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Would love to see links to those sites, PilotHouseKing. I bet I'm not the only one. Thanks, Shantyhag

Alas, Psneeld, your point is well made. I didn't say I would have won the game show.

Thanks for the video, Kevin! What a fun walk through your boat... wish we could have seen even more!

OK, so this is definitely a fun run on the etymology of nautical terms. Like so often, I received even more than what we were after (thank you, Art, for making that especially so). CaptTom, you have the 'cockpit' explanation that I would pick if this were a game show and I had to choose...

I'm certain that there is a point to this that we don't understand, but at about the 1:23 mark in this video of a Carver Voyager 450, the cameraman directs his lens to what he says are engine controls mounted on the ceiling of the stern deck (which he refers to as the cockpit, suggesting we were...

GFC, you know how I know that we don't yet know enough? I have no idea, pro or con, what their boating reputation is... I just know that they look beautiful and sleek. Thanks for this advice, Sunchaser. Checked out some photos and, yeah, there are some gorgeous Carvers. REALLY like the...

Thanks, All, again. Kevin, this is valuable information. LOVE the modern trawlers, but one of my newbie-esque concerns has been that a lot of them don't seem to have the pep to get up and go when one needs to... most of the time we would be more than comfortable at cruising speed, hopefully...

And fuel...? The article quotes a fuel consumption rate of 18gph at 18knots (which seems reasonable going that fast. How does it do at slower cruising ("trawler") speeds?

Hi, Kevin, Yours is one of the avatars we've seen and drooled a little over. Passagemaking is not in our future, nearly as we know now. Coastal cruising up and down the Pacific coast is a big part of what we hope to do with potentially more ambitious coastal dreams in the future. Thanks for...

We've noticed that at least a few of the regular posters/members here seem to be sporting avatars of the Bayliner 4588. It's a boat that, from these pictures and those we've seen on Yachtworld, seems roomy, relatively fast and all around gorgeous. So, based on this initial impression, we did a...

Sorry to hear that, LaBomba. We had our restaurant broken into a few weeks ago in the early morning hours. It's a hell of a feeling to awake to, no? Good advice from all, and thank you. I think VSS is mostly wondering how one secures the dinghy from threats if one takes it in from mooring...

So, my wife and I were just perusing an interesting sailing blog, Moira's Blog, (San Diego to Puerto Vallarta), reading about a couple's journey down the Pacific coast in the Baja Ha-Ha and beyond, when she says "my question will forever be, how does one keep from getting their dinghy stolen?"...

Agreed! Glad it's active; we're enjoying it immensely!

Hi, Dick and Mary Jo! Thank you, again, for your fantastic response. I will tell you that it sent me scurrying to research "Paravanes," a concept that I believe I now understand... assuming that you weren't using them to eliminate marine mines. (If you were, that was an element of your...

LadyMJ, that sounds like an amazing trip (they all do)! Would love to hear more details about the trip south and through the canal. I went to Cartagena after passage through the canal, but on a cruise ship, not under our own command. We dream of making this trip some day, though probably west...

Keeping in mind that at the moment we know nothing, and that we are YEARS away from being comfortable enough to make this trip, this couple's trip through the panama canal is a dream: California to Florida via the Panama Canal

We find ourselves drawn over and over again to the IG's. Love the "four cabin" setup (three staterooms give us in-law options). We're a ways away from buying, and this one is on the wrong coast for us, but she looks like a great boat!

Thanks to all... Thank you, all, for some great advice and for the grand welcome. We're going to keep searching through the forums and I appreciate all of the insight on how to get the most out of what is here. We look forward to getting to know you all better through this forum and keeping...

Good Day, All, My wife, VeniceSeaShell (she will undoubtedly be joining soon as well), and I, have been lurking around this excellent site for some weeks now. In the last 6 weeks or so we have begun taking steps to downsize our lives and transition to a full time live-aboard lifestyle. We are...