Chunky. Sturdy. Solid. These are all words that an Expedition yacht should bring to mind. A boat that can go through any weather. This is not...
E.P.Barrus, the Uk dealer for Mercury/Mariner outboards, makes a multi-fuel outboard for the Royal Navy. This 55hp 3 cylinder motor runs on...
Not really. If you finish a building, put a roof on it, you have to pay property tax on it. If it remains unfinished, no roof fitted, no tax paid....
Someone loves the Morgan almost as much as himself. :) Driving The Morgan 3 Wheeler: UK Part 3 of 4 - LIVE AND LET DRIVE - YouTube
A true story about fuel "polishing". A friend's elderly father had an old wooden fishing boat with a single cylinder 'thump, thump' diesel...
I used to run a boat were the exhausts ran outside, back passed the Owners cabin in the aft. See photo of similar layout below. The...
It used to look like a real battle to fill the balloon when you were next to us in Falmouth Harbour, Antigua for the Charter Show in '87. We...
I tried to Google pictures of 'articulated bow roller/arms' but cannot find anything. I've seen them on high-end racing yachts and custom classic...
The fold-out ones fitted to Wally Yachts are made in Turkey by these guys. Boyut Marine
There are no rope-cutters available for IPS due to how the props are mounted. As to protection of the drives, this has been covered on different...
This video is quite long (12 mins). So get a drink, relax and try to remember to breathe. ;) ??????????????? - YouTube
So, who gets the free t-shirt? :D
A short video of yachts racing at the Antigua Superyacht Cup from a couple of weeks ago. 2013 Antigua Superyacht Challenge. on Vimeo
The porthole layout suggests a Fairline Squadron, 60 or so foot. A very heavy boat for a trailer recovery!
My copy is falling apart from rereading so often (erm....in the Gentlemans' Early Morning Library. ;)) I wish someone would do a new book.
And think how old she is, she's not dated at all. (1983)
Didn't Oceanfast/Phil Curran try something similar with 'Ocean Seven'? Somewhere in the back of what's left of my mind, I remember talk of a...
Ha ha, I think you're right. The skipper probably just stuck the nose in and then bottled out of it. See what you think. Shortcut through...
The captain admitted the top of the mast hit the ice. The Endeavour passing through an uncharted tunnel at Elephant Island, the Antarctic Circle,...
I'd like to add a friend's website to the list of great photographers. Alexis Andrews has been doing it for a long time. alexis andrews
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