Mmm... I'd say barely rather than definitely - if she's catching them at all. Just focus on the brief part of the video at 1:08, when the camera...
I'd be interested to hear more about the behaviour on boats like the D54. Did you possibly make any comparisons between traditional trim tabs and...
Next thing you'll tell us that you'd rather cross an ocean with a Sunseeker than with a Nordhavn...? o_O
I fully agree with all previous comments about the somewhat weird behaviour. But I'm not so sure that it's just the helmsman to be blamed, because...
Sorry for not being able to contribute, but I hope you don't mind if aside from being interested to following the feedbacks you will get, I would...
The short answer to the question in your title is that steel is heavy, hence used for displacement (=slow) boats. With planing (=fast) vessels,...
She must have been a solid boat (and dishwasher too!), if nothing else... :D
My suggestion is, rather than waste your time trying to understand what type of boat to look for, to tell your wife you already know and see the...
That sounds like a valuable guide. Is it possibly accessible online?
The Italian builders that I would consider the top five in this size bracket actually depend on the boat age. Which is essentially budget-driven,...
Am I understanding correctly that you are looking for a used boat to buy, with the plan to enjoy her in the Med? If so, you can do worse than...
Absolutely no doubt about it! :) BTW, one of the reasons why I'm not keen on dark colours just about anywhere on a boat, i.e. the fact that it...
Agreed! Btw, this last photo makes me even more convinced of what I already suggested in post #13: Why not keep the front windscreen mask in the...
Can't remember the exact models/years, but I'm pretty sure to have seen also some Bertram SFs with proper stairs. Probably a bit larger though,...
Very nice photo. But actually being there, and getting a shower every other wave, is another matter altogether. For serious cruising, give me a...
Apologies to the OP for going slightly O/T, but are you possibly aware also of a replacement for the Sherwood pump fitted in the Cat 3116 engines...
Also the fan in the second photo, aside from being partially detached, is something I'd expect to see on a small bowrider. The exhaust pipe looks...
Yup, I suppose that "a 370hp diesel" was a typo. But didn't they use Cummins rather than VPs?
I'm also not a fan of monthly runs at idle, in spite of the fact that it's a very popular approach around here. When during winter I'm not moving...
The OP mentioned a monthly start. While this of course can't stop the marine growth on intakes and heat exchangers that DM suggested, I would...
