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Anybody know of a dual zone portable cooler that is weather proof? The only place we have to put one is in the cockpit of our KhaShing 40 sedan and while it is under a hardtop it does get wet underneath if it's raining hard. We bought a Bodega 53qt one that worked really well but the LCD control...

My husband just had a cardiac arrest on the boat. Fortunately we were on the dock and were able to call 911 and get him to the ER where they installed a pacemaker. You're absolutely correct - do it now because we only have this moment. Not tomorrow, not next week, not next year. So glad your...

We lived aboard a Tartan 42 sailboat for almost 6 years and just recently made the switch to a trawler. Our plans were similar to yours, to do the East Coast and Bahamas, but recently changed due to family circumstances. We're now going to leave NC the end of the month and do the upper half of...

Before you buy the boat, go watch this episode of Searching for C-Shels: https://youtu.be/gtAhRzO0WGs

Thank you all for your thoughtful responses!

Oh knowledgeable hive...talk to me about being in the aft cockpit while underway and whether there's a significant danger of CO poisoning due to the low pressure area. Also, can you have the aft sliding doors open when underway if the exhaust ports are in the rear under the swim platform? Do all...

So sorry to hear this. There are so many heartbreaking stories from this storm. Everyone's right, you are alive, but it doesn't make it hurt any less.

Agree on the wait and see, but we don't have a lot of time because we would have to get here before hurricane season 2023 and we want to enjoy the trip not rush it. Plus, we're doing it on a planned six month leave of absence from my DH's work. The slip thing isn't an issue as we anchor almost...

I searched the posts but didn't see anything that I was specifically looking for. We currently have our boat in New Bern, NC with plans to leave mid December to bring her around Florida (with a side trip to the Bahamas) and up the river system to where we live in St. Louis. Now with the...

It’s definitely not a Perko. I’ve looked at the Perko, and ours has a similar backing plate fiberglassed onto the hull, but ours isn’t through bolted to the hull. It’s just sealed and the nut screwed down on the backing plate then the ball valve is screwed on. The difference is that the nut has...

We never could find the right rollers for our Kha Shing Sedan and ended up with this kit that seems to be working well: https://slide-ezzz.com/

The thru-hull on our Stb engine froze up this past visit to the boat and after trying pretty much everything to get it free we decided to replace it. The problem is that it's a very old (probably 1989 original) thru hull and ball valve that I don't see available anywhere. Most of the newer...

Good points all. Thanks much for the responses.

I'm working on a very detailed hurricane plan for insurance. I've found the more detailed you provide, the more likely they are to be happy. I'm modifying our old hurricane plan from our sailboat, and this is our first hurricane season with a trawler so I'd like some input. 1. Would you...

Two ideas have recently come up on another forum I’m in. One is to use several of the sturdier pool noodles bent in a U and secured to the seats, the other is to use the large inflatable exercise balls on top of he seats under the cover. We are currently using one under our cover on the hard and...

We have been using these for over ten years, six of them actively cruising. They’re the best because they have the removable bins. Makes it much easier to get them out and they don’t creep under the dividers. We have twenty of them in all three of the sizes they offer. The bigger ones store...

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I guess it all depends on how you look at it. Other than the cancer response (Sending healing vibes your way for sure), I hear positive responses from a lot of people who were able to realize their dreams for a lot of years. We had six years of full time cruising on our sailboat before selling...

I absolutely love the look of trawlers without the flybridge - what my husband and I affectionately call "The Shower Cap." But you're right about the guest congregation. We have a sedan model and you can't sit in the cockpit underway because the low pressure area sucks the exhaust into it and...

Art this is one of the things that concerns me about our cruising future. Having cruised full time on a sailboat for six years we don’t want to feel that we would be excluded from that community because we moved to power. I hope we find we’re still accepted.

I think the friendships form fast and hard because we’re all in the same boat (pun intended) so you don’t have to go through all the small talk you normally have to when establishing friends. Everyone gets it already. And yes you’re completely right about the interdependence.

Is there anyone here who routinely goes north on the Tenn/Tom and Mississippi? We want to be able to spend the winters in FL and the summers in St. Louis and were wondering how long it would take to make the trip North and whether or not it's a realistic possibility.

Same here! Here’s a photo of my pre-sailing day’s ride. It was the most awesome piece of machinery I’ve ever handled although my husband swears his GSXR1000 was better LOL. It was without a doubt the hardest to let go of the things we sold to move into the boat, but we’d had a good run without...

Holy Cow. Sending positive vibes your way and best wishes for a healing time for your souls.

**** solved **** So I have located the brackets. Evidently the rollers were removed and this Slide-Ezzz kit was installed. We've ordered a replacement kit which should do the trick. Thanks all for the advice and help. https://slide-ezzz.com/