Today we passed the courtesy inspection that is done by the Coast Guard Auxiliary. As a free service the will do a courtesy inspection of your boat. To save time, I had most of the needed material out on the table to review when they arrived. This saved a ton of time not having to
This weekend we got away with a late start to one night on Sucia Island. We arrived on the island about 5pm to find the seasonal docks are now in place for the year. They take them out mid October to mid April. It was also a pleasant surprise to fine that there was plenty
Since our trip to Roche Harbor was extended by 2 nights due to it being too stormy to return home, today we start the return trip to Sandy Point. The Gale warning is gone and it looks like we have a nice 5 to 7 mph wind for the trip home. The unexpected extended trip
With nearly 50mph winds on our planned route home, we have decided to extend our first weekend trip on the boat a bit longer. This will make nights 44 and 45 that we have stayed on the boat since we purchased it 2 years ago. Nothing to complain about here. Even on a rainy day,
Late last season I installed outside LED lighting on the boat. It tucks in under the overhang, and is not noticeable during the day. The lights originally came with a not-so-great power control and a remote control. The colors didn’t work right, and it was hard to control. I found some WIFI connected LED Light
For our first trip of the year, our shakedown trip we headed to Roche Harbor, since it is still a bit cold we wanted to be sure that we had shore power for heat. Plus Roche is one of our favorite destinations. This trip makes the 42nd and 43rd nights spent on this boat. Here
At the end of last season the cold water valve on our washdown show failed, and we ordered an exact matching replacement. Today we installed the replacement, and it works great, and looks exactly like the original. I think now every boat that I have had with a washdown shows, I have had to replace
After seeing a boat very similar to mine burn a week ago in the same harbor as mine, I decided it might be a good idea to upgrade the smoke alarms so we would be able to respond quicker if there is a boat fire. At least to be able to respond before it gets
Since we purchased the boat we have wanted to replace the cushions on the fly bridge since they are extremely warn out and totally uncomfortable. Here is what they look like now that we want to replace. We have had a hard time getting any of the cushion shops to reply to us, and we
The owners manual is one of those items that is usually lost by the time the boat gets to 25 years old. There are some great diagrams in the 4788 manual like this one: There are 2 different versions of the manual, the manual and the manual with supplemental. I am just saving these here
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