The old chain was so rusted, I wasn’t sure if it would really hold or not, and that was one of those things I couldn’t get out of my mind when sleeping on the boat. So 280 feet of new chain and we are set. The first time we anchored the boat I realized how
Our second trip since we purchased the Bayliner 4788 started on Thursday evening of a long Memorial Day Weekend 2020. I finished work around 4:00pm and on Thursday and the tides were good to get out of the Sandy Point Marina entrance so we got loaded up and headed out right about 5pm. Although there
One of the most important things for a multi-day boat trip in the 4788 is a good nights sleep. Without a good nights sleep the rest of the trip is much more challenging. We are replacing the mattresses in the master stateroom and the second (VIP) stateroom. We had originally planned to order custom mattresses,
On our shakedown cruise of the 4788 a few weeks ago we noticed that the port side starting battery was totally dead, and would not take a charge, but this had not been noticed when we purchased it because there is a crossover switch from the house batteries to the starting batteries. That crossover switch
Being around the saltwater and weather, the boat is always in need of a cleaning. My gas powered pressure washer at home was simply too big to bring on board and use when we are out and about, so I purchased a small electric pressure washer to use when we are on board the boat.
On the Bayliner 4788 there are sliding doors on either side of the pilot house. One has never worked well since we purchased the boat, and the other one really started to stick last week. The door is Part #9 in the diagram below. I started by removing the pilothouse door. This was as simple
After our shakedown cruise, we discovered that even with the 4 x 8d deep cycle and AGM batteries they would barely hold a charge overnight with the 12v fridge running and some house lights. After some investigation we found several of the rules of long battery life being voilated. The batteries were different types. All
After our first outing and realizing that using a cell phone hotspot for internet access was’t going to do the job, we determined we needed something a bit more permanent. After doing some research, I purchased the MOFI Network MOFI4500-4GXeLTE-SIM7 which is described as working well with TMobile service. After purchasing the router, I then
We have had the Bayliner Pilothouse 4788 for about 6 weeks now, most of that time we have been under “Stay Home – Stay Safe” orders from Washington State due to coronavirus. What are the odds that just days after purchasing the boat that we would hit with lockdown orders, and although that didn’t apply
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