Most of us have been used to paying little or nothing in government fees to cruise the world. None of…
I had a somewhat harrowing experience with diesel gunk in a new-to-me boat. Brisk wind and chop stirred it up…
Hi Philippe, That looks great, and very like the ports we had on the M&R 56 which worked great. Thanks…
Hi Philippe, True, but the way I would look at that is maybe it’s time for the other islands to…
Hi Robert, OH NO, what a horrible experience. Anyway, good to hear it has worked so well for you.
Hi Maurik, The big issue with a borescope is were you able to see into all the compartments. If so,…
Hi Jeffrey, That’s good to hear. As to the sport fish boats the environment will enjoy the break! The winter…
Dick. What in your personal judgment is deep water… for say a 30,000 pound boat ?? With 100 meter chain…
Hi Cameron, I would still like to see a slot like the Spade so the shackle can reorient to load.…
Hi Cameron, True. As I said in the tip, I will cover that in the next one.
Hi Earl, Sure, although I did say “some other trivial fees for in- and outbound clearance”. And yes, that will…
Hi Paul, I don’t know anything about that particular one but biocide free super slick coatings have come and gone…
Hi Thomas, I would agree with all of that.
Hi William, Good point, that said, to be fair, the Bahamian system is graduated with the first break point at…
Hi Carl, Yes, a stripper is a good idea. That said, although I installed on the M&R 56, I almost…
Hi Bob, I routed along the rails, but that’s layout specific, so might not be useful. No, I would not…
Hi Carl, Good point on the relative value, and as one who did not get the fishing gene I would,…
Hi Trevor I’ve never actually had a bug problem and my main filter generally doesn’t look too bad, so I…
I owe Rod a great debt of gratitude. His writing guided me through my first electrical refit a decade ago…
We have Milvina set up to add rope to our 40 metres of chain, although we rarely use it. It…