I don't know whether he was a Captain or not. But I can tell you, he was going too fast for conditions. In order for a 40' speedboat to end up...
I think they mostly use an expoxy based paint on the inside of aluminum freshwater tanks.
I love managing Azimuts, there is always LOTS of work to do on them. If you buy one, you should know a very good marine electrician on a first...
Me neither. Also adding all of that weight to a boat that is top heavy to begin with would not be fun either. I ran a 58' Yachtfish for years...
I have managed 4 different Azimuts. A 70' Seajet, 2- 68' Plus' and a 50'. They are the most maintanence and repair heavy boats I have ever...
Not to mention parts for Volvo's are expensive and hard to come by. I would lean towards Yanmar also, although I am not familiar with the Steyr....
Well, it's still considerably cheaper to charter someone else's boat, then to ship your own if you're looking at 2 weeks usage on the west coast...
Yes, since no two boats are alike. I have seen it happen two ways. One is they just agree two weeks on your yacht, two weeks on mine. Each...
Exactly as long as it does not effect the Captain directly (such as drugs on board), the captain should see nothing and hear nothing. Basically,...
I have used and hired many deckhands that could either do the normal things in the engine room, or run the vessel in open waters or most...
Another thing to keep in mind for things to work well. You and the captain have to get along well personality wise. Every boat I was full time...
Pretty much what Propbet has said....... AND, if you want total privacy for a dinner or such...... tell you're crew that you're having dinner at...
No, always fill the racor to the top when changing filters. Everytime I check a racor that's not dirty, fuel is never to the top of the canister...
I top off the filters also. BUT, once the engines are run, the fuel level will drop inside of the racors to about halfway up the filter. If you...
In my experience polishing the fuel is a waste of time, unless it clogs the fuel filters every 5 hours of running time. Everytime I've had it...
I agree totally. Most holding tanks, the smell comes from a blocked vent line. Second largest source of smell would be leaking or permeating...
