Thanks--if I pursue the OA further I'll look into painting instead of gel coating. Not sure how much effort it would be to strip down the gel...
Good point. I'm not sure if these boats are flagged in Mexico or just located there. Haven't found a contender there yet but will keep in mind....
Good thoughts, thanks. Not sure I want to buy it and immediately have to do a lot of gel coat/paint work on it, but that's a possibility. Not...
Just an update. Looked at the Hatt and an OA again this weekend. Also a 64 Jefferson. The Jefferson was surprisingly nice, except the engine...
Thanks for posting that. Very interesting. Punitive damages really says something. They picked the wrong guy to play chicken with.
That's such an odd article. It's really about Parker's lawsuit (and some others but much less detail on the others). With Parker, the problems...
I really use it for things like computer, TV, wife's blow dryer. Not sure what else I'd use it for on a 60 footer.
Thanks again. Maybe they are more prevalent in Southern California where we don't use the a/c all that often.
Thanks to both of you, again. Can you please look at my question in post 96 re the inverters? Still unclear on that....
Per my fuel gauges at 8-9 knots I'm getting right around 1 nmpg. Slow down to idle speed (around 5 knots) and I'm getting 2 or better. But I...
OK--yes I get around .6-.7 nmpg in that range. I have the Diesel Views. It's a 43 Mi kelson. Another question: Seems like a lot of boats in the...
OK thanks--kind of what I figured Did you mean to say 19 and 20? Not sure where that came from.
Curious whether with these big engines you get any fuel benefit slowing down to say 14-15 nmph? On my boat now (twin Cummins QSC 540) the milage...
Great info--thanks!
Good info, thank you. Kind of disappointed about the OAs that I saw, but I guess it's just a question of factoring the repair into the price.
Thanks--I figure from talking to people and reading that it's not a quality issue, but I also don't want to spend this kind of money on a boat and...
Went and looked at four boats today. Whew. The Hatt clearly is a step above the OAs. Each of the OAs I saw (3 total) had large amounts of...
Again, good to know, thanks. Having trouble finding a hard top with lower steering station right now but I may need to bend on one of those. Or...
And Hampton! I'm in SoCal but bought my last boat from Florida and had it shipped so been there done that and would do it again. That said,...
Thank you again. You mention the 63 above but all I'm seeing in my price range are 62s, mostly with C18's. Same view on those?
