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Don't set them off Besides the hazard of seriously burning yourself, others or property, consider not burning them due to the toxic smoke they put off. Our old earth doesn't need more toxic chemicals in the air.

I question Binoculars And Phone or tablet, to pass the time. Big solar panel too? Only turn on any device to contact nearby passing vessel or periodically call MayDay. This is a life raft, not a game. N NO HANDHELD FLARES. If you have ever used a flare you will know why. Good way to burn up...

Dry Bags are pretty bomb proof. Carabiner ready to clip to dinghy. Labelled to the boat. We have two, pictured kept in dedicated cabinet beside main egress. Identification, money, basic first aid, radio, sunblock, hats, poncho, space blankets, granola bars and jerky, knife, whistle, air...

On guard, 24/7

A surveyor, sorry, a compétant surveyor would not do a sea trial in unsafe conditions.

Even cheaper is a permanently mounted digital rpm with magnetic sensor and readout. Less than $20. Easy install. I have installed on both engine and shaft. Takes the guesswork out. Disregarding the possible faulty Tach, i think the OP's speed data is fine. Very comparable to my Monk designed...

How do you quantify "safe"? Do you have some kind of monitoring system to test the air you are breathing, or are you saying they are safe just because you are still alive? Just curious.

If the Maine lobster guys and gals don't like them they should stop using them their selves. They used to use cages but cages rob speed, cost fuel. They've figured out that spurs are more cost effective. Best policy is to pay attention if you want to avoid the wrath of a fisherman. BTW, if you...

You are screwed. 35 years on a teak deck is pretty good. The bad news is that no matter your best intentions, hopes, whatever, there is water between the fiberglass deck and the teak. That water is working its way in or out whatever way it can. Every warming and cooling cycle, it is trying to...

Have you thought about USTA scale in real Life?

AGM deep cycle generally have better (high) big amp availability, more like flooded lead batteries. Your Lifeline AGMa might be fine. Certainly you don't mean 30 to 45 minutes continuous.

Deep cycle battery for windlass is completely wrong. The windlass is basically a starter motor and has high demand for short bursts. Extra thick plates on Deep Cycles are not built for that. Get the specs for what your windlass needs. Remember, installing another battery bank means another...

Only two places I know for sure you can pass thru Canadian waters and not check in. One is inside passage from Washington to Alaska. The other is going from West Quoddy Head Maine around Campobello Island, Canada and back to Eastport or Lubec, Maine. Both of these are allowed by treaty I...

They are NOT capacitors. They are relays as you have figured out. I will try and post pics of a little more modern relays from my 1987 6.354T. Which were just dangling when I purchased the vessel 5 years ago. I have since remounted them near the engine bed which gets them further from heat...

We bought our boat several years ago, 2018 in Buffalo and navigated back to Camden, ME in about a month. Full length of the Erie Barge Canal. This year we plan to go from Camden to NYC then straight up the Hudson and Chambly to Montreal, then to Ottawa and then down the Rideau River canal to...

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Extensive work completed 10 years ago. Extensive cruise since. Beta 38 with 2000 hours, Down East Circle then Ditch, 5 months Bahamas, then back to Maine. Customized by knowledgeable owner, AwlGrip everything deck and up, New Epifanes on hull. Off white and Seafoam., new electrical, new...

"ssuming the OPs current setup works fine, the simplest swap would be a 12v DC-DC charger inline on cable to LiFePO4 house bank. This will groom the voltage and regulate the charge current. Challenge is the largest DC-DC charger I could quickly find is 40 amps. Still not bad since it will be a...

Lots of us use Nexus. It gets you thru airports quicker, and best part is usually when crossing border by boat, it is just a phone call, both ways, no stopping, as long as all people on board have the card. Some Nexus cards are renewed by mail, some need interview. I needed interview, wife did...

Then why not have 40 gallon tanks?

IMHO, it is unlikely that anyone’s teak overlayed deck does not have water between the teak and the fiberglass sub-deck, whether it looks good of not. Seems to me that putting some kind of waterproofing on top of it will just extend your problem. Easy for me to say now as I spent a lot of time...

I just removed the wheel on my Taiwan built 1987 Newburyport 37. 2 inch shaft, right-hand wheel, LEFT HAND THREADS

I tried using Ocean Planet a couple years ago, they flat out d me they were just too busy to take on my 37 ft boat. Oh, but that was after a couple months of getting spasmodic encouraging replies. Too bad because they are about 35 minutes from my dirt home. I ended up attending YOUTUBE U...