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Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 21-01-2024, 17:02
Replies: 32
Views: 2,753
Posted By ShipAssist
Re: Tow Vehicle Suggestions Sought

Fords late 1990's thru about 2004 with a 7.3L turbo diesel are work horses.. some of the f series can tow 10k lbs.


Dodge, in later models i read can tow 15k lbs.



in either case, i...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 12-08-2023, 09:23
Replies: 22
Views: 5,601
Posted By ShipAssist
Re: Securely Tie Off to a Piling

handled a 40 ft'er single handed... simple.. two point pin used by tug boats all the time.



as you motor in, you can adjust your speed, (slow it down), so just before your bow touches up on...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 19-07-2022, 14:32
Replies: 85
Views: 14,461
Posted By ShipAssist
Re: Anchoring: What am I doing wrong?

From your narrative only two things can be the problem.


You do report paying out enough rode, 7 to 1, 10 to 1... that ratio also should include from the water line to your cleat.


You really...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 19-07-2022, 14:26
Replies: 53
Views: 6,493
Posted By ShipAssist
Re: New AGM batteries - what am I doing wrong?

Well there is a lot to consider in your question.


First Lead Acid batteries have approximately 50% of the amp value stored in them, beyond that 50% of stated value, you begin to do irreparable...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 14-01-2022, 16:01
Replies: 15
Views: 2,246
Posted By ShipAssist
Re: Ice in the boat

Lots of good advise here... turn power off, but I would not use antifreeze... it's toxic, and you will most likely never purge out all of it from your engine/bildge.


And I wouldn't use it to...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 27-10-2020, 08:53
Replies: 37
Views: 11,636
Posted By ShipAssist
Re: Out of hundreds of inverters, which one is best value for the money?

As to the Inverter, 2000 watts / 120 v will give you 16 amps of consumption, which will definitely operate a lap top, charge phones, lights, but will most likely not operate a coffee pot. Ya might...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 27-10-2020, 08:48
Replies: 37
Views: 11,636
Posted By ShipAssist
Re: Out of hundreds of inverters, which one is best value for the money?

Well, there is a bit of information missing her, how many amps or watts does the inductive range operate?


Note of that AGM battery amperage, is form of lead acid battery, which AGM's belong to...
Forum: Crew Archives 16-10-2014, 01:12
Replies: 0
Crew Available: Looking to crew
Views: 1,026
Posted By ShipAssist
Looking to crew

A great lakes sailor here, looking to crew blue water power or sail vessel, preferring sail.

Sailing experience: small vessel 27' to 88' as skipper and crew on southern Lake Michigan. On a...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 16-10-2014, 00:17
Replies: 32
Views: 4,544
Posted By ShipAssist
Re: Talk some sense into me please!

From what I've read, larger boats take more muscle to handle crisis, both hardware and mtc increase exponentially.

30' is just a fine vessel.
Forum: Dollars & Cents 29-12-2009, 06:53
Replies: 40
Views: 6,151
Posted By ShipAssist
been reading the post here, we are new sailors on...

been reading the post here, we are new sailors on the great lakes based in hammond/east chicago area (s. tip of lake michigan).

We purchased 79 27'oday diesel, sails, good hull and simple...
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