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I know dogs are pretty common on a boat, anyone have any experience with cats? We are considering adopting a found stray but wondering if that will seriously hamper our cruising. Online info is inconclusive and just wondering if anyone has any real experience or feedback. Seems like they...

Singing rigging is not bad IMO, but the slapping of halyards is annoying and easily preventable. Those that don't bother preventing that are either lazy or uncaring or both.

Just came across this news story. Hard to find anything specific about this fuel. No pricing yet as I assume it's too new. I've used VP fuels before and they are very pricey. It's not entirely clear how this fuel helps the environment or is renewable other than the "up to 30%" reduction in...

Came across this movie quite by accident. Pretty incredible story, and I'm not just talking about the boating parts. Check it out. Also, what are some of your recent finds...

General question to the group. If you were to paint, or re-paint your boat hull, would you choose Awlgrip, Awlcraft, or some other brand and why? Thanks in advance for your advice.

Good read... https://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/sea-tales/a-story-of-survival

These are admitedly pretty basic, but thought there might be 1 or 2 nuggets that some members could learn. https://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/maintenance/diesel-engine-myths

I'm guessing some members have heard of this. Whether you have or not, I'll bet there are opinions on each side. Thoughts? https://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/podcast/special-report-a-whale-of-a-problem-for-boaters

Well not 100% accurate, but wanted to get your attention. This should be a fun event either from land or the water. I don't know for sure but I assume it will be just outside the harbor. I plan to watch from my boat. Not sure how that will work as this is a first of a kind, but worth...

Just heard about this and wondering if anyone has any real world experience. https://www.hullshield.net/ Also, this (pretty impressive) review...

This was an interesting watch. I remain a little skeptical that the conventional prop was not an optimum match to the boat, but still it's yet another impressive test for the Sharrow prop. Not sure how that may translate to an inboard diesel, but still it's an interesting newer prop...

The center section of my windshield is hinged and opens outward from the bottom with the type of bracket shown below. I've come up with a great idea that I am having fabricated. I'm having new brackets designed that will increase the length about 6" by adding 2 more notch sections. This will...

A year or 2 ago, I purchased a checking device to plug into a shore power outlet to verify proper polarity and gounding. I try to use it whenever I connect to a transient slip. I just saw this which doesn't cost much more and includes surge protection. It would be easy to leave this...

Also Yamaha seems to be going in this direction at least for now: Yamaha Motor's HARMO - Yamaha Motor

Here's a pretty interesting and compelling update for Sharrow props. Not many of us run outboards but still, any thoughts...

Electric Ouboards are making big strides. I have a small one for my dinghy, but bigger ones are already avaialable and I'm sure the trend will continue. I hope everyone can watch this video, it's very interesting. Perhaps the most interesting design is the smallest one at the end of the video...

I know this has been discussed in other threads but not sure if there is a thread dedicated to the topic. If so, I apologize in advance for the redundancy. I would like to add a line cutter to my prop/shaft next spring. There are quite a few on the market. I haven't found very thorough...

I wanted to share this upgrade I just started on my Pilot for the 2 front seats. I had already added Permateek decking in the cockpit and the white plastic foot-rests didn't really match. I thought it would be a nice upgrade to remove the plastic and replace with teak. A local marine...

My fresh water pump has recently started cycling when no water is being used. It's most noiceable when sleeping. Probably about every 15-20 minutes it will run for a couple seconds. I see no signs of leaks anywhere. I'm thinking it's the pump itself maybe losing pressure through the check...

I know there are many radio experts here, so can someone explain the reasoning behind 1W/25W transmit options? I get the fact that you don't want to be transmitting 25W to talk to someone nearby, but why 1W? I think something like 5W/25W makes more sense. I rarely use 1W because I often...

I'm becoming more aware of how common it is to have a mix of galvanized and stainless components being used to create an anchor rode. Chains are usually galvanized but occasionally are stainless, swivels are almost always stainless, anchors can be either, as can shackles. I've seen all kinds...

Just learned that this event is scheduled for August. Others here have expressed interest in an East coast cruising event. Anyone planning on going here? Newport is a great destination any time!

Very few details yet. At least they knew enough to put on PFDs. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/14-people-rescued-after-boat-sinks-southern-california-coast-n1264589

My boat collects a LOT of barnacles on the underwater metals during a 7 month summer season. The marina paints the bottom for me and I forget exactly what they use for the metals but it's an anti-fouling paint made for metal, like you would use on an outdrive for instance. My main concern and...

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