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    Divorcing the Wife and looking to marry a Trawler.

    I've been looking for a Grand Banks Euro now for two years. If you find one in well maintained shape you will love it. I'm looking for a unmolested twin lots have had big HP engine's stuffed in, I want a slow steady ride.
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    Any trashy Trawlers out there?

    That is just sad
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    Unique bow thruster install.

    4000.00
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    Unique bow thruster install.

    bow thruster https://shop-us.sideshift.com/collections/monohull-bow-stern-thruster-products/products/ss230-bow-thruster
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    Tipping a delivery Captain

    PB as a delivery Capt do you know any who could move a V from Curaco to Aruba? We bought a boat had a plan and they changed the rules again.
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    Is Anyone Cruising Right Now?

    Putting our boat in Cathlamet Sunday to crude the Columbia River
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    Oil in the Bilge

    Makes me claustrophobic just looking at the pics. Nice job! Think wife would have to call firedept to get my old self out of there.
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    Curmudgeon ????? - Being prepared before leaving the dock

    Been out of boating for 12 years just got back to it. We went through the boat made sure all plates cups bowels etc. We're plastic we keep everything tight because we trailer as well!
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    When things go to fast

    Listen ing to what you say. Keep your current boat make pAyments and extra expenses to a savings account. Go out and sail the bigger boat with the owner and get a feel for it. Put in for the 50 foot covered space. But the boat when they award you the space. You will almost have the cash at that...
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    When things go to fast

    600 GAL that alone would hurt my budget. Been looking at bigger better boats as well. I heino and Cummings are easier on fuel but again another post.
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    3 day test run in the PNW

    Way cool where are those on sale! Oh found one right next too stop being a sheep tee and a Did you drink the Koolaide tee
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    3 day test run in the PNW

    Nice Just redid my windows and my main hatch one more window and hatch to go. We put off till August to do SanJuans hoping Canada opens by then.
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    Puget Sound NDZ Survey

    Survey Took it but they won,y like it. As a diver I know the City's are dumping thousands of gallons of raw Sewage a year in Washington. They were suppose to have separated water drainage and Dewar over 30 years ago.
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    30' Californian Trawler

    30 Californian Do you have a list of details? Year would be a good start. I,m in Washington Olympia is my home port. Do you think she could make that sail?
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    Canada to U.S. boarder crossings

    Yes we decided we will stay in Lower Sound and explore the Washington waters this year fish where I can
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    Ocean Alexander For Sale

    Ouch You did a wonderful job on the refit. Wish I could afford her but she should sell well! Sorry you have to let her go but our bodies betray us as we age! May God keep you health and help you sell the boat to the right owner!
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    Medium Range cruising

    That,s my wife's dream boat they did vids of the new 65 cruising up to Alaska and my wife went nuts. Bit out of my retirement budget
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    Canada to U.S. boarder crossings

    Canada border Was told June 21st maybe
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    Marina pinball

    Just did my first senatorial with my new to me boat. Wind and current drive me crazy. Think I did 6 passes to get it done ended up using a front spring line and reverse to get it done. Not pretty but it worked.
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    Puget Sound Moorage

    Hmm sounds like you get there as fast as I can drive from Chehalis!
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    Puget Sound Moorage

    Where to Moor?? I bought an express cruiser because I knew we would go to San Juan's and I love the lower sound as well. But I can glug fuel at 20 knots. Burning 6.7 GPH I'm on a wait list for a 32 or 38 foot slip at Swain town so. Open slip father north might be your ticket. I have a trailer...
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    3 day test run in the PNW

    ACK so far I have been able to enter most store sans no mask with little to no push back. When I get push back I go elsewhere. Sounds like some phone calls and chatting ahead of my tour in Puget sound next weekend. The mask thing has gone to far. If ya wanna wear it fine but don,t try and force...
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    "Hurricane-proof" marinas between Tampa and JAX?

    We don't have Hurricanes as such up here in PNW but we get some very severe wind storms with hurricane force winds. What are the guidlenes you use when you select a Marina?
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    Inverter problems

    WOW tons of good info in this exchange. Especially for this old dude looking at a secondary battery bank and a inverter system.
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    Anchor snubber question

    Looks like a typical dive day in Puget Sound. From my 20 foot to my 35 foot boats never ran snubbed or bridled . was running a 30 lb navy. used to drop on the flat and let current carry me over deep water held through tide changes and all in passes etc. think it makes a huge difference on boat...
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