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Check out Bohicket Marina. About 20 road miles from Charleston. Right where Kiawah Island and Seabrook island meet. There are restaurants and a Publix at Fresh Fields, which is within walking distance. Also a nice Mariott. Stayed there about a year, and loved it. Could be difficult to get...

Hello - About three years ago, while docked at Stock Island, outside of Key West, I saw a mid-1960's Hatteras in the 50 foot range, that had been owned by the same family since new. I met the owner briefly, and unfortunately, I can't recall the name of the owner, nor the name of the boat, but...

Hello All, As many on the forum, I'm asking for advice. We have recently sold our trawler, having lived and traveled on board for seven years. We loved the lifestyle, but going forward, we want to travel by other means, to inland locations, and internationally. And selling our boat freed up...

I'd post a picture, but I'm not on the boat, and won't be for a few weeks.

Thanks, Charlie. But on my boat, the fiberglass covers the wood along the sides.

Hello, I have a 1991 GB 36 classic, with a hatch that slides open (forward) on stainless slides. It is a fiberglass shell. Recently, what looks like a piece of wood has come loose from underneath the shell, on the forward lip. The wood keeps the hatch from sliding more than an inch or two...

Hello, Sorry about the deletion thing. I don't post often, and I must be mis-reading the deletion instructions. When I first encountered the "black" stain, I wiped it off with my hand, and rinsed my hand in the water. When it re-occurred, I used a paper towel, and looked at the what had come...

Please disregard this post. I figured it out. I can't seem to find out how to delete the post. Hello, Our '91 Grand Banks classic has three A/C units. The seawater pump feeds a common manifold, and there are three thru hulls for the discharge. The seawater discharges from all three...

Hi Dave, Will do. Let me get them weighed. And please provide me your phone number. Mike

Hello, I have accumulated a quantity of 105 PassageMaker magazines from roughly 1999 to 2007. Few skipped months. No duplicates, in excellent condition. Just asking for postage to get them to a new owner. Mike 615-804-9031 Franklin, Tennessee

Hello All, This will be a long one - I need opinions and advice as to a fuel problem. I have twin Lehman 135's, with Racors on each. Recently, I replaced my non-working Racor gauges with new, and changed filters. 50 hours or so later, my port Racor gauge began rapidly jumping from zero (around...

Thanks all - When its said that we could be missing a "leg" of 120, are you confirming my vague understanding that a 50 amp set up is split into two 120 circuits? Indeed I'm on shore power, not inverter. We're in the Bahamas and its been raining to the point that the notion of putting a volt...

Hello - Hours ago, we plugged up to 50 amp shore power, visiting a marina, and our voltage gauge shows 120, as normal. All of our AC plugs and devices work, except our air conditioners. I assume that the on/off switches have circuit breakers, and none of them have thrown. We started the...

Hello, As a relatively new trawler owner ('91 GB 36), I'm not sure what my fresh water pump cycle should be. I had some concern that it was cycling too frequently. There is a Jabsco 30573 accumulator, and I suspected it needed more air pressure. I have not addressed that, but I did install a...

Hello, We finally bought out first trawler. We have had some trawler training and have bare boat chartered a GB 36, similar to our new boat. We will be traveling from mid-Florida up to Charleston in the ICW soon. I have the Skipper Bob marina guide, anchorages guide, and an ICW facilities...

Hello, We are considering purchasing a trawler. We have attended a couple of Trawlerfests, etc, and are continuing to educate ourselves on the aspects of cruising. We plan to purchase a used boat in the $350K to $400K range, and have all but settled on Krogens, Selenes, Grand Banks and...

Hello, My wife and I are planning to become cruisers/liveaboards, and are considering which trawler-type boats best serve our needs. We have attended several events, walked quite a few marinas, and have now focused on a few boats that seem best for us. We often read that chartering the model...

Hi Dave, Thanks for the information. A used Selene is on our short list. But if I has the $$, the new Selene Europa would be tempting. What were you considering? My wife really likes the GB Europas, but I tend towards single engines, which are hard to find in the GB boats. Mike

Hello, We are ernest wannabees. We have chartered a couple of times, had some trawler training, etc. We intend to do mostly southeastern US cruising, mostly on the ICW, with a possible trip (or trips) to the Bahamas. I know that this will be a controversial question - but we need some opinions...

Hello All, We are considering a new boat. In today's trawler market, there are some manufacturers and models not shown at the dealer dock or the various boat shows because there is no inventory. My understanding is that there are arrangements where a dealer and/or manfacturer may compensate...

Hello All, We would be on the southern east coast, with a possible trek to the Bahamas. DIY does not concern me. Perhaps a more direct point would be to compare the KK 39 at $350K at ten years old to a new boat like a North Pacific at $400. Wizard

Hello All, Pardon what may be a controversial question. My wife and I are wannabees. We have looked at boats, attended a couple of Trawlerfest events, etc. Thinking ahead - as we will eventually sell the boat, we (and particularly my wife) want/need to consider resale. She is of the opinion...

Hello, Please contact me if you have 2010 PassageMaker issues that you would like to sell. Hopefully the entire year (8 issues?), but singles would be OK. Thank you, Wizard

Hello - We have been learning about trawlers, attending some events, etc. for the last year or so. Even took a training course. We plan to do the southeast coast ICW, and maybe the Bahamas. As an admitted "newbie", I admit to have been heavily influenced by Skipper Bob. He says that...

Hi Brooksie, Did you get my previous message? I want to buy the 2009 issues. Please let me know your address and the total with postage, and I'll send you a check. Thank you, Mike Wise 534 Ardmore Place Franklin, TN 37064 615-804-9031 (cell)