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Betty Ann at our new slip

Prep work for bottom paint

Your last statement is interesting, And you are entitled to your well considered opinion. Please don’t take offense, but I think it depends on how claustrophobic one is. We feel better in an open space that feels spacious as opposed to being confined in a small space as in the C-Dory. On the...

Betty Ann, Greenport, NY, June 8, 2018

Hello Dave, My wife and I are so happy for you that you secured a way to get the Marinaut back into production and with such a good boat builder. We are now enjoying our eight season with our boat, and what would we change about her? -- let us think on this for a few seconds: NOTHING! We...

Hello Gary, Yes, the Irish Queen is owned by Steve and Eileen Rich

As owner of the first production hull #1, I would like to chime in on the discussion as to the comparison between the C-Dory and the Marinaut 215. Both boats are well designed, but while C-Dory has been around for decades, the first production Marinaut 215 was built in 2011. Why would I and...

Hello fellow Marinaut owners. How much did you use your Marinaut this season? My wife and I used the Betty Ann for 17 nights, and 30 days on the water, but we only put 650 miles on the boat. We were not adventurous at all this season, spending most of out time on the water in Greenport, NY...

This is an update on my Interstate battery situation. As I stated previously, my Interstate group 31 house battery failed after one season. I spoke with the service manager at my marina and he assured me that they set their battery chargers for AGM batteries, that they don't overcharge and...

I'm sorry -- I spent all my time on the boat and not on this site. I think by now you realize what to do. I've got to tell you that we nailed the sleeping situation by taking the following actions: 1) We only use hyper vent for the first few weeks on the season, and don't need it afterwards...

Hello, I apologize for not keeping current on reading this site. I am Rich, and my wife Betty and I own the first production Marinate, Hull #1, "Betty Ann." Our boat is kept in a rack storage facility in Niantic, CT. Your boat is the prototype, but it did come out of the same mold as the...

Fit the Hypervent to the dimension of the berth cushions. It is not necessary to stick it in place. The temptation is to leave excess Hypervent to extend beyond the perimeter of the cushion, which we found to be a mistake. It made sleeping uncomfortable. This of course is my opinion. I...

Back to the thread on sleeping on the Marinaut (after hijacking my own thread) -- we are currently spending a week on the Betty Ann in Greenport. We added a 1.5" egg crate foam to the two egg crate foams already there. That totals to approximately 4" of foam and the 1" of fill in our sleeping...

You are absolutely right, it was my mistake.

I have a Blue Seas Systems ACR, and there is no setting I can find n the device or in the literature.

Hello Dr. Bob, I very much appreciate your input and recommendations on this matter. So let me look at each of your probable causes for battery failure as would be applied in my case: 1. My latest battery was never over-discharged, in fact, it was very lightly discharged. HOWEVER, when my...

I'm sorry Sunbeam in referring to my batteries as Gel's -- these are AGM's. Nevertheless, AGM's are sensitive to overcharging. The thing I don't get, is that both batteries are AGM's, but only the house battery fails. The funny thing about this, is that we now exclusively use shore power...

I've just had my third Interstate battery fail within four years. Are other people having problems with Interstate batteries? One theory I have is that the charge rate may be too high for Gel batteries. However, a person at my marina told me that her two Interstate batteries purchased last...

Yes, if you don't have Mascoat, I would recommend not painting the interior. Incidentally, when we had our CD 16 cruiser, we kept the interior walls clean using a solution of vinegar. Vinegar was great in removing any mold. The nice thing about the Marinaut interior cabin is that it is very...