Aldo, The ABC's are relatively safe...but In 2007 we had to run from Bonaire to ChiChiRiviche, VZ because of Hurricane Dean, then a month later the eye of Hurricane Felix missed us by 30 miles in

Hi Pat, Other replies have given you good input on B&G, which I think is still great. Your "ton of money" quote from your mechanic is interesting. I got a $64,000 quote. It included about $14,000 of

ConsiderTrinidad or Bonaire, or Curacao. They are South of the Hurricane belt. Kent SM243 Kristy

Hi Bill K, Keep the beer on ice for me!!! Although, I must say I would never knowingly endorse West Marine or as I refer to them: Worst Marine. We just purchased a new Highfield CL310. We

In my opinion, Le Marin Martinique is the best place in the Caribbean to have a year round slip...the cost including electricity will be around 500 euros/month. On a month to month basis it is 575

Bill, As you may suspect, I will tell you do not do this unless you plan to race the boat. It just is not worth it for downwind passage making. In most cases, you will set the traveler on a passage

Patrick, I replaced my 4 analog B&G gauges with the new Tritons. They are fantastic. I also replaced the H2000 with the new H5000. My local electrical expert I work with loves B&G products, and I

Ben, You just had an Amel moment. I had Amel moments for probably 6 years after we bought BeBe. In many cases these moments end with a smile because you soon realize that only Captain Amel would take

Duane, Yes, definitely, disconnect failed batteries from the bank. You may have to rearrange the battery compartment to get the failed batteries together. Your battery monitor will not be accurate

Bill, Thanks for taking the time to respond. Would you know if B&G today is of the same quality that they have been in the past? Would you have any reservations about going totally B&G ? Thanks, Pat

Does anyone have recommendations of where in the Caribbean to keep our SM year round? We will check out Martinique. Thank you kindly, Aldo Roldan Moonshot SM Princeton, NJ

Yes, I have seen it and took some pictures. It was a very nice handling of the project. I will try to reach deep and find those pictures and upload them. ... somewhere :) Gary W. SM 209

Hi Bill, If you place the dinghy in the lazarette, you don’t carry a sea drogue? We have a Jordan and to keep it available means having it atop the “paraphernalia” residing in this

Has anyone rigged the mizzen traveler on a SM to be adjustable from the cockpit? If so... how? Bill Kinney SM#160 Harmonie Highands, NJ "Ships and men rot in port." fetchinketch

I wanted to update people on what we found following up on our original question for a RIB dinghy that would fit in the lazzerette. Mark from Creampuff suggested we look into folding RIBs. That

Peregrinus, On the battery itself it listed: Float: 13.5 to 13.8V Absorb 14.25 to 14.4V which corresponds closely to the 7 page (very synoptic) Dolphin manual I have from the previous owner which has

Bill, Do you think it's necessary (or wise) to disconnect the failed batteries for safety? I agree that this boat is set up for "wet' batteries. Is the Freedom style different than the typical marine

Thanks Bill. Not knowing was frustrating Ben Driver La Bella Vita SM #347

It is supposed to be there. The Amel badge on the port side covers the ventilation intake for the engine room. Your unknown orifice is there to drain any water that makes it way up and under the

Pat, Yes, B&G isn’t an independent operation any more. They made great products, and had a great reputation, but were not big enough to keep up with the speed of changes in the field. Navico