Let me re-phrase that, yes in the plastic production yachts under 100'. Of course if we're speaking about all yacht builders, Azimut IMO doesn't...
Ohh yeah, I agree totally. Captain's are very cheap to have full time in a lot of parts of the world. In Central and South America, you never...
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I think we will be seeing more then a few boat building companies dissappear in these times unfortunately. I think it's going to be at least a...
Have you attempted to contact Bertram's parts department? They might be able to point you in the right direction. Try Hatteras or Sam's Marine...
Any drive system will be damaged if you hit anything or run aground with any speed behind you. I would say that hitting an object with any type...
I don't exactly think the USS Cole was what Chapmans had in mind when they defined boat. I would hardly call the USS Cole a boat by any means. I...
I don't think the gas engines are dead. They still are quite a bit cheaper then a comparable diesel. Volvo parts as well as Audi and Volkswagon...
Newer boats have 24volt systems and crank 8v-71's and even 12v92's with 24 volts just fine. There are even some boats that crank 8v71's with 12...
The proper tow line length is typically 1.5 times the towing boats length. This is pretty standard in the industry. Talk to UMT in ft. Laud they...
The inflatables are more forgiving. BUT the initial cost of them is ridiculous for what they really are. Also, I just got a 14 Novourania...
It all depends on where you are in the country. When I was coming down the Mississippi, Tenn-Tomm, Ohio, Tennesse rivers in a 75' Hatteras...
If given the chance, I would go to 24 volts or even 12 volts in a heartbeat. They stopped building new boats with 32 volt systems as far as I...
He is talking about putting a 22' Bay Boat with a 150hp outboard on the front of a 68' SF. That is a huge difference in weight addition compared...
A friend of mine ran a '04 he was not thrilled with it, yet also no dissatisfied with it. It rode OK, not great. Was kind of slow for it's...
Putting something like a 20 or 22' Pathfinder on the deck of a 68' Viking is way too much weight up there. Plus the davit to lift it. Even if it...
I agree, all companies in the marine business have a serious issue like this from time to time. It is not a perfect world and anything can happen...
I have seen a surge of buyers and seatrials in the past week or so.......much more activity then in January, but still off compared to two years...
I would expect '07 models to be cheap, they're already 2 years old. Pods make up a small percentage of all of the propulsion systems sold still...
Why are you so argumentative? I said that I've never heard that FPL burned waste oil in the Port. It does not mean that they don't burn waste...
