Well, the able to dock a 100-110' yacht at the house is going to be the biggest consideration. That limits the amount of deepwater houses that...
What do you mean "somehow didn't work out"? Yes, zincs can be re-used and are lots and lots of times on boats that are pulled out of the water to...
They shouldn't.
If it is not used for hire and is privately owned, could even be LLC owned, then you should not need a Captain's license. Insurance company most...
I bought some LED strip light fixtures at Home Depot or Lowe's, they're REALLY bright and have no faltered a bit. I think I found them at HD....
Well think of it this way, diesel is about as cheap as you're going to find it, so if diesel is a $1 more per gallon by next summer, you made...
After wire brushing anything loose, treating it with Ospho before painting works well for me.
Yes, but nothing like a Spencer. His previous boat was a 52' Cabo express.
A lot of items are powder coated from the factory. Problem is, to re powder coat them, they need to be completely removed and taken somewhere to...
Any charter yacht that I forsee ever running, if I did, would fall under an un-inspected USCG charter, which I know the regulations for....
If you read my post, It was requesting information for my own curiosity. I did not post anything of knowledge referring to commercial charter...
I ran a 105' Johnson, 16v2000s. My friend was the full time captain on her, the first one they built actually for about 7 years. It was a good...
Make sure to paint the bare aluminum with zinc chromate primer prior to painting it, you can find zinc chromate primer in a spray can also if you...
I've seen Innesfail, she used to sit on the New River here in Fort Lauderdale during the winter. Beautiful boat. Sad to see The Seqoua in such a...
Wellllllll, I wasn't paying for the fuel :D However, you can ALWAYS run that boat at 9 knots and get the same fuel economy and fast when you want to.
I don't run charter yachts nor do charters. So why would knowing their rules and regulations have anything to do with what I do? I have enough...
I don't run charter yachts, nor do I run commercial boats. I typically run private yachts only (for customers) and new yachts for various...
A Captain cannot be knowledgable on every aspect of what his/her license is capable of being used for. A 1600 ton master that normally operates...
I ran a 45' with a cockpit many years ago from Fort Lauderdale to Louissiana. It was ok, cruised at 13.5 knots with 6-53's in it. The engine...
Yeah, well, welcome to the world of Asian yachts. I've never run a single one that was remotely normal when it came to speed/fuel burn versus...
