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Bill, I replaced my anchor (can't even recall what was on the boat when I bought it) immediately with a 40kg Rocna Vulcan. I'll upload some pics so you can see how it would fit on your boat. It's not pretty chromed steel (although you can probably order that I suppose), but I've anchored from...

Excellent point about AIS. The only concern I would have about relying on it in the fog is that not all the commercial fisherman have it on all the time...or so I hear. I have seen echoes in the fog that appear large enough that I should be receiving an AIS signal, but there isn't one. I'd like...

I boated in Maine from 2002 - 2021. I would never boat there without radar. Although I've moved, my last trip taking the boat up there (2021) it was socked in from the Cape Cod Canal to Portland. Full disclosure, I wouldn't be without radar on any boat larger than a dinghy / runabout. There are...

Re: transom deadrise, my experience with smaller, outboard powered boats is a flatter transom allows a lower planing speed (ceteris paribus).

Lots of good advice on here already, including the "dead zone" and the utility of catatmarans in this application. If you prefer a monohull, as others have referenced, weight and transom deadrise are going to be the keys to being able to plane at a slower speed. I may have missed this, but I...

I have experience with this - not repairing myself, but a very similar situation. Current boat has 3 marine air units. When I purchased it, two of them had been recently replaced, and the third (original unit) wasn't functioning properly on survey. The estimate to replace the unit was $7,313 -...

I say...it's a boat, there is no single "correct" hull form. (Not saying you're suggesting there is one!) I can appreciate the design aesthetic, and, in a hull speed vessel, it may work. But I'm a moderate person by nature. I don't like extreme Carolina flare any more than I do a plumb bow...

That is a great story! Thanks for sharing. But...Yarmouth, Maine, is a great place! I lived next door in Cumberland Foreside for 20 years. Of course, you must not mind the cold if you're to enjoy it. But if you don't mind the cold, some winters you can walk across Broad Cove to Sturdivant...

I was up in Maine in the summer of 2021 next to a gentleman with the same boat. He told me that he was averaging about 0.7 nmpg at cruise. Knowing him, my guess is that he ordinarily ran "heavy" - friends and gear. I'd want to have not only the manufacturers info but my own experience. At 0.7...

Being a data nerd, I thought for sure I could quickly find comprehensive statistics to help quantify the relative risk. But no luck. I did find information the USCG site, including older data, but most of the material focused on educating re: the dangers of CO and avoidance. I found an article...

It locks the hatch to the engine room.

I've done it three times in the past year - south twice, north once. We're usually cruise around 20 kts, so timing isn't that important to me, but I timed it anyway for the fun of it. And there were plenty of spots I was going at hull speed for safety or courtesy, so having the current with me...

Closing the loop on this one because it shows the power of TF. I first saw this thread yesterday morning, happened to literally be right next to the boat listed, and, working with the OP, was able to get on the boat before I left town later that afternoon. Will be following up with the OP on...

In an amazing coincidence, not only am I in Oxnard, but Vamanos is in the slip adjoining my Dad's slip (he doesn't have a big boat, just a big slip...). Unfortunately, I'm flying back east today so wouldn't be able to coordinate getting on it today. Wish I'd seen your post a few days ago as I've...

Halvorsen 32 that I previously owned (sold last year) is again on the market due to health issues with the couple that purchased it from me There is an offer in, but my friend who is brokering the deal doesn't have a good feeling about the prospective buyer. If you're selling to move quickly...

Having lived / boated in Maine for 20+ years...this is a classic Maine story. Talking about the lobstermen and others rendering aid, although hitting ledge is also all too common.

Thanks all for the tips! Very helpful. (Re: blocking with the bow too low, we looked at a Vicem that was blocked bow down for two years, rain water came through a bow hatch and then through a crack in the anchor locker sole, and the wood in the hull rotted...an entire section of the starboard...

Great suggestion, OC Diver, thanks!

Thanks all for the feedback. Confirms where I was heading...leave fuel tank as is, fill & add a bit of bleach to fresh water tank, and pump out / clean / pump out black water tank. (Thanks, Peggy, have your book, regular use of no-flex, and regularly add fresh water via pump out fitting to clean...

As boating goes, our plan to return our boat to the Cheasapeake has changed, and we're now leaving the boat in Florida for 5-6 months. We're having a good bit of work done, and once that's complete the boat will stay on the hard until we return to Florida this fall. My question is with regard...

In addition to hours, another key factor (arguably more important) is the amount of fuel that has been used. There's no way to learn that directly, but if the boat has a semi-planing or planing hull, it's worth assuming much more fuel has run through the engines than a displacement speed vessel...

I purchased the Rocna Vulcan 40 (88 lbs.) this past summer to replace the under-sized anchor that was on my boat when I purchased it. Used it during the summer in Maine (cobbles, weeds, mud), this fall in the Chesapeake (soft mud), and down to Florida this winter (although here primarily in a...

There aren't a ton of them out there, and none available right now on yachtworld, but I'd add the Halvorsen Gourmet Cruiser. 36' LOA, queen island berth, separate head and shower. Beautiful boat (if you like "downeast" styling). I had one for a year...sold it only because we decided we needed...

Lots of great comments here about dogs on board, dogs in general, considerations when cruising with dogs. One question I have for the OP is whether s/he has much experience raising/training dogs in general as it's not clear. For me, the answer to whether cruising with a dog (or dogs) is a good...

Tiltrider1, great reminder...I "assumed" an oil analysis, which is always a bad idea. Just added it to my actual list. The only analysis I have at this point is from the initial survey, which was on clean oil. Ted, thanks so much, that is an excellent list of items to check/replace and spares...