Chapman's book on seamanship is a good start to read. However a lot of it is gained by experience.
It's actually very similar to automotive painting and if you're good at spraying automotive paint, you can be good at painting a yacht with a very...
Yeah, but in the same DD book, there should be a seperate section for marine applications. I don't have the book here, but I've seen it in there....
The 43' Lagoon I ran from Texas to here a year or two ago was a 2003 with the shorter flybridge. The 44' that I just took to Mexico and did the...
Those settings are for generator sets (see the very top of the page), however I did run a 75' Hatteras with 12v71's that used the generator set...
I've never seen one or knew that they existed. Have you considered a 45' Cabo?
The short answer to your question is, it all depends. It depends on the type of 40' (which is a bit small to do that trip on it's own bottom...
Well, I used to run a 75' Hatteras MY that had a lot of varnish. When the boat was not being used by the owner, it would sit behind someone's...
At this point in your experience, I would recommend chartering several yachts and yacht types you may be considering for a week each in some of...
They are nice......but if you REALLY want to see nice props check out Rolla's.......
Hatteras has built thousands of boats over 5 decades, I wouldn't be surprised to find 2 that caught fire, and it's considered a very low...
I have also found that blade orientation doesn't have any effect on longevity or anything. I bump the motor over once or twice, then start...
I think the moderation is pretty good here, if it were not moderated.......some of us here (including myself at times) would end up battling in...
A puller doesn't help get it in........I put a lot of super lube on the housing and shaft, and get it started and push it in.......you should lube...
Well, that space goes two different ways. The outdoor deckspace and usable space is huge for the length of the boat. Very very good and I can...
There's been plenty of bow high waves around lately :)
Why don't you just order a new Tankwatch sender instead of playing with E.coli covered parts on your desk?
Well, I just took that Lagoon 44' PowerCat to Cancun from Fort Lauderdale. Some thoughts and observations. The boat had the Volvo...
Why don't you put it under the cockpit floor? That's where we kept ours, just make sure it's not going to move around in there.
I'm looking for an MPM V-drive (stand alone, no transmission) or Meccanica Pedana Monteverde SPA, type V250/m, N: 250.439. These were origional...
