this link was posted on the Trawlers list this morning: http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/01/26/daily67.html?surround=lfn
four 8V batteries... i use golf cart batteries on my Hatt... four Exide E4800. One set for each engine/house... they crank the 8V71 just fine...
well, once you're inside the EU then yes you can walk the docks looking for work... but in order to get in, you still need to clear in and for...
if you have to redo most of the electrical system, i agree, go to a 24V system. on a boat that size, i'd stay away from 12v, the wire runs are...
considering the words you are using, you're probably better off working in other fields... try Greenpeace or oceanic research... don't assume...
"When I was working on yachts and on the island I was HORRIFIED by the amount of food that went to waste. There is so much waste as we cater for...
i almost never use the word yacht... i dont know, it sounds funny when i hear a 50 footer beign called a yacht. that said it depends where you...
it's hard, and not even worth trying, replying to rants where you shoot at 1/2 dozen targets from oil company to citi to madoff and more......
socialism has been tried in europe and doens't work... we're about to try it here and the resutls will not be different. As to Exon/Mobil, they...
couple of months ago, i came across this old woodie at Bucksport Marina on the Waccamaw River, south of Myrtle Beach. still afloat, barely and...
Danke schön! great pics...interesting to see boats we dont' see on our shores. also interesting to see fairly large boats show on land, here...
how free are you to cruise from port to port and anchor out? any issues with officials in more remote harbor or locations?
well, cant' say that I comprehend how someone would leave key west to sail all the way to Jamaica with a passport! that said, this is no the only...
that 2455 it's not an aft cabin, it's an express which like most have a mid ship berth under the helm area. Aft cabins have the master stateroom...
i woudn't touch the motors except for things like belts, hoses, impellers and inspect the manifold and risers. Even in fresh water, if they are...
the requirements of a racing boat are not the same as a sportfish... cant' compare them. as much as i dont' want to start a US vs the World boat...
Many islands of the Caribbean have had a crime problem, often serious, for a long time. It's been a while since i left the Caribbean (mid...
one of the worst "crew quarters" i saw was on a 70 footer where the "crew quarter" was in the anchor locker! it wasn't an original factory setup,...
yeah i know, but the bond between gelcoat and the first layer of glass is not STRUCTURALLY critical... here it's clearly the bond between the...
fishtigua it doesn't seem to be an issue with the gelcoat, it's really a problem with the outer skin delaminating from the core. Gel coat is very...
