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I have a part on my 8V-92Ti engine, serial number 8Vf130384. In a 1990 Hatteras 54' EDMY. The part is in my cooling system and started spewing coolant under pressure. I took it to a great welder in Maryland (Smittys Radiator) and he cleaned off the multiple layers of paint and said it had...

Great post about flying with floats Mavicpilots.com requires you to sign up for a free account but it is my go-to place for mavic advice. Here is a great thread about different floatation solutions https://mavicpilots.com/threads/mavic-water-recovery-system.4626/page-9

Drone recommendations, and a couple of clarifications I have owned, or used in my classroom (I taught high school aviation) DJI Phantom 4 - By far, my favorite. It is big, and clunky to carry around but can fight through heavy winds and gives you a built-in frame to grab if you are landing on...

Clarifying drone license and registration There is no license for a drone in the US. If your drone is over .55 pounds you need to register it with the FAA, it costs $5 and is pretty easy to do here FAADroneZone Where things get tricky is if you intend to monetize flying the drone in any way...

So, We have a plan to live aboard a ~56 foot trawler in the Bahamas during the winter, up the east coast during storm season. The boat will be fairly self sufficient with watermaker, solar and generators. My vision has us anchoring out 90% of the time when in Bahamas, 50% of the time up the...

Anyone have info on when tickets for the Newport Trawlerfest will be available? The passagemaker site says 4-15 but no links for purchase.

I can't imagine a more perfect last memory than that sunrise and being with someone you know loves you. Thanks for sharing.

I watched the same video and thought, "Damn, I can bump my fuel budget down 40% if that is true". I guess if you run it down to close to empty and fill it up you can save some serious cabbage.

Thanks to most of you I appreciate the time that so many of you have put into responses. I can't say I appreciate the 1 a-hole response, however, the guidance many of you have given me will help me in my search. Thanks, Nathan

Yes, McKinney Texas Yes, McKinney Texas. Are you close? Would love to beat someone down with questions in person over a yummy fajita meal.

We have been looking at hatteras models from 52 feet and up. Plan is to spend winters in Bahamas/Florida area and the storm season up the east coast. Our budget allows for appx 20K of maintenance per year, 5K a year into reserve fund for large planned or unplanned items and $18K per year for...

We are putting together our master plan and researching the punch list we need in our boat. The two that have the most of our items are a Sea Ray 550 Sedan Bridge and a Hatteras 56 motor yacht. Our main criteria Appx year 2000 to get the price range in the 250K range Dual motors, 1500 hours or...

We are in month 2 of our 2 1/2 year plan to live aboard a ~55 footer. Wife and I are obsessed with watching youtube videos of people living aboard trawlers. AM looking for some more ideas of people to follow. We like Trying not to sink - they are very open on planned costs and unforeseen...

Check out Airdna.co not com, just .co It gives some pretty detailed metrics for airbnb and vrbo rentals. You can get some for free but to get complete info it costs $. However, if you are trying to figure out what and where to buy a rental unit it is pure gold.

Thanks for replies I appreciate the guidance and opinions. My wife immediately jumped to the largest boat we could find in our price range. I keep saying we don't need a 4 cabin floating apartment. Down deep I dont really care if we have unused space, however, I see us cruising between Florida...

Wife and I are putting together a 3 year plan that will have us puttering around the Gulf and Bahamas in a ~55 foot cruiser. Am trying to consider fuel consumption as part of our criteria to narrow down potential boats. One that keeps hits a lot of the things on my list is a Sea Ray 550 Sedan...