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The Fleming was high on my list of boats when I was looking. Here is a great video of the construction of hull #1 narrated by Tony Fleming. It's all taken from still photos but well worth watching. It's no wonder our little toys cost so much! Enjoy! Richard

I'm considering making some custom boat clothing for me and my "crew". Does anyone have recommendations of good places to get custom embroidered clothing? As well as doing a good job of the embroidery, I am also hoping to find somewhere that the clothing itself is decent. If I'm going to pay the...

I need to source some spare parts for the freshwater plumbing on my 1988 Krogen 54. Does anyone recognize these fittings? Thanks Richard

Hi, I need to replace bilge float switch made by Wema-Systems. Its a cylindrical unit with three wires that are Black, White and Green. Here's a photo of it: It is part of a system that has a control module that looks like this: I can't find any reference to a bilge switch like this and...

I am filling in a form for property taxes on my boat (welcome to California.) You can see I had to choose between Trawler and Motor Yacht (amongst others). What should I do? As you can see from the second part of the form one of the possible usages is Commercial Fishing. I decided Stillwater...

I have a tapered hose on the raw water intake to my John Deere 6068T. It goes from 1.25" ID to 1.5" ID and is 2.5" long. Does anyone know where I could get a replacement? It looks like this Thanks Richard

It started with a trip across the San Francisco Bay to spend a warm long weekend in Sausalito, CA. It ended with an unscheduled trip to visit the Farallon Islands and a rare opportunity to take a tour of an island closed to the public. At the beginning of February I signed up to be a...

Well I suppose this sounds like a personal problem. However, I have a dirty butt! Every time I go out the soot from the exhaust makes a mess on the gelcoat on that is hard to remove without a deep clean and some local waxing. My boat cleaning guy says most of the boats he works on don't have...

Hi I wonder if someone could identify this bilge pump controller. It's on my 1988 Krogen 54, though I don't think it was the original install. There is a separate Wema Systems bilge pump switch and also a control panel that allows the bilge to be manually triggered (it will turn itself off when...

I've never been much of a fan of double sinks in my home, let alone on my boats. Stillwater has double sinks, each of which is a bit too small to easily wash my larger pots and plates. Back in the day, at least on sailboats, I think the logic was that one was for a saltwater wash and the other a...

Hi, I'd like to buy some WiFi cameras that I can display on Coastal Explorer. I plan to put a couple in the engine room and one external one on the stern to help with maneuvering. Does anyone have recommendations for cameras to suit these tasks? Thanks Richard Stillwater KK54 #5

Hi, So having gotten my Link 1000 operational with my Heart Freedom 25 I am observing a couple of bad behaviors. 1) The Link 1000 doesn't "see" the charging current from the alternator when the engine is running. A quick check of the wiring shows that the output from the alternator goes...

Hi, I need to find a mechanic to work on my hydraulic bow thruster. As I've reported before, it's behaving intermittently. Can anyone recommend a mechanic to work on high pressure hydraulics in the SF Bay Area? My boat's in Redwood City, CA. Thanks in advance Richard

I'd like to buy a Link 1000 or 2000 interface to replace the 1000 that I have which seems to blink random numbers and flashes erratically. I'll be connecting it to a Freedom 25 Anyone have a working model lying around? Thanks Richard

My boat has a 27HP Wesmar hydraulic bow thruster. It's a two speed unit (Hi/Lo in each direction) from around 2001 I believe. The hydraulics are shared with Wesmar active fin stabilizers and run off the main engine. The last time I used it I found I was getting low power from the thruster at...

Fellow TFers, I have just arrived home after bringing my new-to-me Krogen 54 from Ketchikan, AK to the San Francisco Bay Area. I flew out three weeks ago with Jeff, my first mate and spent the first week doing a shakedown cruise and some maintenance. Exactly two weeks ago today we left...

I'm now the proud owner of a 1988 Krogen 54 Passagemaker called Stillwater. She's currently in Ketchikan, AK and I'll be flying up in just over a week to start the process of bringing her down to the San Francisco Bay Area. I'm starting with a shakedown cruise of a few days, followed by some...

Hi, Does anyone have any recommendations? All the surveyors the broker is finding are commercial. Does anyone know a surveyor that regularly handles fiberglass trawlers in Ketchikan? I'd also welcome any recommendations for mechanics who would do surveys on diesel engines and generators. The...

I started two long threads about two classic questions - stabilizers and single vs twin engines. It's only fair to report back on my decision. As of today I have an accepted offer on a single engine trawler with active fin stabilizers. So there you go - my vote is well and truly cast. The boat...

I promise I'm not a troller in the trawler forum. I understand that the single vs twin engine (or get home) is a quasi-religious question. However, it's going to factor into my decision and I'd love some input. So here's my question - and it's not "which is better?" Rather, what do people do...

Hi, I'm in the process of looking for a full displacement (or possibly semi-) in the 46-50' range. Many of the boats in this range have active fin stabilizers, and a few (Nordhavn 46) have paravanes. I'm trying to assess the importance of stabilizers in my buying decision. Adding them after...

My name's not Mat, but I hope I'll be welcome anyway! I've already posted in the Liveaboard forum so I thought I'd better introduce myself properly. I've searched this forum for many months and found many great posts that have already helped me along my journey. I currently own a Catalina 36...

Hi, I am new to the forum and a prospective live aboard. I have questions for those of you who already live aboard. How often do you take your boat out and do you still like taking extended vacations aboard? I know that part of going out on my boat (currently a sailboat) is the "getting away"...