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I chose a route that winds through islands rather than open water. Saw lots of Canada geese (surprise), sandhill cranes and osprey. GPS says there is a channel through the islands. I don’t see any channel or channel markers. Oh, once you get lined up the channel opens up.

Early morning start from DeTour, MI to Bruce Mines, Ont. CA. Take most advantage of calm water. Approaching a series of islands. Around sunrise I crossed the border. Since I had 5 bars on my phone, I called Customs. They politely thanked me for letting them know and said to call them back...

WiFi is slow here, so may have to limit to a few pics at a time. View of some Canadian islands from DeTour marina. Crawled in to get a look at AC. Cabin temp was 89 when I was ready for bed at 9 pm, when it’s still full light. My alarm is set for 4:30 am. (Make coffee, brush teeth, set all...

Hopefully, will head to Bruce Mines, Canada early in the morning. Right now I’ve got to go look at the AC. Stopped putting out much air about an hour after turning it on last light. What little air it puts out is cool. And cooling water flow remains strong. Not looking forward to getting my head...

Early Morning run to DeTour Harbor at the entrance to the North Channel. Mackinac Island in the distance, then a look at Mackinaw Bridge. Then passing Mackinac Island channel marker. Then keeping clear of Martins Reef. Didn’t know they had two suns up here, but makes for a pretty sunrise...

Put the boat on the trailer in West Palm Beach, FL for its 1600-mile haul to Mackinaw City, MI. Hope to a loop around the North Channel, weather and discs permitting. Put boat in at Straights State Harbor in Mackinaw City.

Ekea: Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. Parts totaled $361.68. Most all of that was in the replacement fuel hoses they used. The drains, both in-deck and in the hull sides were in good shape. As I'm looking over the bill, it appears they forgot to charge me for the pie plate they had...

That's a lot of electronics real estate. I have a Garmin 1242xsv that my Standard Horizon VHF with AIS will not communicate with. So I'm considering options of black box AIS or replace (move) the Standard Horizon with a newer Garmin AIS VHF with NMEA 2000 - after I get my allowance for the year...

Planning a trip (trailering from FL to Canada) so going over everything. Saw that under-deck drain hoses looked really bad on port side - the only ones I could see and touch. Looked dangerous. I could barely get a light on the starboard hoses which looked equally bad. No way my bad discs were...

I don't have a 232 or even side-by-side 1242s, but I'd love to see a pic of what you've done. Is the AIS in the VHF and connected to the 1242 or is it a 'black box'? If a VHF, which brand? Tx, Rob

Looks really nice. And I think you got a really good price compared to what I've seen down here in South FL. Rob

Seafarer: I usually donate in January, but just added a small donation through Paypal. The original 2007 brochure would be nice to have. But I'd really prefer if you just put out a general call for donations before you put up your personal stuff. Kinda hypocritical when I'm willing to take a...

Couple of thoughts since we went from a Journey (same cabin as Voyager) to a Sailfish, both with AC we rigged on the 258 then installed on the 282. The 248/258 has fairly long berths, longer than the Sailfish. My wife and I are both pretty short. We could place one of the cheapo 5,000 BTU units...

I have a leftover piece, about 4' 3" long of 2" OD and 1.5" ID Saniflex Odor Shield hose. As this stuff was fairly costly ($16/ft), and I hope to never get in that space again, I'd rather give it to anyone who might have use for this piece. From my reading, this is supposed to be some of the...

FWIW, I have a 6500 BTU Mermaid in my Sailfish. It can't effectively cool the cabin in a full-sun, 90+ degree summer day. When the sun gets low enough, then the cabin gets cold. The Mermaid has been been reliable and the company was great at responding to my questions during installation. I...

Barbender: I have used Tony Stewart Trucking (561.253.4007) at least ten times, each time with good results. Tony is based in south Florida, so the boat you're buying would have to be somewhere in the southeast for Tony's price to be competitive with anyone else, I would guess. Tony is a...

I've always carried a spare aluminum 'get home' prop along with two sets of prop nuts and washers. If I'm changing a prop in the water I'm guessing I'm gonna drop something. Also, if you're going to carry a spare prop, you'll need a short board to hold the prop in place while you turn the prop...

A call to Grady will likely get you the "Dockside Power Wiring" diagram that will be helpful to you. Pasted below is just an example for my boat, a 2007 Sailfish 282.

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Italian: Will the digital autopilot allow you to just idle along on a set heading? I'm wondering if it would be helpful for flying a kite, with the bow into the wind or current and moving forward just at idle speed? Tx, Rob