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Well I learned something the hard way yesterday and am sharing it in case others don't know. My common rail electronic motors were balking intermittently at starting with an error code EXTERNAL LOCK OUT SWITCHING ISSUE. The first suggested culprit was the Fireboy system which eventually...

Saw this yesterday. Looks like it started as a boat and has morphed into full blown ultimate boat cottage with all the comforts of home. Maybe next year it will have the hot tub on a added sun deck. Beats the high price of housing and real-estate tax in Seattle.

Has anybody put Cetol over varnish? How did that work? I doubt the Cetol people would advise it but.

I finally got to see The Mantus and Sarca anchors in the flesh or should I say metal at the Seattle boat show. I was more impressed with the Mantus display and spent some time talking to the designer of the unit. Now I understand better why there are users who are impressed. If I had a need for...

Just a warning to anybody using an Ultra flip swivel. First I would like to say the unit really works well and is well made as a ball and socket eliminating many of the bad aspects of other swivels. The warning if you do not have a bridge over the anchor shank and you pull the anchor up the last...

I have tried to get this form with no results to define what it is we are talking about in particular the recreational trawler. Here is my attempt feel free to pitch in.

I just finished boarding a mess of boats at the Seattle boat show new and used most less than 15 years old. Most of the boats would fit the vague trawler type some more the express or Down East type. I am always impressed at how similar the interior spaces are on boats within 10 ft LOA size of...

For those attending the Seattle boat show indoor upper floor way in back corner there is a small display with a system for retrieving a stuck anchor(Anchor Rescue). Have a look and come back with your thoughts. I was manning the CGAUX booth today and noticed the display I think the system has...

I have been making reference to the boat cottage ratio for some time. What I have noticed over the last few years is a strong trend toward the cottage end of the ratio in many production boats considered trawlers including long range open water use boats. Today I opened the June issue of...

Has anybody had good or bad results using cetol over varnish ?

I am reopening a old can of worms. the issue of the fuel burn of a single motor Vs twins. Theoretically on the same boat the single should be more efficient and the motor size closest to the HP needed should be the most efficient. What I have noticed over and over again is that on a practical...

Up until recently when the NH word was uttered one would instantly know you are talking blue water heavy FD boat. Now that NH has conceded that there are a large # of buyers who use their boats in ways that are not suited to the classic NH the company has released both Sport fishing planning...

So I am curious to see how many Downeasters are on the site. Pictures please if you check in. The avatar is not Moon River but my previous boat Draco-Volans

Re: deliberate overpropping With more articles and more knowledgeable people coming out in favor of deliberate over propping I foresee future problems related to this other than actual engine damage. I suspect most attempts at emulating the process will be made by individual boat owners trying...

I consider storm and bad weather anchoring a very different animal than my every day cruising set in protected anchorages. Over the 50+ years of my gunk holing and inland and coastal cruising I have developed some thoughts on the subject. When I anticipate a mild or moderate problem I set a...

I just received the 20th anniversary addition of Passage Maker magazine. On page 41 there is an article comparing the three major hull types which includes planning something I would not include in a trawler format. What I focus on is the comparison of the FD and SD trawler types. I personally...

The new issue of passage maker magazine has another round of anchor controversy. Nigel Calder comes out with his choice of all around best anchor types and Chuck Hawley defends the Fortress anchor tests. In an earlier post I had expressed my opinion regarding the Fortress soft mud tests. I feel...

I just got the latest issue of Passage Maker magazine. On page 34 Nigel Calder clearly states his all around anchor type preferences. Chuck Hawley responds. Its another round of the Spades against the bantam weight aluminum Danforth class. On the last go round on this subject I stated my...

Today I toped off my fuel tanks for the winter season. Since I use the boat about 2 hours every two weeks over the winter I may not have to do it again for a while. On the same dock friends of mine with a Kady Krogen took over one thousand gallons. They went to Alaska this summer. I notice...

Has anybody cleaned and greased a Nick Jackson davit brake? There are no instructions other than to clean and grease and no pictures etc. Talking to the co. rep gets no joy.

Has anybody had any experience with maintenance of the brake on a Nick Jackson boat lift? I am getting no joy from Nick Jackson regarding this. No instructions or diagrams no ref. to local talent etc. The owners Manuel merely states it needs greasing and cleaning. Will not buy another NJ product.

I have a 5KW NL AC gen set hooked up to a Mastervolt 24/30/3 charger. This has three outlet ports for charging the high amp port goes to my 24V AGM 420 AH house bank. The most charge I ever see is 20 DC amps on that line and more often 12-16 AMPs. This means that it takes a long time to charge...

I have noticed in talking to owners of power boats that I evaluate during a CGAUX safety check ( Not a safety issue )that not too many are familiar with the process of a formal sea trial related to the propping and loading of their engines. I would think the posters and readers on TF would...

A feature article in the May issue of Soundings has done it, and came out unabashedly pronouncing that the definition of a trawler Is "any vessel in which you are comfortable living aboard for the period of time you have planed to". Well now that certainly covers house boats with no propulsion...

Just joined forum. My boat is technically a semi displacement express type but we often travel at or below hull speed of 9K in trawler mode. Moon River the express we now own is 50 ft LOA and powered with twin JD 6068 motors. We once owned and spent some years aboard a Pilgrim 40 on East coast...