Or you can do as I do, i.e. learn what needs to be done, talk with the service manager and the mechanics so they know that you know what needs to...
When I was in Baltimore a couple of months ago we were docked next to a new Azimut about the color of the Kanter. She had a major scratch on her...
Not sure if it's the lighting or just my tastes, but although the boats are beautiful, I'm not thrilled with some of the colors. Black's been...
You've got several good yards right around the corner from you. Don't be penny wise and pound foolish. It doesn't sound like you're a mechanic...
That thing would scare the bejeebies out of me if I wasn't their friend.
Very good article K1W1.
If there was a manufacturing defect I'd expect it to show a lot earlier than 18 years. Electrolisis could be a culprit, but that will be readily...
If he lied to investigators about one thing.......
From today's testimony it appears that the captain is not only a derelict captain and a coward, but a liar and a sleezeball as well: Woman admits...
So much for big brave fishermen. The one deckie goes overboard, nobody even gives him a glance. The fisherman just wants to get the hell into...
You're assuming the boat has a full keel which most planing hulls don't. Also, few people buying recreational boats give more than a passing...
Absolutely correct. karo1776, When you say 20m+ you seem to be implying megayacht or expidition trawler, but there are many 65'+ boats that...
Some points: 1) Two engines are definitely more reliable than one. Bad fuel is not the only culprit that can cause you to drop a motor. I've...
That is exactly my point PacBlue. This is not delivery captain. This is a guy doubling the size and quadroupling the complexity of his boat; a...
3,600 gals. of fuel puts this boat in the 80' range. That's a big jump from what you have now.
Are you and PacBlue in the same California? Yours is the PNW coast I've always heard of. As for getting boats to shows I know about that...
Your theory is correct except that: 1) Murphy's Law dictates that if you load a boat up with every concievable repair item for every concievable...
Wow, that's quite a list for a transport. I've only transported 1,000 or 2,000 boats, but I run with a leatherman, a belt, a basic tool set and a...
Raising this older thread so I can get the most an best answers. Thanks. We're having the rail and pulpit and some other pieces varnished on...
Ditto that. If you go against the manufacturer's recommendations who are you going to go back to if there is a problem? Even if spacing isn't...
