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Forum: Navigation 26-08-2021, 15:33
Replies: 166
Views: 21,243
Posted By Tom.B
Re: Successor to ActiveCaptain?

If they sent abusive emails to me and my wife… hell yes I would. And so would you.
Forum: Navigation 26-08-2021, 11:09
Replies: 166
Views: 21,243
Posted By Tom.B
Re: Successor to ActiveCaptain?

I will touch on a couple of things. First is that I enjoyed AC and used it a lot around 2012 or so. I posted quite a few things and earned some free navigation software for my efforts. However, as...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 26-08-2021, 09:43
Replies: 2
Views: 824
Posted By Tom.B
Re: Southport Marina..

I am conflicted to whether we want to return there. We absolutely love visiting Southport and the marina was a great place to stay. However, after the way they filed lawsuits and demanded tenants...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 20-09-2020, 07:07
Replies: 2
Views: 622
Posted By Tom.B
Re: Mateo to Ocracoke via Old House Channel

It isn't hard to get thru. The channel is pretty well marked because it is used by the fishing fleet out of Wanchese, however, it moves around a lot. They do a good job of keeping the markers...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 06-11-2019, 11:29
Replies: 24
Views: 13,341
Posted By Tom.B
Re: North Carolina liveaboard Marinas

People that are recommending Northwest Creek have to know that the wi-fi there (still) sucks. It works... but barely and rarely.
Forum: Powered Boats 16-05-2019, 08:41
Replies: 1
Views: 1,240
Posted By Tom.B
Re: 1982 Trojan 36' Tri-Cabin Woes...

I'd start by getting a diver to look at the underwater running gear for something obvious like a bent prop. Did your survey not check the prop and shaft for runout?


Anyway, you probably need to...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 13-05-2019, 12:23
Replies: 46
Views: 6,781
Posted By Tom.B
Re: Should I turn these OFF or leave them ON?

We have an AC/DC fridge, so I will leave the AC on and cut the DC. If we lose power, we may have a little mold and warm mayonnaise, but it won't tank the batteries.

The Air conditioning is...
Forum: Powered Boats 25-07-2017, 13:38
Replies: 13
Views: 5,696
Posted By Tom.B
Re: Trim tab usage question. Still learning.

Username checks out. :thumb:
Forum: Dollars & Cents 28-06-2017, 18:50
Replies: 77
Views: 8,935
Posted By Tom.B
Re: Are Brokers Employees Of The Company?

Subscribe... let's see how this turns out.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 26-04-2017, 06:24
Replies: 232
Views: 105,421
Posted By Tom.B
Re: Best Sailing channels on Youtube

That is a very good point. 'Sailing Doodles' is another big offender in this category. I get that is leads to multiple times an increase of viewers, but is really kind of underhanded and...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 11-04-2017, 12:57
Replies: 232
Views: 105,421
Posted By Tom.B
Re: Best Sailing channels on Youtube

Here is another question... Why are there no powerboat V-Blogs? I haven't found any. Even trawler V-Blogs are sparse. I have seen, maaaaayyyybeee, two? I would really like to see the same sort of...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 11-04-2017, 12:45
Replies: 232
Views: 105,421
Posted By Tom.B
Re: Best Sailing channels on Youtube

I was a little surprised by that too, but then I was even MORE surprised at how FEW of them are making anything that could be considered good money. Basically about five... out of how many different...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 20-03-2017, 17:49
Replies: 3
Views: 1,801
Posted By Tom.B
Re: A week in jamaica

My wife and I have been going to Jamaica for 25 years and actually HAVE boated while there. We have a friend with a boat in MoBay. Without painting with too large of a brush, people in Jamaica with...
Forum: Powered Boats 15-08-2016, 13:39
Replies: 77
Views: 25,205
Posted By Tom.B
Re: Trawler - Single Engine vs Twins

It isn't such the chore that some would have you believe. You will get used to maneuvering a single soon enough. With or without a thruster.

One other point to note. In the world of "smaller"...
Forum: Powered Boats 08-08-2016, 20:50
Replies: 57
Views: 36,745
Posted By Tom.B
Re: Cruiser vs. Trawler - how to decide?

No. Not even close. A 24" prop digging into the water can always out thrust a 15k wind. Maybe if you also had a 5k current, but to stop even a low powered trawler, you would need a lot more wind than...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 08-08-2016, 09:11
Replies: 17
Views: 2,367
Posted By Tom.B
Re: Inverter-Only Options

Thanks! Victron units tend to be pricey, but I will take a look. As for the rest, I will consider it. Maybe I could invest in a good inverter/charger, but with the DC upgrade just done, it is hard to...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 08-08-2016, 05:55
Replies: 17
Views: 2,367
Posted By Tom.B
Inverter-Only Options

Over the past winter, I revamped the DC system on our Navigator 4200 to 8 GC2 golfcart batteries and a Sterling charger. While we have a nice (and pretty quiet) 9KW genset, I still want to install a...
Forum: Powered Boats 05-08-2016, 08:09
Replies: 57
Views: 36,745
Posted By Tom.B
Re: Cruiser vs. Trawler - how to decide?

Good points. Thanks.
Forum: Powered Boats 05-08-2016, 05:11
Replies: 57
Views: 36,745
Posted By Tom.B
Re: Cruiser vs. Trawler - how to decide?

That is a very good point. We looked at them too. Unfortunately, they are also very expensive and take wider (more expensive) slips to keep them in.
Forum: Powered Boats 04-08-2016, 20:11
Replies: 57
Views: 36,745
Posted By Tom.B
Re: Cruiser vs. Trawler - how to decide?

How to decide is based on two real factors... Time and Money

We went from trawler to motoryacht last year. The trawler was awesome as a first boat. Slow and cheap on fuel (1.75 GPH over the 5...
Forum: Powered Boats 18-05-2016, 07:07
Replies: 2
Views: 1,757
Posted By Tom.B
Re: 1982 Viking 44' Motor Yacht

Things like that are unlikely to exist. Boats don't really come with what you might consider an proper owner's manual. Why? I am not exactly sure. I suspect that lot's of them were optioned such a...
Forum: Powered Boats 19-04-2016, 19:48
Replies: 9
Views: 3,402
Posted By Tom.B
Re: Navigator with ,engine hours?

Contact Dick Vosbury at Vosbury Marine in Annapolis and talk to him about the motors. He is the premier Volvo expert out here. And get an oil analysis to set a baseline. The weak point on the engine...
Forum: Powered Boats 24-03-2016, 09:07
Replies: 2
Views: 1,323
Posted By Tom.B
Re: Navigator 45 delivery Lake Union to Vancouver, WA

Do you know what year model it is? We just bought a 42', but this one looks a bit newer than our 2001.
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 28-01-2016, 06:05
Replies: 5
Views: 1,533
Posted By Tom.B
Re: Guatemala to Oriental, NC

Just don't need groceries when you get to Oriental ;-)

(too soon?)
Forum: Powered Boats 26-10-2015, 19:46
Replies: 7
Views: 2,185
Posted By Tom.B
Re: Cruiser Yacht 375 2004

Before you listen to either of us, call the guys at Vosbury Marine. They know Volvo's far more than anyone on this forum: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vosbury-Marine-Recreation/134444083273766
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