You forgot USCG physical exam, eye exam, passport photo's, a refresher course if you don't have the documented seatime (which is harder to do...
If the OP is getting paid to run the boat for the owner, he needs to have a license.
If the builder put it there, it was most likely for additional shaft support and to stabilize the shaft. I would leave it personally unless you...
It sounds like the indicators are either not attached or not plugged in.
860 mans are going to burn about 60 gph at cruise. I cannot remember what the 1300's burn. It was either 100gph or 120gph at cruise, but again I...
I have never ever run an Offshore so I cannot help you there. However, everyone I've spoken to that owns or runs one seems to like them a lot. I...
My inbox is no longer full. I deleted a few messages. I agree with olderboater and he made a lot of very good comments as did nycap and pascal....
Read all of the fine print in the contract at the boat yard you take your boat to. You'll realize that you are basically signing away much of...
What you're describing is one of the aspects that I do. Although not for 2-3 months straight. If you wanted to break it up into 2 week segments...
I saw the station wagon effect pretty good on a 2004 50'. It had no strataglass but just a hardtop. The cockpit was dripping wet everywhere,...
Sounds like someone didn't lap your props and tighten the prop nuts enough.
I prefer the women with 150 pairs of 6" heels over the earth shoe girls......anyday of the week.....but I have no plans of living on a boat...
I don't see this at all. I do A LOT of freighter loadings for all of the large shipping companies in South Florida. The boat's I've seen being...
I think all boats should have a real rubrail. One that you can pivot off of a piling if it is really windy or for situations like in the picture....
I would also contact and ask D'Angelo's marine exhaust in Fort Lauderdale. All they do (pretty much) is exhaust and they also do great work and...
Your toilet utilizes a pump/impellor that pumps the saltwater in and only flows so much, it also utilizes a similar pump on the other side of the...
All of the newer boats use freshwater flush 98% of the time, you could convert it but might need to put an electric solenoid and flow valve to...
Quite frankly I'd just buy a new kit and fix it once, the right way, and not have to touch it for another 10 years.
The listing says that the port engine has 50 hours since major in November 2006!!!!!!!!!!!! With Johnson Towers 8v92's.......ouch....... I agree...
I'll give a case in point, since the builder has passed away and is no longer in business. Buddy Davis. Buddy Davis was a very good boat builder...