As the owner of a 26S, I'm a bit prejudiced. I think it's the better choice for me because of where I sail. One of my favorite local lakes is actually a flowage on the Wisconsin River. It's full of hazards like shifting sandbars, old barn foundations from before the area was flooded, tree stumps, ro...

I don't think I ever want my trailer brakes to "lock". What I do want is for the brakes to be applied if the hitch comes off the ball, chains still attached, allowing a controlled decelleration, the way the system is intended to work. Now, you guys can continue to argue about it all night ...

Luke, I have to tell you something. Billy doesn't know this either. It's so embarrasing. :| When we stopped south of Bimini to fix the forestay, we dropped anchor. I was busy working on the boat and I didn't realize Billy had thrown both anchors out. Anyway, when we were through and he told me to we...

Hey BK. Besides Billy's GPS, we used Luke's Explorer Chartbook - Near Bahamas by Monty and Sara Lewis. I recently picked one up on ebay for $10 so I checked to see if there were more. There's one one ebay now for $4.99 - no bids yet. Can't beat that. Check it out. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...

I was riding with Billy!!! Since Chip doesn't want to comment on other people's "claims", I will. March 2004 Two 26X's We left Caesar's Creek (Biscayne Bay) at around 7 AM heading for Bimini. Sunny, southeast winds, 5-6 foot seas, rolling. We tied up at Weech's by 2 PM. Billy said a little...