Recent content by Eli27

I know all catch alot of flack for this but it's just me being me. I love my Morse controls! Nice, cable operated with low maintenance. Pull the controls if you can't access from underneath. Do a quick survey of all connections and replace your cables every 10yrs. Or sooner. I work on cars...

I only read a few of the responses and they all seemed fairly negative to the idea. I would agree to them for the most part BUT,,,, Here is how I'm looking at it. You're not renting the boat to a hundred different people. You're looking for 1 maybe 2 leases. The idea here is to find the right...

Good afternoon all!! Happy New Year and hope all is well with everyone. So, another question as usual. Wondering if anyone has upgraded there steering. Or maybe I shouldn't say "upgraded" but rather just made a change,,, in total turns from lock to lock. My total turns is almost 5 complete...

Over a week has gone by and I still have mixed feelings. One minute I'm happy I handled the boat as I did. The next I'm mad because I didn't do the right thing. Although I will never knowingly try that again, I admit,,,,, it was fun. I found out my "buoys" app gives me wave height when I...

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Ya know, always diddling around rhode island, narragansett bay and providence river with the rear occasion of heading out block island I've realized my seamanship skills are sorely lacking(I believe). That said, I was happy with my ability to maneuver through the waves for over 2 hrs like a...

Yup!!! I knew when I was out there when the waves got as high as they did(I know they were around 10fters) I had no chance of returning. Honestly the worst day in my life in a boat. I've seen some big waves but those waves were very different! I never seen waves up close like that and can't...

I appreciate all the responses,,, interesting! I'm kinda happy with the results so far. I was hoping for an engine in decent condition,,, fingers crossed ?

Good morning. As some of you may know I have purchased a 1979 albin 36 recently. It's got the lehman sp120. I have put 25hrs on the engine and I had to throw 1quart of oil in it so far. From what I've read and have been told these engines normally have a light blueish smoke to them when they...

Thanks! It was a crazy ride to say the least. Those waves were crazy to say the least. Haven't run this boat much so wasn't too sure how she would handle. Knowing what I know now,, I wouldn't knowingly make that run again but I also feel 100% fine going through it if it happened. If I had...

Uuuuuuuhhhhhhhh yup! Exactly what you said about not leaving in the afternoon(and I did, 1pm). That was the wildest ride I've been in. Not sure what the waves were, don't know how to give an answer in feet. But if I had to guess I hit a couple of 8-10fters and they looked about 5-7 average. Not...

If it is rough, is that the area where it will be? How far out past the jetty before it starts to calm?

What makes me a bit confused is the tide at buzzards bay it's 1-2hrs different. I'm trying to figure out the best time to leave on a following current t which is an EBB tide in my case but I don't want to deal with 2 much current. First time transiting the canal in a boat new ro me. 79 albin...

Hello all. Hope all is well with everyone. Quick question to the cape canal experienced captains. I'm leaving Sandwich Marina tomorrow and would like to know best time to leave. From sandwich to buzzards bay. Seems calm enough tomorrow. Is there a certain time to leave? The tides are completely...

The main reason for asking the question was to see if people who had the 3 blade and switches to the 4 blade would say there was a difference in handling characteristics especially when docking. I'm a single with no BT. That said I admit I'm not a boater of 30yrs. Especially single screw. I...