Recent content by hank schneider

Hey Folks Have a new (used) fishing boat that came w/o any electronics. Anyone have comments + or - about the Garmin 431s combo? Price seems reasonable ($430). Any other models that I might want to consider? Thanks Hank Miss my Cape Cruiser - but will have another cruiser soon.

Jim and Don Thanks for the info - that was what I was thinking - running flat out the twin would use 2x more fuel but at an equal cruising speed there might not be much difference. My 150 lost 1.5 mpg towing my 4 runner lost 7.5 mpg towing the same boat - terminal mileage was about the same H

Sorry Folks Long winded question - let me simplify - Tomcat with one 150 versus same Tomcat with twin 150's - at a basic cruising speed (18 mph) would there be a big difference in gas mileage??? The analogy was to my 4 Runner and F150 - same gas mileage on trips to Florida when...

HELLO TO ALL Still between boats - Andy has my CC 23 and I'm working on building up my treasure chest to get a 25. The Tomcat 255 has been suggested by several folks for the Carolina coast and also in the chop. My question is would there be a major difference in mileage for the boat...

Hi Folks Does anyone have any advice about keeping a boat (probably a 25') around Edisto? We are looking to sell a house in the mountains and buy a place on the coast. Edisto looks pretty nice but apparently only has one marina. Thanks Hank

Just put mine in the paper to sell. No GPS makes it pretty useless also can't edit word dociments H

Hello Folks Getting anxious to get another boat. Does anyone have info on the Seaway Boats 25 Coastal Cruiser Downeast. There is an 08 for sale with 18 hours - I'm still a rookie and have never heard of this boat. Thanks Hank

Unit on the boat died- guide couldn't figure out his handheld (did find 3 25# kings) - pulled out my IPHONE - typed in the coordinates - on the road again -worked like a charm $9.99 for Navtronics charts for east coast inc Bahamas -ITOUCH will have a 9+" screen -the tech junkie will get back...

Bob Thanks for the info - do you think I'm overestimating the MPG on the Cape Cruiser - close to 5 was my guess (with a 135) from my first cruise. I bought the boat at the peak of the high gas prices and that was one of the factors. As soon as school finishes I will go visit Marc and...

Thanks for the thoughts Forrest - I agree it is a great boat and already miss he - did I do the right thing??? I might be boatless for a while. Bob - Those are too many options - could take forever to check them all out. Probably will not stray too far from the CDory line. The TCat came up in...

Hello folks I tried searching the old posts to find the gentleman who was selling a 25' Ranger Tug a while back (spring) - He has the boat on Smith Mountain Lake in Va. Anyone know who this is?? Thanks Hank

Hi Brats Didn't expect to sell the Ditch Witch until spring but ran into a nice guy (Andy) who was bitten by the C-Dory bug. Now to figure out what to replace it with. My hope/plan was/is to find a 25' Ranger Tug but I'm wondering about other boats to consider. I'd like some...

Hi Folks Here is what I came up with for boat backup and car navigation. Navionics is a $9.99 appfor the phone for Maine to upper Bahamas. Works great. Fished last week on NC coast - the Chartplotter died on my friends boat and the guide couldn't figure out how to enter coordinates ...

Thanks Folks Went to BestBuy to hold the things and liked the Magellan 1470 for screen size & price and will get something like this for the car and use my IPhone for marine backup. The combined units w a 5" screen get expensive. Even the 3.5 gets up to $500 when you add the chip. Going...

Hi Folks Just bought a new (used) car and the only lacking feature was navigation. I'm going to buy a 5" portable for driving but want something that would also be a back-up GPS for the boat. Any local knowledge, comments, suggestions welcome. I assume you would need a marine chip or...