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Sunrise over the Sleeping Giant, Lake Superior:

We use the Model 800 Original Ecofan, the two-bladed model. The built-in fan on the Wallas is far more efficient at moving air, but it is noisy. When anchored overnight or for any longer period of time we use the Ecofan. It is dead quiet; all you hear is the pulse of the Wallas fuel pump. We...

Ok, here's a picture of the buss bars and fuse blocks I installed in the starboard lazarette. It made some order out of the chaos of too many leads directly from the battery. I don't like in-line fuses; these are all in one spot. I made a diagram so that I can easily tell which fuse is for...

Yeah, this is why I have a face plate on the electronics shelf, to hide 25' of satellite radio cable, 25' of GPS cable, 25' of radar cable, and 25' of VHF cable! LOL Al

Let me tell you, there ain't no one more electrically challenged than I am. But you are in luck as we are in the midst of a minor heat wave so I'll crawl in tomorrow and see if I can immortalize my work in a pic. Stay tuned. Al

I did exactly that last year in order to clean up all the stuff connected directly to the battery. On a piece of Starboard in the starboard lazarette I put in three buss bars (switched, unswitched, and negative) and two small fuse blocks. I made up a cover for the whole mess out of clear...

I should've mentioned that I have a face-plate on the electronics shelf to cover up all the clutter, so the only access is by dropping the shelf. And since I'm installing this new radio, as well as a new VHF, I've made a new face-plate out of 1/2" teak instead of Starboard. Our extremely...

This is truly one of the best, most informative posts I have ever read. Thank you so much for putting together this much needed document. Al

Upon further investigation, I now realize that I'm a total idiot and that the picture posted above is only the mounting base. The external marine antennas do indeed seem to be priced in the $60-$80 range. Al

Here's an external marine satellite radio antenna I found for a modest price. It's a Shakespeare Style SM-31. At only $21.95, and given what a pain it is to drop the electronics shelf, I might be tempted to opt for something I know will work right from the git-go. Al

I believe it would be "fall"; you know, spring, summer, fall, and the Dark Ages. And I think they're starting to get to me! Al

The more I listen to you guys and think about it, I might be better off with an externally mounted boat antenna. Since I do have radar mounted on a Power Tower just above the shelf, it's possible I could get some shielding. Thanks for the advice. Al

I take it you're not talking woodworking here? LOL Al

Having gotten tired of the tangle of wires, we are upgrading to a satellite-ready radio on the MOOSE. My question is, does the antenna need to be mounted outside of the cabin or, given that the cabin is fiberglass, can it be mounted inside in the overhead shelf? Al

At www.arraich.com I found templates to make my own using Photoshop Elements v. 5, which doesn't come with its own as some previous versions had. I put together a 2008 Lake Superior Calendar using twelve of our own photos. I had a blast doing it and sharing it with friends. Al

One of my boat projects for the coming year is to install a potable water tank drain. Since the MOOSE is rarely on a trailer, draining the tank between trips is somewhat tedious. The stainless coupling will be installed with 5200 in the cabin drain which will have to be bored out to one inch...

Water Tank Drain

Every spring I try to go through all compartments and take out the things from the previous season that I thought might come in handy but never used. Some of these items creep back in, but the process forces me to rethink what might truly be of use and what is just clutter. As it seems we...

Has anyone had any experience with installing an in-line filter between the tank and the faucet? It seems like it would be an easy thing to do and one that should markedly reduce the off- plastic and chlorine -tastes we have discussed in the past. Some filters I've seen have a life of 1-5000...

It is said that the best Norwegian lutefisk is allowed to soak out on the front porch so that the neighborhood dogs can come by and urinate on it. Al