You wouldn’t want them to run at zero degrees trim at 35 40 knots? 3 - 4 degrees is optimum for many planing boats, but a SF with 2000 - 3000...
Interesting to compare to a 44 Ocean MY test report:...
Here’s a good read on a couple who learned the ropes in what many would consider not a suitable boat for cruising remote PNW waters. It just goes...
Here’s a colorful read on a r3view of a 44 Ocean SF....
Probably need to look at the UL listing to see what the difference between pool and marine service. Happy reading...
You want a boat that fits the region. European Pilothouse boats have their place but an Ed Monk Pilothouse designed for the PNW are better suited...
At one time Galati was selling an equal amount per year in comparison to the largest West a Coast dealer’s. A personality conflict between the...
You also need to take a look at the cost of ownership. The more modern Hatt 60 MY is ok with C18’s but larger engines will drive up your operating...
You are not alone. People who hang their hat on Cat A outside a global passage maker have no understanding of how that is achieved. I can make a...
There are more threads on the trawler forum probably because of the owners who first built the Calfornian trawlers/yachts that were so popular...
It is a high end luxury device for sure. Out West I have seen them on Sport-fishers as small as 35’, definitely committed as they take a 6” or 8”...
This Furuno set-up for side scanning sonar has been the setup for tournament winners for years:...
Congratulations, nice ride, happy boating!
Maybe here: https://https://www.atlanticrt.com/sailor-6222-vhf-dsc-class-a.html
Sorry, meant to post this version:...
On the high end scale you had these: http://busse-yachtshop.de/wheelmark/pdf/sailor-a1-vhf.pdf
You can read up on it on page 2 https://hydrocompinc.com/wp-content/uploads/documents/tex0502.pdf
24m has been around since at least 1968 if not earlier, back in that day, that was a large craft and the Marine regulation societies knew it was...
Is it a misguided government regulation - absolutely, 24m LLL seems as arbitrary as anything. Just resigned to looking at opportunities, it will...
Feadship paid an in country research group too look at alternate solutions. They may have potentially found one, still testing it, and they will...