We have been there once in our old 46 Bertram, twice in our 34C, and once in the 46. We have our "go to" spot in Marathon (Banana Bay) but look to mix it up a bit on the way there. Last year we did the Galleon for a couple days and then trolled for Mahi over to Marathon. Next summer we are...

Hi All, New here so be nice! Close to deciding on a 53 Classic Hatt to start our retirement adventures on. Love everything about the layout except.....We've been used to trawlers, open an airy and not sleeping with the A/C. One thing I'm trying to get over is the master cabin having no...

Have a couple (Jackie and Ben) who will be leaving here to make their trip to the Tampa area in about 2 weeks. He's 33 and she's a bit younger.... They plan on going down to Key West before making the trip up the West coast and asked me what marinas they should stop at while cruising the East...

Does anyone know or where to source the percentage of bank bail out money related to the sub prime debacle. whatever the percentage, the bailout is going to Clintons Democratic Gov't introduction of the scheme. So, Obama inherited this from "Bush" Would be great to source this and put it...

If we can get past an unexpected health issue, we hope to make our first trip to the Bahamas later this spring. We typically fly a large US flag from a staff on the stern, and a small US Ensign on a burgee staff on the bow rail. Once we enter Bahamian water, we'll fly a Q flag from the burgee...

I have teak covering boards around the cockpit, and the finish is in pretty rough shape. It looks like they may have been coated with a sealer of some sort, as the areas that are chipping off don't look like it's thick enough to be multiple varnish coats. I used a heat gun and scraper to get all...

All, I have been thinking about moving into a convertible from my SX. We have a 16 month old climber that can't keep her feet on the deck. I am curious how others have managed this. I have been thinking about gates/canvas/netting as way to keep her off the ladder both top and bottom. What have...

You all probably know that we are having one of our usual power outages in the mid-Atlantic states. This one was caused by a type of storm system I'd not heard of before, called a "derecho" (sounds like something you might order in a Tex Mex restaurant), so I used my standby genset to power the...

Assuming my new used boat surveys well, I'm going to need a captain to help me get the boat home. The boat is in Ft. Lauderdale and needs to go to Old Saybrook CT. Optimum cruise is 12 kts. I will be aboard but I'm not comfortable running an unfamiliar boat, that far in unfamiliar waters by...

Another vendor praise thread for the day! two thumbs up for Quicklift of Miami customer support... few days ago, the relay on the hydraulic pump of the 1600lbs Quicklift crane failed and the pump ran for a couple of hours while underway into Staniel Cay. Hydraulic fluid got hot and the tank...