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Of course I'll post here as I have wifi! I do see on the Active Captain charts that some of the rocks have humorous names. Like million dollar rock! I suspect that crab and/or fish traps will pose a challenge in that area as well. Departing from St. Marks, we have reservations in Steinhatchee...

Bob: Yeah, I'm looking forward to seeing that part of FL. I spoke with a Tow Boat US captain over there and he told me which channels my Sailfish could handle okay and some channels that I could only navigate on the upper reaches of the tide. I want to avoid those, because we'll want to come in...

Family and Bob, thanks for your responses. Bob, I will contact Doc Stressor. I didn't know he ran out of Homosassa. I'm told that there is a certain rock, right at the edge of the channel, that is famous for taking out props and lower units for those who wander just a tad outside. And its on a...

On each of my previous boats, I've carried an inexpensive, lightweight aluminum "get home" prop. Usually about the same size as the prop Grady put on the boat. I hadn't done that with the Sailfish yet, but wanted that done before going through the Big Bend area of FL this summer on the last leg...

Well, I didn't see any link in my response, so I guess my attempt failed. Sorry about that. Hope you can still find them on eBay.

If this link to eBay works, I believe it is what you're looking for. If not, just google Taco Flex Trim in the dimensions, (height, thickness) of what you have, and I believe you'll come up with it easily enough. Ebay seller Taylor Marine is a Grady dealer and I have bought from them before on...

GV: My duct work went around the port side of the aft berth to get to the steps. But you may be asking about continuing further forward than that. You may be able to continue the duct work behind the fridge. Then you may be able to locate a small, maybe three inch, vent beneath the counter...

Yes, it's an older, hardly used, but just sat in the weather for 14 years. I like the idea of drilling a 1/8" hole. If that has a chance of stopping the crack, it's worth a try. I've had Gorilla Tape over it for nearly two years, but want to deal with it in some way. My house has vinyl siding...

Having just finished the job on a 282, I'll offer some suggested questions to ask yourself. On an Islander, I'm guessing 5,000-5,500 BTU would be sufficient cooling power. Do you have a place to put a unit of that size? From that space, can you run 4" ducting some distance from the unit and...

This liner crack above the port window has been there since I boat the boat about two years ago. It does not appear to be expanding. Anyone have experience of a fix that that will stop any future expansion and still look reasonably okay? My current thought is to have home depot do their best to...

Tom: I purchased a Mermaid AC unit out of Ft. Myers, FL. I read some good reviews, but I don't really know if they are one of the better units or not. What struck me was that many reviews said they were geared for the do-it-yourselfer and provide greater assistance after the sale. I found this...

Amongst the other practicalities, you'll need to consider where you'll place your through-hull fitting for the condensing sea water water source. Some have placed the thru-hull in the rear bilge and the 500 GPH pump pumped water forward to the unit just fine. I wasn't comfortable cutting a new...

A lot of good information here. I'll add another tidbit that has always intrigued me. The draft of the 271 is 23", greater than any other Grady her size and greater than the 306 at 21" and equal to the Marlin's 23". It is equal to the 23" of a Contender 30st. I asked my dealer about this some...

An access hole is a good idea if I have the space. Thinking it through, I think I could access 3 of the four blind side nuts while tightening the nuts again. But the hole would have to be off to the right, between the support brackets, and likely about 4" in diameter to give me enough wiggle...

Thanks, Tealejr. Freezing up the unit isn’t something that was on my radar. It will be now. In my story above, I left out the part about disconnecting the main duct line from the unit itself when no air was coming out of the vents. I was afraid of some huge tear or other blockage from when I...

It works! Went down to boat yesterday to make some of the temporary pieces more permanent. I.e., cut more holes in the boat. But they had a slip open with power. So in she went. And to my pleasant surprise, all seemed to work. When I first opened the seacock, water rushed through the lines...

Lookin' good, blondie! :) This plexiglass has a unique property. Somehow it filters out grey and restores blonde. Because, believe me, its harder and harder to find anything but grey up there. I know because my daughter very kindly tells me each time she comes home from college.

Accomplished two things since last post. Installed and wired in control box and thermostat and replaced aft berth starboard rear panel with a temporary plexiglass panel. Was ready to test the system yesterday and the marina said every wet slip with a power pedestal was taken for the holiday...

FSC60: Thanks and you are observant! I chose the Groco for its quality but also because it has a large bowl with a threaded plug with an O-ring at the base of the bowl. As Ahill pointed out to another member using a forward through-hull, there will likely be a fair amount of air in the lines...

Finally, the AC is in!! Not yet wired in, but (hopefully) that will be relatively easy. The water supply and exit hoses are connected as well as a drip pan connection to the shower sump. Non insulated ducting runs to two outlets on the steps. I'll add a third when Amazon gets another matching...