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There are just too many of them there. Spoken like someone who's never been there. Gotta get out more, beautiful state, abundant forests and fishing, friendly people, what's not to like?

Okay! This has been informative. I think the system was installed piecemeal over some unknown period of time. So, yes the generational issue is one factor. I think what I'll do is use it as-is to get the boat from where it is to my homeport of Rockland, ME. I have an old friend there who writes...

It has Standard Horizon chart plotter, Raymarine Radar, Garmin depth sounder, and SI-TEX auto helm displays.

I'm looking at a 40 foot Marine Trader that has a complete set of electronic displays on the flybridge; Radar, GPS, Depth sounder, Auto helm, and Stern thruster joy stick... It has none of this at the lower helm but a remote for the Stern thruster and a control for the auto helm. If I put a new...

Sure they're "hauled for the winter" but in many cases they sit in a boat yard piling up storage fees. If you're lucky enough to have a friend to take it, or one of the kids at the yard; lucky you. I can think of over a dozen sailboats at the yard I use in midcoast Maine that have been in the...

Extend Anchor Rode Isn't the Sheet Bend designed for this purpose? It's what I was taught to use for this. Because of the greater contact area between the two lines it's less prone to failure, no?

Generally, insurance companies require a claimant to relieve the insured of any additional liability before they finalize a settlement. So to get, say $100,000, they have to let you off the hook for what they think is the balance of the damage.

Thanks for all the thoughtful responses. I'll keep reading this forum and let you know when I make my decision and buy a trawler.

Hey, I'n an old Sailor planning to switch to a midsize (36 - 40 foot) trawler. A friend out in Seattle had a Tollycraft 36 with twin 120 Volvos and told me that in strong currents and tides, he felt a little underpowered. Would a 36 with 1 - 120hp Lehman be a little underpowered in heavy...