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Mike, maybe you could pick up some crew from a local senior center.* You might even find one that knows how to crew and is a good BSer too.
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Budd, thanks for the info. I will have crew from time to time as I have a son and a couple of nephews that are big time boaters ( all out of work also), and probably more guests than I care for. I will be soloing most of the time however. By choice. Actually looking forward to it. It would be interesting to do a survey of the members to see how much of their time cruising is solo.
*We have sized boats by saying, drinks for 6, dinner for 4 and sleeps 2 real comfortably.
Larry/Lena
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Santiago, Colima, MX
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"It would be interesting to do a survey of the members to see how much of their time cruising is solo."
Not quite SOLO!
The key here is a really good auto pilot , so in some areas you can leave the wheel .
If you travel in open sea areas a set of "Murphy Gauges" will monitor and or secure the engine if necessary.
Even with a set of eyeballs at the helm , most would have no idea what the engine instruments are indicating. Murphy knows!
Not quite SOLO!
The key here is a really good auto pilot , so in some areas you can leave the wheel .
If you travel in open sea areas a set of "Murphy Gauges" will monitor and or secure the engine if necessary.
Even with a set of eyeballs at the helm , most would have no idea what the engine instruments are indicating. Murphy knows!
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http://www.fwmurphy.com/company_info/
Will take you to their site. They offer the usual monitoring guages but also some active level guages for oil and coolant that have alarm circuit provisions that can be very usefull.
No I don't have any.
Will take you to their site. They offer the usual monitoring guages but also some active level guages for oil and coolant that have alarm circuit provisions that can be very usefull.
No I don't have any.
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"have alarm circuit provisions that can be very useful."
Indeed by installing a securing system (just a box and pull cable ) you can decide just if an alarm bell will rung or the engine stopped. Great for folks that haven't developed a good scan technique.
The system uses a dedicated battery , so even with a total electrical failure , the mechanical gauges and system will operate.
Indeed by installing a securing system (just a box and pull cable ) you can decide just if an alarm bell will rung or the engine stopped. Great for folks that haven't developed a good scan technique.
The system uses a dedicated battery , so even with a total electrical failure , the mechanical gauges and system will operate.
