Hi All! As with all journeys one needs to be ever flexible and constructively adaptable to the ever changing weather, winds, tides opportunities and circumstances you meet along the way. It seems that our plans have changed as far as getting back up north to New Hampshire in June as previously antic...

If I may suggest, The teeter-totter method is a common approach…. It is a process I’ve used to raise up our Mac26X to service it for hull cleaning/painting and keel servicing/maintenance. One possible process you could consider would be: - Have the trailer on firm level stable surface - Chock the al...

Hi Russ I totally get it with the calming effect of sailing over motoring. I really do! If we weren’t into the exploring and wildlife watching and only on open water then we’d be having the mast and sails up too 8) 8) The way the originally designed lowered mast is both a literal headache for me (as...

Just a couple of locals courting and serenading in the local town pond….
https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local ... 18202.html

The smaller one in the foreground is about 7-8 ft
The bigger one in the back is over 9-10 ft

Hi Dustoff! Nice analysis! Thanks! It’s the reason most power boats went to chopper gun spray hull construction decades ago. Simplified construction with lower labor cost as lower skilled personnel could be utilized. Today the process is to spend on front end automation tooling like robotics to do t...

Hi Kmclemore! Very interesting charts! Thank you for sharing them! I was seeing something similar not long ago with regard to new vs used cars and original owner retention longevity. There was also some information on the type of vehicle category such as sedan, minivans, full size vans, sports cars,...

I think it has more to do with boats that are not maintained rather than just age.
A poorly maintained vessel in a crowed marina is a hazard to itself as well as to the other vessels in the marina regardless of age.

Whoa! Fully understand the not wanting to get the side of your head near rotating objects! :o :? :wink: :| Personally I use a probe such as a long shank screwdriver or better yet one of these thingys from Harbor Freight or an automotive tool supplier https://i.postimg.cc/HJ6TqkyD/IMG-5552.jpg It all...

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Apparently there is prize money being offered for ideas on how to control invasive species like zebra mussels

Hi All! Thank you to those who convinced me not to sell off our old 99k mile 2006 Honda Accord! Yes it is a good running vehicle and it’s hopefully got another 100k mikes yet to go. My older daughter is finishing up her Master and starts an accelerated 1 year PreMed program up in Raleigh NC at he be...

Hi FittsFly!

You’re really moving along!
Looks very nice!
I’m gonna be envious of your hot onboard shower as I’m using a hand pump sprayer in the cockpit fighting off the gnats and no-see-ums!

Best Regards
Over Easy

Ohohhhhh! :o :cry: :| :( Were you able to get whatever it is off yet? There’s gonna be a weeee bit o imbalance ……. Sorry to see/hear about the SNAFU…. Stuff happens and truth is we all have had similar experiences at one point or another. (Doesn’t mean any of us like them but all one can do is roll ...

Hi All! Just for fun I’d like to keep track of our local fuel prices for a bit to see how they change using the Waterways Guide as a reference Diesel and gas are effectively even at the moment at $6.30/gallon https://i.postimg.cc/nsHDWwzt/IMG-5551.jpg The increase in fuel costs, slip fees and other ...

Hi All! For what it’s worth: I was doing a bit of research and I found a good summary on the Hull truth site by a guy named Tom Clark back in 2014 Teleflex offers essentailly four different rotary mechanical steering systems. Safe-T, 3 turns lock-to-lock Safe-T-II, 3 turns lock-to-lock, plus a no fe...

Heck! With gas prices climbing higher and faster than homesick angels this year it won’t be long before our MacGregors are gonna be hot :D :D worldwide commodities! Those trawlers are smart guys! Especially with the way things have been going. Smart guys! There already are folks mounting sails on bu...