Okay thanks. So the industry standards is chain lenght based on yacht lenght? The kind of boats I deal with these days, sailboats 35 to 40...
Okay thanks. So is that 200 meters chain divided into 2 rodes, with 2 anchors? That would be 100 meters each. Plenty for the shallow...
Thanks for the update: This will be an interesting piece of salvage and engineering. Keep us posted. Thanks! Yeah, I got no ill feelings...
What do ya call a DHC-2 Beaver with a female pilot..? (A shot of grog to the first poster with the correct answer) :D
Go with the Explorer chart books, and their electronic version on C-map/MAX. The Explorer charts are right on and have saved my bacon many times.
Sorry I am late responding, been out of the country for 34 days and not paid any attention to the bulletin boards. Nah, not BLAMING anybody,...
Mee too.... I got the Geezer status without outstanding posts, or the magic 100. Do I smell inflation here Carl? What is the next level?...
Well, here is my contribution to the magic 100 and the senior title.. Wait, I would rather stay young and be the junior guy on the block....
Hmm ,never heard of this on any kind of a sailboat. The mechanics and plumbing may cost more than it is worth? Not that hard to dock a 42'...
Thanks for that. I should upgrade to 200 tons anyway. I live only 5 minuttes away from the MPT school here in Ft. Lauderdale and my brain has...
Huh..? That is interesting news. Wonder what my 100 ton USCG ticket us good for under the ITC?
So you agree there was a dose of poor judgement involved? Then you don't think he should be blamed for poor judgement? Whatever, but the...
Did you read the Vanity Fair article? Good and sound judgement all the way?
Hmm, I don't know about Johnsons and craftmanship: A few years ago I was running a Johnson 70 for a guy here in Ft. Lauderdale. Although the...
I have no shame... Come on now, do it...Bikini optional..:D
For that kind of money I would get twin screws in a hearthbeat. Easier to maneuver, more redundant than big single with a go-home system. (Some...
Yup, that would have been the ultimate solution: Get the hell out of town before the season starts. Especially if the boat is not designed or...
Hmm, good questions. I am fairly certain that if I was going to hang around the path of the big storm I would have made sure I had solid...
Yup, I know all about it. For the last umpteen years I have been the captain on a 225' fast ship called the Boeing 747. Whenever something...
Nice pic.. Speaking of the broken masts: Did they just snap in the wind, or is there more to it than that? Wonder what the designer and the...
