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One past September, docked alongside Ballard's in the old Harbor at Block we left the boat for the morning while we tooled around the island. when we returned there was a boat rafted along side ours which seemed strange because there was plenty of empty dock space forward and aft of our boat...

Yes it's a single engine. I brought it with the tanks about 3/4 full. I thought i'd need to fill the tanks separately.

On my new to me Mainship Pilot II I have two diesel tanks that hold about 85 gallons each. The tanks are connected by a 1/2 inch maybe 3/4 inch crossover line with shutoff valves. Both tanks have their own fill. The diesel pump at the dock pumps much faster than the tanks can equalize through...

Try the anchor locker, I was surprised to find mine there on my 03' Mainship Pilot. The last boat I owned that had a windless had the controller in a dry location under a seat in the cabin.

Whenever someone mentions motorsailer I tend to think of the Nauticat 33 Pilothouse Ketch. I really love the look. They are made in Finland. The story of the yard The 33's are usually listed below 80G. Used 1986 Nauticat 33, Deale, Md - 21403 - BoatTrader.com Used 1985 Nauticat 33, San...

You can purchase 4 X 4 inch samples from Sailrite for a dollar apiece to be sure you know what the fabrics look like. I ordered eight different samples for a future project an one was exactly what I had in mind.

As a kid on vacation at Lake George, NY I stepped backward on a dock and caught my heal on a cleat... In my late 20's I purchased a MAAS Aero open water rowing scull and went over. It was the first day I was learning to row. Not just the first day but the first time I sat in the scull. I...

Not being familiar with the area, I was slowly heading South from Upper Pt. Judith Pond, RI in a heavy early morning fog and lost the channel. I began to experience a bit of vertigo and started to worry about grounding when from out the fog a boat came barely into view and without any prompting...

I am having a company in Rhode Island install a new battery system on my 2003 Mainship 30m Pilot II and as they looked over the present setup they came across an issue with the bow thruster positive cable/fuse. I will quote the email instead of trying to describe the issue myself. "We've...

You can find RL70c chart and repeater units on ebay from between $200 to $400.

The fish poles are a good idea for running pretty straight cable runs and I'll pick up a set because I'm sure I'll be able to use them. I did some research on YouTube and came up with a couple of other ideas which look like they will help as well. Here they are: The Vacuum idea might need...

RT Firefly, Send in the snake to eat the mouse...then I'd need to send in the mongoose to eat the snake..kind of like the old woman who swallowed a fly story. I'm afraid with all the dead animals in there it would be impossible to ever get a wire through, not to mention the smell. MyLuna...

I am hoping someone who has the Mainship 30 Pilot II Sedan or a similar setup could help me with the best options to snake wires from the helm to the hardtop and also to the cabin. I am planning to install some new electronics that need wiring to the hardtop as well as a TV and a couple of 12v...

FltWright, Thanks for the fix. I considered the new title for my original post but anticipated a slew of post asking...which Sound??? Thanks for the warm welcome.

kthoennes, Yes, you are right. I actually rarely call it Long Island Sound around here anyway, just the Sound. So...Greetings from the Sound! Of course this wouldn't quite work if I didn't include the the in the Sound:)

Made it through the storm with about a foot of snow in New Haven CT where I live. I expect Wickford RI where my boat is wintering has about the same. The boat is wrapped so I don't foresee any problems. This Sunday morning we have a bright blue sunny sky!

Dave, Ah, the Lobster Shack...yes, great lobster rolls, clams, footlongs, we eaten their many evenings after a day at the Thimbles. Keep in mind it's BYOB. The old factory building was actually a foundry. Here is a link to for more info. Diamond in the rough: Branford Landing Marina brings...

Thanks for the welcome everyone. Yes djmarchand my name is Todd and my wife's is Cristina we are going to keep our new boat "Chesapeake" on the Branford River (Branford Landing to be exact) where we kept our previous boat for the past 12 years. Branford is just east of New Haven. By the way...

RT Firefly, Thanks for the anchor critique, have any suggestions? From your avatar, I'm sure you'll appreciate this quote... "I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members." ~Groucho Marx

After many years cruising around the LI Sound on our Regal Commodore 242 we have made the move up to a Mainship 30 Pilot II Sedan just last month. It'll be a long couple of cold winter months till April when I'll be moving her from RI to CT. Being my first experience piloting a boat with a...