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We have both fresh and salt up there. Depending on our fresh water supply and means to refill we use fresh when we can or switch to salt if supply is tight. Good to have the option. Keep in mind if you are in a cold climate you will need to blow the line clean in winter as it’s usually very...

The enclosure you see on my boat was about $15K ten years ago done by the PO. It was made by Breezy in Seattle, very good quality, probably the best I've seen. My guess now is just a bit south of $20K for the whole thing. Font three panels are Rainier bonded which are 0.080" on the sides and...

Where do yo plan to operate this boat? Can you share your boating experience to date? This info might help members to give you better info.

I recall reading a post somewhere about a similar issue with a 555. Turns out the fuel delivery on a 555 is not typical like a 6BT and there is a situation where it's possible for an injector to fail open with the rack in a certain position and if you have a gravity fed tank it can fill the...

My experience with these sorts of flat squashing crimpers has not been good. These crimps are best done by holding the actual outside radius of the crimp consistent and displacing a center portion opposing it (dimpling). Depending on the wire diameter, the dimple will be displaced fully to...

I like the new look, but noticed that everyone's boat type is now no longer shown under the Avatar. Is that under some sort of setting? Or are we trying not to shame one another on how big our boats are?

Welcome! Please post some pics when you can.

Can't help with the map issue, but maybe look at downloading the Navionics app and see if that shows the lake. Regarding the fid, I think most of use by pre-spliced lines these days. My fid days are long over.

Some extra details might help with this group: # of hours on the mains, (pics as well) any recent major maintenance? Generator size/hours? Tankage? Electronics? Cool boat, looks like a mix of a Helmsman and an Albin.

For years I used the premade Anchor heat shrink terminals but often had the issue of piercing the sleeve when crimping, so it seemed to me this compromised the value of the heat shrink protection. I've switched to buying high-quality bare crimps and run heat shrink over the crimp and down the...

Our exhaust is out the side at 45 degrees and I can attest to the lack of soot on the transom. Hard to tell about the sound since I don't have a way to compare it on this boat, but it makes sense it would be better to blow the noise maker out at that angle vs, straight back.

I had a C80 on my last boat, it was perfectly adequate for general use. As other said, look for an old chart, you may find it difficult to get a new one from Navionics which is compatible. After a while I added a newer Garmin unit (mainly because I wanted a newer sounder) and kept the C80 for...

Tragic situation, but one bright note: The ship was able to warn police of the situation and the police were quick to close the bridge off. I would not have figured that would have been able to be pulled off in time so kudos to the ship's communications and LEO in shutting it down or quite a...

Peter, CA requires a boat "purchased for use outside the state" to be kept out of CA for a period of 1 year. My understanding is Gov Arnold is responsible for that one. Coral Marina did a good business as the 90 day yacht club during those days, and I had a few friends do that route. Our...

It's interesting that the cost for diesel in Mx is so high, even higher than SoCal, and that's saying something. There used to be a time when we would head south of the border to get diesel and some were running bigger auxiliary tanks in the bed of their trucks to hold an additional 40 gallons...

If you are looking to not have the bolts penetrate the hull, go with a thicker G10 plate material and counterbore from the backside and epoxy in 316 stainless inserts made by Seachoice. Apply PVA or heavy grease on the threads of a bolt when installing to prevent epoxy getting into the threads...

Looks amazingly good for 48 year old engines. My Cummins 6BTA's smoke that much when cold, and they aren't 2-strokes!

It's going to be very difficult to repair that such that you can't see a mark. What about asking Helmsman for a pre-finished panel large enough to either splice it in cleanly with a vertical molding just to the right, or replace the piece completely. Since it's such a new boat I would think...

This seems like a lot of work for a backup option. It might be easier to replace the hydraulic windlass with an electric one if you are that concerned with a potential failure. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of hydraulics, my entire boat is power with them, but what if your failure is...

Very cool boat, thanks for sharing.

IDK, even at $65K, if you still plan to get the boat I would still rather ship it rather than have brought west on it's own bottom. I wonder what all the reasons are for the massive increase in shipping a boat are? Fuel costs are a bit higher now, but not hugely so. I expect the cost to go...

Like many here, I've followed all Ted's posts and admired his journey and appreciated all his knowledge passed on. Someone is going to get a great boat. If it were two years from now, when the wife and I are planning on swapping coasts and doing the loop, this boat would be on the top of the...

These shipping costs have gone crazy. He paid $13K three years ago to ship a 34' Carolina Classic, which in retrospect was a steal. That's a very different boat from a 47 foot cat but still. I could see $30-35K based on his, but not $60-80K!

Did you try Cross Chartering? WWW.crosschartering.com They brought a friend's boat from Ft Lauderdale to Ensenada a couple years ago and with the exception of a few rust spots on the deck which were resolved it was a good experience. I was about to ship my boat from the PNW to SD using...

There's this delivery guy called Rick McCormick who's looking for delivery work. ;) Honestly, I would shop around for shipping quotes and go that way. The wear and tear as well as risk wouldn't be worth the difference IMO.