A cheap shot at SR without knowing the facts.....
Talk to one of the bigger yacht dealers in the Great Lakes about trucking boats. Plenty of fresh water GL boats are sold to west coast customers...
I do see the standpipe in the picture now, but I would agree that we have about a 200 - 250lb set-up. The manufacturer is no longer in business,...
At the time of those boats (1987), an Avon Rib at 10' with a small outboard of less than 15hp was "state of the art". I imagine that this deck...
Comparing a military (submarine) propulsion system to a yacht system will not work for many reasons, including the fact that all members onboard...
Lapping is the only way to ensure that the contact between the hub and shaft tapers is reaching the maximum level to 100%. If your yard is not...
I recall seeing a 54 Bertram ("Sugar Bear") repowered in 2003 with 825hp Series 60 engines, getting 22 knots at 1900 rpm, 50gph total.
One thing to keep in mind if you are comparing engines of different rpms is to create your own table using the published test data but by taking...
The answer is NO, there are no standards adhered to in the marine industry for performance tests. Everyone has there own twist. As a consumer,...
We run a 15.5' Zodiac RIB with 40hp offshore to 60 miles, come back in whatever the weather has to offer. Would never consider anything else for...
That's such a conservative approach I would not really bother with it if I was the OP. It's 70 feet of boat, for goodness sake, to much of a doom...
It's not like your king crab fishing in the Bering Sea with no place to hide. We had many yachts (new and used) make the run from SoCal to...
I believe all the GT series are resin infused hulls now, that would be a significant difference for this model compared to previous ones. The...
Make sure the valves are positioned on the bottom of the fenders, as I knew some one who almost lost an eye from having the fender compress and...
