Compare service intervals as set by MAN and CAT and figure out the costs over the next 5 years for instance.
"Once a person becomes proficient at deck handing, he knows to drape the lines in a fashion that makes it easy to step off the boat, secure a line...
Tender on the platform is a big issue to me, it s always in the way. That s why i like FBs... You just get the tender up and it s out of the way....
Well if you are injured or sick them you call for a tow assist you into the marina or dock... Frankly if I m unable to dock the boat, I m not...
Watch out for all the little details... Many of the "flashy" builders put style above function resulting in some stupid and sometimes dangerous...
Well when trading the dealer indeed takes a risk, has make a profit and unlike a broker has to store / maintain the boat That said, the actual...
Welcome Down here in so fl I think you ll find that you and your guests will end up on the flybridge and rarely down in the saloon and lower...
i guess i'm the "guy with hatteras", where the heck did i "bash" anyone or any boat? all i said is that the set up as described in the original...
I agree about buying a boat which suits yr needs but there is a limit to this reasoning. Do you need a heavy battlewagon to use in protected...
Unusual occurrence? Sure but it does happen Having to remove a battery cable to isolate an engine withou disabling the boat is a serious safety...
So you have no mean to isolate one of the engines or the house loads from the rest of the system? So let say you get a shorted starter or...
I m pretty sure the mariner is a twin engine boat, isn't it? How can there be only 1 batt switch for 2 engines, 2 batteries plus house loads.......
Offering a foreign built, non inspected, US flagged boat for charter is completely legal. Under a standard contract the chartering party can...
The pay per bunk/pax offer can indeed raise some legal and liability issue and I'd be reluctant to advertise this as such Now, if he had said:...
reminds me a of Grand Alaskan i looked at a few years back... it had a nice watertight door between the ER and the Lazarette but the hatch from...
lousy design... are you saying they buried the electrical panel in the engine room and the breakers for the water pumps couldn't be turned off...
comparing a boat to a tractor trailer... that's a new one! It really depends on the owner's abilities, comfort level and how the boat will be...
The average small yacht like this one will have an automatic system in the ER and automatic engine shut downs but many if not most don't have air...
after dropping over the past few months, it looks like prices have ticked up in the past couple of weeks. These were the best diesel prices i...
well, the joystick question isnt' curious because it is marketed to make folks think that it is the miracle solution! I find that docking and...
