Recent content by Jimmylee

Hello all - does anyone know of a good marine surveyor they can recommend in the greater Bellingham area?? Thanks in advance. Chip

Well She's a Keeper has been sold. Thanks to everyone who expressed interest in the boat. Chip

After 8 great years of adventures in the San Juan Islands we are selling She's A Keeper as we prepare to move into a larger boat with our growing family. -2007 22' cruiser with high top cabin and tall radar arch -115 hp evinrude etec main motor with stainless steel prop with 700 hours -6 hp...

Well I have to say the comments on this thread are much appreciated. Mark S, thanks for chiming in. It is good to hear from someone who is using the Comnav 1420. As I continue to read up on the different autopilot systems I am also intrigued by the Raymarine EV100 mentioned above. Has...

Well thanks for the responses. I will continue to do some research on this topic. What are some other autopilots that folks have used (and are happy with) that control their main motor but also work at slow speeds for trolling?? I do like the idea of being able to use the autopilot for both...

Hello all - I'm looking into autopilots and the Comnav 1420 unit has caught my eye. It controls your main motor, and seems to be a pretty simple system that will work well with my existing seastar hydraulic steering system. I will be using it for trolling while fishing (by connecting kicker to...

This a timely post for me as I have been spending a good bit of time researching auto pilots. My research is pointing me towards the Comnav 1420 autopilot. It seems to be a relatively simple system that will control my main motor (115 etech). I fish quite a bit and I will tie my kicker to the...

Thanks for the reply Tom - to clarify, we will be using a slip (i.e. tied to the dock). The boat will not be under cover, but I will be using a cockpit cover that will keep the cockpit dry during rainy stretches. Are boat is not setup for shore power currently. Yes, we should go fishing. I'm...

Hello all - for the first time we are going to be mooring our boat for three months this summer at Squalicum Harbor. We have never had our boat in the water for more than a few weeks while on extended trips in the San Juans previously. I'm looking for any good suggestions/comments from the...

I went out on the boat this past Sunday to do some fishing and crabbing and my Northstar GPS/Chartplotter couldn't get a GPS fix. Otherwise it was running normally. I played with it on and off during the day and had no luck getting it to lock in. Then last night I realized that it may be...

Hi Tom - is your 25 still for sale?? We have a 2007 22 cruiser and have been thinking about upgrading. With our 2 daughters getting older and a wife the dedicated head is becoming more and more appealing. Merry Christmas Chip

I have a BEP Voltage Sensitive Relay Module that connects my 24 series cranking and my 24 series deep cycle batteries. I don't ever remember the VSR doing this before, but this past weekend we were on the boat crabbing and between pot pulls I was just floating with the main motor in neutral...

I would agree that the cdory can be a great fishing platform. We have a 22 cruiser and fishing 3 guys is comfortable, more than that and it becomes quite a dance when there is a fish on. We do most of our fishing in the San Juans trolling for salmon, and having the ability to comfortably sleep...

Like you i made the decision to get a furuno 1623 radar and then spent months looking on ebay and craigslist to find a used one. After no success I decided to get a new one. I wasn't able to find killer deal on one, the prices seemed to be pretty similar where ever I looked. I can tell you...

Thanks for all the responses. It makes a lot sense to switch between ranges to maintain good awareness of what is out there. Chip