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    Best anchor for New England waters?

    I would recommend a rocna, traditional style, with at least 100 feet of chain, and upsize the anchor one size over what is recommended for your boat size on the website.
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    Stuck in Annapolis ...

    Annapolis moorings Moorings in the Annapolis harbor are $35/nt or $210/ wk. The water taxi to the dock is $4/person each way. Right in the middle of all the excitement!
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    Mystery Fitting. Need help Identifying it.

    Mystery fitting Looks like a connection for an air compressor. Maybe to blow out the water system to winterize. Can you trace the line?
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    Fathom 40 trawler, 2008, For Sale for $399k

    Thanks! There are more pictures and links to 2 youtube videos at: https://www.boats.com/power-boats/2008-fathom-yachts-40-7682276/ https://youtu.be/HadNZb9BuDc Fathom 40 trawler “Sea Venture” belowdecks: https://youtu.be/pR-tR2bePsE
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    Fathom 40 trawler, 2008, For Sale for $399k

    2008 FATHOM 40 trawler, “SEA VENTURE” Asking $399,000 Located in Shady Side, MD (10 mi south of Annapolis) FSBO, contact Bob Altin Fathom 40 trawlers were designed by the well respected naval architect Greg Marshall, and built in the Pacific northwest (they are currently being built in Canada...
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    Trawler wanna-be: What are fuel burn rates

    Fuel Burn cruising Our Fathom 40 trawler weighs 30000 pounds and has a single Cummins 500 hp QSB engine. We burn 3 gallons per hour at 7 knots, about 1.5 gallons per hour at 5 knots.
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    Raymarine E120 chartplotter AIS issue

    I just figured out the problem. There’s an additional set of settings! MENU/AIS LAYER SETUP/DISPLAYED TARGET TYPES/, and I then changed DANGEROUS to ALL.
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    Raymarine E120 chartplotter AIS issue

    Raymarine E120 has correct AIS list, but doesn’t display ship markers on chart. Presentation/Chart layers/Chart layers are set to “AIS objects:ON”. Raymarine. AIS list agrees with that on MarineTraffic.com. Our boat doesn’t currently show on that site, but has intermittently in the past, and...
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    Cruising Guides

    What’s your favorite cruising guide for Maine to Florida? Maptech Embassy, Waterway Guide, or others?
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    Irritating fan motor resonance!! Help.

    Quiet fans I’ve found that larger fans, 10-12”, with at least 2 speeds, are much quieter. Most can either sit on a flat surface or u can hang them. The O2 cool fans are quiet, cheap, and most run on 12v, batteries, or 110v if you have an inverter or generator. For example...
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    Backup camera

    I am looking for a trawler backup camera, wireless and with a battery operated camera. I have no obvious source of 12v where the camera is to be located. Most I’ve seen have a 12v cig lighter style power for the viewing screen, which is ok. I do not need internet access. Cameras to go with my...
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    Nav apps for iphone

    What is the best free or low cost nav app for an iphone?
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    Engine winterizing

    How do you tell which RV/MARINE nontoxic propylene glycol antifreezes are suitable to winterize the raw water circuit of diesel engines? Also, is there an easy way to put the antifreeze in at the water strainer ... removing the hoses is always suvh a struggle!
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    Boat Search 101

    Thank you! Sounds like a great boat! Bob
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    Boat Search 101

    North Pacific 42-43 trawler Hi, I am searching for the good and bad on the North Pacific 42-43’ trawlers. Also, if you have one with a single Cummins, please mention mpg or gph at various speeds/rpms, and your hp. Thanks, Bob
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    Chesapeake Bay North - SPIDERS!

    I had a boat in Georgetown, Maryland , on the Sassafrass river,from 1989 until 1991, and the spiders were not bad. I returned there with another boat in 2013, and the place was infested! It was bad enough that we moved the boat away. We currently have our boat in a Marina just south of...
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