I knew there had to be someone.
I've been a fan of Toyota engineering for a long time, including their boats. Their Lexus division seems to like going off the design rails, but...
I searched long and hard for a twin diesel around 40' and under, mostly online, but also flew to Texas, Canada, Florida, and walked a lot of docks...
I'm glad to read I'm not the only one here old enough to remember when engines had distributors. And even mechanical distributors with points....
A lot has changed in gas and diesel engines in the past 20 years, I'll agree with that. Ten years ago it was rare to see a truck with a GM...
You are on a forum specifically for "Talkin' Big Boats that Belch Black Smoke!", so there might be some bias toward diesel over gas engines. I...
Part-time model, full-time mom and wife. I figured this pic would give some sense of scale. I'm not sure on the family. They warmed up to it,...
[ATTACH] I have a decent side deck for a 37' (40' OAL) family boat. The more I read, the less I think about selling it. This is a Cruisers...
http://www.**************/boats/1984/Bertram-42-Motor-Yacht-3125266/Sturgeon-Bay/WI/United-States#.WjU-QkxFxRQ...
So far in this thread and others like it, every brand of around-40' aft-cabin boat, is compared to a Chevy. There are a lot of them, fairly...
I'm not finding many super-efficient, full displacement hulls in sub-45' powerboats. Trawler-style boats in that size seem to be mostly...
Diesels usually cost more to buy, can be more power but I've seen too many boats this size with undersized engines, better mpg especially at...
You should expect 2mpg at hull speed. I've been told that, and since I own a Cruisers I want to believe it, but I'm not finding it all that much...
That looks like a good deal, from a distance. It looks like you are looking at boats that do what you are after, now just looking to find a good...
From the pictures, the 2004 looks like it has a lot of wear, perhaps it was used a lot as a vacation home. It can be cleaned up. You can do a...
Must be just the shoddy ones I worked and play at.
Sounds like he is looking for cold storage. Most places can find a place to tuck a 56' in a parking lot or somewhere. Marinas are down in staff...
Around here heated storage is length x width x $7 to $8.50. That includes hoist and bottom cleaning, fresh water might involve less cleaning....
Can't be pipe threads, as those are tapered, and wouldn't allow the nuts to seat the prop correctly onto the taper of the prop shaft.
I think you are on the right track. You will have to get on boats and get a feel for how much room they have, nobody can tell you how much room...
