Yes Rudder posts had been leaking for a while and water would flow in the center bilge under the master where the aft bilge pump is. It never...
All I can tell you is that my aft bilge, under the master never had any oily water in it and has no oil residue. And that was after 47 years of...
A few months ago I came across a you tube video shot on the bridge of a carrier coming into NY harbor for fleet week. It was pure mayhem with way...
The water would have to be extremely high to make it aft even bow high while running. As in over the stringers to make it into the center section...
Correction about the older Hatteras bilge setup... the 53 and all of these MY have four sealed bilges. Forward (genny room), both ERs and aft....
Looking at the window would have helped but in this case there were multiple ships, some hidden behind others. A decent radar system, not even...
Having spent over 200k (and I m not finished) on repowering, refitting and redesigning the interior of an almost 50 year old 53 Hatteras MY.. let...
It s not about the rules, it s about safety. A $5000 radar and AIS receiver on the bridge would have saved lives. And carreers. And...
True but the current increase from 32 to 24 isn’t much and something the wiring can handle. Now as someone mentioned above, the problem is that a...
I know MANs are normally reliable, the problem is the price of routine service, maintenance and parts. Two to three times the costs of Cat.
Will never recommend the following to any client - Italian boats especially a mutt - Man engines - any euro boat without a rub rail - any euro...
Fascinating but can someone explain to me in plain language why a such a US Navy ship doesn’t have a radar screen on the bridge with AIS...
I don’t remember for sure. Early to mid 2000s dancers. Maybe things have changed but accessibility is very important to me
It doesn’t, obviously. My point is that when you list the criteria in picking a boat, there are far more important things than 24 vs 32v...
Obviously too many what ifs. Yes in a perfect world you d have an emergency tank that is known clean. Probably a must for boats that venture to...
It s pretty much impossible to answer your question unless you narrow it down to which areas you intend to cruise. The Caribbean, the Bahamas, The...
The 32v isnt a deal killer for me, like access to systems for maintenance, something sea ray is generally terrible with. I will aso take 32v for...
I didn’t do the work myself, I wish I had been able too.. based on the body shop and mechanic labor, I m guessing 600 to 700 hours. The only...
After a full restoration I finally got my 1972 E-type back yesterday... Pretty much rebuilt everything incl the V12 and 5 speed gearbox, fixed a...
Aquamap now uses real Explorer charts. It s great My experience with Simrad is limited to a smallish touch screen plotter in the tender. The...
