I often get asked to help people upgrade their systems. There are lots of things that can be fixed, upgraded, replaced or integrated with other systems. I have spent many years learning the various systems that keep you and your Read more…

Last week I was involved in a salvage operation.   A 30 foot twin outdrive sunk at her mooring in a short span of time.  It was observed floating normally at 0600 and by 0930 she was on the bottom.   Fortunately Read more…

There are two things that I do in the winter that give me great satisfaction. The first is boat projects. There is always a list of things that I wish I had that emerges from the summer season. By the Read more…

This year when I tried to haul Tevah out of the water my center board got caught on part of the structure of the cradle. As a result the cable that lifts it up into the keel , snapped and Read more…

After a few years of cruising, you will get a good idea of the things that fail, and you will learn to carry spare parts and consumables. Fluids, belts, gaskets, nuts and bolts, screws, gaskets, various bits of hardware, wire, Read more…