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I have a next door neighbor who must be on vacation. I noticed that his mail box was open with mail on the ground. It was packed with the usual small Amazon packages, which caused the paper mail to slide out the open door. The door was bent and the friction latch not working so I walked back to...

I have 4 (approximately) 50 foot long 11/8"diameter 8 plait nylon dock lines. I say approximately because when laid out, there are minor length discrepancies. I'm guessing it was a 200' length cut into 4 pieces. Breaking strength is 34,000 pounds. These were lightly used and show minor wear in...

Hey folks, I'm going to change my shaft packings this year after 6 years of ownership. I figure a bit of PM is better than waiting for a leak. My manual states 1/4" packing and I just took delivery of some GFO material, but its square in cross section...something I've never seen. Will the...

The sailing yacht True Love on a sunset charter last night. 56' and built in 1926, it's a beautiful vessel that I've sailed on.

While watching a YouTube channel recently, I saw a bunch of boats in Maine using charcoal brickettes in place of the usual Damp Rid buckets. There were pails of them or even just the bags with the tops torn open. Anyone ever hear of or try this? I'm tired of throwing away $60.00 worth of...

My wife and I attended this crazy rafting party in Woods Hole, Mass. yesterday. This amazing wood/epoxy trimaran just arrived from Puerto Rico and tied up. It had a 32 foot beam.

Around dinner time last night a dock neighbor couple came in after a night at the local sand bar anchorage. This is where I usually go myself. He told me that he heard something at 3:30 in the morning and found 4 teenagers hanging out in his cockpit. They were apparently wading around and saw...

Despite having Mercruisers, I have Sherwood E35 raw water pumps...an apparent change during a past re-power. These are the pumps that were commonly used by Crusader. That PITA carbon bushing in the end plate keeps crumbling and chipping. This thimble sized part is not only costly (for what it...

What is about raft ups and shallow anchorages that creates so many experts? Friday night I approached the local sandbar which was pretty full but I spotted a gap about 50’ wide in the front row. Backed in perfectly dropped a perfect scope and was approached by two guys who I assumed were there...

Happy Holidays folks. Take a few days to enjoy this time with family. Half way to spring!

I removed my batteries today and I swear they’re getting heavier. I keep them charged and maintained all winter. They’re very easily accessible but the 4 1/2 foot lift out of the ER then off the boat and down a ladder is getting old and so am I. Most people I know just leave ‘em in for...

Been here since Thursday afternoon and have had perfect weather, crystal clear water in the high 70s and nobody around over night. Despite a late start to the season the weather has been amazing and the old girl has performed flawlessly so far.

A few day boats around, some Bikini action and a nice breeze. Not too shabby.

So the canvas enclosure on my 360 needs to be replaced after nursing it for a few years. In my area there’s only one guy doing this and he’d done my previous 2 boats over the last 7 years or so. He built the current one in 2011 for the PO so I asked him to have a look at the end of last season...

Asking for a friend. The boat is a 1989 Chris Craft Amerosport 370 with twin 7.4 Crusaders. He brought it home on the water. A trip of about 50 miles with no incident, docked it and a few days later had no working 12 volt items at all. It’s as if the batteries have been removed...nothing...

Marina finally opened on the 1st, it stopped snowing sideways and I can’t believe how much I got done once the sun came out.

Spent four nights on the hook this past weekend. Had spotty weather and one wicked storm on Saturday, but had a good time nonetheless. This little family joined me for coffee one morning.

First some background: Merc. 454s w/ fully closed cooling systems. Serial numbers indicate ‘81 - ‘87. Boat is an ‘83 that was repowered, but not sure when. I sprung a leak in the port side thermostat housing gasket last weekend. Took it apart to find very little of the upper gasket intact and...

Bummer, but it might as well be nice looking.

First morning and the forecast has changed dramatically for the better. Either way, we’re here until Monday.