Tips are a nice thing to do. So are unique gifts. Some that I've recieved or been on yachts that have recieved that were thoughtful and...
I wouldn't buy a boat just because it's cheap. When you find one that is exactly what you're looking for and it's a good deal then jump on it....
They are less fuel efficient then propellors. They are better when it comes to hitting things such as logs, however you can still damage them...
I have seen some sportfishes sell at ridiculously cheap prices the last month or so. Some owners are really in a pinch and taking anything to pay...
And you might also want to ask yourself, what female skipper in their right mind would ever want to move to Istanbul? Also, keep in mind that...
It all depends on how you define my seatime, it is what it is. If you go by the USCG definition. If I've spent 50 days on inland waters (lake...
If you come across what you like, definately before the show. The show is expensive and usually the broker will split the cost with the seller if...
My license and any other USCG merchant mariners license uses Gross Tons, not Net Registered Tons. All of the US Coast Guard rules and cfr's and...
Yes, I agree totally. Considering a total understanding of Net Registered Tonnage is so important to private yachts. The stevadores were so...
Gross tonnage- is determined by a volume formula which dates back a century and has to do with the volume of wine it can carry or some nonsense....
The Net tonnage along with the gross tonnage is listed on every USCG documentation paper on every yacht that I've seen. Net tonnage is easily...
According to all of these yards in Fort Lauderdale, any non crew that works on a yacht over 65' needs longshoremen's insurance. These yards that...
Isn't the Us Coast Guard the governing body that enacts and modifies maritime law?
And go across the reef! I've had two owners do that because they weren't bright enough to realize the cartography on a chartplotter can be 1/4-...
I've HEARD that the US coast Guard was going to change the Jones act where it applies to vessels over 100something feet (like 120 ft or something)...
I know that in the last few years it has been harder for European builders to make money on yachts that are sold new in the US. The dollar was...
I have run a few yachts where it did look like a 747. One Broward I ran had full gauges for both generators at the helm, everything and anything...
This ZF had the features where you could lock it into gear. BUT, that would've been the problem, it would be locked into gear. I needed neutral...
I agree, I too like to have transmission pressure gauges and they have alerted me to a problem when the transmission pump was going bad on a MY...
It is very sad to hear that Hatteras is laying off that many people. I spent a week in New Bern, and there are NO other jobs to speak of in that...
