depending on where the bow hatch it may be risky easy to set up a nice ladder and a grab rail on deck. Wouldn’t work if the bow SR has a bed...
There is a huge difference between restoring cars or buildings vs getting a boat ready and reliable enough to cross from the UK to Spain. The Bay...
I wonder if any older Vicem would be in the budget. Gorgeous boats apparently pretty well built
That’s the one I ran… Charmer. I see the name on the side of the skylounge. I made these with black lexan and silver graphic. :)
First of all there is a big difference between the Bahamas and the Caribbean. For the Bahamas the longest offshore run is about 50nm and on a...
There are still tens of thousands of old British cars on the road… my first encountered with infamous green Lucas part boxes was in the early...
They pulled his license but was he fired or is he collecting a salary just like NYC teachers accused of molesting students ….
not much you can do about the lack of windows and portholes one most sportfishes., indeed it is unpleasant. Yes a bow rail is a must on a...
I very rarely run above hull speed at night. The only time I do is on the bank, either in the exuma bank or between chub and Bimini where there is...
Sportfishers / Convertibles make great tropical cruising boat because of the cockpit giving you easy access to the water. They also allow you to...
It’s absolutely mind boggling but most of this was know in the days after the accident 1)- the captain was off the bridge while running at 20kts...
Not sure off hand what is the QL4 service. The inframe we did in July 2021 was about $200k. This full rebuild was $310k or so.
Sorry, I missed your question. When going to or from the exumas, we may do most of the trip at 1100, that’s about 18/20 hours depending on...
Are you expecting intelligent answers if you don’t bother telling us what model engines, what kind of boat etc. impossible to answer.
Cummins factory remans come with a two year warranty and don’t cost much more than a quality DD rebuild. I did the math 4 years ago. I paid about...
You need to compare what each includes. Which parts are new, which are reused, which are ignored. for instance, the word in frame is often...
Darn, second time today my spailsheik drops a negative !
USCG can update the rules, they are set by the passenger vessel act passed 30 or 40 years ago. Will take an act of congress to change the rules
it s not that simple with bigger boats where 99% of charterers want to have a group bigger than the 6 allowed on uninspected vessels under 100GT....
I ve been using Fire Ranger for a few years now, out of FTL
