A captain's license with the highest tonnage your seatime will allow.
They both have pluses and minuses. Personally I prefer the wire rope. When lowering the spectra harness it doesn't have much weight except the...
Yes. Stronger and safer. UMT did a lifting harness for me for a 11 Boston Whaler about 3 years ago, they should have the lengths and be able to...
Also the lines might have additional shut off valves at the gear, engine, and gen.
Boston Whaler does sell a lifting strap for that dinghy. But the straps are too long, so you usually cannot get it over the hardtop or whatever....
Good luck. Just follow the hose from each valve and then label it, shouldn't be too difficult on a 48'.
It's also possible your through hull is blocked. The diaphram on the top you should be able to visually see any tears etc. The duct bills you...
Most people don't. I took a yacht from Baltimore to Key West in December and there was no water on the dock in Baltimore. I took another from...
On a Deadliest Catch crab boat.....the 2 main contributors would be too much ice or too many traps stacked on deck, or a loss of pumps and slack...
UMMMMM no. Maybe a knot. Disadvantages are some extra weight, boat will rock a touch more, not a lot of outdoor space if you prefer outdoors....
Why would you spend that much on a new case? About your only option is to replace both and put modern v-drives in the boat, last I checked about...
Sealand is a very good pump and would get a spare one of those. The pump takes 2 duct bills, 1.5" and can buy those from Sealand, they're a wear...
They're a heck of a lot easier to work on the engine, that's for sure.
That's the easiest and by far the cheapest route!!!