Recent content by pelicanme

Autopilot option I purchased and installed an Onwa K866 on my 42' trawler. It is old school, has minimal support, but is cheap (Chinese). I've been using it for a couple of months, after a self - schooled learning curve, and it's working well. If I were doing it again, I would probably pay the...

French canals We have owned a 10 meter boat and cruised in France for 2-3 months each year for 6 years. It is a wonderful, economical way to see the country. Our other interests (a blue water trawler and a mountain cabin) are making scheduling more difficult, and we plan to sell our French boat...

I have 12 6V golf cart batteries for house bank. I use a 1 gallon pump-up garden sprayer with the spray tip removed. Using a small flashlight, I can fill them all in a few minutes with no spillage, using the wand shut off.

Some advice from a slow learner I purchased a steel trawler from a deceased friend's estate. It was a beautiful 42' Vripack designed ship, with typical problems of steel neglect. I knew it had issues of rust and leaking decks, and I thoroughly checked the boat in all VISIBLE areas. The interior...