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I have a friend who for many years ran his old Volvo diesel wagon on home heating oil. No problems. Maybe not so good in a recent diesel.

Thanks for the ideas. I guess I got a bit fixated on the idea of suspending the cable on the dinghy sides. We have a moulded fibreglass floor. Glueing a plastic tube to the floor will work well and keep the cable out of the way. Thanks

Peter Edwards Participant I have a cable running from my outboard to a locker in the bow where it connects to the battery. I would like to attach the cable to the inside of the dinghy so it stays out any water in the “bilge”. I tried velcro loops, but the adhesive isn’t strong enough. Any...

Make sure you clean up carefully. If you miss any steel dust and it gets wet you'll get rust spots.

And gravity keeps getting stronger...

Maintenance Now everything is fixed, what could possibly go wrong?

They make a small one, 26 feet?, with an outboard.

You would be if you didn't have a boat.

If there is a local boating club you can join, you will get lots of help from the members.

We replaced our lights with LEDs and noticed a big difference in how long it took to run the house batteries down. Also, because there's no heat issue, you can go for more light output.

Hi, I'm new to this forum. I'm planning to look at a Mainship 34 Trawler. It is a 2007 with a single Yanmar 370hp. Do any of you have suggestions for particular things to look out for? Any known problems? Please let me have comments you have about this model - speeds, seakeeping, etc...

The boat I sold was a Bayliner

I think the one referred to by the owner was around 2000. We are looking at later ones, 2006-2008.

Hi there I just signed up. We sold our last boat, a Bayliner 32 and are looking for a replacement. We are in Victoria, Canada and do our boating in the BC Gulf Islands and the US San Juans. We are leaning towards something in the 35 foot range, preferably single engine with thrusters. Tugs...