I ran a 48' 8 knot boat through the Bahamas and Caribbean. Of course that speed meant many overnights. Most of the time it was just my brother and...
Years ago I went to the Bahamas for 6 months with my parents on a 60' boat. We had a female greyhound with us. She was pretty good and laid back,...
I would suggest getting a small, say 20', day sailer and maybe hire someone to go out with you a few times to learn the basics. Then sail a lot. I...
Ah, that sux. I was hoping he would pull through. My condolences to the family. Someone pointed out he died doing what he loved and that's a...
I suspect if you're talking about an 82m yacht J P Morgan's famous retort to a reporter asking a similar question might apply, "If you have to...
Darn! You beat me to it!
Those are big honking waves but they don't look like 90' to me.
Probably the best advice in the thread.
Get a survey done. If you're not already in a contract make sure the contract is contingent on a clean, or fairly clean, survey. You should have...
Like others have said it depends on the boat and your ability. I used to hear 70' quoted as about the limit for a capable couple to run. The...
Yeah but I bet you can spell genius? The site is much faster and I appreciate the effort. ps No offense intended CaptTom, I crank out typos...
Well, yeah, but I was figuring he didn't want to tell his insurance company what really happened. The whale crashing on to the boat at least...
Well, I said the photo looked fake but the video is a little harder to argue with. Maybe it's real.
I wouldn't put absolute faith, or any really, in the NBC Nightly News (remember Datelines exploding pickup trucks?). It looks fake to me because...
I know you said you are trying to do this cheap but based on further posts I'm going to suggest you not only have a marine mechanic come to check...
You didn't say how old it is? If it has Chrysler engines I'm assuming it's gas powered? Do you know what was done to it in 2008? If something like...
By the way, the airborne one wasn't a woman and he was throttle man not navigator.
Oh c'mon, it was funny. At least it is after you read they're both alright.
Spend some time on the water in the US, especially in south Florida, and you'll yearn for a little government involvement. In most of the US,...
If all compression ratios are close you're probably good there though I don't know what they should be either. When running it I would watch oil...
