Recent content by Writer_Ron

Great information! Thanks to both of you. I'll do a "location audit" sometime this week.

This thread has (unfortunately) become wholly relevant to me. Our venerable Navman plotter/fish finder (which we used solely as a depth meter/fish finder) gave up the ghost. I would dearly love to replace it with a unit that has an inside-the-hull transducer. However ... the brochure for my...

I tried ... but couldn't rejuggle a late-breaking schedule change to allow us to go on the cruise. Muse won't be there. Sorry! Ron and Janet

Add Muse to the list. We're a bit late jumping on, so I'm a tad unclear about reservations we have to make. Looking forward to May! Ron & Janet Benrey

Life (and business) intervened, making it impossible for us to attend this years. We're sure that a great time will be had by all ... and were sorry we can't be there. Ron and Janet Benrey Muse

Life (and business) intervened, making it impossible for us to attend this years. We're sure that a great time will be had by all ... and were sorry we can't be there. Ron and Janet Benrey Muse

We signed up for a marina slip via email (after chatting with Ashley). dockmaster@whittakerpointe.com Ron and Janet

Sign MUSE up for the Gathering. We also like the notion of continuing on to Bald Head Island (we've been told that Southport is worth visiting when down there). Ron and Janet

I just removed the Wallas 125DU stove/heater from our 2006 CD25. It's been working fine (last time, last weekend), but after using an Origo stove for 25 years, we decided to return to our "roots." I have no idea what used Wallas' go for these days. So, if you're interested, let's chat. Ron

I believe the wheel you want is made by Sea Dog, and is available at lots of marine distrubutors. I understand that it fits the standard tapered shaft that protrudes from typical hydraulic steering "helm" units. Given that the wheel of your dreams is the same (I'm fairly certain) "standard...

We sailed the Chesapeake Bay for more than 20 years (32-foot-long sailboat). We began with a faithful Danforth hi-tensile 12-pounder, but then switched to a 22 pound Bruce -- that we really liked, and which never failed us. Our CD-25 came with a 22 Bruce (which is a hurricane anchor for Muse)...

I installed my Standard-Horizon GX2150 a couple of weeks ago. I like that it aids AIS without needing another antenna. And, as others have mentioned, it has loudhailer and fog-horn functionality (when you install a horn; which I did). Lots of buttons, bells, and whistles -- but it's not THAT...

Our old Danforth Hi-Tensile 12 was our primary anchor on a 27-foot sailboat. One afternoon, in the Chesapeake Bay, we "tested" it with a raft of 23 boats; we were the anchor boat in the center of the raft. The anchor held all of our sailing club boats in 10 knots of wind. We all toasted that...

The only time we ever set a stern anchor during our sailing days was when an anchorage was so crowded that we wanted to eliminate swing. So far, we've anchored Muse twice, using the 22-pound Bruce ("claw") that came with the boat. (This is virtually a "storm anchor" for a boat of Muse's...

Hmmm ... I really thought that's what the tach indicated, although I suppose I could have misread it. I only ran WOT once, to check the new prop.. I'll try again, next time I'm out.