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Thataway: I've used the same technique you recommend, with great success. However, I need a little advice on one part, which I've never been able to master with any degree of consistency: the epoxy. My problem is that no matter how I mix, and what "traditional" products I use, the only...

As someone who never has, and probably never will, have anything to do with Loran, here's a suggestion: if you order any "print on demand" charts, request that the Loran lines be suppressed. You won't believe how this cleans up the chart, and removes what is nothing more than a distraction to...

Nick: Let me know if you need any chartplotter routes for the areas you're discussing. As I recall, you're running a Garmin, and routes in that format e-mail very smoothly. I also have some offshore charts, and links to photos of inlets. David

Sally's Sister: If you partially engage the manual choke, and then engage the choke at the helm, you're at full choke when starting. When you back off the lever at the helm, the electric actuator (solenoid) goes completely off, and the motor is choked at whatever level you set by the manual...

NC-TFC You did the right thing, by backing off, and staying behind the trawler. Assuming you can't make radio or horn contact and arrange for the vessel you're overtaking to slow down, or do a "cheat" pass when you both enter the next No Wake zone, the only way I've found to safely pass in...

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Gregw: I think the previous positive posts have given you some good direction as you plan for your voyage. My only additional suggestion would be that after you have the shop manual, and have begun to learn some servicing basics, you search the C-Brat archives, and watch the posts from members...

I've had problems with the side nav lights from time to time, and it's always the spade connectors which attach the wiring to the fuse. If that's where your problem is, you can attempt a fix by either (or both) of bending the sides of the connector down so that it fits tighter onto the spade, or...

Maybe I'm missing something on the basics of the problem first stated, but if you're pumping the fuel bulb (with gas tank valve selector in the proper position, gas in the tank, and the bulb getting and remaining hard), but gas is not filling the Racor bowl after changing the filter element...

Forgot to mention the motor well. The wick approach works great there. If you want to have some fun, let about one foot of wick dangle down outside the boat, and watch gravity do it's work. That wick will suck the well bone dry in no time at all. After a while, the wicks get black with mold, at...

I've installed a second bilge pump on our 22, in the floor depression between the fuel tanks. Here are a few particulars that might be of use to others: Forget mounting screws, brackets, etc. Just use 4200 to bond the bottom of the pump's plastic strainer basket to the floor. Has worked for two...

Although theCoast Guard is in the process of implementing it's Rescue 21 program, there's no reason to wait for that to come on-line to have your DSC up and running. We were mid-way between Key West and the Dry Tortugas, without another vessel in sight, when a DSC distress signal came in. At...

What to do with the bitter end of the rode? Although anything is a compromise, I ended up back splicing the bitter end to about 20 feet of chain, which sits loose in the bottom of the anchor locker. So, my ground tackle consists of the anchor, a shackle, a swivel, 20 feet of chain, 200 feet of...

Dave: I don't think the Icom you have is capable of talking to a chartplotter. Some Icom 400 series do, some don't. Check the wiring to see if the Icom has a NMEA OUT connection. If it does, you're in luck. Otherwise, you'll just have NMEA IN + and NMEA IN -, and the Icom will only receive...

When will grand piano be delivered for the V-berth? David and Dayna

Super work, Tracy! We're looking forward to seeing you all. david & dayna

Hey Dun: I'd recognize your face anywhere! http://www.c-brats.com/modules.php?set_ ... _photo.php david

I recently replaced the in line fuel filter (the plastic one under the motor cover) on our Honda 90 with a non-Honda (i.e., readily available and reasonably priced) part. It was Sierra PN 18-7786, West Marine SKU 3735909. The Sierra label says: "REPLACES HONDA 16900-SA5-004 BF35/45, BF40/50...