Good post. Actually the steel superstructure can have an effect. If for some reason I have the AP on, I turn it off approaching bridges no matter...
Great place there, Liscombe Lodge. We were on a mooring, but that was a Hatteras 42LRC. Did you get a chance to have some of the local smoked...
Don't rule out the Pacific Northwest, great area to be sure. The weather is not bad; we lived in Seattle for awhile and enjoyed it. Westport is...
Did a bunch of that trip with a friend who was making the northeast loop, up the Hudson, then Lake Champlain, on out clockwise via the St Lawrence...
North Carolina has the widest variety of big pleasure boat builders, and recreational boats of all sizes for that matter. Many custom builders and...
But no one is more capable than I in taking one and screwing it up! That's what has made me an "expert".
Mine ran through the gauges, no guessing needed.
There is an excellent Hatteras Owners Forum on the net with a few owners of this model as active members; would be another good place to ask.
There's a reason boats are referred to as "she".
Take a look at the typical length and hull form of a Broward. You do the math. It has been explained to you why it has been "ignored", you just...
I find the economic discussions to be fairly useless. The ultimate determinants of economics are: 1) What your standards are for seaworthiness...
Well, I wish I had picked up this thread a long time ago, just thought it was a video thing. Since I also owned a 1981 56MY (up til January of...
Try before you buy. There are plenty of charter operations that will also provide instruction. This gets you on the water sooner rather than later...
As others have said, you want the transducer in the smoothest, least turbulent water possible. Also the least amount of deadrise. Two things not...
Well in those kinds of depths forward facing sonar isn't a solution either. And it has been explained already why no boats have transducers in the...
There are a variety of nice charter sport fishing boats all along the Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi coasts. Go out on a few, have fun, pick the...
Go north young man. Boca sucks, so does Boynton, most, but not all, of the time (I assume you can't get under the bridge there?)
You forget the fact that two 6 volts are much easier to physically handle than a single 12 of the same capacity. Two main advantages in my...
Not sure what you mean by that last statement. The mere size of the inverter doesn't "kill" the batteries; the load and amp hours out does. And a...
Like Pascal said, first make sure the oil level is right. Second, it depends on the pump, if it is a Hydreco, then yes it is adjustable. I...
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