The OP said that the boat runs and shifts fine. I very much doubt that gear would engage at all, if pressure would really be 60 psi only.
More than by the sealant used, I'm rather puzzled by the surveyor suggestion. Ok, he found some moisture around those thru-hull, but so what? I'm...
Hi Liam, interesting to hear that, which pretty much confirms what I thought. BTW, I am also aware of a Ferretti 57 (which was mostly built with...
Out of idle curiosity, I googled the name and size, and found a Hargrave. Is she the one? Hard to tell from the wreck photos...
Aaah, but! What you are referring to is a normal boat build process. Which has nothing to see with Aicon business, during their last years. Back...
That must be one of the boats partially built while the yard was going - or already was - bankrupt. I'm very skeptic that by fitting engines and...
Cat 3406 or C15, I suppose. That's hands down the best piece of equipment of the whole boat, how come you must disembark it? Anyway, don't take my...
I'm not sure the OP is interested in this somewhat philosophical debate, considering also, as I understand, that he's seeing the circumnavigation...
Dashew's FPBs aren't steel boats: all built in aluminum, hull included. Not that I think it's better than steel or GRP (or steel+alu), just...
Absolutely. But for most folks, it's an itch to scratch, so by definition you can't talk them out of it. Which is fine, as long as they don't mind...
Forget the speed, you'll gain what you'll gain. With that background, you'd better do it regardless.
Six vs. half a dozen springs to mind.
I've only just seen this thread. Having seen Turmoil moored near my home berth a few years ago, I can confirm that she's an impressive vessel...
Don't believe everything you hear from the internet about issues with dissimilar metals, either. My hull is antifouled with CopperCoat, which is...
I don't know how it works in the US, but I did read several British MAIB (Marine Accident Investigation Branch) reports. And the short answer is...
Not to mention on their propellers: more likely a day than a month.
The reason was the good old one that always drives boatbuilders choices, i.e. cost. The 1360hp MAN V12 was the last built upon the archaic OM400...
Commercial aviation is full of pilots who could have never written a book like Highest Duty. But assuming that because of this there was no issue...
+1. I have a funny feeling that by the time that kind of moisture ingress (if any) can become a real problem, it's time to scrap the whole boat...
If like me you've got scuba rechargeable flashlights onboard anyway, that's a zero cost alternative. And it works as well on the tender as on the...
