The 130-footer I referred to was 406 GT, and after modifications is now 483 GT is still acceptable to the authorities to be US documented. Vessel...
Herewith is my official vote for GrahamF to become European Correspondent.
Is that the norm? Was it even legal? OK, impress the crap out of me and do it in a crosswind.
Brian, I couldn't agree with you more regarding the 55 Expedition Ted Hood boat: yeah, let's take a 'round-the-world' vessel and add the...
I'm involved with a 130-footer that began life as a Canadian Fisheries vessel which was transformed into an expedition vessel (USCG documented) of...
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Very nice pics, GrahamF. You took us all to the Monaco Show, thanks very much, indeed. Hope to see you and the rest of this crowd in FLL. BTW,...
FYI, a Hatteras 58 LRC has 6'7" nominal headroom throughout; their other models are pretty similar. Is a 40-50' trawler big enough to venture to...
Try ABS (American Bureau of Shipping).
SYMedeaEngineer: Great pic! I love it when some poster asks about this or that vessel and there is a response from 'Da Man' involved with...
The going rate here in Fort Lauderdale marinas runs from long-term (6 mos.) a buck-sixty per foot plus elec. plus tax, to short-term (monthly) two...
Allow me to take a crack at this from another direction. Posit, instead,: "How small a boat can I get by with and still realize 93% of the...
A marine lender who was in my office a couple of days ago said Westship did two 130s and three 112s within a 30-day timespan out of the Fort...
Judy: try Roger Hansen or Mike Webster, both of Marine Max up there in Jax. They have been up there for many years and will be glad to help you...
I guess we're getting away from the nautical aspect of YF, forgive me, but the 175 Yamaha that I crashed coming out of Publix was replaced by a...
...And the purists will cry, " If it ain't an air-cooled flat-six, fergit it."
[In a Scottish burr] " But Cap'n, the lithium crystals canna take it anymore" :p
You lost me.
ERTW, that's a great-looking boat. The break in the sheer and the barrel-back transom are retro-cool, IMO. Makes one wonder why Lars doesn't do...
Publix #236, yup---same as my draft number! I used to leave the store at night and since there was a drop-off from the parking lot level to the...