Stretching a hull will increase the displacement speed. I run a 75' hatteras that was stretched 10' from a 65'. It picked up almost 2 knots at...
It depends on your usage the and level of service you're expecting. But typically a yacht like that would run a Captain, Mate, Deckhand,...
I like both Taylor's and Polyforms and both warranty them without any issues. I use either of them depending on the application. Sometimes they...
The bottom would have to be completely stripped in order to put an epoxy barrier coat. It would be cheaper to hot coat it. Meaning if you apply...
Are these figures statuate miles or nautical miles? My calculations on the 58' are in Nautical Miles and the boat wouldn't have a nautical...
He did it because he was a poor commercial fisherman that couldn't afford to rebuild it. It's a 2 stroke diesel. If you disconnect the...
44 hours does seem really light usage for 2 years on the motors. A bore scope, and a good survey and sea trial should show most things at 44...
When the yards down here do an epoxy barrier coating, they usually let it sit for two days, then sand the epoxy coating and then put the bottom...
I ran a 58' VSC with C18 CATS from Ft. Laud to DE, I remember it was light on fuel range also. I want to say it only held 700 gallons......We had...
I have run lots and lots of Detroit Diesels. I have encountered very very little issues in terms to major issues. Of all of the yachts I have...
Yes they are reliable. Most of the ones overpropped, run hard and wet as described above will go around 2,000 hours between rebuilds. Babied,...
The quality of what they build. Feadship is known for having superior quality (for example) in comparison to Broward. Resale value is a good...
I ran a 39 Tiara flybridge, probably a 2007. It had a tendancy to lean pretty good to leeward, if the wind was off of the beam. It seemed to be...
In my opinion the value of something is simple. It is what another person is willing to pay for it in a reasonable amount of time. For example,...
