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Colby, I bought the 48x22 Renogy $140 100w flexible panel because it fits on the curved roof behind the Coleman AC unit. It can be stored in the aft head hanging up. Later I decided to just glue it down on the roof (Renogy advises a structural silicone adhesive). I’m going to put it over...

Bob, No water in the cabin and (surprisingly) none in the aft port cockpit. A few square inches of the aft bracket was underwater, but it’s a bit below the level of the cockpit floor/bridgedeck. We keep a spare bilge pump and 20A float switch at home and connected the pump to the overboard...

Well, what we did today was to save the boat! At 06:40 the Base Marina Manager called, saying Cat O’ Mine was listing badly and “taking on water.” Last night a series of severe thunderstorms moved through, with over 14 to 16 inches of rain on base and winds exceeding 70-75 MPH. One guy...

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Jack, The design brief is a safe, protected, economical, comfortable outboard trailer boat that can be towed anywhere in the continent 24/7 WITHOUT A PERMIT. Therefore it must fit within the federal 8.5 foot beam and 13.5 ft height on the trailer. We trailer to upstate NY in under three...

Cat O’ Mine hosted the Official Photographer of the Pensacola Navy Yacht Club for the Navy Cup Regatta in Pensacola Bay. This is the most important race of the year for our club. We are the only members who own (but don’t race) a power boat. Once we even won the Powerboaters Of The Year...

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Colby, I’ve enjoyed your trip reports! In 2019 we had major EOH issues including needing new brakes and actuator pump. Locals in the Keys rec’d South Seas Rigging. The owner was very dismissive of the concept that a 9Ah battery could properly run the system. He replaced it with a ‘lawn...

Welcome to the site, John. Likely cosmetic 'stress cracks', use the Search box at the upper left and enter 'stress cracks'. Bob Austin posted the answers in a 2017 post here. Cat O' Mine has them, too. They are like 'laugh lines' for the over 60 crowd...you can get them fixed, but it may...

The real end of this cruise was the past two days, when we returned to JAX in our car to pick up the truck (on JAX NAS base) and trailer (at JAX storage solutions). A great suite in the JAX Navy Lodge is $85 with a full kitchen right on the St John river. Your kids and grandkids should at...