Yes, Radio Officers are a thing of the past, we had them on ships when I was sailing, I know most are gone by now. Not sure what the staffing on...
Aye NY Capt. No speculation on my part, just a good memory as afar as reading about the Over pressure problem shutting down a boiler. I have only...
Jackonville newspaper on-line, just after the accident. I did not save the link, it was not a secret, although it appeared to come from the...
Perhaps no black box is needed if an ROV records the forward deck area with missing containers and hatches, as well as a banged in superstructure...
No problem Judy. Not desperate, not in a hurry. Hope it works out for you.
Yup, under contract. The early bird gets the worm, you snooze you loose, etc. :cool:
Yup, I should try harder. I assumed a clean looking boat was also well maintained. Let this be a warning to other buyers: Always, always hire a...
Sure, good ones are in short supply and will be snapped up. The other 90% however are not in short supply and buyer's market for those. (I bought...
Got a broker, an old friend. He is as surprised as I am about the lack of preventive maintenance and hidden flaws. If the boats I looked at was...
The Albin 28TE checks all my boxes so I am kind of stuck on the idea. With over 1000 built, there should be (are) some nice ones out there and I...
90% I will be there too. Not so much for shopping big boats, but to wander around and run into old friends, shoot the breeze and oogle eye-candy....
Sent a message to the owner, via the broker. If he takes it to a reputable yard, have all the big issues fixed, with receipts and a re-survey,...
Unfortunately the results speak for themselves. That being said, the Captain probably consulted with his senior officers and with the shipping...
Not being snarky Mr. Pascal, I know you built your own boat and hat off to you Sir. My expertise, if any is (was) to maintain a CSY 33 sailboat so...
No idea, not a boat builder like you:)
Copied from a review by Naval Architect and Surveor Jack Hornor: She is solidly constructed utilizing conservative, time proven construction...
Yeah, that has crossed my mind as well, no core below the waterline. If I find a good one however, no abuse or no damage, then I could use and...
Some more information on cored hulls: http://cpyb.net/aws/YBAA/pt/sd/news_article/80496/_PARENT/layout_details/false I am reading more about it...
Not balsa, these boats have Airex, some syntetic foam material resistant to rot. (would never touch a balsa boat, have heard too many horror...
Yup, I am sure there is nice ones out there. I may go and look at the one in Stuart, or I may just step back and do nothing for a while. Perhaps...
