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We are just a couple of days from our slip in Jax, but I had to hand steer for 5 hours today due to the autopilot being unable to hold a course. It’s a Furuno NavPilot-711 and it’s never been that great. When we got the boat it would wander one or two degrees to either side of the set course and...

On March 17 there were 5,332 confirmed cases of COVID19 in the US. The number of cases have been doubling every 5.5 days for weeks. How many cases will there be on June 1? Hint: there are 13 doublings between today and June 1. Answer: 43,679,744 cases of COVID19 in the United States...

Does anyone have experience with centrifugal filters? I’ve been calculating the cost of the 100hr oil changes and if a centrifugal filter was effective it could save a lot of time and money. Not mention saving my aching back lugging those 5 gallon pails up and down the stairs! Anyone use them...

We doubled the capacity of our inverter bank prior to going to the Bahamas this winter and now after 12 hours with the generators off we are at around 75% capacity. The new limiting factor is the 32v house bank on the port engine which is unable to power the toilet pumps after 14 or 15 hours. I...

I’ve been reading that some folks are tossing small copper pipe pieces or fittings into their a/c sea strainers to kill marine growth downstream. Has anyone ever heard of this? I occasionally put a small bromine tab in there to do the same thing. Any downside or real benefit to the copper? Or...

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good VPN to watch US content in the Bahamas? I am currently using PureVPN, but it keeps cutting me off every 15 minutes. This is to be able to stream or download US based content on Prime, Hulu, Netflix etc when out of the country. They only have US...

This is a great idea for when your trailer lights fail 1/2 way home. It’s better than getting a ticket or endangering other drivers.

Time to upgrade, but which brand is better bang for the buck and which size dish? We have an old KVH M5 that has been upgraded but is now on its last legs. We want to get Dish network.

Any idea why one air handler on our master stateroom would ice and not the other? Both are on the same compressor and seawater flow is good. I will mention that the last time we tried to use them as a heat pump the valve would not shuttle and it just cooled. The system was working well for weeks...

I’m looking for a set of 19” SeaStairs in any size. Or a top step, I have a broken bolt and need to replace the entire top step. I plan on taking my 7-step unit apart to rebuild it so I can use yours for parts. Thanks!

So you think that in every other state people know better? Have you ever been to Florida?

This is a mandatory required posting at all public pools in California. Basic public health that should not need to be said, but actually does.

We are in the Bahamas for the first time and I am soon going to have to empty my black tank. The first time I tried I neglected to prime the GalleyMaid pump (it had been unused for several years) and melted the rubber pump body. Luckily there is a pumpout here in Nassau and luckily I had a...

Is it acceptable to replace existing butt splices on 32v bilge pumps and float switches with handshakes covered with heat shrink? I have spare pumps and being able to quickly swap them in could be a Good Thing.

We are getting ready to make our first crossing to the Bahamas and plan on waiting for the appropriate weather in Biscayne Bay outside of No Name Harbor. The Admiral is concerned about crossing the Gulf Stream after reading and viewing many reports of rough crossings and I want this to go...

I’ve been having ongoing trouble with my Hynautic controls and, based on my PMs so have others here. I thought I would post my situation here to get the benefit of the experience here and to maybe help out others. My shifters and throttles will occasionally hang up giving a high idle or a...

I want to get a set of spare belts for my 650hp motors. Are these a stock type item orderable by engine serial number or do I need to remove and measure the existing belts?

We just took our first trip up the New River in Fort Lauderdale yesterday morning and boy was it an adventure! I had no idea it was so narrow, nor that there were so many sizable boats moored on both sides. We went up to just past the Interstate 95 bridge where we will stay for a week or so...

Does anyone know of a RELIABLE source for engine anodes for Detroit Diesels? I have been trying to get some from boatzincs for over a month. First the replacement anodes had threads too small for my plugs, then I ordered new plugs with zincs installed, which fit although the they were square...

The air pressure in my steering reservoir is normally set to 30psi, a few days ago I noticed that it was down to 20psi. I pumped it back up to 30psi, but after 48 hours days it was back down to 20psi again. At that point, I checked the steering cylinder for a fluid leak, but it was bone dry. I...