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I’m probably stating the obvious, but when I had GHS lifts, the down procedure was always to hold the down button for several seconds until I heard the hydraulics engage. Take finger off button and then press again for it to move down. A possible point of failure is the wired connection between...

If Canada doesn’t change the COVID related rules, you will have to hire a captain to move it across the border. After that, you can be on the boat.

I know at least one delivery captain who would deliver her to anywhere on the Chesapeake for cost. Don’t let that be the issue.

I think you can find it for about $1500. I have a spare (new in box) that I’ll let go for $1200.

the accumulator has two sides: water and air, separated by a flexible diaphragm. The air side is pressurized to be near but just above your pump pressure switch minimum. When you open a tap the accumulator pushes water through the system so the pump doesn’t detect a pressure drop until the...

Do you have an icemaker which could account for intermittent pumping?Beyond that, the most common causes would be air in the water line or a leak. Some years ago I spent weeks trying to find a water leak causing cycling. I isolated it to the hot water circuit but could not find it. Finally, I...

The Back Coves are beautiful boats. My friend just bought a 32. You will have no trouble with range on my suggested route. You will find good fuel in every one of my suggested stops, even at this time of year. The biggest issues for you will be weather, and the possible uncertainties of a new...

This time of year weather plays a bigger roll and you are limited to about 11 hours of daylight. Depending on your boat you may run out of fuel before running out of daylight. Our normal itinerary would be Charleston to Beaufort, NC. Then to Norfolk, then Cape May it AC, then home. If those...

We take diesel up to 60gpm, but these pumps have a valve that serves to throttle the flow, so you can choose to fill at 30 or 40 GMP if that’s all you can handle. We start the flow slower and build up to the higher flow to avoid the whoosh of air out the vents. We also have two fills And two...

Oil turns dark. Perhaps do an oil analysis first to see if there is anything that warrants immediate action. Did last year’s analysis show any abnormalities? Your actions today might affect the results in October’s sample. All this assumes you do regular oil analysis.

As long as you can get through the RR bridges in a timely manner, it’s about an hour to Great Bridge. It’s mostly slow speed in this section, but there are places you can pick it up a bit. The key is hitting Great Bridge lock at :20 past the hour. After great bridge you have plenty of time to...

Why is there no mention of this in the LNM? Is Sea Tow reporting fake news? The Niantic River bridge is going to be closed over the winter, but LNM has been reporting that for months. No way they Would plan to close off the CT River in mid summer.

There is a major difference between the Bahamas and the Western Caribbean. From FL the Bahamas are a 2 hour ride and you can pick your weather. With a watermaker and good preventive maintenance the 58DB would work for 2-4 people cruising. You would have the range to do most passages at speed...

I have never gone and would never go west of Mill Rock unless going in or out of the Harlem River. There is absolutely no reason to leave the main channel.

If you want to draw from the shore hose you must turn off your water pump. With the pump on, you will draw from the tank.