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Consider upgrading the mounts and use the same panels until you have a reason to change them. If you use rail-style mounts, there is some adaptability to accommodate different size panels within reason. I'll try to post a couple pics of what we did to make it more clear. Another option is to...

Financial analysis can certainly be part of a boat-buying decision without any illusion of making a profit. Often the goal with boats is to lessen (or at least consider) the overall cost to own from start to finish. Lowering the cost of ownership can be just as valuable as making a profit on...

Just know that welding aluminum is a step beyond welding steel with a TIG. A cheap TIG machine and beginner skills won’t get a good result. There is a risk that you end up with a pile of expensive equipment and still looking for a welder to fix the bow rail.

You guys were talking about resistance to knockdown/capsize (bigger LOA is strongest positive correlation), that was answered with survivability of a knockdown (sealed lifeboat wins) and avoiding the knockdown-causing wave (power boat manuevering). Fun reading despite the fact that the goal...

Not sure if you mean embroidered shirts in particular or custom boat shirts in general. Large crewed yachts almost always have custom boat shirts as do many or most high-end sportfishers. If done well, I don’t think they scream newbie in the least. We don’t personally have custom boat shirts or...

It sounds like you could add some useful information to this thread if you would like to discuss your experiences.

The west coast is a whole different ball game regarding water depth. Its not unusual for the water to be hundreds of feet deep within 1/2 mile of shore. We cruised S Florida and the Bahamas a few seasons back and I couldn’t get used to being miles offshore and still having barely enough water...

I don’t have your answer, but let me suggest that you will get more responses if you start a new thread with your question.

For those that aren’t already experienced welders, a TIG machine isn’t where you want to start unless you are willing to spend a lot of time to learn and practice. I have a pretty complete metal shop (and wood) and recently sold my Miller TIG welder because I didn’t use it enough to get the weld...

I don’t have an opinion on Magnus effect stabilization since I don’t know any boats that have or had it. A little bit of market acceptance would make me look harder at it. Even if it actually is a better system for the future, its not likely to be found on an existing trawler so it really is...

Excellent first two posts. Not at all suspicious. A completely impartial endorsement of the company.

All good advice. Be sure to search and explore past threads here on TF. There are many (many) long discussions on similar topics about cruising and boat choices. Spend a few hours reading through those and you will learn quite a bit.

You might be on your own on this one. Run your tour boat up river and announce to the passengers that there is wildlife on the left river bank. Which way do they look? Exactly. Apparently left and right isn’t so perfect. If only there were nautical terms that removed the uncertainty…

Ask your new crew/guest to go down the forward stairs of your newly converted fish/tug boat, go back through the ER and get the tool you want thats in the box on the left. Which side is it on?

The two best reasons for built-in furniture on a boat are: 1. They can be built to exactly fit the available space and maximize the seating (or napping) space within those dimensions and 2. The space under the seats can be used to enclose equipment (our has HVAC air handlers in it) or for...

We hit 50kt winds right on the nose on our way out of Tracy Arm in SE Alaska. The wind wave height was insignificant (2-3’ chop) and our biggest concern was the possibility that something on the deck might tear off and blow away. Everything stayed attached and the wind speed declined quite a bit...

Looking forward to the upcoming thread: “Converting a Pump-Out Boat to a Live Aboard Cruiser”.

Seems a little like converting a dump truck into a motorhome. It could be done, but why would you?

Good points. These things are your own business until you bring them into the TF conversation. That’s your call but it does give the green light to others that those topics are open for discussion. Few here (or anywhere) will respond to your comments about what you are wearing by asking about...

Pete, you might want to read up on the pros and cons of drinking distilled water. Humans need some of the minerals in water. You want drinking water to be clean and pure, but drinking primarily distilled water can be unhealthy also. Some is fine, but be careful about making it the majority of...

Peggie, Your answers are usually the gold standard around here, but I think you might be off this time. Boiling the water produces vapor which doesn’t have minerals in it, but once that vapor condenses and runs back into the pot, it mixes back in with the minerals still in the pot. A still...

You make some good points and I have to agree. The comments are sometimes intended to be funny or tongue-in-cheek, but too often are instead condescending and offensive. Before one of the grumps dismisses this feedback as “political correctness”, its really just a matter of being respectful to...

Seems like a heavy mix of apples and oranges. Help us out with what is the message here? Don’t be married and run a twin screw boat? Married people don’t use spring lines? Singles are good? Sorry but I’m not following. If the message is not to yell at your wife, I agree that’s good advice.

Try Soundown https://soundown.com/noise-control-products-all/ They will have something that will work.

We have an Intellian I6. The farthest north we have been with the boat is Juneau, and it works that far, sort of. We have Dish network for the US, but Dish is US only and quits shortly after we cross the southern border of Canada on the way north. Canadian Bell works in Canada but requires a...