Generic question, generic answer: Quality-wise, historically Ferretti has always been fairly superior to Azimut. BUT, in the vintage range you are...
Do they? Since you mentioned curved fins - those which IIRC they call "vector" - I assumed fully hydraulic because they are the only ones I'm...
Pascal, you mean on the big Lazzara you are in command of, I suppose? I've yet to come across any 56 footer with one VFD unit, let alone four!
Fair enough, I have no problem to take your word for it.
Running hoses might actually be more or less complicated depending on each boat, presence or not of w/tight compartments, etc. But I agree that...
Listen, let's get rid of the class concept, whatever that means. I only used it in reference to your "best in class" claim for the Predator 64 - a...
No need to worry about the "new model" claim. CMC was the very first among builders of fin stabs to develop a fully electrical system, more than...
Recommending sidepower fins is well and good generally speaking, because it's a good product. But to someone who is looking for a retrofit, and...
Mmm... Didn't he, when he identified the Pred 64 as best in class to someone who only mentioned the 50 and 57 - and threw also Princess into the...
Maybe so, if compared only with the other previously mentioned models. But if we consider as "class" the type/size of boats, the Predator doesn't...
I am. In fact, The boat from where I'm posting right now was retrofitted with them. Generally speaking, they work as well as anything hydraulic if...
Not knowing to which brands CJ was referring to, I must take your word for it. But I'm aware of some boats/builders in that size bracket whose...
Absolutely. It's just a shame that judges struggle to prove that they have a large share of responsibility. If and when they even try, that is. :(
Indeed. It's rather obvious that if I already owned an incorrectly propped boat I wouldn't sell her at a huge loss just for that reason alone....
'Course I was joking, but for all the faults of Concordia disaster, the salvage bit was indeed widely recognized as a remarkable success. BTW,...
I must admit that this thread is making me proud of my poor old Country. By this rate, that thing might remain a part of the landscape for longer...
Let me guess: in those conditions, didn't you actually see the marker better by bare eye? Of course, assuming to not be blinded by any helm...
I agree that the addage is useless with manufacturers of 60-70' boats who are unable to prop correctly their boats, because even without knowing...
Yeah, I know the theory. Including the bit about less blades for higher top speed, as C J mentioned. But there's MUCH more than the number of...
With boat wheels, there is only one thing you can always be sure of: ALL of them are wrong. The name of the game is finding those which are the...
