Recent content by Beaverlake

20KG/44LB galvanized original Bruce anchor. Anchor is in excellent condition and is very popular in the PacNW. Appropriate for boats in the 40-47 foot range. This anchor was "retired" from a Bayliner 4788 in 2017 and was hardly ever used by prior owners (note that most of the original paper...

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2.5 year old pair of Eartech headsets for sale including extra set of batteries. New on Amazon $385/pair plus $44 for the two batteries - total $430. Offered at $280 for the setup. Will deliver in Seattle area. Cash only. PM for other details.

Knot Home is now listed in Seattle and moored on Lake Union. 48/54' x 18' slip available at Skyline in Anacortes. Not only does this mean no slip anxiety, it's also only 15 miles from Friday Harbor and $300/month less than Cap Sante!

We have, in fact, decided to list with Ocean Trawler Yachts in Seattle so no longer for sale by owner (probably the shortest duration ever).

Knot Home is now for sale and not yet listed with a broker in Seattle/Anacortes WA. Over the weekend I will post extensive details and photos in this for sale section. I have and will continue to be an "open book" about Knot Home to any prospective buyer - you'll know exactly what you are...

Wow! What a lot of input. When I started the thread I probably should have chosen something other than “versus/vs” in the heading. That implies better or worse and that’s not what I was trying to determine. Neither was I looking for “thrusters vs no thruster” debates and/or judgement calls...

Dometic. All heavy duty plastic and SS exterior for marine use. We have the insulated cover. Used it on our 44 Tolly “mounted” on the aft/sun deck. Now in our salon as an “end tables in our 4788. On the Tolly we set it up as a fridge/freezer. On the Bayliner it’s set up as a freezer. AC or...

Being somewhat COVID-restricted I’ve been doing some daydreaming on You Tube. It seems like almost all new boat designs over 50 feet incorporate a huge hydraulic swim platform for dinghies, watercraft, beach clubs, etc. whilst hardly a trawler subject, quite a few highlight their “trawler...

Interesting question in light of all the new style 55-70 footers with a lot of free standing furniture including dining tables and chairs. Yes, they all have some sort of stabilization, but still . . . And for those of us cruising “inside” in the PacNW boat wakes are often the big culprit in...

Yes Don (bacchus) it has been interesting. I guess I could have answered my own question before posting (“it all depends”) but I guess I was (over)thinking economics - as in bang for the bucks. Retrofitting a conventional bow thruster is pretty spendy, less so for a stern thruster. No tubes...

Although I don’t know about accepting sponsorship, but Cruising Sea Venture and MV Freedom are both interesting to me. Jim and Rosie (SV) and Elizabeth and Shawn (Freedom) are genuine and their videos are both entertaining and informative. Both take time for Q and A at the end of each video and...

We spent a few nights in Port Madison WA in August. This boat is anchored way back in the bay. On the outside it looks worse than the photos, but I was surprised at the interior shots. Could be a rotten-wall nightmare or could be a diamond in the (real) rough. I wonder how a prospective...

So let’s see.... 1. Proper installation including proper hose sizing and routing; 2. Proper usage including what goes into the bowl; and, 3. Periodic maintenance. So that’s the secret of success for which type of sanitation system? Gee, I can’t seem to tell the difference....

A Greenline 39 or 40 for $300k? Hmmm. Also, which of the three marinas allows liveaboards? I know Shilshole does (long waiting list) but what about the other two? Going beyond the three Marinas you mention are otheRt that do allow overhangs. Bremerton has direct ferry service to down town...