I just picked Port Angeles as an example. The warm months would be when we cruise. Your thoughts are good, thanks. We don’t know the PAC NW area...
If we base a boat near Port Angeles, with intended cruising around the islands nearby and maybe extending north, maybe to southern Alaska, would a...
Aviation regulation is MUCH more standardized internationally. The yacht world could use a central governing body like the ICAO, it seems.
From a fellow newbie, welcome!
I’ll bet Mr. Wakefield smiles every time he sees or thinks about “Boardwalk.” I do.
What a fascinating history! Great photos. Thanks so much!
The politicians advocating for and writing legislation such as this have good intentions. The results are very damaging, and do not increase revenue.
I just noticed Westport 172 is going with CAT 3516E engines.
HTM09, you are correct. Older gen (2007) stuff. I am glad the newer equipment is better. I had been wondering.
This thread brought home to me the seriousness of the yachting world sometimes. All the delightful talk of beautiful designs and marvelous...
HTM09 said, “ FLIR is a great thing to have, both on Your boat and in Your plane. Once You get used to, You do not want to miss it anymore. I...
It is not to my taste, artistically speaking. With all due respect to the designer(s) and builder. Is this polite enough? Posted while smiling.
No, but I have considered that call. Gotta get get some rather complex financial things accomplished first. I tend to think the skylounge and main...
Excellent! Maybe the 130 will suffice.
I never thought about the peril of issuing a collateralized loan on an asset with decreasing value. Yikes.
The WP172 fits the bill nicely, but the draft is more than I like. But we need 6 staterooms. 2 handicapped kids plus therapists plus room for...
Yep, yachts. We seem to need 6 staterooms now, gets us into some pretty big iron.
What are the increased regulatory requirements and why?
These numbers are about what I figured. Thanks OB! I am planning to hire older crew members when possible, for more mature behavior. Is that so wrong?
Can’t imagine it could be anything other than system failure on that yacht.
