Circling back - I ended up with a late 90’s 58 Viking enclosed bridge. Bigger than I wanted and a punch list that is still growing instead of...
I plan to use Hild’s. Will did my engine survey and is super knowledgeable and a straight up good guy. Not cheap, but neither is anyone else...
The engines are the 1200hp v12’s. AKA black hole that you pour diesel into. :-) Engine room is palatial, at least for a sportfish, and certainly...
Thanks for this fantastic perspective - and TBH I wasn’t really considering venturing out in 6-8’s for 5 hours. Forecast has steadily been getting...
Great question! Most of the pics i have right now are from the survey and stuff i wanted to follow up on, but here's a good glamour shot: [ATTACH]
I have pretty detailed info/records on that stuff and feel as good as I can about the boat being ready for the trip south. I've also contacted...
I certainly take your point but the family isn't exactly new to offshore boating....just to this boat. They've been with me for numerous offshore...
…although as soon as I say that…looking at the forecast i’m seeing a front passing through with 5-6’ beam seas at 7 sec. So may be testing the...
That’s what I’m hoping! We’re stepping up from a 38’ Bertram, which is a great head sea and decent following sea boat for her size but a bit...
Ok thanks for the responses. Will keep outside where this boat belongs anyway :-)
We're closing on a 58' Viking in CT this week and want to bring it down to the Annapolis area over Columbus day weekend. Our nominal plan is to...
Owner reports they make rated RPM at WOT but will definitely verify in the sea trial. Appreciate the "rules of thumb" above. If anyone has any...
I’m in he process of buying a late 90’s 58c enclosed bridge with 1200hp mans, a tower, and a dink on the bow. Owner says it cruises 23-25kts at...
We like to visit the “busy spots” like st micheals and Annapolis in the fall. Seems that both would have anchorages that would suit you this time...
Wondering what folks think about enclosed bridge SF? There are a couple of Viking 58s on YW right now. Seems like windshield wipers in particular...
unfortunately the hat was a 96 and thus the previous generation. Apparently the hull and layout didn’t change much but I have yet to get on my...
Really is a terrible practice. Of the 10 or 12 boats that were still showing on YW Saturday morning, only 1 was actually for sale. Not a single...
The sale on my Bertram has now closed. I did better than I expected (full asking price - offer was signed and accepted within about a week of...
GLWS, that would definitely be on my list of dream boats! Yep that's what I'm seeing. A ~2000 hatteras with 3406 or 3412's seems to be my target...
This is a fair point. I’m not sure I disagree with you, but what I have observed over the last year seems quite different than the normal up and...
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