Symbol had a US dealership for several years with many dissatisfied customers; that dealership owner is no longer associated with Symbol.
That was a ROFLOL! But, one week before the Bertram sank and the thread began, there was a thread "Purchase Advice Needed." I responded: " A...
Quotes from the Admiral at Yachtforums: 11/12: a Bertram 630 went down off the coast of South Carolina 11/30: I walked away from any support...
My co-broker flew to Amsterdam last week to see a new boat line we're representing. He flew home on NW/Delta 253, the same flight one week earlier...
I am starting this thread in response to K1Wi on another thread. Lots of possible topics here for the subjects he addresses. For an easy and...
Update: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/dec/24/no-excuse-deadly-crash-says-attorney/
I know of a young man who spent 4 years in the Navy, including two trips to Persian Gulf. Then he spent 4 years getting a BS and big ticket...
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/dec/20/Child-dies-crash-SD-Bay-Xmas-parade/
Differing opinions don't connote offense and certainly no apology necessary. IMHO, the circumstances of BULL just don't quite fit into the 99%...
Loren -- Although you and I usually agree (2 recent examples are surveys on new yachts and Bertram :) ) I disagree with some of your comments...
I was expecting someone to ask if that means Bertram's full of hot air? :D
Thanks for the comments. The way I see it, the owner intended to keep the boat before he bought it. Once he got to know the vintage Rybo and came...
Madoff had 3 boats go to auction: Bull, the 55' Rybo; Sitting Bull, 38' 2003 Shelter Island; and Little Bull, 24' Maverick with Yamaha engine....
Bull sold at auction for $700,000 and then there were about $50,000 in additional fees. The owner intends to sell the yacht. He's not a...
I was aboard Bull yesterday and today with the new owner. The owner is a local businessman who doesn't plan on keeping Bull for personal use....
I don't have a problem with stabilizers on this size yacht and consider the drag to be a non-issue particularly for full displacement trawlers...
OMW:Response to your questions and comments: I'm not sure what you mean by covering myself. From what? Integrity of the builder is a major...
What all boats need for a sea trial: :D http://www.toughboats.com/video.cfm?fullscreen=1&filename=Toughboats_BubbaCRevLegal
I am sticking by my original and unchanged recommendation of having a complete survey performed on a production, semi-production, semi-custom, or...
NYCAP: You're not hearing the message from "insiders." The potential to learn something new from contributors is what makes YachtForums so great....
