We did a yacht swap one summer. The skipper of the Benetti 280' Nabila/Trump Princess/Kingdom wanted to borrow Dad's little old 30 footer...
On another site, one exhibitor said most customers at London were just lifestylie moochers(tyre-kickers), where he has to stand around for 10...
As many YF members know, I work for a main regional Volvo sales and parts dealership amongst other franchises. A client came in the other day...
A wet blaster is good in a shipyard as it doesn't blow sand all over the yard and other boats. The weight of the water also stops the rust...
Anyone remember the PADI debacle of the 'Dive Disk'. They printed 100,000 discs to rotate to your dive times, all wrong. They had to shred...
Carl, Please shut it down for a while. This is YF after all, not Twitter.
Garry, I take it that you've checked-out the ZF Pod 4000. On their website they say it is good for up to 120 footers but mostly in the 70 to 90...
One of the Worlds' finest Cars ruined by a bit of a naff boat. When they start nailing the boat together properly, I'll run one. From a 2...
I'm sorry but I disagree fully. If you look carefully on the Whaler, the wash accelerates down the side of the STB hull and starts to increase...
A very naughty but nice bit on Craig Ferguson in the middle bit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmkfT7kJFBs Fish
All very nice,.........But 1/ How do you get to the bow to set the anchor? 2/ How do you fasten the fenders to stop the stern getting...
Surely its an AMG Merc motor, AMF is a very different, long running story our American cousins will have a laugh at.
Camden Marine and Wayfarer are 2 very good resouces to look in to.
I thunk that a single cylinder Swedish Fireboat/Tug from 1912 came along side us in the US VI.in 1986 . They burned their own decks to get across...
Not very pleasent
Real easy question. If 6 guys go out fishing, drink lots of beers and end up with a BBQ on the beach, that's boating. If 6 guys go out...
I'm with Henning on this one. The 'B' Series 6 Cummins is great for this sort of use. It can run well at lower speeds and then perform well as...
And the Award goes to..........? As 2009 draws to a close, which comment, thread or quote has had you most interested? The Bertram...
Disconnect the solinoid, leave the fuel system open. Does it still do the same thing? If you have the 3 cylinder Yanmar motor it's very easy...
Altair was the first of a long line of yachts restored by a Swiss gentleman. Under the keen eye of Paul Goss as skipper, the skills learned...
