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I am not a sailboat racing fan by any means. But, I caught about 5 minutes of the race yesterday. Personally, it's not for me. I feel their focus on technology has trumped the grace, elegance, and beauty of monohull, fabric-sail 'yachts'. I watched the America's Cup races back in the '80s...

I read an article in some magazine recently where the captain (of a 50-ish foot trawler) kept a compass and a GPS near his bedside. The purpose being that when at anchor, and when he turned in for the night, he set an alarm on the GPS to go off when the boat moved a certain distance from his...

I just did a quick 'tour' of the 4208's features on Garmin's website, and it's exacly what I want (oops, I meant to say "need":angel:) . Thanks for the info.

I do like the 7000 series. However, I am limited as to available helm space. My helm sits on the starboard side of the centered companionway entrance, and I only have about 22" (width) of space in which to house my switches, gauges, and shift/throttle levers (see below for an example photo -...

I have the Garmin 521s chartplotter with a transducer hooked up, which came with the boat when I bought it. And, while I am happy with the unit's functions/capabilities, I am not happy with the 5" display size. Split-screens are pointless as you can't really see much detail, and when in...

These were, by far, my most important requirements when I bought my Chris Craft. I knew I could fix and/or clean up any electrical/plumbing and cosmetic issues. But, if there's any chance the boat doesn't float (or could sink - think rusted/corroded through-hulls) or run well, it would have...

Wow! And I thought I was getting a good deal at $99/foot (as a new member at the yacht club) for the season (April through October) - next year it's ~$150/foot.

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Another consideration for propane versus electric is that propane (gas) is on/off (i.e. immediate heat or no heat). With electric, you have a warm-up/cool-down period, however short/long depending on setting. So, if you keep your meat on the grill to let it rest for a while (you do let the...

Thanks Andy. I've spent quite a bit of time in Edinburgh (and the Highlands) on business during the last decade. My current job position no longer requires me to travel. But I do miss Scotland. It's truly God's country. Slàinte mhath!

An excellent letter. I suggest that you submit that to Passagemaker or another boating magazine. With just a little editing, your words would impart some amount of wisdom about the situation to the cruising community at large. In addition to the marine industry, boat owners should know about...

I wonder why she didn't anchor out and take the 'dingy' (probably a 40-footer) to shore. Must have had a good need to be tied up dockside.

Yes. I understand this experiment wasn't a college prank. I am just worried about the copy-cat syndrome, where other 'unscrupulous' types (i.e. hackers) may learn about this and try to do it themselves. I wonder to what extent experiments like this should be kept confidential or 'low key'...

Just the sort of things we should be teaching college kids......'let see if we can screw up an $80MM yacht's safety system' (I equate navigational ability with safety). What if they tried to do this in a busy shipping channel? Reminds me of the movie 'War Games' from the '80s (w/ Matthew...

This thread has been a very interesting read. I am very familiar with what the COLREGs say on this matter, but I find it interesting that the 'locals' in my home port seem to have this unwritten 'rule of the road' as it concerns passing particularly head-on. My boat is docked about 2 miles up a...

Conversely, my single 125gallon aluminum tank is in a most obvious place: right across/below the opening to the rear (lazarette) hatch in the cockpit. It blocks the 36"x36" opening so much that I can only reach an arm into the rear hatch (where the house battery bank resides). It makes...

Hi folks, I just joined the forum and wanted to briefly introduce myself. My name is Brian and I am from the Northeast (New England) coast. I have for many years been interested in 'extended-range' cruising, and particularly the mechanical/electrical/plumbing systems on larger vessels, and...