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We are land lubbers for the week, so up the refreshing beverage count!

Not a bad back yard ;) We are vacationing at Playa Largo this week.

Saw what appeared to be a krogen 44 heading N through Buttonwood Sound earlier today. Anyone from this site?

I would hope there is some sort of legality that could be applied against that marina along the lines of them preventing tenants from having ready access/use of their boat.

Obviously no lines are stopping it from going further into the slip; just the fenders. Its not been much of an issue, just a worry. Just the same, lease end will be a welcome time.

Not all slips are setup this way. But when we had a straight shot in, I didnt mind much. Midship and aft cleats (all the way into the slip). So stern lines to opposite corner cleats, and midship to stern cleats. Fenders or course.

Cant change slips w/o paying a change fee, which is BS since they added the dock behind me w/o notice, but theres nothing I can do about it other than leave the marina after the annual lease is up. I can dock it, its just a PITA compared to when we had a straight run into the slip. Regarding...

This one always cracks me up https://youtu.be/9qHdPhkSSNQ

Seen that many times. Impressive!

Thanks. I found out this spring that my marina put a new dock behind ours, and I've had a hell of a time getting into and out of the slip all year. Measured the fairway this weekend and its 1.75 boat length. And of course, the wind is always blowing in Texas. Even with the bow into the wind...

And to further specify, single screw no thrusters.

Let me rephrase; what is the narrowest fairway you would be comfortable navigating, as compared to your vessel's length?

In the marina setup with a fairway running vertically and slips to port and starboard perpendicular to the fairway, how wide (in relation to the slip length) should the fairway be to allow for proper maneuvering? Example, slips to both port and starboard are 35' long, and have floating concrete...

Thanks for the quick reply guys. Could an opposing current ever exceed your max hull speed, causing reverse progress? As an example, I've seen some videos of haulover and not sure an 8knot tank could overcome that current? So that would be a wait it out situation.

How does one hit an inlet or cross a bar in a big low speed trawler when the current is ripping? Wait for the the tide to settle, or just let the full displacement weight take the brunt of the waves and course correct as best you can? I presume the former, but figured I'd ask the pros. Thanks

If you have frozen bolts I suspect the core will be in there good and tight too. But yes, you can do as you stated, if you can do as you stated ;) Disclaimer; I never worked on that model, but the other Yanmars on which I have came apart that way.

Point taken, but on the flip side of that why pay more taxes than you have to? I'm not trying to live my boating life to micromanage tax costs, but I'm also willing to take advantage of any and all legal actions to reduce the up-front tax burden. Its like filing taxes; Some people go to H&R...

If i'm reading that right an owner would pay sales tax upon initial purchase, and then use/personal tax for each state in which he spends more than the state's allotted time? Sounds like a never ending tax burden if you want to visit the country via water.

I think this will require a maritime tax attorney and a cpa.

I'm not a lawbreaker, was just curious how they would find out. Never saw such a thing on Lake Erie. Also, I am formally renouncing my intent to do the great loop. Specifically, stopping in FL. ;)

Well, we hope to boat all over; Great loop then who knows where. So if buying a boat in one state saves taxes, why not take advantage of that? Regarding the FL tax, when does that kick in? If we are TX residents and our boat is registered in TX, is there a time period we have to be in FL before...

When purchasing a vessel with a price tag north of a few 100k, are there 'strategies' that can be used to avoid certain taxes? I presume that buying in a state with no sales tax is one way, but what happens when you go back to your home state and register the vessel? Surely you'll get hit...

Just wanted to say hello. I am an engineer and perpetual planner, and since my wife and I are planning on tackling The Great Loop when we retire (10 years out from trawler purchase), I wanted to start compiling info now. I know 10 years is a long ways off, but with kiddos, work and other...