I Agree, a 75' yacht pretty much needs a full time Captain just to keep up with the maintanence if you're using it.
Diesels do great in city traffic, keep in mind when a diesel is idling in say a VW, it's using 1/3 of a gallon an hour in fuel, so traffic lights...
I was on a yacht that was imported and built in China 2 years back, they installed the microwave sideways, so you couldn't open the door to use...
Depending on how much glycol, a little bit won't wash the bearings. Or a lot of glycol for a very brief period of time, and I mean very brief....
I think it goes against the grain of Yacht Owners. If yacht owners were so conscerned with fuel efficiency, they'd be buying more full...
I think you do a great job on the forum and keeping it a good forum, considering there are so many egotistical males visiting and posting here :D
You have gotten the boat to look really nice. Have a safe trip. The boat handles well at hull speeds, for when you cross from Key West to Cancun.
I meant to say Buoyweather that the OP was speaking of.
Is the boat still in Harbourtowne? Did you name it Coho or something along those lines. I think I spoke to your son a few times on the dock on...
Did you at least get a free 6 pack for buying the boat?
I use windfinder in that region and find it to be very accurate out to at least 5 days. I've never used Buoyfinder, nor have I heard of anyone...
Why not just teach her the proper way and how to use the gears and bow and stern thruster. I've watched a 7 year old kid dock a boat his size on...
Goodluck on getting that to work properly and with good maneuverability. A friend of mine went through 8 entire days of having ZF techs on a 43'...
You can get bilge pumps, lightbulbs, and all other 32 volt stuff. I've never had a problem finding the stuff in Fort Lauderdale.......
Yeah, the only other option is replacing both the v-drive and the transmission with a modern v-drive and that would entail cutting down the...
Yowzers..........$17k a month in electricity.......
I manage a 51' Cham Hwa which just changed hands and sold to a new owner. It had CAT 3208's, was fuel efficient but cruised at 14 knots, has a...
Tell me about it. Nobody has one of these drives. The good news is that it was completely dissassembled and the case is at the machine shop...
19'2" is the max height for the loop. The lower height I think it's around 16' something if you take the Erie canal all of the way into lake...
Look for an aft cabin MY with a Cockpit. Hatteras made one with a cockpit somewhere in the 45-50' range I think Viking made one as well...... as...
