There's a little something called the free market (which by the way is getting nibbled to death by ducks as we speak) ...yes, yards and marinas...
Asking how much maintenance would cost on a boat is like asking how much it would cost to have a girlfriend. It depends on the model and what...
That's the west end of Harbor Island... looks pretty much like that every day of every week of every month of every year. (Except there's actually...
Milton Friedman said: “If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand”
Back in the early 2000's Westcoast Custom Yachts Ltd built a few boats from the 43' Tollycraft molds. They built a 46' flybridge trawler and a 46'...
A sign of these not so good times... most marine related businesses are hanging on for dear life. I'm concerned we're going to see "the other shoe...
A well built boat with a great Ed Monk designed hull and can be run by a cruising couple. Sort of an "older gentleman's" cruiser and as such they...
Yeah... replacing only the blown section just pushes the problem down the line. Literally. I've replaced copper tube with marine hydraulic...
It's a 71' work of art built in 1996 by Admiral Marine. It lives in the Pacific Northwest. For 25 years or so before that, Plumduff was a 53'...
That's a different model than the Mariner from the 1970's
If the boat is close to it's original weight without a lot of additional equipment I would expect 12-13 knots cruise and about 18 knots WOT.
Island Prime on Harbor Island does not have a guest dock. You can make prior arrangements next door at Sunroad Marina to dock and dine. Ask for...
I always thought it looked like somebody read the plans wrong... if a boat ever needed a 12' cockpit extension.
The top earners already pay more than their fair share. The basis of your argument, that they do not, is the same as the Obama administration, and...
Would it be possible for you to translate this statement into a form of communication that we use here on earth? Thanks. ...thanks for editing...
San Diego would be your best bet. Most of the large yachts are on Shelter Island. They haul out at The Marine Group yard down in Chula Vista. If...
This pretty much sums it up......
That's highly unlikely. People, especially young people, are only concerned about having the latest high tech $#!t. They don't lose any sleep over...
...or unemployable.
The OP's scenario was how to get home in case of emergency... and this thread has blown right past the obvious Clue... I say it's Mr. Schweizer,...
