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Is anyone following what SpaceX is doing to create a satellite based world wide high speed internet called StarLink? My understanding is it will go active in the second half of 2020 but it will probably be a few more years until all the satellites are launched for worldwide coverage. It should...

I use an iPad app called Shipfinder but have been frustrated in that I have never picked up a vessel south of Green Cove Springs on the St Johns. Assume that is due to the lack of AIS shore/base stations anywhere south of Green Cove. So, I have done a little internet sleuthing and found a...

Came across the following pic on YW and first impression was the boat must have sank or had soft plates from electrical currents. Anyways, my question concerns how the plates were repaired. Is this the correct way to repair plates on a steel hull?

The marker light in front of our house on the St Johns went out a few days ago. One of the neighbors noticed and called the USCG and reported the light on St Johns Marker 28 was out. He was asked what the coordinates of the marker are. Duh. Obviously, the neighbor was less than thrilled with...

Now that hurricanes Harvey and Irma have destroyed or sunk a significant number of boats, will these events have an impact on the resale price of trawlers? Economic theory suggests a reduction of supply of used trawlers will lead to higher used trawler prices but an alternative theory suggests...

Yesterday afternoon, an email was received from "BoatU.S. Government Affairs" with a subject of "Fix the Federal Ethanol Mandate - Add Your Voice Now". The email had a couple of buttons to click on titled "Fix the Ethanol Mandate" but when you click on the buttons, it takes you to a non BoatU.S...

Last night as I watch the local weather forecast, the West Palm Beach (WPB) channel we were watching had a radar scan of the Atlantic Ocean and even parts of West Africa. They were showing the tropics to identify tropical disturbances. On my iPad, I regularly use an app called MyRadar. It is a...

Encountered a couple of logs floating on glassy Lake Michigan yesterday. They were easy to spot thanks to sea gulls hitching rides.

Nice looking boat and buy it now for $175K. Owner allegedly invested $1M into it. Guess you don't get to survey it first. Almost sounds too good to be true but if you live around Chattanooga, you might want to take a look. Classic Hatteras Motor Yacht Galley Up 58MY | eBay

1987 Pilgrim 40, hull number 33, is listed on YW. Looks like a super nice boat, specially with the stainless glass window in the head. 1987 Pilgrim 40 Power Boat For Sale - www.yachtworld.com Never heard if Real Mountie sold his Pilgrim 40.

We spent a week last year in Durango CO and had a wonderful experience rafting on the Animas river. You have probably heard of it in the news the last few days. The EPA managed to spill toxic waste in it from a plugged up gold mine and now the river is mustard colored and poluted. Much is still...

Several TF posters from time to time have complained that their rudders are too small and too non responsive. Some have increased the size of the rudder but it sounds like a trial and error process or maybe just personal preference. I have found our rudder is not as responsive as I would like...

One of the handier apps on my iPad is called MyRadar. It picks up the NOAA radar feeds and overlays them on maps. Where the radars overlap the Canadian borders, there is a feed but for the most part, there is nothing to identify weather systems out of Canada. Searched the App Store for "Canadian...

I have the 2005 update version of Calder's boat bible. At the end of chapter 2, he has a section that deals with emerging technologies such as fuel cells, brushless DC motors and generators and then electric boats. Okay, here we are 10 years later and from what I can tell, none of these have...

I got a boat safety magazine or flyer from Boat U.S. called Seaworthy which has a short discussion of the COLREGS and a couple of cases. The first case was a large boat traveling 20 knots which struck and destroyed a smaller boat which was drift fishing killing 2 of the three people on the...

Been looking at a couple of 1980's boats on Yachtworld in the low 40 foot range. We has seen neither of them. One is a Californian 42' LRC and the other is a Hatteras MY. Both boats have twin Cat 3208's. The Hatteras has 4" more beam and 1" less draft but other than that, the boats seem very...

This morning, we took a quick jaunt down I-95 to Stuart to take a look at an Endeavour 44'. On the way down, there was an advertising sign that said "Used Cows for Sale". Sorry, no phone number was provided and we went zipping by too fast to grab a pic.

Below is a pic of the keel of an Endeavour Power Cat. Does this type of keel design provide immunity to crab pots, lines and nets?

Our boat has a separate charger and inverter. I suspect they are original equipment and about 30 years old. As far as I can tell they both work but I would like to update them to gain some of the functions modern chargers and inverters have. Are there any advantages to replacing both pieces of...

Anyone have experience with the Maretron N2K transducer? The datasheet states it comes with a blank plug to replace its sensor when the vessel will be docked for extended periods. This is supposed to reduce damage to the sensor and reduces fouling growth. Does this plug get installed from...

Apparently Garmin introduced their new 2015 product lines at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. The new 7600 series are real slick. What is really impressive is how they have added significant features like WiFi and SONAR and yet have cut down the weight significantly from the 7200 and...

Would anyone know where I could buy one of there buoy reminders (it flips around and says up river on the other side)?

After much deliberating and agonizing, we finally decided a 38-40' sailboat would be too much for us to handle at this point in our lives. Today, we have completed the purchase of a 38' Fu Hwa Double Cabin with a single screw which was advertised to be an "Always Great Lakes" boat. We have...