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My wife and i are both helicopter pilots and the disciplines experienced with air flight are very similar . Reading charts and plotting course are close to the same. reading the weather and making the go no go decision is used frequently .We also use the same checklist format so things are the...

Has anyone had an opportunity to see the new NP64. Pretty boat.

Have you been having multiple failures to cause this anxiety ? When we are traveling my confidence in the boat and systems do not cross my mind. The only anxiety i have is with other boats who seem to want to run head on instead of adjusting there coarse and ferries that always seem to be...

We had a very experienced person give u a question and answer session at the North Pacific gathering last weeked and the subject of holding tank smells came up . He said the standard go to product was Tide laundry soap. He made sure to clarify it was the granular . About a cup flushed in the...

The other coolers seemed fine. I noticed this one starting to build up last year. I added a fresh water flush this season but didnt get to the flush operation until last sunday. The boat is a 2019 so this is the first flush.

I used barnical buster to flush and clean the oil cooler. worked really well. I used a small pump and flushed for about an hour and a half.

I think you will be fine since you are asking the questions. Its the folks who think they know everything i worry about. A lot depends on your experience and training in your life so far. If i was advising a 20 something i wouldn't know where to start. My wife and i have been in heavy...

I have all garmin equipment and and used the navionics web on my laptop for general planning at home before a trip. I am disappointed garmin keeps changing things.

The tohatsu has a garden hose connection that is up high making it easy to connect the hose and shoot water through it. It seems like it would be easy to do in the water.

With these low tides we have been getting are there any current or depth issues at the entrance to the harbor?

Thanks for the feed back guys. should be a nice couple of days

I think the throw away term came from ease of replacement . Back in the day we had a lot of equipment and trucks that used the 3208 non turbo engines. They kept original cat rebuilt engines on the shelf. We could buy a rebuild with a warranty cheaper than the parts and could have the rig back in...

Thanks. I think our boat club had an event there. I haven't been to the town for some time. I transported a boat there for the museum a few years ago but didn't go into town.

Thinking of running over to gig harbor Wa for a couple days. Never been there and looking at the charts there are a lot of marinas. Do we have any locals to chime in on where i should try to dock to walk the town ect?

I looked at the slip and decided to stay where i am. The boat seems more protected. The slip they were offering ,while convenient for docking ,seemed to be the closest to the breakwater. Also it was on a different dock at the far south end of the marina. They are having an otter problem and the...

We actually left Elliot bay and are now in Desmoines marina. Been there since the first of the year. Were 4 boats from the end of the dock . I do need to confirm they are talking about moving us to the end of our current dock. One plus is our dock is in permit for complete replacement with new...

I current am in a conventional 50ft slip with plenty of room between me and the boat next to me. I got a note today from the marina offering me an end tie. The end is a T at the end of the dock so i would think 2 boats on the dock. It seems the end tie would certainly be easy to dock but would...

I really like variable speed. I think it depends on how big the thruster and your dock help. I have 170s that dont need to be ran very fast since there larger. It makes them almost silent when using. I dont have a lot of dock help so setting them on low and holding to the dock helps me with tie...

The challenge i see for folks is how to get started. I started a business at 20 years old and immediately started acquiring real estate. That was back in teh early 70s.Everything i earned from the business went into investments. First with single family then multi and commercial. Since i was so...

since the service tags are dated would there be some concern they are out of date or should i just remove the tags when i get them back.

My boat has 4 fire extinguishers and a permanent suppression system. It is a 2020 boat so 4 years old. I had the suppression system checked last year and they tagged the system and the hand held extinguishers with a dated tag june 2024. I am confused with what the rules are. I read the coast...

I think i would start with the engines and go from there.

My main thought is we are able to use the boat in the summer since we travel in the motorhome and also have a home in palm springs for the winter cold months. Our boat can sit for several months without running. I dont think i will flush after every run during the summer but if i am figuring on...

Got the fresh water flush T installed. I only took a picture of the T. I ran the line 25 ft out to the back of the boat for exterior connection .

Good job. I am glad it came out for you.