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Welcome, from Kent Island.

Nice windows It appears to me things will now come together pretty fast

This isn't criticism, but just the hurdles to cross. Anything envisioned can be achieved with enough effort and budget. You describe needs that say big (workshop). You also describe being cheap, which says old. Insurance is very hard for a newbie trying to go big. Insurance is very hard for...

There are idiots on the water I do wish they had autonomous piloting gear. Might not be as safe as a pro, but safer than the idiot. Autonomous cars will be a godsend for Grandma whose skills are declining. Even imperfect, they may well be safer than her.

FYI to others, this app is limited to PNW

Yes. I am referring to the rise from the center fore to aft, to the transom. The H38 has a lot less than full displacement, but more than a planing hull.

As you continue your research, I think you will find that the amount of squat is related to the amount of rise from amidships running aft to the stern. Displacement hulls, in addition to being round bottom, have a lot of rise and so much squat they can't exceed hull speed. Planning hulls have...

The thing is, its all just a theory. An educated guess based on what you think you know, but can't be sure of. Pretty much like the rest of life's decisions. The other thing is the interesting interaction or counter-play at work. Having an activity that gets you up and keeps you going will...

Wow. Heck of a story. Question: easy to say from the armchair, but once the pilot proved worthless (first clue was when he failed to lead) is it not better to totally tune out anything he said / says? IE, mentally acknowledge that you know you do not know. A point: Another option might...

Wow Reading this felt like the conclusion of a series where you can't believe the hero is hanging up his spurs. I admire your self-awareness. As the song goes, "I knew all of my life, that someday it would end." Be careful to "don't let the old man in." Your travels have been an...

Your report is the best use case report on forward sonar I have seen anywhere. Thanks for sharing.

Wow. Can’t fix stupid.

^^^ This Its a copycat suit. I believe the one in real estate ruled against the broker industry.

Agree with the thrust of the above comments. I think the question needs to be reversed, and ask yourself "how easy do you need it to be?" Based on your experience and agility. There are things you can do to make a H38 easier, but is it easy enough? You say you want a used H38. Good luck on...

If you scroll down in the link you can see range in hours and miles. Your mileage will vary based on your own boat and how you have it loaded. https://www.epropulsion.com/spirit-1/

Zero maintenance I think every once in a while (year or two) its a good idea to clean the electrical connections. The manual says there are a few microscopically small zincs inside. I have used it so briefly thus far that checking those would be a waste of time. For my use this might be a...

You just plug it into a standard outlet. But it takes some time. Think overnight after heavy discharge. So yes can do it with generator running. Or after getting underway with the Cummins running. You probably would not want to do it just from the house bank for an extended period. You can...

The various carbon cats look great. But at the time I was shopping they were $15k compared to the $3k for mine. I wasn't willing to spend that. We are not heavy users of dinks, so going high end made no sense. Hours. I am still in the stage of playing with it. Faster, slower, etc. Not...

That looks GREAT. Congratulations.

This is what I have. https://www.polycraft.com/300-tuffy And I am using an ePropulsion with it. With that combo I do not leave the engine on it, but rather I store it in the engine bay below the saloon. Each half of the engine is light enough to manage installation well enough while...

As I understand it: Flir and similar work by detection of temperature differences. Things like crab pot floats will retain the heat difference in the early evening hours but after midnight will have equalized with the water temp. So coming into port after sundown quite useful, but in the...

Thanks I ended up getting the handheld version, which can be mounted and the image displayed in a tablet. But I have yet to do anything with it other than stand in the backyard, which because of the ample ambient light isn't much of a test. Time will tell with a better test.

Congratulations! The fun begins.

https://mart.cummins.com/imagelibrary/data/assetfiles/0042721.pdf The Helmsman graphs posted above are quite useful. The above link is to the Cummins data.

The focus has been on the skipper and his errors in judgement. Would you expect a grounding to cause the struts to poke big holes in the bottom?