Yes, that's the one....
That fuel chart is for a KTA 19 liter commercial marine engine. The OP most likely has a pair of 6CTA - 8.3 liter Cummins Mercruiser diesels rated...
The Ditmar & Donaldson name is well known in CA. They built most of the Charter Fishing Fleet in SoCal, the typical Party/Head Boats that seem to...
Gentry Eagle pics taken this summer in Ventura Harbor, Ca, looked like no one was taking care of her.......:(
Well, it was good enough for at least 65,000+ hours! This particular run is very short, 1/2 mile or so, and there are more factors at play than...
I recall that the South Ferry out of Shelter Island, New York had 69,000 hours on their Series 60 engines and that was in 2009. Nothing like a...
Sorry, I wasn't calling you out on your own experience, see my PM.
So people are buying them to experience the joy of rolling at rest/anchor/underway or even on some wet grass :( It's a wonder they ever built a...
Have you run the righting-arm curves? How much more added weight have you figured than would be acceptable? You need more technical data in-hand...
As the OP states the design was for Dashew himself, I would not get to caught up with his personal preferences, and in my opinion, the loa accepts...
More like $230K ($100/hp) for a new set of engines/gears/controls/harnesses ready to be installed in that power class, and that would be a...
No way @ $400K for a shell of a boat, even if you do ALL the labor yourself. You need to check pricing on that stuff, an owner doing a solo...
Nordlund will get you a proven FRP hull/concept with an Ed Monk Jr. Design. You just have to dial in your requirements. Burger can dial you in...
Have you looked at Nordlund, another viable US Builder in the 80 - 110' range?
Have seen this boat as well as the DD "Prowler 76" for sale at $99K, not quite sure why they are priced so low but DD has built many vessels that...
Exactly. Magazines/Advertising, Boat Shows, Special Events, Factory supported Warranty Centers, maybe even in multiple locations, Factory...
Glad you think it's "fair" for all, but come on, let's be real. The market really dictates the price, it is up to the builder to seek his own...
We have had both windows and no windows forward on numerous under 50' SF, and I think it really comes done to how aggressive you want to run....
MarineMax was a merger of the big and profitable SR dealers. they gor there by riding the giant that CN built. That led the way for where MM is...
Unless it was a 58 SF/MY like yours, I wouldn't really consider older Bertram's a high freeboard SF. They always seemed a lot lower than the rest...
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