The Latest from the Log
Anchorages, marinas and boat projects from the Gulf Islands, San Juans, Desolation Sound and beyond.
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On Board Pressure Washer
Being around the saltwater and weather, the boat is always in need of a cleaning. My gas powered pressure washer at home was simply…
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Pilothouse Doors
On the Bayliner 4788 there are sliding doors on either side of the pilot house. One has never worked well since we purchased the…
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New House Battery Bank
After our shakedown cruise, we discovered that even with the 4 x 8d deep cycle and AGM batteries they would barely hold a charge…
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Internet on the Boat
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…
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Shakedown Cruise
We have had the Bayliner Pilothouse 4788 for about 6 weeks now, most of that time we have been under “Stay Home – Stay…
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New Vinyl Boat Name
Before we could add the new lettering for the boat name, we had to clean off the previous worn out stickers. Once the transom…
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Solar Panels
We added 440 watts of solar panels to the pilothouse roof. When the sun is showing the panels charge the house batteries and keep…
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Dingy Repaired and Running
After some extensive work from George and Alex, they were able to get the dingy running. Prior to purchasing the boat we were able…
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Anchor windlass switches
One of the first things that I noticed is that the anchor windlass up and down switches were not working. A quick disassembly and…
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It is now ours
Today the boat officially closed and it is now ours. We plan to bring it home tomorrow. There were many parts to making this…