Recent content by trogers

We just relocated our boat to the Norfolk VA area; Hayes VA. Seeking local insights and knowledge about local trades/services such as boat cleaning, diving, AC and canvas work. Eager to take advantage of local forum member's lessons learned rather than having to make my own version of the...

The Admiral and I are looking at retirement and think the 56' FDMY might be too much for us in retirement. Presuming we put ours u p on the market, can anyone share insights on what appears to be the; (a) pricing sweet spot? (b) the gotcha/oh no things that you have seen that should scared you...

Anybody have a name of an able diesel mechanic in the area? 8V92's v/r Timothy

Apologies if this has been asked and answered. There is the (likelihood?) that my enthusiasm to ask my question exceeds my ability to do research on previous threads. Yesterday there was a loss of power at the marina that was address in just a couple of hours. When power returned some...

I would like to install new LED lights in my radar arch. The imtra lights I selected are a 1/4 inch larger than the previous so the cut outs will need to be widened. Any thoughts about how best to expand the diameter in the aluminium arch? My first thought was a deburring bit on my drill...

I have an UGLY task ahead and I'm looking for advice on order of operations. I recently had some leaks from the scuppers. Accessing the underside of the port side scuppers was modest in nature as the outside edge of the cedar trim was easy to disassemble and gain access. The starboard side...

ALCON. I'm back CONUS after a very long and occasionally unpleasant trip over-seas followed by some Army "PME". My goal is to get my old Hatty wet and functional again. She's been stashed in the NC area and has been blessed with a paint job since I put her "on the hard". I suspect that...

I am currently activated and deployed and have put my 56 "widebody" FDMY up on the hard for an bit of an extended refit and laundry list of things to maker her "pretty" while I am OCONUS doing the soldier 'thing'. I have started the efforts to get the old girl a complete paint job! I was...

Hello All. It has been a couple of years (wow!) since my last post. I have been "oddly busy" at work, but in the interim I have managed to take the boat from Huntsville, AL to Penasacola, FL, Pensacola to Washington, DC (ending in Jan a couple of years ago - bad idea!), from DC to Augusta...

Anyone ever navigate this stretch of the US waters. I'm PCS'ing to the Augusta, GAarea and was thinking about living aboard. I'm curious if I can make it up the river. I've read some conflicting messages on the internet. Go figure. I draw ~5' so I figure I would be pushing the limits of...

Colleagues, I am considering a move to Northern Virginia. I have been (mostly) plying Florida waters for the past 14 years and am considering keeping the boat on the Potomac River close to DC possibly as a live aboard (some place like the Capital City Yacht Club). Is there anyone who lives...

Has anyone had issues with a generator overheat that occurs only while on the hook/at dock? I had a new generator put in a couple of years ago and it has proved "annoying" in that it works well while underway but overheats while at anchor or at dock. My supposition is that the water flow...

I will be taking the boat through Pensacola during Christmas. I plan on being on/near Pensacola NAS between Christmas and New Years though I have to be back in DC on the 2nd (limitations on degree/magnitude of potential hangover?) to get back to work and for drill that weekend. Any HOF folks...

I'm looking into a new satellite dish. My boat has/had a older KVH dishes (1 LNB and it had the lower profile). The unit that I have (that quit working) apparently required interaction with the receiver to complete its selection of which satellite to lock onto. Well, it no longer locks onto...

I put these on my previous boat and decided this spring to do do the 4 additional units on my Hatt. The previous owner put 1 in the salon. Has anyone ever installed the high pressure monitors for the FX-1 A-C/Heat controllers. I had an A/C specialist tell me that installing these FX-1...