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My wife and I will be visiting Boston in another week. If any of you locals can recommend some touristy things to see or do, I'd appreciate it. Dick

My old computer just went belly up. I replaced it last week and am now trying to load it with all the junk I had on the old machine. I'm having a problem with a really old version of Nobeltec, 4.1 I think (I've not found any reason to upgrade, the old version works great). I keep getting an...

Seems to me that a personal license is no longer req'd to operate a marine VHF. But, does the unit need to be licensed? I'm told that ours is about ready to expire. Anyone know the most expedient way to file? Dick

In his 2007 book, Michael Caldwell rates what he considers the world's finest. Obviously, Hatteras is included as the finest boat (Lurssen was chosen as the finest yacht). Here's the first paragraph of the write-up: "Back in 1959 at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina - where nor'easters can blow...

This is one of those stories "that could have been worse." In the Seattle area, we have a lock between Lake Washington and Puget Sound. I've been using it for years but this was my first experience with a really stupid boater behind me. His lock lines were to short, so he tied a couple lines...

I may soon be in the market for a new inverter. A friend just installed an Outback based upon his mechanic's recommendation. Much better than Trace (Xantrex) according to the mechanic. Thought I'd check to see if anyone had any input on Outback. Also, input onsealed v. non sealed units for...

It's a mystery to me how or why this stuff happens. At the front end of the cruise, the port engine stop button quit working. Midway through, the stb button quit. If it were only one button, I could easily attribute it to a broken button. But both? Then found out that the emergency shutdown...

While purchasing some new 1-0 short cables for my 6V house batteries, the salesman mentioned that I needed red leads when connecting the positive terminals, black for the negative, and yellow between pos and neg. At least I think that's what he said. I didn't pay to much attention. I figured...

I have a main switch on the electrical panel to toggle between shore power, the gen, or off. The manuf is Kraus & Naimer. I assume it's a common switch used by Hatteras. Except for the wiring lugs and contacts, the entire switch is plastic. Here's my problem. A month or so ago, I noticed...

I posted this once before but because it was buried in another thread, only received one responce. So, here goes again. I'm looking at replacing the start battery charger, used on 2 8-Ds. My theory is that once the engines are started and run a bit, the engine alternators pretty much bring...

There was a thread recently about RPMs and running speed but raised an additional question. I normally run at 1500-1600 on my 44TC. I think this is about hull speed and just below when the turbos kick in. It's my feeling that increasing RPMs simply plows a bigger hole in the water and uses a...