I don't see how a sail on a planing powerboat (without keel or daggerboard) is going to reduce in fuel consumption.
Just finished reading an article in one of the local boating papers. Article is from a Vietnam vet who went cruising the pacific after some...
I think all copper-free AF paints will do provided they bond with the epoxy-tar coat. Coppercoat can be used on alu hulls as the copper particles...
I guess you can't do it any cheaper than by yourself over the canals. http://www.michaelbriant.com/navicarte.htm
Depends realy how many crew you have onboard. I have done long passages with just me and the owner. We had a 4 hour on/ 4 hour off system. I have...
Sorry, Defever are displacement yachts. Only mature boaters will appreciate these and other trawler type boats. Chinese are generally speaking...
Good points Toolmaker, Same for Hong Kong untill recent but are they boaters by choice? As far as I know the sea is still the place where poor...
I've never heard of diesel powered dive compresors. Here is Asia it's mainly electrical Bauer compressors they use. You can cool your tank in...
But it will be taking another decade or so before China is up and running regarding watersports. It is a very strange situation. I remember the...
Yeah, let's get back to the original topic and what came from that. 545X you've had almost had an entire month off now; back to work!:D Keep...
A Wharram Islander '55, single deck mounted diesel with hydraulic driven retractable props, sacrificial keels, dive compressor, watermaker, fwd...
I have been hit by lightning twice on a delivery of a 44' Lagoon from France to Annapolis. I was at the Flying Bridge about 4 meter from the mast...
That wouldn't work this time. The ad clearly states: "does not get repeatedly drunk and has the urge to party the whole time".;)
Probaply a stupid question but why is the gyro not installed where the rolling motion is the most? Like on the flying bridge. I am not an engineer...
I guess these Gyro's have to be installed on the centre line midships, or could you install one off centre?
I recently bought an Android phone too and discovered that there are no chart programs available yet like the I-phone has. I hope that's a matter...
I usually dive in normal scuba gear. I scrape with a paintscraper while holding on to the hull with suction cups but this won't do for really...
Recently I received a number of e-mails from shipping companies enquiring for hull cleanings of large container ships. Most of them say that the...
But you can't compare having a captain in Hong Kong with having a captain in the US:rolleyes:
I can't agree more. I once had to move a single prop Nordhavn 55 from one dock to another in a small crowded marina. Piece of cake because the...
