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I take it you will have a car. Are you going to stay on the boat or bring the airstream?

This is a good point. The Mainship 350/390s added a 4' extension and it makes low speed maneuvering crappy at best. Without the thruster docking would be a real test with single engine. Small high speed rudder placed 5ft from end of ship makes it worthless in low speed docking. Just center and...

How's this for a buyer's broker. Looked at his listed boat and declined but was going to continue looking elsewhere. He said if I used him as the buyer broker he would split his commission with me. So he gets a client he wouldn't have and we both get $10,000 each paid by the seller. Gawd I love...

Standard tankage is 150 gal water, 300gal+ a little on fuel. Most 350/390s are prewired for the genset as it is part of their standard wire loom. I disagree about plenty room for the genset, but it is immaterial. The genset and tanks were put in before the deck was laid on. There is no way to...

I almost mentioned Tiki as another good marina. Since the tornado 20 yrs ago took out the old docks they have installed some nice big covered berths. We are in Discovery Bay and go past Tiki all the time for lunch at Bob's Burgers at Village West. Haven't gone to Tiki for lunch since they change...

In Ft Ladeda area I couldn't run both engines without getting yelled at for excess in the Manatee areas. I actually had to run single engine and drop in and outta gear. That was a little much but that's what they wanted. Was a 70fter but musta looked like we were really moving.

This is a good point. Expect that at any moment the process will change. Last week it was this, this week it is something else. Last port it was this and this port it is that. Gotta be ready to go with the flow. Once there was a typo on fishing permits in Santa Rosalia out of Mex City. The...

If you belong to a yacht club, there are numerous YCs in the Delta, including mine, that you can visit for a few days for free. But there are many good marinas that have covered berths even for the 48. Tower Park comes to mind with numerous vacancies. There is fantastic cruising in the Delta...

I had a book with hand written pictures on coves, bays points providing shelter down baja from the NW winds. This was made back in the '70s but those anchorages are still good. I am sure someone has updated these. We did 5kts and only made about 40nm/day. The only overnight was Mag Bay to Cabo...

Maybe I missed something but I hear leaving for Cabo in the summer? This is Chabasco season south of Ensenada, not a place I would want to be single handling. Now if we are talking Summer leave PNW arriving San Diego Oct then leaving for Cabo Nov, that's a good plan. I know most of the comments...

Good idea, we use to troll for salmon on one engine, then the other. Here we just couldn't get the boat slow enuff with both just idling.

Slightly off topic but, make sure you have slips reserved for the different Islands you are visiting. It is very difficult to find a slip for a 58' in the Islands. There's a 15 year waiting list at Kona and anchoring during winter months (Oct-May) is rolly polly at best. Better anchorages off...

Sorry, getting use to new format. Agreed, more to story. Where and when stolen? Suspected still in the Delta Discovery Bay area? Who should we contact if seen? Need more info for sure if we can help in any way.

Boats in Hawaii are going LLC so they can keep the slip. Most Marinas have a waiting list a mile long for slips. In Kona it was over 10 years and now worse because owners are putting their boats in LLCs so on paper the owner doesn't change so the slip can go with the boat. Don't even consider...

If it's the former (it's broken), ......., factor that in as part of your negotiations. If you get some price reduction, you can later decide if you want to use those $$ for a AP repair/replacement or something else. Might be wise to get a couple of ball park quotes for the price of an installed...

Many trawlers under 40-45ft do not have 2 doors. My 70fter only had stbd door. I handle mostly single handed since Admiral has MS and just is incapable of moving fast or jumping off the boat. She can throw lines though. I routinely dock port side ties due to wind and dock alignment. I dock half...

Costco has a great foldable one for a very reasonable price ( can't remember but I think it is around $499) I purchased "BOB" which is out of production for around $1000 about 5+ years ago because it folds down enuff to fit in my plane. It easily does 20miles on a battery (I have 2 batteries)...

I would not hold out for a bow thruster in a 1980s trawler in the size you are looking for. Very few of those vessels were delivered stock with a thruster. You might want to consider a vessel like Slowgoesit cites and then add a stern thruster. Stern thruster is as good or even better than the...

You are correct, it could be a great business. However, when you say you have a boat built in Florida, this alone could change the tax status as the boat is sold new in Florida. Hawaii would require Sales tax on new, no tax on used sale. I really don't know what Florida's status is here. Every...

Boy, I agree with the buildup of clutter these days. I got a pilots license in 1970. Now the aspects of flying a plane have not changed, but 50+ years of govt regulations, incredible electronics that can give you way more info than you need to fly the plane, I don't know how anyone can absorb...

Like so many other responses, ABSOLUTELY have it. Not only for the obvious, it is a major safety item. If you have to do anything from navigating to changing fuel tanks to taking a "sand box stop", the AP protects you. I had to bring our boat up from Santa Barbara to SF with a broke AP, it was...

Agreed. You may disconnect cables at tranny and make sure they are fully engaging the trans. If you are lucky it might just be cable adjustment, a broken or sticky cable. I assume you have checked oil level in the trans. Worse case the tranny has internal issues. Removing the ZF is a bear, hope...

Who said I was white!!! Also who said I was rich??? Everyone thinks if you own a yacht you are rich and we all know that aint true. My plane costs less than a new Tesla so jumping to conclusions can be a big mistake. Ok, I confess, I might be a little white LOL!:banghead:

This is a different world. They have agents that handle all their entry paperwork. Not the same as you or I taking our Cessna or Bonanza into Mexico. Of course United or American pilots don't have to prove they have authorization to fly into a foreign country. Same for corporate or Charter...