I rode on the first 24' Cat they made, what a POS, it had a dive door that went down in the middle of the bow. They didn't gasket it or anything...
Yeah, but will it stay together, and for how long. I can say one thing, either someone owns a chroming shop or is VERY good friends with someone...
I wouldn't put a new compressor as the fridge is 22 years old and the coils will eventually go and that's unfixable. As to the sliding door...
With your experience level single handing a boat in the 48' range is too much, and the larger even worse. Like everyone else said, find out what...
Make sure you install marine grade carpet. It has a different backing, I believe they call it Jute, then your standard household carpet
It is what it is. No, after looking and running a bunch of different yachts from Asia and comparing them, they don't compare to say a Hatteras....
Problem is, the quality is not the same. The Asian built boats have poor quality stainless steel in general, have overcomplicated fuel systems...
Here in South Florida boatyard rates are $100-110 an hour at a lot of places right now. If you start doing any labor intensive project it adds up...
Matt Jones is a good surveyor, I have been the Captain on several boats he has surveyed and he is thorough.
run away
bingo. Their chrome over brass doesn't last very long and peels off or wears through. Their latches are ill fitting and not the same strength...
However, their quality is far from what it used to be. Especially when it comes to their hardware.
DD parts have been hard to come by on the bigger engines for a while. You might have to go with aftermarket cylinder kits, which are not...
To answer the initial question. I certainly looks to be legal for the factory to change the HIN if the boat has never left the factories...
That's why a Donzi is considered a semi-custom SF. I've never heard of one built without a master, but someone could've ordered it that way....
No, warranties with the major engine manufacturers start when the major engine manufacturer has done the engine startup. Which is after the boat...
The poster states he has a 105' mast. Which would be a problem if there are fixed bridges along the way, even at 65'
That would be all well and good if anyone at the factory could build a quality boat. IMO, the boats have outgrown the facility and area they're...
I've personally seen 2 yachts where the manufacturer changed the HIN to update the year. One was bought unfinished and the owner had an interior...
I have not heard anything, but that's the best thing that could happen to them.
