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I use an EcoSmart, 60W-Equivalent, Soft White, 2700K lumens, A19 LED bulb that consumes only 10 watts and has an output of 2,700 lumens, and it draws less than 2 amps in a portable lighting fixture with a heavy cord. Obviously Dr. Bob is right, because electricity and water don't mix. I should...

There is another approach. Instead of attaching a lighting fixture directly to the ceiling, instead attach a fixture to the side, or do what we do and hook the fixture onto the hand rail. At any rate, we shine the beam directly onto the ceiling. We use a 60W equivalent warm light LED Standard...

You got that right. (It's a good thing my wife doesn't read my posts.

Actually, the chart does not quite tell the story. Please see the below link. It is difficult to measure, because the cabin feels like it is 7.6 feet long. The berth opens and extends into the cabin, so from our standpoint, it feels like there is that much space, and there is. Further, the...

Other than the distinctive round windows, sharp deadrise at the bow tapering into 3 degrees of deadrise at the stern, no lapstrakes, fully enclosed space between the hull and welded-into-the-hull floor pan, saddle fuel tanks, open berth, Mascoat Delta-T insulation in the cabin, closed cell foam...

That is a very good reason why we love the windows. The other thing is that I have a large frame, so when I pull a 24 foot OAL boat into a dock, it is easy for me to lean out the window to grab and then tie off to a cleat. The windows are tinted and have screens, so this promotes better air...

Our posts crossed in the mail, Lyle, but I thoroughly agree with you. I've tried panoramic pictures and even movies, but all fail miserably at conveying the feeling of seeing the boat first hand. It's frustrating, but then again, when we take a two-dimensional photo of a person, no matter how...

No insult intended, but you are in a very small minority of people who think that way, and I think that the issue is that you have never seen a Marinaut first hand. Pictures fail to do her justice. If you see a Marinaut up close, enter her cabin and sit in the dinette in front of that round...

If you think the CD 22 is a nicer looking boat, I won't argue with you. When we were in Washington, we saw G-Nome, and she was simply beautiful as she came into Friday Harbor. Aesthetically, I think the way she was outfitted, she had an edge over other boats including our Marinaut. But to...

Let me put my previous comment a better way. I'm sure there are those who don't think Cindy Crawford is beautiful, because of her beauty mark. These people are entitled to their opinion, even though they are in a very small subset of our population, but if they do express that opinion in a...

I agree with you that personal preference is key to just about any aesthetic decision we make in life, but to characterize the Marinaut as having "odd" proportions is way off base, in my opinion, and does not reflect the flattering opinions we receive from others wherever we go with her. It...

I agree with Dr. Bob on fogging the engine if not used for long periods. My engine sits idle for 6 1/2 to 7 months every year. So even though Honda does not specify it, we fog the engine prior to storage every year.

I hear what you are saying. It might be worth my while to test Swellwatch out this season, particularly since it has the potential for being a good forecasting tool.

My wife and I agree with you 100%, albeit if the wind direction is favorable, we can travel in greater winds to sheltered locations close by. We will not ever go out in small craft advisory warnings, and if the seas exceed 3 feet, we will not venture out either. The matrix will give us an idea...

This has been a very informative thread. If there is one thing I learned from this exercise, is that we all sail in vastly different conditions. Foggy's area can be downright lethal on Lake Michigan. Alaska is no joyride, either. When my wife and I were cruising the San Juan islands, we...

Long Island Sound Tidal Flows and Weather Stations

Actually, my matrix does take into account water depth, land mass, length of fetch -- that is why I started that it was customized for and correlated to prevalent conditions in my area. Also, it lists maximum potential wave heights assuming that the duration of wind speed is long enough to...

Thanks for your feedback, Tom. You are right about local knowledge. Our home port is Niantic Bay on the Connecticut shore. Long Island Sound is extremely shallow, unlike the PNW. Nearly opposite from us to the Southeast is The Race, with swift tidal movements. Off to the Southwest is Plum...

Thank you for your observations Scooter. We are very pleased with her handling characteristics, space utilization, and fuel economy. And you are right about Les Lampman. He is a man of deep character and integrity. Les promised us that even though our boat was the first, that it would...

I completed the design of a matrix, customized for the area of Long Island Sound we frequent, that shows the maximum potential wave heights dependent upon wind direction, velocity and fetch. All we have to know is the wind speed, direction and our intended destination, and we can use the matrix...