Recent content by LongMistyDays

P.S. To those looking at that anchor and wondering 'what the heck' I have already replaced it with a beautiful 45# stainless Bruce-style claw anchor that sits nice and fair, the shank horizontal and laying flat on the 'bowspriti plank' (Would someone please correct me on that name too!!) Chris.

This 'Sampson post' was redone on my boat just before I bought it and oddly enough BruceK, that was one of my first concerns looking at it, movement. In checking it out further I note it is through-bolted to the foredeck and the upper attachment point also securely bolted to the aft end of the...

Thanks to those who replied. As far as getting to know my way around our new trawler, I better start doing so on this site! This should have been posted in the 'General Discussion' section; sorry for the oversight. I was having trouble figuring out how to generate a new topic thread and ended up...

Hi All, I am new to the forum and new to trawlers. Purchased a CHB Heritage 38 this fall after 30+ years on sailboats. I am getting to know my way around a bit, but still feel very green with both the handling aspect of the boat and all the different 'parts' on a trawler to which I am...

Thanks all, for the 'welcomes' and the info. I certainly hear those purporting 'one-brand' for electronics. I had all Raymarine on my sailboat other than a Garmin chartplotter (which I really like) and when I upgraded the Raymarine autohelm last year to the EV100, it would not interface with the...

Hello TF, Brand new to this forum and trawlers in general, although I've had my eye on them for some time, winnowing through my likes/dislikes, must-haves and wish lists. Not sure if this is the correct place to be asking about mechanical and steering gear, but our 'new' boat doesn't have an...

Thanks RTF. Looking forward to meeting the membership and doing a lot of learning, as I delve into what makes a trawler 'tick'. Appreciate the welcome nod. Chris.

Hi All, New to the forum and new to trawlers. Long time sailor who has finally moved over to the 'dark side' but here's the thing: I love it!!! Sailed for many many years, but age and mobility have had my wife and I 'talking trawler' for quite a while now. Then a boat that 'ticked all our...