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      bowball replied to the thread Milton.
      Prayers and strongest best wishes for everyone in the path.
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      bowball replied to the thread For sale: 2024 Helmsman 38 Sedan.
      Beautiful!
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      bowball replied to the thread New member - boat shopping.
      Also think about whether you want covered storage, which will cross out the Nordhavn but then again there is no bright work and teak...
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      bowball replied to the thread Twin Diesels versus single.
      Bingo. I experienced exactly this a week ago when I had an engine starting to overheat - caught it quite early- and so I shut it down...
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      Just a week ago I had a newly changed impeller failure which fortunately I caught quite early. Where the shutdown occurred would have...
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      bowball replied to the thread Boater’s evolution.
      It was a serious question. I didn’t realize it was that common not to have railings etc. in that size. I was comparing it to a helmsman...
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      bowball replied to the thread Boater’s evolution.
      How do you get to the bow on that boat? To handle the anchor or snubber? And how do you handle mooring lines and fenders? Storage for...
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      bowball replied to the thread Boater’s evolution.
      Those are well made boats. From the founder of Safe Boats, which I’ve been on. A friend bought one too, but they are pricey. I had a...
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      bowball replied to the thread Maybe my AGMs are good enough?.
      Just an observation that may not apply here, but a freak problem I had on a prior battery system, from leaving the battery switch on...
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      Same with the Fleming (unless you are talking about the 78/85). Wonderful boats for coastal cruising - my preference over the...
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      I agree. There is oversize and then there is OVERSIZED! I think people just keep talking themselves up but 70kg? Then why not the...
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      Much depends on your resources you have available to you. I made a jump from limited experience to a large boat and it hasn’t been...
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      Owning a bigger boat definitely teaches one humility!
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      bowball replied to the thread Our Helmsman 43E.
      I would think if you are specifying lithium batteries you would want a larger genset to charge the batteries faster. In my case with a...
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      bowball replied to the thread Aging.
      Yes, APO is an important test, but genetic so can only change the inputs. 2% are E4/E4 (on gene from each parent) which is a 10x plus...
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