Do you really expect useful suggestions when all you said was “a boat” ??? what kind… sail, power, trawler, planning, mono, cat, diesel, gas,...
I m pretty sure that’s only for anchored vessels, not if docked
Emerald Bay Marina in Exuma can be nasty with SW but this is probably the biggest casualty to date. Not many details on what happened, the boat is...
A few years ago I had to tow my 53 to the yard to repower. It was a couple of hours, up the bay from Coconut grove into the Miami River. The...
They should be pretty standard. Try a good marine hydraulic shop. a few months ago while in the yard they replaced the second stage cylinders on...
Both the 2009 84 I ran for 5 years and the 2005 110 I run now have manual doors. the doors were built by a British company, Trend, from Which I...
We have Sea Visions on the 110 I run. They are LEDs but SV has an upgrade kit to convert earlier lights to LEDs. I haven’t good luck with...
Parts are stupid expensive …. $12k for a rebuild helm display… which is a bargain compared to the ER displays which include buttons to control...
Scout just launched a 67 footer with 5 V12s, didn’t they? All of these 50+ outboard boats now have pretty impressive accommodations below While...
I can excuse a small marina in some backwater having inadequate shore power but Miami Beach Marina? For the money they charge?? so happy that...
This looks like it was written by a 5 year old but at least it s the right fire. Note how the “video show the yacht catching fire” according to...
Hmmm… the article is from March 2025 covering a fire up on the river :)
I m a big fan a golf cart batteries for inverters. They are easy to handle and designed for deep discharges. Downside is that they require more...
The 3412Es are bullet proof. I ran a Johnson 70 with them for 8 years and out about 4000 hours one them. The boat sold with 5500 and passed...
We did them on C32s 10 years ago… it was about 30k including new housing and pipes.
Get an estimate from a Cat Dealer. Cost may depend on whether the housing and pipes have been upgraded to new style, at least that is the case on...
I woudl use a reputable charter broker and make sure the boat is licensed to charter in the Bahamas. They re cracking down hard on that in...
Steel and alum requires a lot more maintenance than fiberglass so why even bother. wood? Even worst. Unless you re talking about cold molded...
Common on smaller boats especially from “budget” builders.
I thought about that but the schedule for seven star isn’t as good. Second half of March and late October. Going to ask if they have other...
