All this hiding behind class stinks of political bureaucracy to me...
I wonder if the stab shaft would be 4" even of that size hoat. Is it? A 3" hole 3' below WL would let 300Gpm into the boat Sure that's more...
Where are you testing (assuming at the panel) and more importantly is that before applying any significant loads Have you actually checked...
Ok... So help me understand these parts of your post. I am a small boat guy... My personal boat is 53 (feet not meters) and I haven't run anything...
A screenwriter and author from California who feels entitled to rescue services... Probably also a college professor at one of those California...
Looking at a picture of the boat I wonder if the portholes are fixed. I sure hope they were because they were very close to the water line. If...
no bilge pump indicators and no high water alarms?? If they had bumped the bottom leaving, the keel would have touched, do the fins really extend...
Triton reports that in one of the calls, they reported having lost a stabilizer fin No idea if report is accurate
A small cuddy like that is the wrong boat. Nobody will want to use that small cabin so its a waste of space Instead look for an older...
What is even more stupid is that on the east coast there is something called the ICW! No need to run outside if the weather is rough
I think it s a decision to be made between the owner and the captain. We can all come up with various scenarios and whatifs as well as steps to...
On better boats it is glassed over. On many production boats it is bolted And then you have the budget builders who just screw it with lots of...
Pretty much the same data. yes plenty deep but not plenty wide and unmarked. Don't know the conditions at the time of the accident but chances...
I wonder if maybe they didn't hit something. There seem to be quite a bit of damage to the hull, not just the deck In any case not confidence...
In all fairness drainage on most center consoles is far better than on most bow riders making them a little safer. That said a 35 footer should...
I single hand all the time whether my 26' gaffer, 53 hatteras or the johnson 70 I run. When the johnson used to spend the summers in nantucket I...
You probably googled something related to refrigeration or that company name... I really don't care about web ad, I just skip over Now there...
They ve been around forever, first on torpedoes. Volvo was the first to bring the technology to recreational boats with their duo prop stern...
You can blame the electronics but look at the chart I posted earlier. Unless you are a local and go thru there all the time, would you really run...
I ve had a few close calls using marina local knowledge as often they don't really grasp the draft issues large boats have to deal with. Often you...
