I spoke with Mr. Lloyd today and he informed me they have some upcoming elections and not to expect any modifications to the regs until after May. They are aware of the head and tail problem for liveaboards but will not do anything to clear up the issue any time soon. I just 86ed our last 2...

With all the goings and comings about forum use, I realized that anything we put in it has a definite "weight" and ties up bandwidht, so I decided to delete the pictures I had attached to posts that had been "dead" for a while. Is this correct from the forum manners point of view? I did that...

Alright, I know I have promised a detailed thread complete with pictures regarding my having helped move a 70CPMY from Charleston, SC to Fort Myers, FL back in January. I've been kinda busy with other stuff and didn't want to leave ya'll hanging. I'm an man of my word you know. In the interest...

Me and a friend of mine had an '81 50' under contract, another friend (big Bill) told us about this site. We have gotten a wealth of information from here. The Hatt that we wanted did not pass survey :( we ended up looking at alot of other Hatts but ended up getting an '86 48' Viking. My question...

Alright, let me preface this by saying there is a wealth of knowledge on this forum as it relates to Hatteras yachts and what it took to obtain one. I've got two, for better or worse, so maybe this thread will be okay. If not, I suppose I'll find out soon enough. Many of you all are from the...

We Fished Last Weekend as prior post indicated. I reviewed the charts and figured we ran 50+ miles out of Port Canaveral Fl. 335' of water 5 guys on board and full equipment. We pulled out of the marina at 6am and returned at 630 pm only shut the engines down in the lock and at the bait dock so i...

any hobie sailors here who've sailed at night ? after months of having to rush to beat the sunset, i finally convinced Naomi to put nav lights on her hobie 16... she got some battery powered lights (non LED unfortunately, powered by 2 C cells) which i mounted on the frame for the red/green and...

If you are planning a Lake Okeechobee crossing in June or July you may want to read the following link. Temporary Ortona Lock Closure Okeechobee Waterway

I am looking to get back into boating after several years on the hard. My retirement will take place in April of next year at the age of 62. My intent is to cruise up and down the east coast from New England to the Florida and the Bahamas at trawler speed. During the summer (hurricane...