We have gas and diesel jet tenders. I don't worry about the gas, but then I had boats from the age of 13 to the age of 42 and all those were gas...
I can't speak as to the Ribjet but on our 63' Riva, we have a Williams 325. It seats 4 comfortably (5 legally). Top speed is around 40 knots and...
Nice to hear from a Ribjet owner. Williams has gone to Rotax on their gas powered tenders too so I was especially interested in that part. Ribjet...
My experience was very different but it was 9 years later. Also surveyed prior to acceptance and extensive shakedown cruise with Westport...
I didn't like the dispersion cast in the way of Bayliner either. I totally agree with your opinion, Ralph. Not only were the Bayliner Motor Yachts...
Everyone owns businesses for different reasons. Having partners or shareholders changes things dramatically but even in large companies there's a...
Marine Max is about sales. Sales of boats, yachts, charters. Sales of service. What they are not about is providing high levels of service. The...
Basically two agreements in place. One is the purchase by Marine Max of Fraser yachts from Azimut Benetti. That is a purchase of Fraser and their...
I'm not going to pull out $30,000 cash and pay. I just prefer not to be that obvious that I'm carrying that amount of cash times some multiple...
Cold, cold, cold, paradise. Very simply, more cold weather over the winter the further north you are. NC and SC do have some cold periods. Now...
When at home, we go for fuel savings and 99% of our fuel purchased is by truck. However, when cruising, there are other factors and we do try to...
If we're running a boat that we fill with 500-900 gallons and has limited range we do very little fuel shopping. Running our 130 with nearly...
Depends on location. Waterway Guide, Cruisers Net, and Marinalife all may be helpful but none are complete resources. If you're looking for the...
Interesting in light of yesterday's race at Daytona. They, like many outdoor venues, operate under an 8 mile plan. Any lightning strike within 8...
It absolutely is cheaper to have foreign crew. It's why charterers do so. You can find them for less salary and then on top of that you avoid...
Very seldom does the purchased entity change the culture of the buyer. The majority of time, it's the other way around, although may take time.
Consider, yes. Do, no. The only reason to do so for me would have been to have foreign crew, pay them less, and provide them fewer benefits. We...
There's only one rule that it truly critical in the situation you describe. Do what it takes to avoid collision. Giveaway regardless of other...
Great advice Rodger. I once saw charterer's held up in Panama because they didn't have the combination to the safe. Charter company couldn't reach...
Romora just is in better condition and provides better service than Valentines. We still eat at Valentines.
