboard! You're in Blaine, eh? Neat place. We spent one night there years ago on our way up to Vancouver and Desolation Sound. Next night we were in Point Roberts because I had always wanted to set foot on it. Next couple of days the winds were 25-35 from the NE and effectively pinned us...

Going slow? SLOW?! We went from averaging 5.5 knots in our sailboat to doing 7 all the time in the trawler. It felt like we went from impulse power to warp speed... :LOL:

Looks great! Looking forward to learning how the new features work. Real glad to see y'all kept the header image!

Thank you for the "real world review"!

Congrats! Van is in our Port Townsend Yacht Club, and he is a very nice guy!

The Fales 32 Navigator is a pretty neat boat. Well suited to PNW cruising. Just don't see them come on the market too often. Good luck in your search!

No, but I removed a VacuFlush and replaced it with a Raritan Marine Elegance. Couldn't be happier.

Quick answer to the OP's question: No, it is not necessary. More nuanced answer: No, it is not necessary, but it sure is nice. We've done over 4,000 miles in 12 years on our current boat from Olympia to the Broughtons (two thirds of those mile on many dozens of trips between Port Townsend and...

Congrats on the new boat. Enjoy!

Priorities!

I'm on the younger side of this subject and poll (turning 63 soon), but have been thinking about all this recently. My wife started working as the Activities Director at the Life Care Center in Port Townsend almost one year ago. Visiting her at work was eye opening. They have 35-50 "residents"...

Welcome aboard! LOVE your Cheoy Lee... :) We've owned our CL 46 LRC for 12 years now. Awesome cruising and liveaboard vessel. Like Mr. RT, I'd be happy to answer any questions. Mark with Island Sunset is also on this forum, and has owned their 46 longer than we have.

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Agreed. We had occasional clogging issues with our Vacuuflush, but I noticed the primary culprit was the toilet paper. Even though we have always used Scott singe-ply, TP seemed to be the problem. Then when we replaced the hose, there was only about a quarter-inch hole in the years of build-up...

Thank you for starting this thread. It reminds me I need to replace the wiper blade on our boat! Just a single wiper on the center pilothouse window. We don't need the wiper a lot, but when we do I'm thankful we have it. Except the last few years I go to use it and the worn out blade just smears...

Welcome aboard!

Pick the one with the best color. :D Seriously, I'll echo what many have already said, you should be just fine with either brand. Depends more on present condition and equipment (and past maintenance habits) than anything else. I know owners of both and they are all generally very happy with...

Yup!