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Phil--thanks for pointing out the provenance of the 15-foot Boston Whaler boat CETUS. I did not immediately make that association. It is good to know that some of the fine work put into that boat by Tony (known here by his username elaelap, which was pale ale spelled backwards) still lives on.

Based on some correspondence with Lowrance, problems in getting some components used in the original sensors may have been the motivation for this new line of products, more so than any software problems. These new sensors are thus new hardware designs. The intent is that the new sensors will remain...

Following up on my observation from Thursday, when BBC STEINWALL was the only ship on Lake Superior, today the winds are down to 10 to 15-knots, and there are 20 vessels on the open water of the big lake. BBC STEINWALL is now approaching Port Huron. Maybe'll I drive down to the Detroit River later a...

These modern engines at idle speed do not consume very much fuel. Even large-displacement high-horsepower engines at idle only burn a fraction of a gallon per hour. For example, my 225-HP modern engine only consumes about 0.2-GPH at idle. In ten minutes we have only 0.17-hour, so my engine would onl...

If you do find those CD-ROMs, be careful using them in a slot-loading reader. I can speak from experience: the thicker media used on those CD-ROMs can be fatal to a slot-loading modern CD-DVD drive.

Like many free offers, this one requires that you purchase a subscription in order to have the device work. A subscription is $200-per-year or $20-per-month. This model is now about three years old. The communication is only one-way: you send a message. There are only four possible messages: OK, HEL...

ASIDE: it has been over ten years since I first wrote about NMEA-2000 sensors from Lowrance. See this 2005 article about them:

http://continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/009561.html

The price of the sensors back in 2005 was $50.

The newsletter also says: "The sensors are easy to install and monitor a wide array of vital engine and boating functions via your HDS Gen3 or HDS Gen2 Touch display." Will these new sensors be compatible with legacy displays? Or, are they only for the latest touch-screen devices?

Here are more details about the Navico HALO RADAR:

http://www.marinelink.com/news/simrad-d ... 01068.aspx

Lowrance sent a newsletter to customers previewing several new NMEA-2000 network sensor devices it says will be introduced "this month" and describes as "upgraded sensors." Perhaps we will see these available in late November 2015. There are upgraded NMEA-2000 sensors for: --fuel...

Right now the wind in central Lake Superior is blowing 45-knots from the WSW. Not much media coverage tonight. Also 40-knot WSW in northern Lake Michigan. The 1,000-foot STEWART J CORT is taking shelter off St. Ignace. You can see it on MARINETRAFFIC.COM. Add the WIND layer to see current wind speed...

The METS show has just concluded. The DAME Award winners in marine electronics and marine related software: NAVICO for their HALO Pulse Compression RADAR . The jury said: Scan for weather or the shoreline at as much as 72nm range while monitoring for obstructions as close as 100m, all by using one r...

Around dinner time on Tuesday, November 17, 2015, I happened to notice the USCGC MACKINAW was off Northport Point, where I presume she was changing out the "NORTHPOINT POINT LIGHTED BELL BUOY 2" to the winter buoy. She was on that station for at least 30-minutes. (MarineTraffic.com tracks ...

A few days ago I filled the 42-gallon tank of my GMC Suburban at a retail hihgway gas station selling Unleaded Regular grade for $1.95-per-gallon. (I had a $0.50 discount earned credit, so I actually only paid $1.45-per-gallon.) As I travelled, I saw a few signs along the Interstate highway advertis...

To keep it simple, get an engine you can pull-start and run without a battery. Have internal-battery-operated navigation lamps for running in darkness.

It is extremely unlikely that there is any canvas maker who has patterns for your boat. You will need to have the canvas made locally by a canvas artisan who will fit it to your boat. Again, I recommend choosing the artisan based on their prior work. Also, if you are soon re-locating to California, ...

UPDATE: It should be noted that the two FURUNO chart plotter and SONAR devices I mention, GP1670F and GP1870F, are NMEA-2000-only devices. They do not have an NMEA-0183 port. If you need to interface them to a NMEA-0183 device, you will need an optional (and probably expensive) converter. The rebate...

There is a bit of similarity with the CARL D. BRADLEY and EDMUND FITZGERALD: --at one time they were each the longest ship on the Great Lakes --the storms that sank them were both following seas --they both inspired songs. The song about the BRADLEY, Wreck of the Carl D. Bradley, was written by Larr...

If the 1992 27 WALKAROUND has canvas now, look for the label of Wm. J. Mills & Co., usually found in silk and sewn on the flying top inside near the windscreen zipper. If your boat has Mills canvas, then Mills can probably make replacement, if they still have those patterns. MIlls canvas was typ...

You could leave the boat in the garage for 50-years and it won't lose much weight. I wouldn't worry about the hull weight. You are likely to cause more harm than good attacking the hull with a lot of drilled holes. ASIDE: To Trojo--I deleted the second article and thread you posted which duplicated ...

Con--there is a recent post from you in the thread a few articles earlier.

QTR'--I prefer good tools, too. I don't buy stuff at Harbor Freight unless I think I might only use it once or twice. I will revisit your advice.

The best bet is a Dewalt 12" sliding compound miter chop saw with stand.

I am leaning in that direction, although the Dewalt brand may be too professional and pricey.

I don't think Mills made a camper canvas set for the REVENGE boats. Perhaps you are asking about the DROP CURTAIN.

I don't believe there is any federal requirement for a rating for horsepower for hulls over 20-feet. See http://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/ratedHP.html Just because Boston Whaler as a manufacturer rated a hull longer than 20-feet at a particular horsepower does not mean there is any federal...

