This obviously much bigger than any boat I ve owned or run so may be it s perfectly fine... But leaving such a huge garage door open in an area...
Galvanized chain may rust and leave a stain but the little grains are signs of either cutting, grinding or drilling
This looks like classic case of steel shavings from cutting or drilling into stainless steel and not cleaning it up thoroughly. The dust will rust...
This has to be a record, resurrecting an 8 year old thread :)
I m not sure what non marine mainstream Sikkens can be but I have used Cetol light plus glossin the past and while a lasting product I found that...
The part where they pick up the mooring line slack during a storm by tying knots in the line was interesting. I guess they don't know knots...
I watched another episode last night centered about Hurricane Isaac, it's so bad that it's actually funny... It's like those spoofs of Airplane...
i saw one of the episode last week... hard to believe that new lows could be reached by those stupid "reality" TV shows! for a while last year...
If the lines are standard 1 1/2 the sealand will be a direct fit... Really worth it. All it takes is leaving one of then impeller pumps on a...
He did have a line to the boat and indeed wind was dead... Still risky Earlier in the race another competitor had to dive to clear something on...
Those pump are worthless... As they can not run dry, it is very hard to use them since you are typically underway and may not hear when the tank...
Depends where you are. I ve never had an issue on the east coast or Bahamas, most of the Caribbean is safe as well. Exceptions would be Jamaica,...
Well as i mentioned personal safety and peace of mind is probably the most important criteria and that drastically reduces the options. The fact...
I had an Aztec there from around 84 to 94... Virgin air must have been the cause of these frequent NTSB visits... Between poor maintenance and...
My experiment living on st barths goes back to the 80s and early 90s. Back then a Megayacht was 80'... Life was a bit more expensive than other...
"Has looting happened after a large natural disaster? Yes indeed. Hurricane Katrina is a good example and so is Hurricane Hugo when it destroyed...
Wasn't the police chief caught with looted stuff in his yard after Hugo?
St Maarten is anything but safe! Even 20 years ago crime was a big issue... Sure marinas have security but dont step outside the perimeter at...
My first consideration would be crime, personal safety and racial issues which would eliminate many islands St Thomas was reasonably safe into...
I d rather post the BTC into here so all can benefit Basically I bought a Droid smartphone at the BTC office in Nassau with a prepaid sim and the...
