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GPH Efficiency?

We were finally able to cruise our Chris Craft Commander twice this month. Our first trip was about 50nm round trip, and the other was around 70-75nm....

 
 

Pairadice And ASD Columbia River Adventure 2018

MY Pairadice and MY Alaskan Sea-Duction will start this new adventure on Tuesday May 22, 2018. We are figuring a 6 week trip from Portland OR to...

 
 

Dead In The Water

So we warm up the boat, pull away and about 10 minutes later we get a low voltage alarm on the engine instrument panel. Voltage meter showed

 
 

How Slow Can You Go?

Wifey B: Seriously, not doing limbo, but I just saw Crusty talk about 4.5 knots and ASD talk about 6 knots and I guess on full displacement and on...

 
 

Same Planet Different World (superyacht)

Kogo just anchored out front of our house yesterday. A quick google search shows: * 235' * crew of 21 * #58 out of the world's largest 100...

 
 

34 Mainship MK1

I have and will be looking for a MK1 on the east coast up to the great lakes. Am looking for one repowered. RKinne@SBCGlobal.net I am ready to buy...

 
 

Noassatall

If you happen to suffer from this old man disease try the belt and suspenders method. It saves me more than hour a day pulling up my pants . Happy...

 
 

Some People....

Sitting here in my saloon whipping some lines and drinking a beer and I hear a bunch of angry yelling. I finally look up and two guys are standing...

 
 

Insurance For Seaweed

I have a problem. I'd like to obtain insurance for Seaweed (liability only is fine -- something so that I could go into a marina without problems on.....

 
 

AIS Do You Turn It Off

Do you turn your AIS off? Apparently this vessel travels at 57 Kts ......on the Interstate...

 
 

Fiberglass Work The Horror And Wonder

As someone who just started doing fiberglass projects I wanted to bring to my fellow boaters some observations. Spend the money for good glass...

 
 

Diesel May Jump In Price Due To New Regulations

The regulation will send demand for middle distillates such as diesel and marine gasoil soaring, and refiners will have to shift some of the products....

 
 

12 Volt Vs. 24 Volt

I've been viewing boat porn on Yachtworld and notice that some boats such as older Hatteras have 24 volt electrical systems. I'm clueless about...

 
 

Fuel Burn And Range (How Far Can You Go)

I have enjoyed the how slow can you go thread and it made me realize I am really not sure but I am going to add pure idle to my graph. I have 3...

 
 

Why Have A Y Valve?

One of these days, I’m going to replace the old Groco commode in our forward head with a Marine Elegance. Currently there are three paths for waste.....

 
 

Seeking Steering Response And Stability

I have a 1982 Marine trader Double cabin 34. I come from the sailing world where I had 7 sailboats over 45 years. All had better directional...

 
 

New Aspiring Boat-owner In Vancouver

Hello everyone, and thank you for (collectively) creating such a welcoming and friendly space for boat owners and enthusiasts to join together. I'm.....

 
 

USB Equipped A/C Power Outlets

After seeing the Kadey Krogen 50 Open at the Palm Beach boat show recently, I noticed they have added USB power jacks to many of the power outlets...

 
 

NL Genset AutoStart Using Xantrex AGS

Hi, During longer periods at anchor its a pain to constantly look at the voltage and if the genset should be on. Has anyone installed the Xantrex...

 
 

Does Lightly Used Oil Deteriorate Over Time?

I last changed the oil in our Lehman 135s in 2015, using Shell Rotella. Since then we have put under 20 hours on the engines because we have been...

 
 

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