I can see exactly how that boat can lay on one side of the keel in a turn and the keel looks a bit wide , there isn't enough flat area in the...
I totally agree with this, not to mention some other wonderful features on the 57' Bertram 1. I'm 6'3 and there wasn't a bed on the boat...
Yes, the wood is used as a core and then coated with layers of epoxy so the wood is sealed inside epoxy both on the outside of the hull and the...
I have been fortunate enough to ride on many jets..... A gulfstream IV, a V, a lear 45+35, a Citation V to name a few. I see them as just another...
I agree with you there. A classic trumphy is a beautiful boat as long as you are not the person walking around in a 360 degree circle with a...
I know the surveyor that surveyed this boat. He thinks as well as some other people involved with it, that they forgot to put hardener in the...
They don't use it to sail to Mexico when they get tired of swimming like a blowboater???
Well then why don't they throw a huge roostertail behind them like the Arneson drives do? hehehe
A dolphin does have very slippery skin. Any fish/mammal that can routinely jump 10' out of the water like they do at Sea World is pretty strong...
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...