There are just two weeks remaining to take advantage of Evinrude's Fall promotion for buyers of a new E-TEC engine. The sales incentive program ends November 29, 2015. It excludes the new 74-degree V6 E-TEC engines, also called the E-TEC G2, but applies to 75-HP to 300-HP E-TEC engines. The incentiv...

You may have to participate in the forum by posting a few more articles to get out of the "newly registered" user category. That category restricts access so spammers can't register and get all-access. Post another reply in this thread to see if your "newly registered" status is ...

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The top-mounting remote throttle and shift controls on my 1990 Boston Whaler REVENGE 22 Walk-Through Whaler Drive were mounted to the laminate of the helm console with simple wood screws. No sealant was used. There was no backing plate. The fasteners were not through-bolted. However, in c.1990 a boa...

Many years ago, long before the internet, the web browser, and discussion forums, and back when, if you wanted to get together with other boaters, you attended a meeting of an organization like the U.S. Power Squadron or the Coast Guard Auxiliary, I recall attending a lecture given by a fellow from ...

Auto pilots with their own hydraulic actuator do not communicate with other steering devices. They just create their own hydraulic fluid pressure and flow which is introduced into the hydraulic steering system in parallel with the hydraulic pressure created by the helm pump. I have not heard of any ...

For some very good pictures of boating on Lake Michigan in the Fall with some high winds and waves, see

http://continuouswave.com/whaler/cetace ... age27.html

Like a lot of weather events forecasted these days, this storm seemed to not deliver the strength that was forecasted. In SE Michigan we were warned of 50-MPH winds. I suppose it blew 50-MPH at someplace for a few moments, but in my area we just had a breezy fall day. The wind in the storm that sank...

Software Radio Technology in the United Kingdom (SRT) have announced several new products for the automatic identification system (AIS) market. HF-AIS SRT has coined a new acronym: HF-AIS, which means high-fidelity automatic identification system. HF-AIS is described as new technology in reception a...

UPDATE: after several hours of studying the forum configuration, I found the settings that allow users to display their email. Please see the ANNOUNCEMENT of this change in the Introduction Forum topic listings.

Effective immediately, a user's email address will be visible in the user's public profile for other users to see. If you do not wish other users to see your email address in your profile, you can change that setting. This is done on an individual basis, so each user can set their own preference. To...

Why does shifting into Reverse cause the engine to hydro-lock? The engine should still be running, there should still be pressure on the exhaust passages. The boat should not be making sternway if the shift into reverse occurred while you were on plane at "three-quarter speed." I'd assume ...

Usually you want the full-throttle engine speed to be in the upper half of the suggested range for normal boat operating conditions. If you normally operate with lots of fuel, a crew of two, and plenty of gear aboard, and the Johnson 150-HP OceanRunner only hits 4,500-RPM at full throttle with that ...

You can send other participants a private message. If you want to test that function, you can send me one. I will reply. Also, I sent you a private message to let you know this thread moved out of THE GAM. Send the participant a private message and ask for his email. I would suspect that anyone list...

...my US boat is registered with the CBP by name, registration number, owner, etc. (cheap $50 for 5 years)

By "CBP" do you mean a U.S. Custom and Border Patrol? Or some Canadian agency?

Please tell us more about the registration of your boat and what advantage it affords.

In many years of boating in the North Channel of Lake Huron and in Lake Huron's Georgian Bay, we have carried beer in the cooler of our small cuddy cabin boat. We have never been stopped or interdicted by any on-the-water agent of the Canadian government in any fashion. Only twice in 25 years have w...

If DON'S DAUNTLESS can hit 44.7-MPH then she'd be passing my boat. That is very fast for that 17-footer.

Wet sand with WD40. Also try hydraulic steering fluid. Whenever I've seen hydraulic steering fluid spill on black vinyl, it seems to be very good at restoring the color.

Painting the sump with anti-fouling paint--great idea!

I would like to see Mercury produce a more potent version of their 2.1L in-line 4-cylinder 4-stroke engine. You should contact them and let them know. Did they mention anything about this engine in the presentation? I suspect that if there were any plans for immediate introduction of products that ...

Brunswick needs to build on the hugely successful FourStroke 150 HP model ... It is great you have some ideas for Brunswick to improve their corporate profits, but I am more interested in what Brunswick has to say in their presentation. Was there anything in there about this engine? I am sure if th...

A 90-mile ocean passage in a boat with a 40-HP engine--how much fuel was it carrying? Usually a 13-footer wouldn't have more than 12-gallons of fuel aboard. To make 90-miles on 12-gallons you'd need 7.5-MPG. I wonder if the thief worked out the fuel economy and how much fuel he'd need before he stol...

I have tested over a dozen propellers on my boat. The propeller I have been running for the past five years is a Mercury MIRAGE plus 17-pitch. In all my testing I found one propeller that was marginally better, but I did not feel like spending $600 to get it. The difference was so slight, I did not ...

Yesterday Brunswick gave Wall Street a three-hour presentation to show their businesses to investors. The presentation was webcast. I don't think a replay is available right now, but a comprehensive PDF of 150 slides that were shown can be downloaded from: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?t...

Here is some advice from the old forum: http://continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/008234.html I also have to observe that BLUEWATERPIRATE ran a MIRAGE propeller for more than 5,000-hours on his OptiMax 225 and VENTURA 210 combination, and, when he got a new engine, he kept the MIRAGE propeller. See ...

Generally you don't get much of an option about selecting the diameter of a propeller in a particular line of standard propellers. The manufacturer selects the diameter that works well with the pitch in his various lines of propellers. Diameter becomes a factor in propeller selection when the propel...

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