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I have a 1979 Mk I (the 34 flybridge) with a right hand screw. Theoretically, it backs to port. But in the real world it has a mind of its own because the rudder is about 200 square inches located almost a foot behind the propeller. Forty years of backing sailboats does not come close to the...

I do not use a splitter on my boat and strongly recommend the same to others. Here's why: AIS messages are 26.6 milliseconds long. Class A signals are generated at intervals of 2-30 seconds while most Class B signals are generated at 10-30 second intervals. The chance of a transmission getting...

Get the Racor Gauge with a drag needle Diesel fuel supplies run under vacuum between the tank (atmosphere) and the lift pump. 0-3" Hg is the normal operating zone for a clean filter. At 7" Hg, replace the filter. At around 10" Hg most diesels will shut down. At around 15" Hg diesel fuel will...

While both governments tacitly acknowledge that enforcing the regulations between the US and Canada is something of a nuisance re: recreational mariners, they are bound by a treaty-level agreement: the Great Lakes Radio Agreement of 1973. Regs are codified in Canadian Treaty E101988 - 1975 No...