Im interested in hearing how you guys plan and determine a weather window? What sites do you use? What's your criteria? Our specifics: We are...
Im hearing rumors that repaint costs / teak / softgoods are all significantly less than the Italian yards. And craftsmen ship is great. Has...
Great input. The boat has a mounted 4 value oil change pump that is not currently working. Maybe I'll see if I can get it rebuilt. I love the...
What pump are most folks using to change oil in larger engines? We have CAT 3412s and I'm tempted to do this myself. I know its several 5 gallon...
Just got back from an amazing shopping trip in France and Italy. We are looking at 86-100' flybridge motoryachts. All are 6-10 years old, flagged,...
Just got back for a bunch of yards in Italy and asked about prop speed....they say not used much. I did notice many of the big boats (30-45m)...
We are looking at a couple boats in France that are in great shape except the 10-12 year old varnish is whiting out. The boats are priced with...
This interior on a 2006 is really timeless... at least in the...
The Predators have four cabins but no lower salon where as the Leopards have 3 cabins plus the lower salon...Both galley down.
There are a many more leopards 27s in France and only 3 Predators.. I do agree the Predators with the Shaft drive and CAT C32s are much more...
I'm talking Surface drives... All boats we are looking are in France / Spain... Which there are over a dozen at this price range. 50-60K to...
We are looking for 70-80' boat to cruise Bahamas and east coast sometimes w crew and sometimes not. We trying to stay under a million and 2005 or...
Six people and a dog were rescued Sunday from a boat stuck on a submerged wall in the Oakland-San Francisco Bay....
We have three gravity feed tanks. There is a fuel fill manifold outside on deck which lets you pick where the fuel is going. I often top off at...
I added 1300 gallons on Saturday and got it nice and full! After the 5 mile run back to the slip I noticed a good amount of diesel had leaked...
What data is in a ships black box? I can image GPS data, but will it record bilge alarms? Messing hatches, voices?
Wife has officially given permission to go. Not sure she will let me take the checkbook, but none the less will be fun.
What's the easiest way to sell extra props? Is there a dominant whole seller? Web merchant?
For resale value I agree w Capt J.
Maybe it is not pouring fiberglass, but it's not correct in saying China's factories are less skilled. Imagine a us factory making the iPhone....