Let’s keep the discussion of convex/concave from the chine and below. Topsides (above the chine) introduces a complete new language with old...
We do not have to have arguments on the topic my friend but open discussions usually arrive closer to the truth than not. The forward Bulkhead...
Some History of the famous Riva: "In November 1962 the myth was born: it was named Aquarama. Since its presentation, at the third Milan...
Just remember that the CAT dealer has his best interest in mind and will gladly approve an install that has a significant cushion or margin. This...
Well, Carlo Riva did a great job of bringing to Europe the Chris-Craft and Hacker Craft designs from the US, plus the small Bertram's for that...
You got to hand it to them , they attached that pulpit and windlass for bear, didn’t even budge for a 30 year old boat.
There was some discussion of it hitting a sand bar on other sites. Need some more facts to get a clear picture of the circumstances.
Let's see, 2 x SeaKeepers, 1 x Active Fin Stabilizers with Zero Speed capability, 1 pair of Flopper Stoppers for at anchor, somethings I begin to...
So you hit that cruise target of 26 knots, and beat your top speed number by 2 knots. I am curious how it would do by going to the next larger...
Thanks for a lighter moments of boating lesson :) I see lots of beautiful wood floors covered with rugs, runners and the like. I personally don't...
Well, one of the keys to Cabo’s success in my opinion was that they were actually selling hp as well as boats. If a 45 Express is fine with 825hp...
Like this one: https://www.******************.com/boat-tests/cabo-38-flybridge
The only real fix for that situation is an underwater exhaust system. Having an enclosed Bridge only makes it worse (the station wagon effect)....
Very nice selection, I like the carpet pattern !
Engine development is so expensive today. A new diesel design is in the neighborhood of $1B USD, that’s why the volume of an on-highway market is...
Ficht was a financial blood letter, but the OMC Group was infamous for the mishandlings of outboards, stern drives and boat brands. Ficht came...
One note on Model year - it does not mesh with the calendar as the turnover for model year is June 1st and they now have 14 months to play with...
Well J, you have to work at boat building factories to understand the work culture that goes on. As MBY stated in post #29: "February 15 2006 was...
You are heating the prop hub to expand it, has to be done with the right torch, but it is an effective last resort. Just like Ralph says, plan on...
As much as I don’t usually advocate for this, sounds like time to break out the torch and apply some heat to use the delta in thermal expansion to...
